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Places I Need To Eat/Drink

Places I Need To Eat/Drink

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Created by Kay Nguyen • Updated On: March 18, 2014

So I'm moving to NYC and definitely want to make the most of it after living in a culinary wasteland for two years.

Shopsin's General Store is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

1. Shopsin's General Store

120 Essex St (btwn Delancey & Rivington), New York, NY
Diner · Lower East Side · 130 tips and reviews
Enoteca Maria is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

2. Enoteca Maria

7.9
27 Hyatt St (btwn Central Ave & St Marks Pl), Staten Island, NY
Italian Restaurant · St. George · 40 tips and reviews
Four & Twenty Blackbirds is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

3. Four & Twenty Blackbirds

9.2
439 3rd Ave (at 8th St), Brooklyn, NY
Pie Shop · Gowanus · 224 tips and reviews
Sushi Nakazawa is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

4. Sushi Nakazawa

9.3
23 Commerce St (btwn Bedford St & 7th Ave S), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · West Village · 221 tips and reviews
Empire Diner is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

5. Empire Diner

7.9
210 10th Ave (btwn W 22nd St & W 23rd St), New York, NY
Diner · Chelsea · 128 tips and reviews
Apothèke is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

6. Apothèke

8.8
9 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 434 tips and reviews
Brandy Library is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

7. Brandy Library

8.9
25 N Moore St (at Varick), New York, NY
Whisky Bar · Tribeca · 170 tips and reviews
Attaboy is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

8. Attaboy

9.2
134 Eldridge St (btwn Delancey & Broome St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 241 tips and reviews
Fatty Cue is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

9. Fatty Cue

50 Carmine St (btwn Bleecker & Bedford), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · West Village · 99 tips and reviews
Momofuku Noodle Bar is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

10. Momofuku Noodle Bar

8.5
171 1st Ave (btwn E 10th & E 11th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Village · 848 tips and reviews
Nobu is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

11. Nobu

105 Hudson St (at Franklin St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Tribeca · 193 tips and reviews
il Buco Alimentari & Vineria is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

12. il Buco Alimentari & Vineria

8.9
53 Great Jones St (btwn Lafayette St & Bowery), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoHo · 247 tips and reviews
Ippudo is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

13. Ippudo

9.1
65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1164 tips and reviews
The Meatball Shop is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

14. The Meatball Shop

84 Stanton St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 621 tips and reviews
Eataly Flatiron is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

15. Eataly Flatiron

9.2
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · NoMad · 1479 tips and reviews
Schiller's Liquor Bar is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

16. Schiller's Liquor Bar

131 Rivington St (at Norfolk St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 317 tips and reviews
Pok Pok NY is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

17. Pok Pok NY

117 Columbia St (at Kane St), Brooklyn, NY
Thai Restaurant · Cobble Hill · 341 tips and reviews
Murray's Bagels is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

18. Murray's Bagels

8.2
500 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 12th & W 13th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · West Village · 298 tips and reviews
Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

19. Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca

8.8
110 Waverly Pl (btwn MacDougal Alley & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 273 tips and reviews
Minetta Tavern is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

20. Minetta Tavern

8.9
113 Macdougal St (at Minetta Ln), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 621 tips and reviews
Balthazar is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

21. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1059 tips and reviews
The Spotted Pig is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

22. The Spotted Pig

314 W 11th St (at Greenwich St), New York, NY
Gastropub · West Village · 838 tips and reviews
Sarabeth's Central Park South is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

23. Sarabeth's Central Park South

8.4
40 Central Park S (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Midtown East · 559 tips and reviews
Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

24. Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken

8.1
28 E 1st St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · East Village · 226 tips and reviews
Dominique Ansel Bakery is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

25. Dominique Ansel Bakery

8.8
189 Spring St (btwn Sullivan & Thompson St), New York, NY
Bakery · SoHo · 744 tips and reviews
ABC Kitchen is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

26. ABC Kitchen

9.2
35 E 18th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 721 tips and reviews
Flushing Chinatown (法拉盛) is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

27. Flushing Chinatown (法拉盛)

Flushing, NY
Neighborhood · 8 tips and reviews
Tamarind Tribeca is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

28. Tamarind Tribeca

9.0
99 Hudson St (at Franklin St), New York, NY
Indian Restaurant · Tribeca · 158 tips and reviews
Gramercy Tavern is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

29. Gramercy Tavern

9.4
42 E 20th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 446 tips and reviews
Café Boulud is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

30. Café Boulud

8.4
100 E 63rd St (btwn 5th & Madison Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Upper East Side · 92 tips and reviews
Jean-Georges is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

31. Jean-Georges

8.5
1 Central Park W (btwn W 60th & W 61st St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 286 tips and reviews
Eleven Madison Park is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

32. Eleven Madison Park

9.2
11 Madison Ave (at E 24th St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · NoMad · 292 tips and reviews
Kin Shop is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

33. Kin Shop

469 Avenue of the Americas (at W 11th St.), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · West Village · 143 tips and reviews
Talde is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

34. Talde

369 7th Ave (at 11th St), Brooklyn, NY
Asian Restaurant · South Slope · 269 tips and reviews
Xi'an Famous Foods is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

35. Xi'an Famous Foods

24 W 45th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Midtown East · 256 tips and reviews
Artichoke Basille's Pizza & Bar is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

36. Artichoke Basille's Pizza & Bar

8.3
114 10th Ave (btwn W 17th & W 18th St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Chelsea · 300 tips and reviews
Fletcher's Brooklyn Barbecue is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

37. Fletcher's Brooklyn Barbecue

433 3rd Ave (btwn 7th & 8th Sts), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Gowanus · 76 tips and reviews
Le Bernardin is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

38. Le Bernardin

9.2
155 W 51st St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Theater District · 310 tips and reviews
wd~50 is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

39. wd~50

50 Clinton St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Molecular Gastronomy Restaurant · Lower East Side · 163 tips and reviews
Han Dynasty is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

40. Han Dynasty

8.8
90 3rd Ave (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · East Village · 346 tips and reviews
Carbone is one of Places I Need To Eat/Drink.

41. Carbone

9.1
181 Thompson St (btwn Bleecker & W Houston St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 243 tips and reviews