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NYC Faves
Meraki is one of NYC Faves.

1. Meraki

8.2
80-82 Great Titchfield St, London, Greater London
Greek Restaurant · West End · 31 tips and reviews

2. 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

AthletaAthleta: I love ‘The Local’ juice at ABC Kitchen. It’s always my weekend treat after a tough workout. -- Jenna Autori, Fitness Magazine editor

5 Napkin Burger is one of NYC Faves.

3. 5 Napkin Burger

8.5
630 9th Ave (at W 45th St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Hell's Kitchen · 448 tips and reviews

LogoTVLogoTV: "Freakin' yum! And yes, you do need 5 napkins." – Helen, Setup Squad

4. Rosa Mexicano

8.7
61 Columbus Ave (62nd St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Upper West Side · 205 tips and reviews

Josh W.Josh Weinberger (@kitson): Go to Rosa Mexicano before a Lincoln Center (or Lincoln Center Plaza, or Lincoln Square) outing, and be sure to marvel @ the coolest wall in NYC. Also? The guacamole (made tableside!) and the churros. Read more.

Bar Boulud is one of NYC Faves.

5. Bar Boulud

7.3
1900 Broadway (btwn 63rd & 64th St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 186 tips and reviews

6. The Capital Grille

7.7
155 E 42nd St, New York, NY
American Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 83 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: The Capital Grille is the place to go for a professional business lunch. You have to try the Parmesan Truffle Fries and the Lobster Mac ‘N’ Cheese. The dirty martini is excellent too.

7. Paradou

8 Little West 12th St (btwm 9th Ave & Washington St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Meatpacking District · 82 tips and reviews

Geraldine C.Geraldine Chung: Go to Paradou and order the sausage sandwich with blueberry aioli for brunch. HOLY SMOKES it's good.

Le Parisien is one of NYC Faves.

8. Le Parisien

8.2
163 E 33rd St (btwn Lexington & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Rose Hill · 69 tips and reviews
Tartinery is one of NYC Faves.

9. Tartinery

209 Mulberry St (at Spring St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · NoLita · 117 tips and reviews
Pam Real Thai is one of NYC Faves.

10. Pam Real Thai

404 W 49th St (9th Ave), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 114 tips and reviews
The Palm is one of NYC Faves.

11. The Palm

206 West St (Warren St), New York, NY
Steakhouse · Tribeca · 55 tips and reviews
Joe's Shanghai 鹿嗚春 is one of NYC Faves.

12. Joe's Shanghai 鹿嗚春

9 Pell St (btwn Doyers St & Bowery), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 564 tips and reviews

13. Burger Joint

8.5
119 W 56th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Theater District · 783 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Tony claims it is your patriotic duty to order a burger medium rare. As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.

Cascabel Taqueria is one of NYC Faves.

14. Cascabel Taqueria

857 9th Avenue (57th St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 68 tips and reviews
Flor De Mayo is one of NYC Faves.

15. Flor De Mayo

7.5
2651 Broadway (at 101st St), New York, NY
Peruvian Restaurant · Upper West Side · 75 tips and reviews

16. Boyd thai

30 W 24th St, New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · NoMad · 4 tips and reviews
Nougatine at Jean Georges is one of NYC Faves.

17. Nougatine at Jean Georges

8.8
1 Central Park W (at Broadway), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 102 tips and reviews
Gaonnuri is one of NYC Faves.

18. Gaonnuri

7.8
1250 Broadway Ph 39 Fl (at W 32nd St), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · Koreatown · 121 tips and reviews
Tuk Tuk is one of NYC Faves.

19. Tuk Tuk

8.1
4906 Vernon Blvd (btwn 49th & 50th Ave), Queens, NY
Thai Restaurant · Hunters Point · 120 tips and reviews
ViV Thai is one of NYC Faves.

20. ViV Thai

8.2
717 9th Ave (at W 49th St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 96 tips and reviews