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NYC Best Restaurants
Candle Cafe is one of NYC Best Restaurants.

1. Candle Cafe

1307 3rd Ave (btwn 74th & 75th St.), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 153 tips and reviews
Heartland Brewery is one of NYC Best Restaurants.

2. Heartland Brewery

1285 Avenue of the Americas (at W 51st St), New York, NY
Brewery · Theater District · 52 tips and reviews

Elise M.Elise Myers: Summertime Apricot Ale + Sweet Potato Fries = Yum.

Blockheads is one of NYC Best Restaurants.

3. Blockheads

954 2nd Ave (btwn E 50th & E 51st St), New York, NY
Burrito Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 83 tips and reviews

Elise M.Elise Myers: They serve food here too! Mexican salad with chicken is my fave.

Nathan's Famous is one of NYC Best Restaurants.

4. Nathan's Famous

8.1
1310 Surf Ave (at Stillwell Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Hot Dog Joint · Coney Island · 360 tips and reviews

Elise M.Elise Myers: Walk your corn dog down to the beach and picnic on the board walk or sand.

Coney Island Brewing Company is one of NYC Best Restaurants.

5. Coney Island Brewing Company

3008 W 12th St (at Surf Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Brewery · Coney Island · 9 tips and reviews

Elise M.Elise Myers: The world's smallest microbrewery! Right next door to the Freak Show.

Dallas BBQ is one of NYC Best Restaurants.

6. Dallas BBQ

7.4
1265 3rd Ave (btwn E. 72nd & 73rd St), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · Upper East Side · 56 tips and reviews

Elise M.Elise Myers: Can't beat a Cornbread & Chili lunch for under $5.

Little Morocco is one of NYC Best Restaurants.

7. Little Morocco

6.1
2439 Steinway St, Astoria, NY
Moroccan Restaurant · 15 tips and reviews

Elise M.Elise Myers: Cash only. We ordered Chicken kebab and falafel platters- both were amazing!

Corner Cafe and Bakery is one of NYC Best Restaurants.

8. Corner Cafe and Bakery

7.3
1645 3rd Ave (btwn 92nd St and 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Café · Yorkville · 65 tips and reviews

Elise M.Elise Myers: If you're a MMC student, you can use your meal plan here. Lucas's Grilled Chicken Salad is delicious with beets, goat cheese, and apples.

Max Brenner is one of NYC Best Restaurants.

9. Max Brenner

8.6
841 Broadway (btwn E 13th & E 14th St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Greenwich Village · 675 tips and reviews
Spice is one of NYC Best Restaurants.

10. Spice

1411 2nd Ave (btwn E 73rd & 74th St.), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Upper East Side · 13 tips and reviews

Elise M.Elise Myers: The lunch specials are incredible. For $7.50, you can get a green salad with incredible peanut dressing, and, my favorite, the vegetable green curry- eggplant, squash, bell pepper, and jasmine rice.

Quintessence is one of NYC Best Restaurants.

11. Quintessence

263 E 10th St (btw 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · East Village · 50 tips and reviews

Elise M.Elise Myers: Amazing vegan raw food restaurant. I absolutely love the Indian Platter. The desserts are fantastic and imaginative, like the chia seed tapioca banana split with raw vegan caramel pecan ice cream!

Oaxaca Taqueria is one of NYC Best Restaurants.

12. Oaxaca Taqueria

250 4th Ave (btwn President & Carroll St.), Brooklyn, NY
Taco Restaurant · Gowanus · 100 tips and reviews

Elise M.Elise Myers: Try the korean taco especial! Well priced. They also have Jarritos and horchata!