Five-star service, a relaxed approach to excellent wine, consistently delicious food, and a little bit of hip hop.
Speedy Romeo specializes in St. Louis-style pizza, but it’s everything else that they cook in that wood-burning oven that keeps us coming back.
A fine dining establishment, but there’s just enough informality to the menu and the service that you won’t feel like you’re eating at church. There's a Russian oligarch’s living room.
uksus, is a small tasting room in the back of a beer bar, Tørst. Juxtaposition of eating high-end cuisine while deep house cuts pulse through the sound system.
Texas meets Carolina meets East Village smoked meats. The pulled pork and brisket are both excellent, but it’s the real show-stopper is the massive beef brontosaurus rib.
Tanoshi is one of the best omakase sushi experiences you can find in New York City, and it comes at a better price than all of its contemporaries.
An adventurous, interesting restaurant by a chef of Portuguese descent, who makes everything from pasta to sashimi.
Hometown Bar-B-Que is the first New York BBQ operation that truly nails the essence of Texas ‘cue.
Jean-George and Dan Kluger add a Latin twist this time and now have a small plates empire in the making. Best fish tacos.
What started out as a “noshery and yoga room” is now just the former. $85 tasting menu is great. Tricky to get in, as they’re open Thursday through Sunday with only 12 seats.
Expertly curated high-end food court in Hell’s Kitchen. Court Street Grocers’ crazy sandwiches to The Cannibal’s full slate of meats and beers. Best ramen in NYC --> Ivan Ramen outside of Tokyo.
Lafayette is the grand brasserie New York’s been lacking for some time now. Baltzhazar had a nice run, but the torch has been passed.
