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Best of NYC

Best of NYC

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Created by Graylyn Roose • Updated On: March 21, 2018

Best food and drinks in NYC.

Empanada Mama is one of Best of NYC.

1. Empanada Mama

8.7
95 Allen St (Broome & Delancy), New York, NY
Empanada Restaurant · Lower East Side · 35 tips and reviews
Patacon Pisao is one of Best of NYC.

2. Patacon Pisao

8.2
139 Essex St (btwn Rivington & Stanton St), New York, NY
Venezuelan Restaurant · Lower East Side · 41 tips and reviews
The Blind Tiger is one of Best of NYC.

3. The Blind Tiger

8.8
281 Bleecker St (at Jones St), New York, NY
Beer Bar · West Village · 353 tips and reviews
Berg'n is one of Best of NYC.

4. Berg'n

899 Bergen St (btwn Classon & Franklin Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Bar · Crown Heights · 167 tips and reviews
Beer Shop NYC is one of Best of NYC.

5. Beer Shop NYC

422 Amsterdam Ave (btwn W 80th & W 81st St), New York, NY
Beer Store · Upper West Side · 20 tips and reviews
Pine Box Rock Shop is one of Best of NYC.

6. Pine Box Rock Shop

8.3
12 Grattan St (btwn Bogart St & Morgan Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Dive Bar · East Williamsburg · 136 tips and reviews
El Quinto Pino is one of Best of NYC.

7. El Quinto Pino

401 W 24th St (at 9th Ave), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Chelsea · 112 tips and reviews
Republic is one of Best of NYC.

8. Republic

37 Union Sq W (btwn E 16th & E 17th St), New York, NY
Noodle Restaurant · Union Square · 401 tips and reviews
Rooftop Reds is one of Best of NYC.

9. Rooftop Reds

8.7
Building 275, Brooklyn, NY
Winery · Brooklyn Navy Yard · 18 tips and reviews
d.b.a. is one of Best of NYC.

10. d.b.a.

8.0
41 1st Ave (btwn E 2nd & E 3rd St), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 215 tips and reviews
Kings County Imperial is one of Best of NYC.

11. Kings County Imperial

9.1
20 Skillman Ave (btwn Union Ave & Lorimer St), Brooklyn, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Williamsburg · 117 tips and reviews
Unnameable Books is one of Best of NYC.

12. Unnameable Books

600 Vanderbilt Ave (at St. Marks Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Used Bookstore · Prospect Heights · 28 tips and reviews
Swift Hibernian Lounge is one of Best of NYC.

13. Swift Hibernian Lounge

8.7
34 E 4th St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Pub · NoHo · 164 tips and reviews
Big Alice Brewing is one of Best of NYC.

14. Big Alice Brewing

8-08 43rd Rd (Vernon Blvd.), Long Island City, NY
Brewery · 39 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Steel is one of Best of NYC.

15. Brooklyn Steel

9.3
319 Frost St (at Debevoise St), Brooklyn, NY
Music Venue · Williamsburg · 67 tips and reviews
New Wonjo is one of Best of NYC.

16. New Wonjo

7.6
23 W 32nd St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · Koreatown · 199 tips and reviews
Wo Hop Restaurant is one of Best of NYC.

17. Wo Hop Restaurant

7.9
17 Mott St (btwn Worth & Mosco St), New York, NY
Cantonese Restaurant · Chinatown · 263 tips and reviews
Karaoke Duet 35 is one of Best of NYC.

18. Karaoke Duet 35

7.4
53 W 35th St, New York, NY
Karaoke Bar · Koreatown · 124 tips and reviews
Butter & Scotch is one of Best of NYC.

19. Butter & Scotch

818 Franklin Ave (at Union St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Crown Heights · 86 tips and reviews
Avocaderia is one of Best of NYC.

20. Avocaderia

6.6
238 36th St, Brooklyn, NY
Food Court · Greenwood Heights · 14 tips and reviews
Rocka Rolla is one of Best of NYC.

21. Rocka Rolla

8.5
486 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Bar · East Williamsburg · 70 tips and reviews
DŌ, Cookie Dough Confections is one of Best of NYC.

22. DŌ, Cookie Dough Confections

5.7
550 Laguardia Pl, New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Greenwich Village · 75 tips and reviews
YO! Flatiron is one of Best of NYC.

23. YO! Flatiron

23 w 23rd St, New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · NoMad · 15 tips and reviews
Ice & Vice is one of Best of NYC.

24. Ice & Vice

221 E Broadway (at Clinton St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower East Side · 146 tips and reviews
Strand Bookstore is one of Best of NYC.

25. Strand Bookstore

9.5
828 Broadway (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 594 tips and reviews
Cafe Madeline is one of Best of NYC.

26. Cafe Madeline

8.3
1603 Cortelyou Rd (at E 16th St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Flatbush · 112 tips and reviews
Vanessa's Dumpling House is one of Best of NYC.

27. Vanessa's Dumpling House

8.7
118 Eldridge St (btwn Broome & Grand St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Lower East Side · 419 tips and reviews
Sweet Afton is one of Best of NYC.

28. Sweet Afton

8.8
30-09 34th St (btwn 30th & 31st Ave), Astoria, NY
Pub · 257 tips and reviews
Judy & Punch is one of Best of NYC.

29. Judy & Punch

7.6
34-08 30th Ave (at 34th St), Astoria, NY
Bar · Astoria · 18 tips and reviews
The Belfry is one of Best of NYC.

30. The Belfry

8.6
222 E 14th St (btwn 2nd Ave & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 163 tips and reviews
Rice to Riches is one of Best of NYC.

31. Rice to Riches

8.5
37 Spring St (btwn Mott & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · NoLita · 395 tips and reviews
Juliana's Pizza is one of Best of NYC.

