Each pasta is excellent. The Crab Carbonara is a shellfish-laden version of a classic, while the Tortelli of Butternut Squash has been a staple since Olives first opened. Via CityEats.com Read more.
Upgrade your usual side of rice to an order of aromatic Ground Pork and Yunnan Pickled Turnip Fried Rice. Via CityEats.com Read more.
Chef Richard Diamonte is meticulous about his produce; the chef himself insists on carrying delicate produce, like heirloom tomatoes, into the restaurant each day. Via CityEats.com Read more.
The restaurant presents each bill in an envelope that guests can tag. Top designs can end up featured on the wall. Via CityEats.com Read more.
Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone, the duo behind Torrisi Italian Specialties, will bring more Italian-American goodness to Mulberry Street with a 35-seat offshoot serving casual fare.
Go straight for the off-the-menu truffle mac and cheese at this cozy West Village restaurant owned by Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter.
Serving lobster steamed, grilled, broiled, in burgers, pasta, pies and rolls, Ed’s is the place to come for lobster in New York. We tried the lobster roll paired with a fresh white wine – delicious!
Think out of the box and try the Lobster Sushi Roll. Or be more conservative and dive into their Famous Lobster Salad Sandwich.
Try the Linguine Nere Arrabiate (black linguine, crab meat, shrimp, tomato sauce). One of the best pastas I've ever had. It's a Thursday night special, but they might make it if you ask (no promises).
Solid American cuisine with reasonable prices. If you like such staples as mac & cheese, braised short ribs and chicken pot pie, this is your kind of place.
From the same folks behind The Spotted Pig, the focus here is (obviously!) on seafood. Had a wonderful peeky-toe bruschetta. -Monica Pope, Top Chef
The fried chicken meal with biscuit and salad is very good, cooked to order and served with hot sauce or honey. Read more.
Try a more faithful rendition of pad thai here: banana leaves topped with tangles of pork-fat-rendered rice noodles, tasty dried shrimp, preserved radish, sour tamarind and crunchy peanuts. Read more.
The menu is seasonally-driven, uses produce from a one-acre Long Island farm where they harvest over 100 varieties of organic produce. Plus you can eat here alone, at the full-service mahogany bar. Read more.
Here's what happens when hipster chefs get it right. Market-driven goodness and go-to pizzas. Check out the Heritage Radio Network, which broadcasts from the dining room on Sundays. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
One of the best dishes ever! Tosta Matrimonio black and white anchovies, slow-roasted tomato, sheep’s milk cheese, aged balsamic
Try the Liang Pi "Cold-Skin Noodles": these bouncy and chewy "noodles" are made entirely of wheat flour and opped with seitan cubes and veggies. One of the popular vegetarian options at Choice Eats!
Get the fondue for two, a bottle of red (if they don't have an alcohol license yet, ask for the private stash), and finish off with their divine rendition of the pêche Melba.
holy moly their duck and pork sirloin dishes are so freaking good. also must get their sweet potato dessert - it was ridic. for cocktails get the sazerac
Ideal Meal: Buta cinnamon, yakitori, teishoku pork-loin katsu, mochi with green-tea ice cream. Read more Read more.
This seemingly hole-in-the-wall spot serves up some of our favorite & most inventive special sushi rolls in the city. Personal favs: Big Mac, Billy Joel, Spicy Tuna Sandwich, & 8 Crazy Nights rolls.
After a long day of working, this place has great, well-priced sushi. They don't take reservations & the wait is never very long. - Lauren Indvik Read more.
Try the sisig, a typical Filipino dish made with pork head. Less adventurous options include longanisa sausage or sizzling corned beef hash with garlic fried rice. Read more.
It’s a small place with a cozy feel to it and also serves the best pasta ala sugo I think for cheap. -Ed Cotton, Top Chef
A hidden gem. Get the branzino con carciofi and the spaghettini neri ai frutti di mare - two of our all-time favorites!
Try the steamed-to-order shrimp-and-snow-pea-leaf dumplings, packed with minced shrimp, flecks of scallions and bright, fresh snow-pea leaves. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try the flame-kissed grilled sardines, prepared with a slick of citrusy ponzu sauce, a quick char over smoky fire & a bit of olive oil & Maldon salt. They’re one of our #100best dishes & drinks 2011. Read more.
In Le Burger, a griddled six-ounce patty (Pat LaFrieda chuck and brisket) sports upmarket tweaks: sharp Camembert cheese, wisps of peppercress and a zippy pink-peppercorn mayo. Read more.
Your table picks from a small selection of tasting menus that everyone participates in. The series of small, creative bites aren't perfect, but succeed more than they stumble. Good for groups.
A lil' pricey IMHO but while you're here: meatballs, octopus apps are great (meatballs work best w all THREE sauces). Don't miss the James Bond cocktails... Casino Royale is better of the two
Just opened. This is a fine choice if you want a full sushi dinner, or just cocktails and a few Japanese small plates. Read more.
Excellent, inventive cocktails and small plates from mad food scientist Wylie Dufresne. Come for a nibble or stay for a DIY tasting menu.
Once a trendsetter, now a member of the Williamsburg establishment, Fette Sau serves up a rotating menu of pork and beef ribs that leads some to tag it as the best BBQ in NYC. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Try the molletes, pita-type bread filled with bacon paprika stew; or guruollos, a handmade pasta dish served with goat butter and goat meat. http://www.nycgo.com/slideshows/must-see-cobble-hill/10
Besides the spanakopita, the subject of several ecstatic Yelp shout-outs, her desserts have "die-hard, loyal" customers. Try the baklava, pear cake or powdered sugar almond crescent cookies. Read more.
This downtown-meets-Chinatown den pleases both Instagram-happy young’uns and Mandarin-fluent grannies. Winner of the 2013 Best Second Act award, as the sophomore effort from Xi’an Famous Foods. Read more.
The firm ciabatta at this airy East Village restaurant holds an eight-ounce Pino’s Prime Meats patty (chuck, sirloin and short rib) and gooey Vermont white cheddar, absorbing the salty juices. Read more.
The budget eats at Dale Talde’s honky-tonk are a welcome sight. Before knocking back slugs of Pappy Van Winkle, line your belly with lowbrow chow like a griddled burger with oozing American cheese. Read more.
Dishes include the grilled Chiang Mai sausage with chili paste, the charcoal-grilled hen and the clay pot-baked white prawns. If you go on a weekend, or when the weather is nice, be prepared to wait.
Soft-shell crab with mango salad at Chao ThaiThe crab salad at this tiny Elmhurst spot doesn’t look too intimidating— But one bite in and your mouth explodes from the hefty dose of fresh bird’s-ey...
Excellent Thai food at amazing prices, with a fun atmosphere. Try the Summer Rolls, Tom Yum Koong and the Pad See Yue.
Impress your date at this intimate dinner spot, which offers shareable Asian “tapas” created by chef King Phojanakong. The small plates are also affordable, with most in the $7–$12 range. Read more.
Try the crispy Chinese watercress salad. The star green in this salad is lightly battered and deep-fried to gently temper its bitterness. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
