The artichoke slice is rich & comforting after-pub eats, but it's subtle as a brick. Unless you're ravenous, get the square slice, much more nuanced.
Pizza here is absolutely fantastic. Get the sausage pizza, it's out of this world!
Great thin-crust pizza here. Not for folks who like their pizza foldy, though. It's uniformly crisp--and that's a good thing!
Recommended dishes: Boudin blanc, smoked bluefish rillettes, curried egg toast, corned beef tongue. Read more.
Small and lively joint serving traditional Ethiopian fare. We’d recommend the Taste of Sheba for newbies with a few glasses of honey wine.
Flat like a flying saucer, studded with extra sesame seeds for added crunch, and cooked long enough to not be mushy in the middle, Azuri Café's falafel are generally regarded as the best in town. Read more.
Diners have great things to say about the noodles and rice bowls at the Ivan Ramen Slurp Shop, the tapas from Mullen's El Colmado, and the terrines and sausages from The Cannibal.
I completely agree that the food is wonderful but just the service drives me nuts lol. Lucky their food is the best other wise my patience would be alot shorter.
Crispy pork is the best, followed by crispy duck and then tilapia. Crab salad is a bit weird, would not recommend. But an amazing coconut ice cream and good shaved ice.
happy hour is the best (50% off most drink and food). goes on longer than you think
Ardesia's giving the city's foodies a delicious reason to visit Hell's Kitchen. Savor a glass of Hungarian wine, and try the spicy duck banh mi--it's giving a whole new meaning to finger food.
Mouthwatering Italian sandwiches – our favorites are the Il VIP, The Trentino, Marche and Abruzzo. Make sure to browse their various bars as well.
In many ways Esca is as good as the four-starred Le Bernardin. If nothing else, it's cheaper, more relaxed and, bonus, also serves Baltali-brand pasta. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Tagliere Pugliese , a carefully selected platter of cured meats and sharp cheeses, is served here with classic taralli. - Inspector
Ask for some corn-husk- and banana leaf-steamed tamales with your "Blood & Smoke" cocktail: Ilegal mezcal, Cherry Heering, sherry, blood orange. Read more.
Try the green falafel. The crunchy exterior conceals a fluffy core, with a nutty, herbaceous flavor complemented by silky hummus and tahini sauce. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Holy shit, you guys! The pulled pork sando is like meat clouds in between bread clouds. In heaven. Smoked and seasoned by Jesus himself. Try it.
Fish balls with roe and the pork belly are must haves! Make sure when cooking the pork belly have it unroll completely before popping it into your mouth! The meat is way more tender than the beef :)
While it is not an all u can eat, the quality of the food is way better. Pretty good service with the waiter giving out instructions on how to cook certain food. Free popsicle for checking in on fb.
Props for the big tray of chicken (大盘鸡) and pancake with pork (肉夹馍）Seriously the MOST authentic Chinese hole-in-the-wall gem. The dishes are similar to Xi'an, but only more spicy and well-flavored.
I'm writing this tip through watery eyes recovering from the super spicy soup dumplings. But so worth it though! Skins were amazingly thin
Try the spicy beef noodle soup ($5.50). The handmade noodles are fantastic, and Zhou's "clean-tasting beef broth, stunned with Sichuan peppercorn, lingers on the tongue with a citrus-accented heat." Read more.
Try the Dry Spicy Chicken w peanuts, the exploding pork dumplings and #54 Bean Curd mixed with chopped green onion... it will surprise you.
There's no menu here, just the omakase, which is nothing short of incredible. When you make a reservation, make sure it's for Ichimura's omakase - it's different from the Brushstroke restaurant.
Excellent, inventive cocktails and small plates from mad food scientist Wylie Dufresne. Come for a nibble or stay for a DIY tasting menu.
Try the fiery Hellboy: chili pepper-infused honey drizzled over a blistered pie w/ sopressata picante, creamy fior di latte & grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks 2011. Read more.
Almost all the pizza here is great, but the grandma slice and grandma slice with pickled vegetable are KILLER. Also? BEST MEATBALL SUB in the city. Read more.
From 11 AM- 4 PM seven days a week $12 gets you a pizza (Marinara, Margherita, Soppressata Piccante or Brussels Sprout) and either a salad or soft serve ice cream.
Great, great regular slice. So thin and crisp. And SALTY! Make sure you get something to drink! ;)
When ordering your drink ask for a mustang only true newpark heads know bout this
hands down the best kept secret in brooklyn. Food is out of this world amazing. Hospitality is so cozy it's like being at a friends house.
If you're looking to take a trip in the wayback machine to a late 1920s ice cream parlor, then Eddie's Sweet Shop is the place for you! Old-timey goodness.
"Try the fahsa salta, a fenugreek seed-laced stew of celery, onion, potato, tomato and shredded beef cooked in broth that—so the story goes—has its origins in the Turkish occupation." Read more.
