if I'm in the area

8.6

118 Baxter St (btwn Hester & Canal St), New York, NY

Coffee Shop · Little Italy · 79 tips and reviews

Serious Eats: Hole in the wall coffee shop you could easily skip except for the fragrant and ethereally light sponge cake, easily the best in Chinatown and a steal at 70 cents each.

Doughnut Plant is one of if I'm in the area.

2. Doughnut Plant

9.1

379 Grand St (at Norfolk St), New York, NY

Donut Shop · Lower East Side · 428 tips and reviews

Lombardi's Pizza is one of if I'm in the area.

3. Lombardi's Pizza

8.1

32 Spring St (at Mott St), New York, NY

Pizzeria · NoLita · 534 tips and reviews

Nom Wah Tea Parlor is one of if I'm in the area.

4. Nom Wah Tea Parlor

8.2

13 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY

Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 377 tips and reviews

5. Takashi

456 Hudson St (at Barrow St), New York, NY

Japanese Restaurant · West Village · 208 tips and reviews

Fort Defiance is one of if I'm in the area.

6. Fort Defiance

365 Van Brunt St (at Dikeman St), Brooklyn, NY

American Restaurant · Red Hook · 194 tips and reviews