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Essential NYC!

Essential NYC!

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Created by Mark McLaughlin • Updated On: August 25, 2024

The places I always go when in NYC

Lucali is one of Essential NYC!.

1. Lucali

9.2
575 Henry St (btwn Carroll St & 1st Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Carroll Gardens · 251 tips and reviews
Esse Taco is one of Essential NYC!.

2. Esse Taco

8.1
219 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Taco Restaurant · Williamsburg · 4 tips and reviews
Jane is one of Essential NYC!.

3. Jane

100 W Houston St (btwn Thompson St & LaGuardia Pl), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 313 tips and reviews
Uncle Lou 快樂人 is one of Essential NYC!.

4. Uncle Lou 快樂人

8.8
73 Mulberry St (btw Canal & Bayard), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 12 tips and reviews
Shion @ 69 Leonard is one of Essential NYC!.

5. Shion @ 69 Leonard

5.4
69 Leonard St, New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Tribeca · 3 tips and reviews
Butterfield Market is one of Essential NYC!.

6. Butterfield Market

8.0
1114 Lexington Ave (at 78th St.), New York, NY
Grocery Store · Upper East Side · 35 tips and reviews
2nd Ave Deli is one of Essential NYC!.

7. 2nd Ave Deli

8.7
162 E 33rd St (btw 3rd & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
Jewish Restaurant · Rose Hill · 181 tips and reviews
Barney Greengrass is one of Essential NYC!.

8. Barney Greengrass

8.7
541 Amsterdam Ave (btwn W 86th & W 87th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Upper West Side · 161 tips and reviews
Blue Ribbon Sushi is one of Essential NYC!.

9. Blue Ribbon Sushi

9.2
119 Sullivan St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · SoHo · 293 tips and reviews
Erin McKenna's Bakery is one of Essential NYC!.

10. Erin McKenna's Bakery

248 Broome St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Bakery · Lower East Side · 159 tips and reviews
Balthazar is one of Essential NYC!.

11. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1059 tips and reviews
Bowery Ballroom is one of Essential NYC!.

12. Bowery Ballroom

9.1
6 Delancey St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 216 tips and reviews
The Bowery Hotel is one of Essential NYC!.

13. The Bowery Hotel

9.2
335 Bowery (btwn E 2nd & E 3rd St), New York, NY
Hotel · East Village · 89 tips and reviews
Spuyten Duyvil is one of Essential NYC!.

14. Spuyten Duyvil

359 Metropolitan Ave (at Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Williamsburg · 177 tips and reviews
Serafina Osteria is one of Essential NYC!.

15. Serafina Osteria

8.1
38 E 58th St (btwn Madison & Park Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Midtown East · 13 tips and reviews
Lupa is one of Essential NYC!.

16. Lupa

8.3
170 Thompson St (btwn Bleecker & W Houston St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 232 tips and reviews
The Campbell is one of Essential NYC!.

17. The Campbell

8.2
15 Vanderbilt Ave (Grand Central Terminal), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Midtown East · 269 tips and reviews
Dos Toros Taquería is one of Essential NYC!.

18. Dos Toros Taquería

8.1
137 4th Ave (btwn E 13th & E 14th St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 349 tips and reviews
Crif Dogs is one of Essential NYC!.

19. Crif Dogs

8.7
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st & Ave A), New York, NY
Hot Dog Joint · East Village · 471 tips and reviews
Dirty French is one of Essential NYC!.

20. Dirty French

8.4
180 Ludlow St (btwn Stanton & E Houston St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lower East Side · 142 tips and reviews