32. Juliana's Pizza

9.0
19 Old Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · DUMBO · 322 tips and reviews
Karczma is one of Best of NYC.

33. Karczma

9.0
136 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Polish Restaurant · Greenpoint · 154 tips and reviews
Spice Grill is one of Best of NYC.

34. Spice Grill

6.2
48 W 48th St, New York, NY
Indian Restaurant · Rockefeller Center · 13 tips and reviews
Threes Brewing is one of Best of NYC.

35. Threes Brewing

9.2
333 Douglass St (at 4th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Brewery · Boerum Hill · 184 tips and reviews
One Mile House is one of Best of NYC.

36. One Mile House

10 Delancey St (btwn Bowery & Chrystie St.), New York, NY
Beer Bar · Lower East Side · 108 tips and reviews
Sala One Nine is one of Best of NYC.

37. Sala One Nine

35 W 19th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · Flatiron District · 95 tips and reviews
Lombardi's Pizza is one of Best of NYC.

38. Lombardi's Pizza

8.2
32 Spring St (at Mott St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · NoLita · 535 tips and reviews
Syndicated is one of Best of NYC.

39. Syndicated

9.4
40 Bogart St (btwn Thames & Grattan), Brooklyn, NY
Indie Movie Theater · East Williamsburg · 44 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bazaar is one of Best of NYC.

40. Brooklyn Bazaar

150 Greenpoint Ave (btwn Franklin St and Manhattan Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Night Market · Greenpoint · 12 tips and reviews
Top Hops is one of Best of NYC.

41. Top Hops

94 Orchard St (btwn Broome St & Delancey St), New York, NY
Bar · Lower East Side · 164 tips and reviews
Zablozki's is one of Best of NYC.

42. Zablozki's

107 N 6th St (btwn Berry & Wythe), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Williamsburg · 61 tips and reviews
Papa Kebab is one of Best of NYC.

43. Papa Kebab

361 W 17th St (at 9th Avenue), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Chelsea · 28 tips and reviews
The Farm on Adderley is one of Best of NYC.

44. The Farm on Adderley

1108 Cortelyou Rd (btwn Stratford Rd. & Westminster Rd.), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Ditmas Park · 192 tips and reviews
Bashi Channel is one of Best of NYC.

45. Bashi Channel

1120 Cortelyou Rd (at Westminster Rd), Brooklyn, NY
Noodle Restaurant · Flatbush · 12 tips and reviews
Sushi Para 88 is one of Best of NYC.

46. Sushi Para 88

7.0
212 W 14th St, New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Chelsea · 20 tips and reviews
Karaoke Boho Orchard is one of Best of NYC.

47. Karaoke Boho Orchard

7.0
152 Orchard St (at E Houston St.), New York, NY
Karaoke Bar · Lower East Side · 62 tips and reviews
Kashkaval Garden is one of Best of NYC.

48. Kashkaval Garden

8.7
852 9th Ave (btwn W 55th & W 56th St), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 106 tips and reviews
Spreadhouse Coffee is one of Best of NYC.

49. Spreadhouse Coffee

116 Suffolk St (btwn Rivington & Delancey St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Lower East Side · 82 tips and reviews
Wafels & Dinges at Bryant Park is one of Best of NYC.

50. Wafels & Dinges at Bryant Park

7.0
Avenue of the Americas (West 42nd Street), New York, NY
Food Stand · Midtown East · 22 tips and reviews
NorikoH is one of Best of NYC.

51. NorikoH

6.8
10 E 39th St (5th and Madison), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Garment District · 19 tips and reviews
Miriam is one of Best of NYC.

52. Miriam

8.8
79 5th Ave (at Prospect Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Middle Eastern Restaurant · North Slope · 185 tips and reviews
The Wilky is one of Best of NYC.

53. The Wilky

108 Patchen Ave (Monroe St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Bar · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 27 tips and reviews
Arts and Crafts Beer Parlor is one of Best of NYC.

54. Arts and Crafts Beer Parlor

26 W 8th St (btwn 5th Ave & MacDougal St), New York, NY
Bar · Greenwich Village · 68 tips and reviews
Excellent Dumpling House is one of Best of NYC.

55. Excellent Dumpling House

111 Lafayette St (at Canal St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Downtown Manhattan · 131 tips and reviews
Nitehawk Cinema is one of Best of NYC.

56. Nitehawk Cinema

9.5
136 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Berry St & Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Movie Theater · Williamsburg · 300 tips and reviews
Caffé Palermo is one of Best of NYC.

57. Caffé Palermo

7.7
148 Mulberry St (btwn Grand & Hester St), New York, NY
Bakery · Little Italy · 69 tips and reviews
Xi'an Famous Foods is one of Best of NYC.

58. Xi'an Famous Foods

24 W 45th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Midtown East · 256 tips and reviews
Mercury Lounge is one of Best of NYC.

59. Mercury Lounge

8.3
217 E Houston St (btwn Ludlow & Essex St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 133 tips and reviews
The Thing is one of Best of NYC.

60. The Thing

6.5
1001 Manhattan Ave (Huron St), Brooklyn, NY
Vintage and Thrift Store · Greenpoint · 15 tips and reviews
Topos Bookstore Cafe is one of Best of NYC.

61. Topos Bookstore Cafe

9.0
788 Woodward Ave (at Putnam Ave), Ridgewood, NY
Bookstore · 8 tips and reviews
Black Tap is one of Best of NYC.

62. Black Tap

136 W 55th St, New York, NY
Burger Joint · Theater District · 43 tips and reviews
Totto Ramen is one of Best of NYC.

63. Totto Ramen

7.5
464 W 51st St (btwn 9th & 10th Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 189 tips and reviews