The bone marrow solves all... a gateway protein kinda like bacon. So great the whole world stands on its head. - Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations
The room is impossibly warm and the food, mostly cooked in clay pots, impossibly comforting.
Warm Italian spot in the Greenwich Hotel from Bobby De Niro. Earthy brown and green color scheme with vintage cookbooks on the shelves. Large varied menu and stunning pastries.
If you haven't had the turkey sandwich at lunch here, you're missing out big-time. Featured in Cheap Eats 2011! Read more.
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.
Taste the best of Southern-fried Brooklyn at lunch here with a brisket sandwich or a hot bowl of jambalaya. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
Try the lemongrass caramel ribs here, which Adam Platt calls “the finest ribs (sticky, charred, infused with lemongrass and caramel) ever to be served in the vicinity of 56th Street and Fifth Avenue." Read more.
Is 2010 the year of the meatball? We picked our 9 favorites in the new Cheap Eats issue, including the grass-fed beef ones coated in falafel, served here. Read more.
John Dory Oyster Bar (latest fave) for enjoying Milk & Honey mixology outside the LES
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.
Great for dates & business lunches alike, the subterranean Lure Fish Bar offers up a solid roster of sushi offerings as well as seafood, steak, & one of the best burgers in the city. [Eater 38 Member]
After 11pm, it's the best restaurant in the city. But at any hour epic raw bar platters and perfect fondue and the mere 50-odd seats are among the reasons there's always a wait. [Eater 38 Member]
Stellar thin crust pizzas, but don't overlook the pastas — they're phenomenal. [Eater 38 Member]
This tiny, beautifully-designed West Village restaurant serves some of the city's best pastas & a small list of rustic Tuscan-style meat dishes. Make reservations well ahead of time. [Eater 38 Member]
Don't be intimidated by GQ magazine's labeling of The Smile as "The White-Hot Center of New York Cool." This basement cafe is welcoming and casual. Try the roast-beef sandwich ($11.50). Read more.
Bar Jamon, a tiny Spanish wine bar serving small plates is the brainchild of chef Andy Nusser and Mario Batali.
Ferrara Bakery is a favorite of Alex Guarnaschelli on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate. We recommend their specialty dishes, Lobster Tail & Sfogliatella. Find more tips at FN Local. Read more.
Delicate and delicious soup dumplings. Spring for the crab upgrade, which adds a briny touch to the juicy pork tinged with ginger.
