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Favorites Manhattan
Elsa is one of Favorites Manhattan.

1. Elsa

217 E 3rd St (btwn Aves. B & C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 124 tips and reviews
The Meatball Shop is one of Favorites Manhattan.

2. The Meatball Shop

84 Stanton St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 621 tips and reviews

@JaumePrimero@JaumePrimero: balls of meat: pork, beef, chicken, I heart you meatball shop!

Momofuku Ssäm Bar is one of Favorites Manhattan.

3. Momofuku Ssäm Bar

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

@JaumePrimero@JaumePrimero: David Chang's temple of meat, and I always wash it down with a Korean Beer.

Rubirosa is one of Favorites Manhattan.

4. Rubirosa

9.2
235 Mulberry St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 841 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the vodka pizza, the crisp yet pliable thin-crust pies have a delicate char and a crackerlike crust. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

No. 7 Sub is one of Favorites Manhattan.

5. No. 7 Sub

1188 Broadway (btwn E 28th & E 29th St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · NoMad · 223 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the seasonal Halloween Sandwich, a monster mash-up of short rib braised with garlic, jalapeño & onion, plus sweet potatoes & melted marshmallows. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks of 2011. Read more.

6. The Fat Radish

17 Orchard St (btwn Hester & Canal St), New York, NY
English Restaurant · Chinatown · 223 tips and reviews

The New York TimesThe New York Times: You are near the heart of the city beautiful. Indulge in a Scotch egg, some potpie, a salad, the room. Read more.

Northern Spy Food Co. is one of Favorites Manhattan.

7. Northern Spy Food Co.

511 E 12th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Alphabet City · 316 tips and reviews
Rai Rai Ken is one of Favorites Manhattan.

8. Rai Rai Ken

6.7
218 E 10th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Village · 199 tips and reviews
Vanessa's Dumpling House is one of Favorites Manhattan.

9. Vanessa's Dumpling House

8.6
118 Eldridge St (btwn Broome & Grand St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Lower East Side · 419 tips and reviews

10. Russ & Daughters

9.3
179 E Houston St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · Lower East Side · 420 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Bagel with Lox and Cream Cheese: Doesn’t get more New York than this. Unreproducible. - Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

Takahachi is one of Favorites Manhattan.

11. Takahachi

9.0
145 Duane St (btwn W Broadway & Church St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Tribeca · 80 tips and reviews
Birreria is one of Favorites Manhattan.

12. Birreria

7.9
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Brewery · NoMad · 326 tips and reviews
Parm is one of Favorites Manhattan.

13. Parm

8.3
248 Mulberry St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 493 tips and reviews
McNally Jackson Books is one of Favorites Manhattan.

14. McNally Jackson Books

52 Prince St (btwn Lafayette & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Bookstore · NoLita · 293 tips and reviews
Bowery Ballroom is one of Favorites Manhattan.

15. Bowery Ballroom

9.2
6 Delancey St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 216 tips and reviews

16. The New York Earth Room

8.3
141 Wooster St (btw Prince St and Houston St), New York, NY
Art Gallery · SoHo · 35 tips and reviews

Louis VuittonLouis Vuitton: As the name suggests, the Earth Room is a room full of dirt. Rich, dark dirt, knee deep, housed in a 3600 square foot room in Soho, intriguing viewers for the past 30 years.

The Scratcher is one of Favorites Manhattan.

17. The Scratcher

8.2
209 E 5th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 79 tips and reviews

18. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1057 tips and reviews

Ben L.Ben L: Booths are tables numbered 60, 61, and 62. 61 is the best seat in the house.