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best of NYC.

best of NYC.

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Created by Christina W • Updated On: January 27, 2015

Rediscovering NYC after being away for half a decade; here are some of my favorites so far.

Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory is one of best of NYC..

1. Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory

1 Water St (at Old Fulton St), Brooklyn, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · DUMBO · 180 tips and reviews
Alta is one of best of NYC..

2. Alta

64 W 10th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 316 tips and reviews
Havana Central Times Square is one of best of NYC..

3. Havana Central Times Square

7.4
151 W 46th St, New York, NY
Cuban Restaurant · Theater District · 208 tips and reviews
Nougatine at Jean Georges is one of best of NYC..

4. Nougatine at Jean Georges

8.8
1 Central Park W (at Broadway), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 102 tips and reviews
Village Yokocho is one of best of NYC..

5. Village Yokocho

8 Stuyvesant St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · East Village · 144 tips and reviews
Petrossian Boutique & Cafe is one of best of NYC..

6. Petrossian Boutique & Cafe

7.9
911 7th Ave (btwn 57th & 58th St.), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Theater District · 65 tips and reviews
Schnitzel & Things is one of best of NYC..

7. Schnitzel & Things

7.5
Hanover St (btwn Pearl & Water St), New York, NY
Food Truck · Financial District · 57 tips and reviews
Pearl Oyster Bar is one of best of NYC..

8. Pearl Oyster Bar

18 Cornelia St (btw Bleecker & W 4th), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · West Village · 161 tips and reviews
La Sirene is one of best of NYC..

9. La Sirene

8.4
558 Broome St (at Varick St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Hudson Square · 79 tips and reviews
Sushi Yasuda is one of best of NYC..

10. Sushi Yasuda

9.0
204 E 43rd St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 256 tips and reviews
Soba Totto is one of best of NYC..

11. Soba Totto

211 E 43rd St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Soba Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 138 tips and reviews
Totto Ramen is one of best of NYC..

12. Totto Ramen

366 W 52nd St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 584 tips and reviews
Espresso 77 is one of best of NYC..

13. Espresso 77

8.0
35-57 77th St (at 37th Ave.), Jackson Heights, NY
Coffee Shop · 83 tips and reviews
2nd Floor on Clinton is one of best of NYC..

14. 2nd Floor on Clinton

67 Clinton St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 65 tips and reviews
Sweetleaf is one of best of NYC..

15. Sweetleaf

8.7
10-93 Jackson Ave (at 11th St), Queens, NY
Coffee Shop · Hunters Point · 200 tips and reviews
Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant is one of best of NYC..

16. Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant

8.7
4 Clinton St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Bakery · Lower East Side · 973 tips and reviews
Highlands is one of best of NYC..

17. Highlands

150 W 10th St (at Waverly Pl), New York, NY
Whisky Bar · West Village · 161 tips and reviews
Partners Coffee is one of best of NYC..

18. Partners Coffee

8.8
125 N 6th St (btwn Bedford Ave & Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 408 tips and reviews
Eddie's Sweet Shop is one of best of NYC..

19. Eddie's Sweet Shop

8.8
10529 Metropolitan Ave (at 72nd Rd), Forest Hills, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · 109 tips and reviews
Dominique Bistro is one of best of NYC..

20. Dominique Bistro

14 Christopher St (at Gay St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · West Village · 129 tips and reviews
Stumptown Coffee Roasters is one of best of NYC..

21. Stumptown Coffee Roasters

9.2
30 W 8th St (at MacDougal St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwich Village · 323 tips and reviews
White Bear 白熊 is one of best of NYC..

22. White Bear 白熊

8.9
135-02 Roosevelt Ave (at Prince St), Flushing, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · 165 tips and reviews
Allswell is one of best of NYC..

23. Allswell

8.6
124 Bedford Ave (at N 10th St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 247 tips and reviews
Sake Bar Decibel is one of best of NYC..

24. Sake Bar Decibel

9.1
240 E 9th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sake Bar · East Village · 256 tips and reviews
Ace Hotel New York is one of best of NYC..

25. Ace Hotel New York

8.9
20 W 29th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Hotel · NoMad · 402 tips and reviews
Stumptown Coffee Roasters is one of best of NYC..

26. Stumptown Coffee Roasters

9.0
18 W 29th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoMad · 679 tips and reviews
Gallow Green is one of best of NYC..

27. Gallow Green

8.9
542 W 27th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Lounge · Chelsea · 232 tips and reviews
Sake Bar Hagi is one of best of NYC..

28. Sake Bar Hagi

152 W 49th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Theater District · 181 tips and reviews
Casellula is one of best of NYC..

29. Casellula

401 W 52nd St (at 9th Ave), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 160 tips and reviews
Fishs Eddy is one of best of NYC..

30. Fishs Eddy

9.5
889 Broadway (btwn E 19th & E 20th St), New York, NY
Furniture and Home Store · Flatiron District · 108 tips and reviews
Union Square Holiday Market is one of best of NYC..

31. Union Square Holiday Market

8.2
Union Sq W (at E 14th St), New York, NY
Christmas Market · Union Square · 72 tips and reviews
Chelsea Market is one of best of NYC..

32. Chelsea Market

9.2
75 9th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Market · Chelsea · 1218 tips and reviews
Angel’s Share is one of best of NYC..

33. Angel’s Share

8 Stuyvesant St (at E 9th St & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 491 tips and reviews
La Lanterna di Vittorio is one of best of NYC..

34. La Lanterna di Vittorio

8.9
129 Macdougal St (btwn 3rd & 4th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 184 tips and reviews
Tea & Sympathy is one of best of NYC..

35. Tea & Sympathy

8.2
108 Greenwich Ave (btwn 12th & 13th St), New York, NY
Tea Room · West Village · 136 tips and reviews
New York Pizza Suprema is one of best of NYC..

36. New York Pizza Suprema

9.0
413 8th Ave (btwn W 30th & W 31st St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Chelsea · 343 tips and reviews
Balthazar is one of best of NYC..

37. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1059 tips and reviews
Milk & Honey is one of best of NYC..

38. Milk & Honey

30 E 23rd St, New York, NY
Speakeasy · Flatiron District · 144 tips and reviews
Yakitori Totto is one of best of NYC..

39. Yakitori Totto

8.5
251 W 55th St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave.), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Theater District · 183 tips and reviews
Yopparai is one of best of NYC..

40. Yopparai

151 Rivington St Apt 1 (btwn Suffolk & Clinton), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 54 tips and reviews
Sushi Yasaka is one of best of NYC..

41. Sushi Yasaka

8.9
251 W 72nd St (btwn Broadway & W End Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Upper West Side · 228 tips and reviews
Astoria Bier & Cheese is one of best of NYC..

42. Astoria Bier & Cheese

9.2
34-14 Broadway (btwn 34th & 35th St.), Astoria, NY
Cheese Store · 85 tips and reviews
Foragers Table is one of best of NYC..

43. Foragers Table

300 W 22nd St (at 8th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chelsea · 102 tips and reviews