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295 Berry St (btwn S 2nd & S 3rd St), Brooklyn, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Williamsburg · 293 tips and reviews
IFC: New York: Superior has New York tacos that your L.A. friends can't knock. You'll be seeing the world through pork-colored lenses after you try these carnitas. - IFC Staff
IFC: NYC: Ask the counter lady to “Heat it up,” and she’ll pour gravy on your plate and microwave it until the container starts to warp. Also, try the buttery green beans!” –IFC's Thu Tran
IFC: NYC: If you build it, they will come. No one thought a hangout at 29th and Broadway could be this popular, but now it's one of NYC's busiest hotel lobbies. -IFC Staff
371 7th Ave (at Affinia Manhattan Hotel), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Chelsea · 49 tips and reviews
IFC: Niles is non-descript, vaguely modern, and utterly charmless...and that's precisely its charm. It's also the unofficial off-campus conference room for the IFC Staff. We'll see you there! - IFC Staff
IFC: The scores of Hasidic Jewish salesmen at B&H have the biggest inventory and the best prices in town. It's like Epcot Center for the bargain shopper. Closed on Shabbos, open on Christmas! - IFC Staff
IFC: The phrase "Always On, Slightly Off" might as well have been created to describe Whiskey Town's signature beverage, the Pickle Back: a shot of whiskey followed by a pickle juice chaser. - IFC Staff
People: Made-to-order tableside guac and a 100-plus tequilalist keep stars like Jessica Simpson dipping in. Tip: Snag a sidewalk seatat their spanking-new Hudson Street location for good people-watching.
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Visit the Arms and Armor Galleries on afternoons when there is a concert in the Musical Instrument galleries above, usually on Wednesdays at 3:30 about once a month. (Ashira, Objects Conservation)