In her NY Diet, funny girl Jenny Slate raves about the beet salad with goat cheese fritters here. Read more.
Skip the uninspired pizzas in favor of the meats: prosciutto di Parma; properly rustic crispy pork belly; or any of the housemade pâtés and terrines. Read more.
The sesame pancake with beef is one of our 101 Best Sandwiches in NY. It's a bánh mì by way of Beijing: thin slices of beef with pickled cukes, carrots, and cilantro, dosed with Sriracha. Read more.
Go for the tuna melt, one of our 101 Best Sandwiches in New York. On rye, of course. Read more.
Go to Levain Bakery for the best chocolate chip cookie in Manhattan. Bring a friend; you won't be able to finish one by yourself! Read more.
Eat what we had for a brunch for the ages: a German pancake, cooked to order in a blaring-hot cast-iron oval; and house-smoked salmon, served with jars of crème fraîche and house-pickled baby beets: Read more.