"Elephant and Castle has been a Greenwich Village staple for decades. This isn’t a restaurant that shows up in tour books or on the pages of glossy food magazines, but that’s exactly what has kept locals coming back since 1973. Elephant and Castle has a cozy dining room and a menu that mixes seasonal dishes with old favorites the chefs wouldn’t dare stop serving. The smoked chicken salad with avocado, apple, hazelnuts, and orange-ginger dressing is good at any time of year, but in cooler weather, nothing beats a bowl of one of the soothing soup specials, such as cauliflower with lemon oil." - Katherine Martinelli