Try the fufu and light soup. Everything here is excellent though. If you are new to Ghanaian cuisine, I recommend starting with rice w beans and stew w meat of your choice.
Knish Nosh isn't as famous as Yonah Schimmel's downtown, but the knishes are way better, and the Queens Boulevard knisherie is a borough-wide icon.
Hefty plantains are smashed, fried twiced to get extra crispy, then used as the sandwich "bread" for a variety of fillings. We recommend the fried cheese version, deliciously salty and meaty
The Hakata Tonkotsu is cooked with pork bones in the broth 'til they release their marrow, giving it a "creamy consistency that rivals milk, melted butter, or gravy." In other words: It's delicious. Read more.
Quite possibly the best Banh Mi in Chelsea – definitely try the pork belly sandwich, and add a side of spring rolls or salad tron.
I've always wanted someone to put shakshuka -- poached egg with spiced tomatoes, tahini, and cilantro -- into a pita to save me the effort of all that dipping. Taboonette has that breakfast sandwich.
This south Indian restaurant promotes its "chefs trained in Chettinad" as a point of pride, and rightly so: their rava dosa is up there with the city's best.
Sunday has a buffet where you can sample several of the Sri Lankan cuisine. Food is deliciously spiced & reasonable. Plenty of authentic atmosphere
Lebanese grocery and lunch counter with some of the best shawarma in the city. Don't overlook the steam table—just ask for what's fresh and delicious that day.
The basement canteen at this temple makes New York's best dosas and some excellent homestyle south Indian food. All vegetarian, all very cheap.
Hands-down the best source for Taiwanese tea in New York City. While the teas are expensive, a tea tasting ceremony costs just a few bucks. Can't-miss Flushing experience.
Muslim lamb chop ($21.95), braised until fall-off-the-bone tender, fried until crisp, and jacketed with an intensely flavored coating of cumin? Yes Virginia, we're still in China.
You go here for one thing: pork wontons in hot oil (no. 6). The thin wonton skins hold a delicate filling; mild chili oil and preserved vegetable topping make this one of the best dumplings in NYC.
Tianjin is one of the few 'discount dumpling' stalls that's doing innovative things. The lamb and green squash dumplings are worth the LIRR ride alone.
Just followed the tip of having Octopus for dinner. I loved it. I had a small portion of Octopus with this kind of vinaigrette. It was delicious. It is a very nice Greek restaurant indeed.
Order the Traditional Greek pork gyros. Each pita gets a mountain of sliced ultra-porky pork and just enough tzatziki, lettuce, and tomato to cut through the fat. This is what a real gyro looks like. Read more.
Get the steamed buns #1,2 or 3. They are amazing soup dumplings! DO NOT MISS OUT on the scallion pancake with beef. Best thing I have eaten in a while. So yummy!
Your source for any and all Balkan cured meats, all done in-house. Bacon, sausages, and mortadella all excellent. Don't miss the freshly fried pork rinds.
Excellent Greek market with great selection of feta and olives. The in-store bakery is worth a visit for syrup-soaked semolina cakes.
Top-notch Greek bakery with great phyllo pastries. A must-order: galaktoboureko, semolina custard-filled pastry topped with syrup.
Dine outside in the back patio and enjoy amazing Falafel, Babaghanouj, Lentil Soup and Z’aatar Bread.
Brussel sprouts are amazing! Ignore your inner child and order them. The copious amounts of butter and maple syrup won't disappoint.
Saison microbrews are having a moment. Find three of our favorites - Ommegang Hennepin, Saison de Pipaix, and Stillwater Stateside - here. Read more.
Spacious and cozy, this gastropub boasts a diverse craft beer menu and British-style bites like Scotch eggs and pot pies.
Inventive and addictive sushi – try the Spicy McBomb, The Pork Betty and the Hotate Punch. Finally serving Beer and Sake too!
check out grandma's living room / lounge downstairs and enjoy some duck fat tater tots and a cocktail while you wait for a table.
Order the watermelon soju with the ramen noodles with duk bok gi! It's so good especially at 2am after drinking and partying all night.
A truly funky cocktail list: frozen 'lushies' like the snow groni, a menu of "tight, rich & boozy" drinks a la the crippler, shots made with orange soda and hot sauce; and so on & so forth. Read more.
Ask them to make you the El Diablo. Not on the menu but divine (if you like fresh ginger). YUM!
Comfortable southern and soul food restaurant with good pickles, biscuit sandwiches, and beer.
Can you even get phone reception down here? What you want is the prawn bruschetta, followed by a lamb burger and a glass of big red. Read more.
Don’t let the name scare you; Chef Matthew Hamilton’s bone marrow tacos are unusually satisfying. #44 on our 100 Dishes to Eat Now
Go here for tasty, inexpensive hummus. Try Hummus Masabacha for $6.95 and the malabi ($4.25) for dessert. Portions are great for sharing. Read more.
