Taste: The rolls stuffed with your choice of three fillings: chicken adobo; corned beef ; or sardines . Read more.
The pancakes are better than Clinton Street. Seriously. They are fluffy and coated in blueberry maple syrup with fresh made cream on top. Thick-cut bacon strips on the side, too.
Originally located under the Manhattan Bridge and ended up here. Still continues to be the best place for Vietnamese sandwiches. Just remember it 'crose' Mondays and early when they sell out early. Read more.
If you want thicker noodles, you can ask the chef if they have the knife shaved noodles. I usually call and ask before I trek to East Broadway.
hands down NYC's best pan-fried pork dumplings and cheapest too! A real NYC must-do. 12 dumplings for $3
Take a seat that faces the back of the shop so you can watch them make your hand pulled noodles from scratch. MUST order the #9 pork soup & the fried dumplings. Best dumplings in NYC.
Chug a Ginger Fireball when you feel a cold coming on or order a juice-cleanse delivery. Read more.
Just had the Cacao Catalyst - coconut milk, acai berries, raw cacao, agave, raw soaked cashews, spices. rich, thick taste.
Try the beet risotto balls, the lamb meatballs, the duck ham panini, or the ham blade steak. Recommended wine: Paul Achs Zweigelt.
Ask Tanner for his red picks. He'll take excellent care of you. And be sure to try with the fried risotto balls (oxtail and/or beet&gorgonzola).
Veal & ricotta meatballs are incredible! There are no words to describe the ricotta cheese cake!
great vegetarian lunch buffet. only five or so dishes but they are done right. not too greasy, for a change. their food energizes! try the rice pudding.
This chicken is like crack. Don't order anything but the chicken wings - they are that good.
go for dinner (great value) and get the pork and pickles and a beer. they have a bunch of great microbrews to choose from
When waiting for friends, order a rose (txakoli if available) and nibble on the blistered peppers. Absolutely delicious and totally beats staring at your watch!
get the txipiron "encebollado": squid ribbons. and then ask the 'tender for her favorites to fill the rest of your palate
Get the burger (only available at lunch). Topped w/ Idiazábal/sliced cornichons/pickled onions/crème fraîche, homemade mayo w/ garlic and guindilla peppers. Tomcat bun. AMAZING
RS says: Try the Powder Snow Ramen. "Exceptional pork, 3 types of miso. Broth is made w/ pork & chicken bone, garlic, ginger, and seaweed kelp. Try grated parmesan / pat of butter on top of ramen."
The snow ramen, despite sounding like a failed attempt at a fusion item, is actually quite good. Try it.
NY. Best Italian sandwich spot in the city. It's for purists, no substitutions, no lattes. Just sandwiches. The Matthew & Alyssa hit the spot.
Baristas blend single-origin, just-roasted beans to order, even for a single cup.
I debated leaving a tip for this place because it's really just that great. This is the kind of place you want to keep a secret. Awesome little italian/spanish cafe with great food and great prices.
They brought Fried chicken on buttermilk biscuit with gravy and coleslaw, Brasied shortribs on Challah, Seared pork chop on challah, Muffalata and Crispy goat cheese on flauta bread to Choice Eats!
Pastrami On Rye With Brown Mustard: A thing of unparalleled beauty. Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations
If it's your first time here, get the #1 pho Xe Lua - their signature dish, add a little the house hot sauce, perfect comfort food for winter.
For $5 or less, fill up on some of NYC’s greatest cheap dumplings. Try the sesame pancakes for $.50 each and get 3 pork fried buns for $1. Read more.
Get the small rice bowl w two vegetables for $3. It is a filling meal and tastier than an entree at a typical sit-down joint in Curry Hill
Michael and his staff are dope. Relaxed and almost tropical vibe, great coffee, and living room setting. Support these cats.
Don't be fooled by the Penn Station location, pretty good sushi. Especially on the go!
I love this izakaya. Just when you thought there was no cool place to eat in this 'hood. Go downstairs, grab a table in the nook or the bar (only two spots I like) and try everything on the menu
Ask the waitress for recommendations on sake and she might bring you a flight. The fried gizzards and pork belly skewers are superb.
