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NYC eating shortlist
ABC Kitchen is one of NYC eating shortlist.

1. ABC Kitchen

9.1
35 E 18th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 721 tips and reviews
Mile End Delicatessen is one of NYC eating shortlist.

2. Mile End Delicatessen

8.9
97A Hoyt St (btwn Atlantic Ave & Pacific St), Brooklyn, NY
Sandwich Spot · Boerum Hill · 315 tips and reviews

EaterEater: They serve excellent smoked meat sandwiches by day, and innovative takes on Jewish classics at night. Great neighborhood spot; also worth the schlep across the river. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

wd~50 is one of NYC eating shortlist.

3. wd~50

50 Clinton St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Molecular Gastronomy Restaurant · Lower East Side · 163 tips and reviews
The Saint Austere is one of NYC eating shortlist.

4. The Saint Austere

613 Grand St (btwn Lorimer St & Leonard St), Brooklyn, NY
Bistro · East Williamsburg · 89 tips and reviews
Glasserie is one of NYC eating shortlist.

5. Glasserie

8.5
95 Commercial St (btwn Manhattan Ave & Box St), Brooklyn, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Greenpoint · 145 tips and reviews
Sushi Yasuda is one of NYC eating shortlist.

6. Sushi Yasuda

8.9
204 E 43rd St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 256 tips and reviews
Hirohisa is one of NYC eating shortlist.

7. Hirohisa

8.3
73 Thompson St (btwn Spring St & Broome St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · SoHo · 31 tips and reviews
The Pickle Shack is one of NYC eating shortlist.

8. The Pickle Shack

256 4th Ave (Carroll), Brooklyn, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Gowanus · 56 tips and reviews
Rosette is one of NYC eating shortlist.

9. Rosette

171 E Broadway (at Rutgers St.), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Two Bridges · 25 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Nick Curtin, formerly of Acme and Compose, is cooking rustic, market-driven New American fare. Order the clam chowder croquettes, the seared steak tartare, and anything cooked in the wood-fired oven. Read more.

SCRATCHbread is one of NYC eating shortlist.

10. SCRATCHbread

1069 Bedford Ave (at Lexington Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bakery · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 100 tips and reviews
Zutto Japanese American Pub is one of NYC eating shortlist.

11. Zutto Japanese American Pub

8.3
77 Hudson St (Harrison St and Worth St.), New York, NY
Noodle Restaurant · Tribeca · 145 tips and reviews
Ivan Ramen is one of NYC eating shortlist.

12. Ivan Ramen

7.7
25 Clinton St (btwn Stanton & E Houston St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Lower East Side · 323 tips and reviews
Alameda is one of NYC eating shortlist.

13. Alameda

195 Franklin St (at Green St), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Greenpoint · 62 tips and reviews
The Queens Kickshaw is one of NYC eating shortlist.

14. The Queens Kickshaw

4017 Broadway (at Steinway St), Astoria, NY
Café · 233 tips and reviews