Mandatory

1. IMOK

152 Orchard St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY

Lounge · Lower East Side · 14 tips and reviews

2. Umi Nom

433 Dekalb Ave (at Classon), Brooklyn, NY

Asian Restaurant · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 41 tips and reviews

3. Coopers Beach

9.1

268 Meadow Ln. (at Coopers Neck Ln.), Southampton, NY

Beach · 16 tips and reviews

4. Izakaya On Smith

176 Smith St (Warren and Wyckoff Sts), Brooklyn, NY

Noodle Restaurant · Boerum Hill · 23 tips and reviews

5. Bleacher Bar

8.4

82A Lansdowne St (at Fenway Park), Boston, MA

Sports Bar · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 90 tips and reviews

6. The Pony Bar

8.6

1444 1st Ave (at E 75th St), New York, NY

Bar · Upper East Side · 130 tips and reviews

Time Out New York: Twenty taps dispense craft brews (Barrier, Empire) at this 50-seat beer bar, which is decorated with a white-pine-topped tables, exposed brick and lamps made from growlers. Read more.

Third Avenue Ale House is one of Mandatory.

7. Third Avenue Ale House

7.9

1644 3rd Ave (@ E 92nd St), New York, NY

Beer Garden · Upper East Side · 52 tips and reviews

8. Tanoshi Sushi Sake Bar

9.2

1372 York Ave (at 73rd St), New York, NY

Sushi Restaurant · Upper East Side · 113 tips and reviews

Serious Eats: Go go go. You will not find a a better sushi experience than at this 10-seat, omakase-only hole in the wall in New York.

9. Aburiya Kinnosuke

213 E 45th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY

Japanese Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 91 tips and reviews

10. Benny's Burritos

113 Greenwich Ave (at Jane St), New York, NY

Mexican Restaurant · West Village · 178 tips and reviews