On Friday, a former manager of Schiller's Liquor Bar opened this all-day Nolita spot. The menu ranges from rosewater waffles to Peri-Peri giblets. Read more.
A whimsical getaway for your lunch hour with the most decadent pastries scones and food the wonderful staff only add to the ambiance and decor a must stop hot spot for any tourist or jaded new yorker
Try the gorgeous, fibrous, compulsively snackable slabs of sliced spicy pork jerky. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Best beef (or chicken, or shrimp) jerky you have ever had. About $9 for a 1/2 lb. Perfect for long plane rides!
Go to Hop Shing Restaurant to experience an old school Chinatown dim-sum experience.
No doubt... The best coffee in Manhattan. Yes, you read it right. You can still order it "regular" and get an amazing cup of joe. Have a Bo low bau on the side you'll thank me.
Hard core java fans will appreciate that drinks are made by The Slayer, an $18,000 coffee machine handcrafted in Seattle.
One of our favorite overall shops, RBC has a few window seats looking out over mostly-desolate Worth St. They offer coffees from more roasters than anyone in town and a variety of pourover methods.
It's all about the Gibraltar. Double espresso in a rocks glass topped with steamed milk. Yum.
Everything on the 'Carbonated' menu is incredible; try the Gin & Juice: served in a flute flash-cooled with LN, it tastes like gin was asked to think about grapefruit, then carbonated. Drink!
Best lebanese restaurant ever! One of the most giving and generous. They support many nonprofit and charitable causes around the city. YOU HAVE to try the Duck Shwarma!!! It's the best!!!
Go here for Manhattan’s best budget Asian noodles. Slurp up Savory Cumin Lamb Hand-Pulled Noodles for $5 or Liang Pi Noodles for $4. Read more.
Searched high and low for the quintessential Roman pasta dish Cacio e Pepe. Search no more. It's here. Love this place!
the sandwiches are great the dude is weird the wait is long the mustard is (only) honey.
Michael White’s newest is one of our favorite spot for Grandma-style rustic Italian. Don’t miss the porchetta or the tagliatelle. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
sit at the bar. start with a negroni. maybe two. listen to the specials. definitely get spiedini. definitely get the gramigna. definitely get the cappelletti. definitely finish with gelato/afogato.
Of course the Ramen was great. But the gyoza are also terrific -- crispy, light, and flavorful. Try 'em!
You’ve got first-date intrigue/intimacy here. Plus, the four most important components of intimacy: Italian beers, ridiculous wine cocktails, painfully charming potted herbs and soppressata pizza. Read more.
Just north of Fort Tryon Park. Views of the Palisades and the George Washington Bridge. Menu: Casual, with a raw bar, mussels and fries, salads, steak a la plancha,seafood stew and striped bass tamale Read more.
The menu blends traditional comfort food with more contemporary elements. The decor reflects the restaurant's namesake color. Taste: Peppered beef fillet(goats cheese ravioli, celeriac fondant) Read more.
There may be no greater place to end a night out on the town than Great NY Noodletown. Open til 4am to cater to tired and starved chefs. Come for the crispy baby pig on rice. Stay for the hot tea. Read more.
The setting is dropped-ceiling bland, but real pleasures await: outstanding soup dumplings, fried fish, cold noodles and stir-fries.
Chef Ralf Kuettel describes it as "the perfect sandwich"...ROCKET PIG SANDWICH - smoked spice-rubbed pork on ciabatta roll with red onion jam & mustard sauce house-made pickle & rocket pig hot sauce Read more.
Taste: Pollo Torta (with shredded amish chicken chipotle sauce, black bean spread, roasted serrano relish, bibb lettuce, red onion,queso fresco, aioli, papalo)...quality ingredients and great flavor Read more.
The real secret of this place is that they serve breakfast and it's reasonably priced. $5 for delicious baked eggs is hard to beat.
When you get there do not forget...Pancit Malabok Negra - palabok noodles in squid ink & shrimp romesco with calamari, oysters, scallops, baby octopus, tinapa, hard boiled farm & chicharron Read more.
“This tiny, beloved East Village sports bar—eleven barstools, three tables, a pair of seats from Shea Stadium—has the dark-wood intimacy of a church vestibule, and it welcomes all affiliations.” Read more.
