Try the currywurst ($7). "A veal and pork bratwurst, cut up and served with fries and a homemade, tomato-based curry sauce, is the perfect snack food while drinking German beers." Read more.
Find the best burger in the city in this old school burger shack hidden in the lobby of the Parker Meridien. -Andy Cohen, Watch What Happens Live!
It's all meatballs here, rolled into shape, featuring beef, spicy pork and chicken. Most popular is a bowl of beef meatballs with the classic tomato sauce and a slice of focaccia ($7). Read more.
If you want to grab a beer with friends and have a nosh, go here. -Eric Wolitzky, Top Chef Just Desserts
The menu is an upscale American diner concept, with biscuits & sandwiches topped with ingredients like ham & trout, cured & smoked in-house, respectively.
Definitely start with the Pork Buns. Then try and devour a bowl of the momofuku ramen (pork belly, shoulder and poached egg). Or plan ahead, make a reservation and have the fried chicken!
The mac and cheese is outstanding. Get the First Snow cocktail, it's sweet and delicious. The burger is great, but a tad overpriced.
the pro splitty-splitty move for 2: get 1 smoked meat deluxe with poutine and 1 smoked meat sammy. you each get a sammich and you split the poutine/slaw/pickle. and you both win.
Try the Bash Style burger, Chef Josh Capon’s NYC Food & Wine Festival award-winning creation—garnished with caramelized-onion-and-bacon jam, American cheese and shaved pickles. Read more.
The Horseradish (with bacon and egg, 'natch!) is a breakfast sandwich unlike any you've ever had. Light, sharp and just eggy and bacony enough.
When you order a burger and you have to choose between truffle fries and regular fries. Get the truffle. Read more.
"Foodie heaven! 100+ vendors with diff. cuisines trying to feed you within a block radius. Bring an appetite, do tapas-style tastings, and relax with a view of the Manhattan skyline in the background"
Pastrami On Rye With Brown Mustard: A thing of unparalleled beauty. Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations
If you have a hankering for an incredible sandwich, then you must order the Pork Loin with a side of French Fries with Balsamic Mayo. It goes nicely with a Pauly Shore.
"Be sure to get the poutine, pastrami, and the fries covered in cheese curds and gravy!"
Get the 2x2x2 Special (2 eggs, 2 pancakes, 2 bacon/sausage) with their (amazing!) smoked beef sausage. upgrade your pancakes to the Lemon Ricotta pancakes.
The three chefs in the kitchen—Jamison Blankenship, James Sato and David Koon— spent months testing different broths, noodles and toppings to create the three bowls on their opening menu. Read more.
Boasting 70 beers on tap and 160 bottles, this is a beer lover's paradise. Try one of their surprisingly good hot dogs if you get hungry.
A great spot to test-drive beers in a sampler before you grab a growler. Check out their bottle selection in the coolers, organized by region from front (East Coast) to back (West Coast and Abroad).
This place is truly a hidden gem - a cozy Belgian beer bar with a vast array of beers on tap and an even more extensive bottled selection. We’ll definitely be back to enjoy the terrace on a sunny day.
This spacious NYC beer garden offers different kinds of beer flavors and and great snacks like sausages and pretzels to match them with. They also have games to keep the good times rolling.
Beer gardens are better than real gardens. Booze here while snacking on the pretzels, which're stuffed-and-covered with a mix of Gruyere and Parm. Read more.
One of the best craft beer selections in the city & extremely well-done upscale pub food. The old school grilled cheese is my standard, amazing with bacon. Order everything at the bar.
Order a round of balanced Barrier Brewing Company brews if there’s one on tap. They’re one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Ask the knowledgeable, but unpretentious bartender about a beer, and he'll tell you EVERYTHING about it.
If you like Belgian Beer, then this is your spot. Grab a pint and head out to their outdoor garden. Also serve cheese & meat plates. Great place to just chill.
Hot Bird's outdoor space, built in a former auto-body shop facing Atlantic Avenue, is best experienced on a sunny day, when you can crowd around picnic tables on the expansive patio and sip drafts. Read more.
Diviest dive-bar in the West Village? Lots of beers on the menu (too many?) and definitely not enough light to read the list. Ask the bartender to pick something awesome.
What's better than beer & pretzels? Beer and pretzels with a view of Manhattan! Amazing rooftop.
Start (and maybe end) your night here with a liter of Hofbräuhaus Traunstein and either a Weiner Schnitzel or a Bratwurst Platter!
Easily the best craft beer shop in the city. HUGE selection of beers from around the country that you can’t find anywhere else. Buy a growler for tap fresh beer and the sandwiches are good too.
The beer menu at this booming beer hall boasts 30 diverse and delicious German beers. Add that to the communal tables and wurst, and you can have an authentic experience without flying to Cologne!
The Pony heads east! $5 beers, 20 rotating craft brews on tap, 2 casks, and great food... everything you came to expect at their Hell's Kitchen location. When they ring the bell, yell "NEW BEER!"
This bottle shop and beer bar is open till 2am on weekends. Grab a craft beer at a nice price, then gather with your friends at the communal table, or cozy up by the couches in the back.
This monstrous auto shop-turned-bar features over two dozen craft beers, from Empire to Smuttynose to Green Flash, plus large-format bottles from Brooklyn and Allagash that are perfect for sharing!
Head upstairs to The Parlor for the mixology. Bartenders are super attentive. Hot drink? Archbishop. Absinthe? Julep à la Thomas. M-F 5-7pm $1 oysters and absinthe cocktails for L'Heure Verte.
Incredible sushi at a reasonable price. You'll need to put your name in early and come back later. Totally worth it.
