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Random Must Try Spots
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is one of Random Must Try Spots.

1. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

9.3
246 W Willow St (at N Franklin St), Syracuse, NY
BBQ Joint · Downtown Syracuse · 264 tips and reviews
Totonno's Pizzeria Napolitano is one of Random Must Try Spots.

2. Totonno's Pizzeria Napolitano

8.0
1524 Neptune Ave (W 15th & W 16th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Coney Island · 108 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: One of New York's most renowned pizzerias. Incomparable New York-style pies on Coney Island.

Paulie Gee's is one of Random Must Try Spots.

3. Paulie Gee's

9.3
60 Greenpoint Ave (btwn Franklin & West St), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Greenpoint · 401 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: As much as a labor of love as any pizzeria out there, Paulie Gee's is warm and inviting. It serves wonderful pies patterned on the Neapolitan model but with a local slant.

Defonte's of Brooklyn is one of Random Must Try Spots.

4. Defonte's of Brooklyn

261 3rd Ave (E 21st St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Gramercy Park · 110 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Manhattan branch of the destination-worthy Italian sandwich shop.

Faicco's Pork Store is one of Random Must Try Spots.

5. Faicco's Pork Store

7.9
6511 11th Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Butcher · Dyker Heights · 7 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Italian butcher, sausage maker, and sandwich shop extraordinaire. Great Italian special and chicken parm.

Red Rooster Harlem is one of Random Must Try Spots.

6. Red Rooster Harlem

8.7
310 Malcolm X Blvd (btwn W 125th & W 126th St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · 552 tips and reviews
Dough is one of Random Must Try Spots.

7. Dough

305 Franklin Ave (at Lafayette Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Donut Shop · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 376 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Excellent yeast doughnuts at this tiny Bed-Stuy shop. Cafe au Lait and Blood Orange glazes are top-notch.

GLAS is one of Random Must Try Spots.

8. GLAS

1118 Queen St E, Toronto, ON
Tapas Restaurant · Leslieville · 7 tips and reviews
Hot Bread Kitchen is one of Random Must Try Spots.

9. Hot Bread Kitchen

7.4
1590 Park Ave (at 115th St), New York, NY
Bakery · East Harlem · 14 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Not all breads are top-notch at this non-profit bakery, but we love the flaky Moroccan m'smen, rich stollen, and fresh bialys, which are the best we've had in New York.

Uncle Boons is one of Random Must Try Spots.

10. Uncle Boons

7 Spring St (btwn Bowery & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · NoLita · 323 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Elevated but casual takes on Thai food, authentic in ingredients and technique if not in approach.

Brooklyn Oenology Winery [BOE] is one of Random Must Try Spots.

11. Brooklyn Oenology Winery [BOE]

209 Wythe Ave (Btw N 3rd & N 4th Sts), Brooklyn, NY
Wine Bar · Williamsburg · 28 tips and reviews
Betony is one of Random Must Try Spots.

12. Betony

41 W 57th St, New York, NY
American Restaurant · Midtown East · 88 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Inventive fine dining and cocktails (especially for Midtown) from three Eleven Madison Park alums.

Koronet Pizza is one of Random Must Try Spots.

13. Koronet Pizza

7.2
2848 Broadway (btwn 110th & 111th St.), New York, NY
Pizzeria · West Harlem · 116 tips and reviews
Shalom Japan is one of Random Must Try Spots.

14. Shalom Japan

8.3
310 S 4th St (at Rodney St), Brooklyn, NY
Japanese Restaurant · East Williamsburg · 100 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Creative and surprisingly restrained Jewish-Japanese fusion fare from a chef couple in a sleepy corner of South Williamsburg. Don't miss the challah baked with sake kasu.

Experimental Cocktail Club is one of Random Must Try Spots.

15. Experimental Cocktail Club

191 Chrystie St (btwn Rivington & Stanton), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 102 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: You'll find cocktails inspired by everything from gelato to seaweed salad at this Lower East Side cocktail den, which also has locations in Paris and London.

Irving Farm Coffee Roasters is one of Random Must Try Spots.

16. Irving Farm Coffee Roasters

Grand Central Terminal (Lower Concourse), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Midtown East · 28 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Upstate-roasted coffees and $6 oatmeals served briskly from this circular kiosk in the dining concourse.

Ninth Street Espresso is one of Random Must Try Spots.

17. Ninth Street Espresso

109 E 56th St (btwn Park & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Midtown East · 62 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Stealth outpost of this Lower East Side cafe stationed just under the Lombardy Hotel.

Gregorys Coffee is one of Random Must Try Spots.

18. Gregorys Coffee

7.8
874 Avenue of the Americas (at W 31st St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoMad · 133 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The coffee-geekiest of the Gregory's chain, featuring its own custom Aeropress bar.

Café Grumpy is one of Random Must Try Spots.

19. Café Grumpy

8.3
200 W 39th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Garment District · 135 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Fifth outpost of this Greenpoint roaster offers lots of seating and homemade pastries, but no computers are allowed.

Hunter's is one of Random Must Try Spots.

20. Hunter's

213 Smith St (at Baltic St), Brooklyn, NY
Gluten-Free Restaurant · Boerum Hill · 75 tips and reviews