Just a few blocks from Central Park, this deli has every gourmet item you could want from meats to cheeses to coffee to pastries.
Try the baked buns- the fabled hot dog roll, the scallion roll, or a sesame roll. All these incorporate some sugar, so they are sweet and salty. They make a very nice cheap lunch or snack on the run!
The best soup dumplings in the city! Amazingly never too crowded, and spacious for Chinatown.
Come here for ultra-cheap Chinese cuisine. Huge portions of hand-pulled noodle soups range from $4 - $6.50. Try fish ball or beef for $5. Read more.
Come to enjoy a slice of the roasted duck, with its succulent meat and crackly, burnished mahogany skin. You can get the bird over rice or congee, but purists should stick to a mere drizzle of hoisin. Read more.
The boiled dumplings are great, but the rice balls with beef ($3) are the real star here. Deliciously soft and sticky, they may remind you of mochi... until you get a bite of that marinated beef. Read more.
This Cantonese restaurant does great dim sum, a destination for Sunset Park's Chinatown.
You can't go wrong with the sample platter, but go for the meat & potato dumplings too. Maybe order an extra side of kielbasa.
Pricey but lovely market with great sandwiches, cheese, pantry and prepared foods, ice cream, and more, with many products made in Brooklyn.
The three chefs in the kitchen—Jamison Blankenship, James Sato and David Koon— spent months testing different broths, noodles and toppings to create the three bowls on their opening menu. Read more.
Recommended dishes: Gilly falafel, Mediterranean chicken falafel, eggplant à la Yafa. The falafel at this modest and mostly takeout shop is crisp yet moist, airy yet creamy. Read more.
On Jury Duty? Stop by here for a quick (and cheap) lunch. 5 delish pork & chive dumplings = $1.25!!
There is no substitute anywhere in the world for Junior's cheesecake. -Emily Sprissler, Top Chef
Marcus Samuelsson’s ode to southern down-home cooking is Harlem’s most ambitious opening in decades. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
Soba noodles are made fresh daily, as is the tofu, using soybeans also grown on the owner's farm, situated outside Montreal. Popular dishes include the soba salad, zaru soba, and salmon teriyaki. Read more.
Good for special occasions and dates, this vegan restaurant is good enough to make even the grizzliest of carnivores rethink their eating habits. Definitely try the Seitan Piccata.
Doro wot ($15) It is a classic dish from my birth country, Ethiopia. It reminds me of my brothers and sisters back there. My wife, Maya, cooks the best version of doro wot. Read more.
Non-descript atmosphere but extraordinary food. Try the Meskerem Combo and know that you don’t use utensils.
While dining at this Southeast Asian restaurant may not be a relaxed experience, one can “take comfort in the fact that the food lives up to the hype.” Read more.
At Meadowsweet Polo, Dobkin treats octopus like a bathing beauty in this hyper-attractive presentation flavored with chorizo, basil oil, and thin strips of glistening red pepper. Read more.
Try the Peter Shelsky. A spin on the bagel-and-lox format with 3 kinds of fish—Eastern Gaspé salmon, soft sable & sweet pickled herring in cream sauce. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks of 2011 Read more.
Home to some of the most unique dumplings in the city. Excellent vegetarian dumplings filled with garlic chives and egg; lamb and green squash are a must. In the Golden Shopping Mall basement.
The Birdhaus Bao is juicy and delicious, made with all-natural fried chicken brined overnight. The Chairman Bao, most popular, is served with cilantro, Haus Relish and Taiwanese red sugar. Read more.
If you love charred cow innards, make a beeline for this elegant new Japanese yakiniku grill restaurant where you can cook your own beef heart and chuck flap with uni. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
End a gluttonous Chinatown dinner with a fantastic assortment of freshly made ice cream – the flavors change, but we like the Blueberry Cheesecake or the Wasabi.
Jones Wood Foundry recreates the wood-paneled pubs of olde with a sleek blend of pomp and panache. Go for an old-school serving of cottage pie or a beer-battered haddock with irresistible tartar.
Try the crispy pata here, a fantastically fatty Filipino-style pork knuckle. Featured in Cheap Eats 2011!
Nice, friendly staff. Make sure to grab some shu mai and ha gow or any of their cheap, delicious dim sum. They only accept cash!
Try the cuy here, and don't tell the kids it's actually guinea pig imported from Ecuador. Featured in Cheap Eats 2011!
Kalustyan's is my idea of heaven. It's a specialty store with everything a foodie could want, crammed into a miniscule little market. They even have my favourite chutney in the world: Mrs. H.S. Ball's
I'm at the Pizza Hut. I'm at the Taco Bell. I'm at the Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell on Jamaica Avenue. Read more.
