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Casa Mezcal is one of nyc.

1. Casa Mezcal

86 Orchard St (btwn Broome & Grand St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Lower East Side · 121 tips and reviews

2. Jimmy's No. 43

43 E 7th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 135 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Win major points with a beer lover at this subterranean gastropub: A selection of 12 stellar craft and microbrews is always on tap. Read more.

Momofuku Ssäm Bar is one of nyc.

3. Momofuku Ssäm Bar

207 2nd Ave (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · East Village · 523 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: If you’re here during the day, order the Duck lunch, tender pink breast meat with a candy-crisp skin served with flaky scallion pancakes & white rice. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks of 2011. Read more.

Elsa is one of nyc.

4. Elsa

217 E 3rd St (btwn Aves. B & C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 124 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Order the herbaceous Broken Mirror Skyscraper. A mix of absinthe, lime & muddled mint—w/ dandelion & burdock bitters—is chilled with slow-melting ice. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks of 2011. Read more.

Amor y Amargo is one of nyc.

5. Amor y Amargo

8.9
443 E 6th St (at Avenue A), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 205 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the house gin and tonic, a complex cocktail with little in common with your garden-variety G&T. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Freemans is one of nyc.

6. Freemans

8.7
1 Freeman Aly (at Rivington St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 569 tips and reviews
Despaña is one of nyc.

7. Despaña

9.0
408 Broome St (btwn Lafayette & Centre St), New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · SoHo · 288 tips and reviews
Banh Mi Saigon is one of nyc.

8. Banh Mi Saigon

8.7
198 Grand St (btwn Mulberry & Mott St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Little Italy · 197 tips and reviews

9. Mr. Purple

8.6
180 Orchard St (btwn Houston & Stanton St), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Lower East Side · 179 tips and reviews

@thirsty@thirsty: A massive rooftop space on the 15th floor of the Hotel Indigo, we love the craft cocktails (try the Summertime Spice!) and beer selection plus the cold-pressed Liquiteria juices and Irving Farm coffee