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Lunch Heatmap: The 12 Hottest Restaurants
Kesté is one of Lunch Heatmap: The 12 Hottest Restaurants.

1. Kesté

8.8
77 Fulton St (at Ann St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Financial District · 22 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Lunch options include mushroom calzones, a sausage and mushroom margherita pizza, and white pizzas topped with prosciutto, eggplant, and grape tomatoes. Read more.

l'estudio is one of Lunch Heatmap: The 12 Hottest Restaurants.

2. l'estudio

61 Hester St (at Ludlow), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chinatown · 8 tips and reviews

EaterEater: This boutique cafe-slash-ceramics shop from the O Cafe team offers a lunch menu based on Latin and Mediterranean traditions. Read more.

Pig Bleecker is one of Lunch Heatmap: The 12 Hottest Restaurants.

3. Pig Bleecker

155 Bleecker St (Thompson St), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · Greenwich Village · 40 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Sandwiches like a meatball hero and fried chicken thigh sandwich grace the menu alongside lighter options like a smoked turkey club on marble rye (all are served with barbecue chips). Read more.

Daily Provisions is one of Lunch Heatmap: The 12 Hottest Restaurants.

4. Daily Provisions

9.3
103 E 19th St (btwn Park Avenue S & Irving Pl), New York, NY
Café · Gramercy Park · 206 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. and includes options like rotisserie chicken sandwich with avocado and bacon, a broccoli melt with manchego cheese, and a roast beef and muenster sandwich with beets. Read more.

Sugarfish is one of Lunch Heatmap: The 12 Hottest Restaurants.

5. Sugarfish

8.9
33 E 20th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Flatiron District · 112 tips and reviews

EaterEater: $23, $33, or $45 menus start with edamame and include courses like tuna sashimi, albacore tuna, and a toro hand-roll. Eater’s senior critic Robert Sietsema had a promising lunch there opening week. Read more.

Made Nice is one of Lunch Heatmap: The 12 Hottest Restaurants.

6. Made Nice

8 W 28th St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Restaurant · NoMad · 99 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Visitors can get casual versions of EMP food for under $20. Options include chicken and rice; seared cod with hummus and chickpeas; and a cauliflower, tofu, and couscous salad. Read more.

Ortzi is one of Lunch Heatmap: The 12 Hottest Restaurants.

7. Ortzi

120 W 41st St, New York, NY
Restaurant · Theater District · 3 tips and reviews

EaterEater: This restaurant inside the Luma hotel focuses on Spain’s Basque region, serving dishes like braised octopus, mussels with tomato, and roasted king crab with piquillos. Read more.

Empellón is one of Lunch Heatmap: The 12 Hottest Restaurants.

8. Empellón

8.6
510 Madison Ave (at 53rd St.), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Midtown East · 39 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Dishes to try include falafel tacos with hummus, Hokkaido sea urchin on toast, pastrami tacos with mustard seed salsa, and tempura fish with lime mayo. There’s guacamole and the seven salsas, too. Read more.

Flora Bar is one of Lunch Heatmap: The 12 Hottest Restaurants.

9. Flora Bar

945 Madison Ave, New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Upper East Side · 31 tips and reviews

EaterEater: On the menu is stracciatella with meyer lemon, lamb ribs with mojo verde, and tuna tartare. Larger dishes include steak with béarnaise and potatoes, lobster and crab dumplings in yuzu broth. Read more.

Marlow Bistro is one of Lunch Heatmap: The 12 Hottest Restaurants.

10. Marlow Bistro

6.8
W 110th St (Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
Bistro · Upper West Side · 9 tips and reviews

EaterEater: They serve a lunch menu spanning the Mediterranean and Europe. There’s pizzas and things like a chicken sandwich with mushrooms, as well as larger dishes like pasta carbonara and gnocchi puttanesca. Read more.

Mister Dips is one of Lunch Heatmap: The 12 Hottest Restaurants.

11. Mister Dips

8.0
111 N 12th St, Brooklyn, NY
Burger Joint · Williamsburg · 25 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Starting every day at noon, a small menu of burgers — including a veggie burger made with black beans and mushroom — dairy dips, and waffle fries are available to eat al fresco. Read more.

Sunday In Brooklyn is one of Lunch Heatmap: The 12 Hottest Restaurants.

12. Sunday In Brooklyn

8.8
348 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 127 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Options on the lunch menu, available daily from 11:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., include roasted half chicken with potato salad, a cheddar and cauliflower sandwich, and a chopped kale salad Read more.