This is an amazing little middle eastern/Druze cooking. My friend turned me on to it on my last trip to NYC. Incredible, authentic food. Really fresh and interesting -Susan Feniger, Top Chef
“Not the swankiest gym in NYC, but it’s where I get my pump on every day. The mood is very chill so your workout can truly be YOUR time with no distractions.” – Jonathan, Setup Squad
Order some of NYC's best cheap sliders for $2 a pop. Add bacon and caramelized onions for $.50 more and top with chipotle ketchup. Read more.
Try the Shepard Pie, Sausage Rolls, and Cullen Skink Soup- they were really popular at Choice Eats!
Chef Pichet Ong rocks his 100% original style at his own dessert bar. -Seth Caro, Top Chef Just Desserts
The chicken pot pie sports a fluffy puff-pastry top, and rich, creamy chicken stew underneath. If you loved Swanson chicken pot pies when you were a kid you'll adore the luxuriance of this rendition.
I don't care how good the reviews are about the food at Pam Real Thai, the service is horrendous!
From 11 AM- 4 PM seven days a week $12 gets you a pizza (Marinara, Margherita, Soppressata Piccante or Brussels Sprout) and either a salad or soft serve ice cream.
Their Jambalaya with chicken and andouille sausage, Blackened Shrimp, and BBQ Pulled Pork were featured dishes at Choice Eats
The sister restaurant to Tao, this clubby spot has a dance club downstairs, and serves an intense one-pound Wagyu-blend meatball upstairs. Read more.
When you visit this place you must get the pig ass sandwich. The cheese list is one of the best and open late night for after work snacks. -Ed Cotton, Top Chef
Try the super traditional yakitori—it’s made the way it should be. The flavors are intense and you will walk out of there with a big smile on your face! -Candice Kumai, Top Chef
The P.H.O. Real, one of our 101 Best Sandwiches in NY, takes on the considerable challenge of reinterpreting a bowl of Vietnamese soup as a kaiser-roll sandwich - and wins.
Spicy thai salad, grilled chicken & buckwheat noodles with cilantro mint pesto were their additions to Choice Eats, and we loved every bite!
My favorite wine bar in the city. If you’re lucky bartender Alice will grace you with a traditional German dance. -Zac Young, Top Chef Just Desserts
A fancy meal and killer desserts. I love the apple cider doughnuts. -Eric Wolitzky, Top Chef Just Desserts
From 10pm to close (every day but Saturday), get $4 drafts, $5 sangria, $6 wines by the glass and $7 specialty cocktails, such as the bourbon-based Peppery Pear. Read more.
At this small organic noodle-soup joint there are three types of noodles, each paired with a different broth: miso, paitan (creamy chicken) and shoyu (soy-sauce based).
The whole of 14th Street turns into a gigantic outdoor art gallery during the Art in Odd Places festival; this year’s theme is “chance.” Oct 1-10.
I could just cry with happiness thinking about the baked Tagliatelle pasta… -Dina Manzo, Real Housewives of NJ
Get the burek-it comes with a choice of several different stuffings (feta, feta and spinach, or feta and sun-dried tomatoes) and one makes a good meal, especially if you get a side of babaganoush!
