The best place to see museum-quality gallery shows has perfected this high-end form. Shows such as “Picasso and Marie-Thérèse: L’Amour Fou” prove you don’t have to be MoMA to stage a blockbuster. Read more.
Lime Rickey: Considering the alarming color, a truly delicious thing. - Anthony Bourdain, host of No Reservations
Bagel with Lox and Cream Cheese: Doesn’t get more New York than this. Unreproducible. - Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations
One of our fav desserts of the year is the rainbow sherbet here; Platt considers it Chef Alex Stupak’s greatest creation. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
One of our fav cocktails of the year is the Radler, a frothy mix of Belgian wheat beer, limes, and a bracing shot of pineapple-infused aquavit. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
Adam Platt’s favorite breakfast sandwich in the meatpacking district is the $10 combo of Kentucky bacon, fried eggs, and Cheddar cheese here. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
You can get one of our fav tasting menus here (five or seven courses) and this re-invented French spot is also one of the year’s best restaurants from Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
Weekend brunch might be your best bet here, for old-world breakfast treats like shirred eggs with black truffles, and a rich black-pudding clafoutis. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
Don’t miss the fluffy, old-fashioned fish quenelles here, plated with a pool of rich lobster bisque. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
The flavors are traditional Roman at Danny Meyer’s latest, with standout versions of bucatini all’Amatriciana and trippa alla Trasteverina. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
It’s first-rate Thai by way of Las Vegas at this new spot, one of the best restaurants of the year from Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
Don’t miss the impossibly decadent $15 oyster pan roast here, and try the Eccles cake with Stilton for dessert. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
Don’t miss the dumpling stand here for dim sum master Joe Ng’s take on har gow with shrimp and bacon. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
There’s no end to Chef Daniel Humm’s gourmet wizardry—the whole menu is a perpetually-changing Rubik’s cube of deliciousness. One of our fav tasting menus from Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
Get the Tenth Avenue Hangover here, a rich mix of soft-poached eggs, tripe, and sofrito. One of Platt favorite breakfasts from Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
You can try two Where to Eat 2011 picks under one roof; after dinner here head across the Ace lobby to the new John Dory for a dessert of the excellent eccles cake. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
Try the appropriately sturdy cassoulet here, says Adam Platt. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
Don’t miss the Basque favorites like suckling pig laced with truffles or torija here, says Adam Platt. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
Anita Lo’s $95, seven-course tasting menu is one of the best, says Adam Platt. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
Adam Platt picked the tramezzi here (served only at lunch) as his favorite sandwich in Midtown. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
David Chang’s latest is one of our favorite new restaurants, and the majestic, beef seven ways feast here is unforgettable. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
PHOTO: Warm weather brings out fresh water sailors on this spring day in 1942. Hit the water to snap a matching shot of the boathouse and send your new view to @nydailynews on Twitter! Read more.
Lines are long for tables. Waltz right in, get carry out, and eat it in the park a block away!
