The best authentic Chinese food in Chinatown. It's basically a hole-in-the-wall restaurant but the food is amazing, even the snails! [Eww I know] Was featured on A. Bourdain's travel channel show. Read more.
Try the addictive fried pig tails, deep-fried to order and coated with a sticky sauce made from the sweet-savory braising reduction. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try the exceptional Black Angus burger, ground daily, with a satisfying crust from the grill that gives way to a gorgeously pink interior that coats the mouth like steak tartare. Read more.
Consider the house-made pastas ($17-$18) or the popular charred octopus with chorizo dish ($16). Read more.
Recommended: Prawn roulade, farm egg with Parmesan foam, goat's milk ricotta gnocchi, halibut, lobster, duck for two, chicken for two, peanut butter and chocolate palette, chocolate tart with caramel. Read more.
The yo-yo gets a sugary makeover at Caracas. Sweet plantains are fried in a cinnamon-spiked plantain batter, then they’re stuffed slightly chewy, fresh cheese and served with honey dipping sauce. Read more.
From the owners of Diner, this Williamsburg raw bar offers a limited but delicious menu. Read more.
Tyler Florence reveals his favorite on a stick, Mexican Grilled Corn, dusted with chili powder, lime and cotija cheese, at Cafe Habana on The Best Thing I Ever Ate. Find more tips at FN Local. Read more.
An evening of charm on a dreamlike West Village corner. Owner/chef Joey Campanaro's meatball sliders are legendary. Try it for a date: there's a reason regulars call it "the closer." [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Scoop up the colorful Miang Kana salad with Chinese broccoli leaves here. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try the pork souvlaki: herb-marinated pork butt seared over wood-charcoal embers and served in a fluffy grilled pita. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try the green-bean salad. Crisp stalks of green beans, fried almonds, raw fennel and celery heart join forces in this crunchy, satisfying tangle. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try the crunchy purani delhi ki papri chaat, composed of a layer of fried wheat discs piled with chickpeas and diced potatoes. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try the fragrant dum biryani, an Indian-style potpie filled with glistening hunks of ginger-marinated goat leg tossed with saffron-dyed basmati rice. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011 Read more.
Try Laurent Manrique’s signature Caesar, which deploys grilled Romaine hearts heaped with shaved Parmesan and draped in silky smoked cod. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
The deeply flavorful sauce in the Tajarin al sugo d’Arrosto pasta is made with pan drippings. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try the luxurious scallop and bone marrow starter. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try the Ukoy for brunch. Shrimp, sprouts and leeks, plus snow peas and napa cabbage, are stuffed into a banana leaf and plunged into the hot oil. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try the rich beer-braised-tongue tacos. The soft, shredded meat is slow-cooked with Negra Modelo, bacon and chorizo. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try the candylike Ba Si. Deep-fried taro, sweet potato and apple form the starchy base of this funky, interactive Northern Chinese dessert. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try the Rosejat Rápida—a paella riff made with short noodles instead of rice—which incorporates poached chicken, chorizo and briny cockles. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try the Earl’s Eggo waffle, drizzled with maple syrup and stacked with aged Cabot cheddar, coffee-cured bacon and rich slabs of grilled foie gras. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Have some ricotta on toast to begin, mushrooms or a steak if available, and a date cake you can walk off with a hike down Atlantic Avenue, to Brooklyn Bridge Park. Read more.
Cornbread’s a must. Then? Duck-liver pudding: Discuss. (Yes.) Red Caesar salad: yes. Fried yard bird: Yes. Go malted for dessert. Read more.
This spot's authentic tapas include spicy tongue taquitos & fried blood sausage. The cocktail program's exclusively latin wines, 100+ rums, & carafes of Latin liquors served on trays w/ lines of sugar Read more.
Order seafood salad or tuna tartare. Follow with Thai-spiced lobster or steak. And ask for help on the wine. Do prom right this time around. Read more.