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20 favorite restaurants

20 favorite restaurants

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Created by Robert Fortier • Updated On: August 16, 2012
Buddakan is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

1. Buddakan

9.1
75 9th Ave (at W 16th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chelsea · 526 tips and reviews
Bar 89 is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

2. Bar 89

89 Mercer St (btwn Spring & Broome St.), New York, NY
Bar · SoHo · 89 tips and reviews

Robert F.Robert Fortier: Coconut Martini... soo good!

Room Service is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

3. Room Service

690 9th Ave (btwn W 47th & W 48th St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 301 tips and reviews
Pastis is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

4. Pastis

9 9th Ave (at Little W 12th St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Meatpacking District · 324 tips and reviews
Nobu Fifty Seven is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

5. Nobu Fifty Seven

9.1
40 W 57th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Midtown East · 270 tips and reviews
BORN Thai is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

6. BORN Thai

7.6
293 Flatbush Ave (St. Marks Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Thai Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 53 tips and reviews
Zé Café is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

7. Zé Café

398 E 52nd St, New York, NY
French Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 33 tips and reviews
The Biergarten at The Standard is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

8. The Biergarten at The Standard

8.4
848 Washington St (btwn Little W 12th & W 13th St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Meatpacking District · 383 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

9. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1234 tips and reviews
Rosa Mexicano is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

10. Rosa Mexicano

8.3
9 E 18th St, New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Union Square · 269 tips and reviews
Jane is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

11. Jane

100 W Houston St (btwn Thompson St & LaGuardia Pl), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 313 tips and reviews
Olive's is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

12. Olive's

120 Prince St (btwn Wooster & Greene St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · SoHo · 113 tips and reviews
The Smith is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

13. The Smith

8.6
55 3rd Ave (btwn E 10th & E 11th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · East Village · 517 tips and reviews
Bouchon Bakery is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

14. Bouchon Bakery

1 Rockefeller Plz (at W 49th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Rockefeller Center · 149 tips and reviews

Robert F.Robert Fortier: homemade oreos are a must!

The Stanton Social is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

15. The Stanton Social

99 Stanton St (btwn Orchard & Ludlow St), New York, NY
Lounge · Lower East Side · 388 tips and reviews
Balthazar is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

16. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1059 tips and reviews
Stephanie's On Newbury is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

17. Stephanie's On Newbury

7.3
190 Newbury St (at Exeter St.), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Back Bay East · 157 tips and reviews