The hits land one after the next: lush brandade with garlic bread, bacon-wrapped dates (you have to), and the always perfectly cooked whole-roasted fish. Read more.
Order the scarily addictive baked potato bing bread stuffed with bacon and scallions and served with sour-cream butter; wash it down with some hard-to-find Slow City Makgeoll. Read more.
Our favorite version is topped with big hunks of fennel-flecked sausage and hot specks of giardiniera, but c’mon: It’s a casserole of melty cheese; it can do no wrong. Read more.
One word: chilaquiles. Available only at brunch and after midnight, i.e., exactly when you’ll need them the most. If you go the burger route, know that a single cheeseburger is actually a double. Read more.
Try the housemade tepache, an effervescent fermented pineapple drink. Read more.
The namesake arroz gordo is essential, but so are the lacy-edged potstickers and piri piri chicken, so you’d better come hungry. Read more.
No seats. No ketchup. No pretense. No nonsense. That is the Gene & Jude’s mantra since 1946, and it must be abided. This stand is known for one, and only one, thing: a hot dog. Read more.
There’s no stronger case for simple food than CDP’s “Staff Meal”: a slice of bread, house-cultured butter, soft-boiled eggs, and a perfect little green salad. Read more.
If you go here and don’t check out the bathroom, you’re missing half the fun. Read more.
Despite the pretense-free atmosphere and limited drink menu (four cocktails are listed each night), the bartenders are pros and can make pretty much anything you want. Read more.
We don’t want to ruin the surprise, but you definitely want to be here at midnight. Read more.
Simply put, they do not make them like this anymore. Richard’s is a textbook dive bar, with the nicotine stains and Robert De Niro posters to show for it. Read more.
Look up: Half the fun of camping out at Caffé Streets is the trippy mod decor. The nested wood ceiling panels are worth the visit alone. Read more.
Head over heels for your coffee? The Bow Truss subscription service delivers just-roasted beans delivered to your home (or office) on a weekly, biweekly, or monthly basis. Read more.
Instead of the usual roster of pastries, the menu featuring duck eggs Benedict, charcuterie, housemade pickles, and local cheeses accompanies a jack-of-all-trades coffee program. Read more.
In an Ipsento latte, whole milk is swapped out for coconut milk, sugar is ditched in favor of honey, and a pinch of cayenne is added to bring the heat: This is your tropical island retreat in a glass. Read more.
In homage to its history, the rooms are equipped with pommel-horse benches, boxing-style robes, and the like. Those on a higher floor, overlooking the park, are worth the splurge. Read more.
The minimalist rooms are designed like you wish your apartment were, complete with vintage cassette-tape players, indie mags, custom carpentry, and original artwork. Read more.
Tote a glass of wine as you step through room after room of Nancy Meyers–worthy furniture. Then recover with a green juice or a bacon club. Read more.
Dig and be surprised. Because, yes, there will always be room for a vintage Swedish (or Swiss army) blanket in your wheelie. Read more.
