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Favorite NYC restaurants
Ippudo is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

1. Ippudo

9.1
65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1164 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Get the akamaru modern if it's your first time -- by far the most popular. Otherwise, the spicy miso ramen at the bottom of the menu. And obviously, you need to the pork buns. Better than momofuku.

Five Points is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

2. Five Points

31 Great Jones St (btwn Lafayette St. & Bowery), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · NoHo · 178 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Any baked egg dish beats any other brunch dish in the city.

Scarpetta is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

3. Scarpetta

8.5
88 Madison Ave (at 29th Street), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoMad · 273 tips and reviews
Taïm is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

4. Taïm

9.2
222 Waverly Pl (btwn Perry & W 11th St), New York, NY
Falafel Restaurant · West Village · 288 tips and reviews
Alidoro is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

5. Alidoro

8.7
105 Sullivan St (btwn Spring & Prince St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · SoHo · 230 tips and reviews
al di là is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

6. al di là

8.8
248 5th Ave (at Carroll St), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · North Slope · 200 tips and reviews
Caracas Arepa Bar is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

7. Caracas Arepa Bar

91 E 7th St (btw 1st & Ave A), New York, NY
Arepa Restaurant · East Village · 361 tips and reviews
SriPraPhai is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

8. SriPraPhai

9.0
6413 39th Ave (btwn 64th & 65th St), Woodside, NY
Thai Restaurant · 357 tips and reviews
Txikito is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

9. Txikito

8.3
240 9th Ave (btwn 24th & 25th St.), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Chelsea · 113 tips and reviews
Saravanaa Bhavan is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

10. Saravanaa Bhavan

8.2
81 Lexington Avenue (at E 26th St.), New York, NY
South Indian Restaurant · Rose Hill · 155 tips and reviews
Num Pang Sandwich Shop is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

11. Num Pang Sandwich Shop

21 E 12th St (btwn 5th Ave & University Pl), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Greenwich Village · 277 tips and reviews
Minca is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

12. Minca

8.2
536 E 5th St (btwn Ave A & B), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Alphabet City · 302 tips and reviews
Gottino Enoteca Salumeria is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

13. Gottino Enoteca Salumeria

8.9
52 Greenwich Ave (at Perry St), New York, NY
Wine Bar · West Village · 106 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: It's italian meets tapas meets brunch. Get anything with their super chunky walnut pesto.

Wondee Siam is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

14. Wondee Siam

8.7
782 9th Ave (btwn 52nd & 53rd), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 122 tips and reviews
Egg is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

15. Egg

109A N 3rd St (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Breakfast Spot · Williamsburg · 377 tips and reviews
Grand Sichuan International is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

16. Grand Sichuan International

229 9th Ave (at W 24th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chelsea · 108 tips and reviews
Di Fara Pizza is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

17. Di Fara Pizza

8.5
1424 Avenue J (at E 15th St), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Midwood · 351 tips and reviews
Torrisi Italian Specialties is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

18. Torrisi Italian Specialties

250 Mulberry St (at Prince St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 140 tips and reviews
Sushi Yasuda is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

19. Sushi Yasuda

9.0
204 E 43rd St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 256 tips and reviews
Dos Toros Taquería is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

20. Dos Toros Taquería

8.1
137 4th Ave (btwn E 13th & E 14th St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 349 tips and reviews
Mas (farmhouse) is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

21. Mas (farmhouse)

39 Downing St (Bedford St.), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · West Village · 86 tips and reviews
Momofuku Noodle Bar is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

22. Momofuku Noodle Bar

8.5
171 1st Ave (btwn E 10th & E 11th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Village · 848 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Get the kimchi stew. It is so good they had to take it off the menu. It's blood red from delicious kim chi and filled with slow roasted pork and an abundance of rice cakes. Perfectly spicy, too.

Momofuku Ssäm Bar is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

23. Momofuku Ssäm Bar

207 2nd Ave (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · East Village · 523 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Start with the understated "Bread and butter". Then move on to the spicy sausage + rice cakes are both fantastic. Oysters are a given.

Momo Sushi Shack is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

24. Momo Sushi Shack

8.7
43 Bogart St (at Moore St), Brooklyn, NY
Japanese Restaurant · East Williamsburg · 143 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: The sushi "bombs' are freakishly good versions of sashimi. The Spicy bomb with tuna, spicy mayor, and fried phyllo dough is required eating.

Tacombi at Fonda Nolita is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

25. Tacombi at Fonda Nolita

9.0
267 Elizabeth St (btwn E Houston & Prince St), New York, NY
Taco Restaurant · NoLita · 738 tips and reviews
Despaña is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

26. Despaña

9.1
408 Broome St (btwn Lafayette & Centre St), New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · SoHo · 289 tips and reviews
Bianca is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

27. Bianca

5 Bleecker St (btwn Bowery & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoHo · 182 tips and reviews
Galanga is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

28. Galanga

6.6
149 W 4th St (btw 6th Ave & MacDougal St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 64 tips and reviews
Artichoke Basille’s Pizza is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

29. Artichoke Basille’s Pizza

8.1
321 E 14th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Stuyvesant Town - Peter Cooper Village · 567 tips and reviews
Frankies 457 Spuntino is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

30. Frankies 457 Spuntino

9.2
457 Court St (btwn 4th Pl & Luquer St), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · Carroll Gardens · 237 tips and reviews

31. Brucie

234 Court St (at Baltic St), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · Cobble Hill · 98 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the house-rolled tagliatelle, with crispy brussel sprouts, rich tomato butter and creamy burrata. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Coppelia is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

32. Coppelia

9.0
207 W 14th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Cuban Restaurant · Chelsea · 507 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the Mac and Chicharrón, a double dose of pork with a silky mix of American and cheddar cheeses, spiked with spicy sambal. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Franny's is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

33. Franny's

348 Flatbush Ave (btwn Sterling Pl & 8th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · North Slope · 221 tips and reviews
Degustation is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

34. Degustation

239 E 5th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · East Village · 75 tips and reviews
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

35. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

8.8
700 W 125th St (at 12th Ave), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · West Harlem · 502 tips and reviews
Legend Bar & Restaurant 蜀留香 is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

36. Legend Bar & Restaurant 蜀留香

88 7th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chelsea · 93 tips and reviews

david c.david chang: has become my go to spot for sichuan food. Menu is massive - order dan dan noodles, glutinous rice balls, wonton in red oil, ma po tofu is sick, also all chicken and pork dishes from sichuan region.

Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

37. Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya

8.2
187 Orchard St (btwn E Houston & Stanton St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Lower East Side · 133 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: I could eat a pound of the chicken liver mouse on Challah toast, and I don't even like chicken liver. Bonus: the restaurant is huge, comfortable, and great looking.

Momofuku Ssäm Bar is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

38. Momofuku Ssäm Bar

207 2nd Ave (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · East Village · 523 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: The whole rotisserie duck ssam with chive pancakes and about 8 different sauces makes an amazing group lunch during the week. Read more.

M. Wells Dinette is one of Favorite NYC restaurants.

39. M. Wells Dinette

22-25 Jackson Ave (inside PS1), Queens, NY
Diner · Hunters Point · 66 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: M. Wells reopens at MoMA PS1 with eats like escargot & marrow tarts, bibimbap w/ maple syrup & oysters, and caviar/ flower/ whipped butter sandwiches. --Thrillist Read more.