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Need to try - FOOD
Mission Ceviche is one of Need to try - FOOD.

1. Mission Ceviche

9.1
1400 2nd Ave, New York, NY
Restaurant · Upper East Side · 25 tips and reviews
Avra Madison is one of Need to try - FOOD.

2. Avra Madison

8.9
14 E 60th St, New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Upper East Side · 36 tips and reviews
DaDong is one of Need to try - FOOD.

3. DaDong

3 Bryant Park (W 42nd St btwn 6th & 7th Avs), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Theater District · 24 tips and reviews
Nickel & Diner is one of Need to try - FOOD.

4. Nickel & Diner

1 Howard St (Centre St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · SoHo · 48 tips and reviews
Marta is one of Need to try - FOOD.

5. Marta

29 E 29th St (btwn Madison & Park Ave S), New York, NY
Pizzeria · NoMad · 298 tips and reviews
Spoon Table & Bar is one of Need to try - FOOD.

6. Spoon Table & Bar

40 E 33rd St (btwn Madison & Park Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoMad · 16 tips and reviews
Wine:30 is one of Need to try - FOOD.

7. Wine:30

8.3
41 E 30th St (btwn Madison & Park Ave S), New York, NY
Wine Bar · NoMad · 117 tips and reviews
La Bonne Soupe is one of Need to try - FOOD.

8. La Bonne Soupe

7.8
48 W 55th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Midtown East · 148 tips and reviews
44 & X is one of Need to try - FOOD.

9. 44 & X

7.9
622 10th Ave (btwn 44th St & 45th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 180 tips and reviews
Dirty Bird To Go is one of Need to try - FOOD.

10. Dirty Bird To Go

204 W 14th St (at 7th Ave.), New York, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · West Village · 106 tips and reviews
Negril Village is one of Need to try - FOOD.

11. Negril Village

8.5
70 W 3rd St (at Bleecker St.), New York, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 145 tips and reviews
Miss Lily's 7A is one of Need to try - FOOD.

12. Miss Lily's 7A

9.1
109 Avenue A (at E 7th St), New York, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · East Village · 167 tips and reviews
Eugene & Co is one of Need to try - FOOD.

13. Eugene & Co

397 Tompkins Ave (btwn Hancock St & Jefferson Ave), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 31 tips and reviews
Mayfield is one of Need to try - FOOD.

14. Mayfield

8.8
688 Franklin Ave (at Prospect Pl), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Crown Heights · 170 tips and reviews
Alice's Arbor is one of Need to try - FOOD.

15. Alice's Arbor

549 Classon Ave (at Fulton St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 105 tips and reviews
Tilda All Day is one of Need to try - FOOD.

16. Tilda All Day

930 Fulton St (at St James Pl), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Clinton Hill · 59 tips and reviews
Hakkasan is one of Need to try - FOOD.

17. Hakkasan

311 W 43rd St (at 8th Ave.), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 158 tips and reviews
Wagamama is one of Need to try - FOOD.

18. Wagamama

6.7
210 5th Ave (at W 26th St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · NoMad · 65 tips and reviews
Johny's Luncheonette is one of Need to try - FOOD.

19. Johny's Luncheonette

8.7
124 W 25th St (btw 6th & 7th), New York, NY
Diner · Chelsea · 210 tips and reviews
Mark is one of Need to try - FOOD.

20. Mark

33 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Burger Joint · East Village · 207 tips and reviews
The Smile is one of Need to try - FOOD.

21. The Smile

26 Bond St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Café · NoHo · 396 tips and reviews
Park Avenue Autumn/Winter/Spring/Summer is one of Need to try - FOOD.

22. Park Avenue Autumn/Winter/Spring/Summer

360 Park Ave S, New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoMad · 64 tips and reviews
Casa Mono is one of Need to try - FOOD.

23. Casa Mono

9.0
52 Irving Pl (btwn E 17th & E 18th St), New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · Gramercy Park · 208 tips and reviews
Lilia is one of Need to try - FOOD.

24. Lilia

9.2
567 Union Ave (at Frost St), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · Williamsburg · 190 tips and reviews

Maria R.Maria Riabtchenko: Order bread, and find out just why this place is known for ALL their food. Come with a big group, taste all the pastas, burrata, scallops, squid, and leave with a happy belly

25. Le Coucou

9.0
138 Lafayette St, New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 93 tips and reviews

CCCC: Service and food is wonderful, as is the wine. The sommelier gives great suggestions. Oysters, sweetbreads, pike were standouts.

