38 MacDougal Street (between Houston and Prince Sts., closer to Prince) 212-475-7500 www.hundredacresnyc.com
American. One step inside and Manhattan is a distant memory. The windowed and white tiled walls evoke a cottage atmosphere where the mood is festive and the food is southern style. Their menu abounds with the likes of hushpuppies and gumbo. The spiced pecan-spring onion waffle with fried chicken wings and maple-molasses sauce is sweet, spicy and completely delicious. Service is unobtrusive yet vigilant and the portions are as generous as down home hospitality. Turn your head and you’re surrounded by NYers, all thrilled to spend a few hours chilling on the bayou without crossing so much as a bridge.