Los Mariscos is one of Need to try - FOOD.

26. Los Mariscos

9.4
409 West 15th St (9th Ave), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Chelsea · 148 tips and reviews

Ben K.Ben K.: New seafood taco spot from the Los Tacos No. 1 crew. The fish taco and spicy shrimp taco are great. You can skip the crowd in Chelsea Market and enter right on 15th St.

27. Fish Cheeks

9.4
55 Bond St (btwn Lafayette & Bowery St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · NoHo · 147 tips and reviews

Ernesto G.Ernesto Gutierrez: Amazing place if you like spicy food. A great sampler: namtok pork, coconut crab curry and the tom yum goong soup

Dinnertable is one of Need to try - FOOD.

28. Dinnertable

206 Avenue A (btwn E 12th & E 13th St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Alphabet City · 37 tips and reviews
Emmy Squared is one of Need to try - FOOD.

29. Emmy Squared

9.0
364 Grand St (at Marcy Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Williamsburg · 168 tips and reviews

Paul B.Paul Booth: Have the Big Matt burger- tasty and a little spicy. The vodka pizza is delicious, quite light and bread-like base. Crispy too.

30. Takumen

8.9
550 50th Ave (50th Ave and Vernon Blvd), Queens, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Hunters Point · 58 tips and reviews

Aaron A.Aaron Allon: I'm a huge fan of the chicken rice bowl at lunch. It is super flavorful but not heavy.

31. Leuca

8.1
111 N 12th St, Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · Williamsburg · 58 tips and reviews

John X.John Xie: The whole menu here is great but the pastas are what steal the show: the cuttlefish puttanesca, sea urchin spaghetti and goat fazzoletti all deliver

Olmsted is one of Need to try - FOOD.

32. Olmsted

8.9
659 Vanderbilt Ave (Park Pl), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 111 tips and reviews

Emily W.Emily Wilson: Warm environment, creative and thoughtful dishes, carefully-crafted space, fun experience. A real gem. Standouts: rosemary cocktail, kale crab rangoon, rutabaga "tagliatelle", Dave's trout, s'mores.

33. Sugarfish

8.8
33 E 20th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Flatiron District · 112 tips and reviews

Erin S.Erin Shea: Get there early (before 7) to put your name in and grab a drink around the area while you wait for a table. The fish is delicious and fresh, plus the prices are reasonable for Omakase.

Win Son is one of Need to try - FOOD.

34. Win Son

9.0
159 Graham Ave (at Montrose Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Taiwanese Restaurant · East Williamsburg · 110 tips and reviews

Angela W.Angela Wen: Everything is absolutely delicious, nice balance of authentic and elevated. Great cocktails. Highly recommend the pork buns, water spinach, Lu rou fan

35. Lalito

104 Bayard St (btw Baxter & Mulberry), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Chinatown · 43 tips and reviews

John X.John Xie: The carnitas here are the real deal. Tender chunks of pork with crisp skin intact, served with warm, homemade tortillas. Damn.

Chinese Tuxedo is one of Need to try - FOOD.

36. Chinese Tuxedo

7.8
5 Doyers St, New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 47 tips and reviews

Kayleigh H.Kayleigh Harrington: Eggplant, vegan dumplings and mapo lo mein. This is going to be your new favorite restaurant. Great atmosphere.

Bunsmith is one of Need to try - FOOD.

37. Bunsmith

789 Franklin Ave (btwn Lincoln & St Johns Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Asian Restaurant · Crown Heights · 63 tips and reviews
Little Mo is one of Need to try - FOOD.

38. Little Mo

1158 Myrtle Ave (Broadway), Brooklyn, NY
Asian Restaurant · Bushwick · 40 tips and reviews
Snacky is one of Need to try - FOOD.

39. Snacky

187 Grand St (btwn Bedford Ave. and Driggs Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Asian Restaurant · Williamsburg · 65 tips and reviews
The Loyal is one of Need to try - FOOD.

40. The Loyal

289 Bleecker St, New York, NY
Restaurant · West Village · 30 tips and reviews
Sisters is one of Need to try - FOOD.

41. Sisters

8.4
900 Fulton St (btwn Washington & Waverly Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Gastropub · Clinton Hill · 103 tips and reviews