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Created by Mel M • Updated On: March 22, 2016
Little Owl is one of NYC.

1. Little Owl

8.7
90 Bedford St (at Grove St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 247 tips and reviews
Dominique Ansel Bakery is one of NYC.

2. Dominique Ansel Bakery

8.8
189 Spring St (btwn Sullivan & Thompson St), New York, NY
Bakery · SoHo · 744 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Cronut inventor/pastry wizard Dominque Ansel is at it again: The pastry chef revealed his latest creation, the Waffogato. Read more.

Miss Lily's & Melvin's Juice Box is one of NYC.

3. Miss Lily's & Melvin's Juice Box

8.7
132 W Houston St (btwn Sullivan & MacDougal St), New York, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 346 tips and reviews
Family Meal at Blue Hill is one of NYC.

4. Family Meal at Blue Hill

8.9
75 Washington Pl (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 149 tips and reviews
Russ & Daughters is one of NYC.

5. Russ & Daughters

9.3
179 E Houston St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · Lower East Side · 422 tips and reviews
Beecher's Handmade Cheese is one of NYC.

6. Beecher's Handmade Cheese

900 Broadway (at E 20th St), New York, NY
Cheese Store · Flatiron District · 214 tips and reviews
Katz's Delicatessen is one of NYC.

7. Katz's Delicatessen

9.1
205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1451 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of NYC.

8. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1234 tips and reviews
The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck is one of NYC.

9. The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck

New York, NY
Food Truck · NoMad · 62 tips and reviews
Milk Bar is one of NYC.

10. Milk Bar

8.3
251 E 13th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · East Village · 711 tips and reviews
Momofuku Ssäm Bar is one of NYC.

11. Momofuku Ssäm Bar

207 2nd Ave (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · East Village · 523 tips and reviews
Veniero’s Pasticceria & Caffe is one of NYC.

12. Veniero’s Pasticceria & Caffe

9.0
342 E 11th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · East Village · 318 tips and reviews
Le Bernardin is one of NYC.

13. Le Bernardin

9.2
155 W 51st St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Theater District · 310 tips and reviews
Ess-a-Bagel is one of NYC.

14. Ess-a-Bagel

8.4
831 3rd Ave (btwn 50th & 51st St.), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Turtle Bay · 359 tips and reviews
OddFellows Ice Cream Co. is one of NYC.

15. OddFellows Ice Cream Co.

175 Kent Ave (btwn N 3rd & N 4th St), Brooklyn, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Williamsburg · 231 tips and reviews
Doughnut Plant is one of NYC.

16. Doughnut Plant

220 West 23rd Street (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Chelsea · 634 tips and reviews
Doughnut Plant is one of NYC.

17. Doughnut Plant

9.2
379 Grand St (at Norfolk St), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Lower East Side · 429 tips and reviews
Dough is one of NYC.

18. Dough

8.8
14 W 19th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Union Square · 321 tips and reviews
Underwest Donuts is one of NYC.

19. Underwest Donuts

638 W 47th St (at 12th Ave), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Hell's Kitchen · 50 tips and reviews
Motorino is one of NYC.

20. Motorino

8.5
349 E 12th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · East Village · 317 tips and reviews
Posto is one of NYC.

21. Posto

9.0
310 2nd Ave (at E 18th St.), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Gramercy Park · 118 tips and reviews
Lombardi's Pizza is one of NYC.

22. Lombardi's Pizza

8.2
32 Spring St (at Mott St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · NoLita · 535 tips and reviews
Momofuku Milk Bar is one of NYC.

23. Momofuku Milk Bar

119 W 56th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Theater District · 283 tips and reviews
Big Gay Ice Cream Shop is one of NYC.

24. Big Gay Ice Cream Shop

125 E 7th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · East Village · 416 tips and reviews
Midtown Comics is one of NYC.

25. Midtown Comics

8.3
64 Fulton St (at Gold St), New York, NY
Comic Book Store · Financial District · 35 tips and reviews
Midtown Comics is one of NYC.

26. Midtown Comics

8.5
459 Lexington Ave (E 45th St), New York, NY
Comic Book Store · Turtle Bay · 36 tips and reviews
Russ & Daughters Café is one of NYC.

27. Russ & Daughters Café

9.2
127 Orchard St (btwn Rivington St & Delancey St), New York, NY
Café · Lower East Side · 301 tips and reviews
Eleven Madison Park is one of NYC.

28. Eleven Madison Park

9.2
11 Madison Ave (at E 24th St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · NoMad · 292 tips and reviews
The NoMad Restaurant is one of NYC.

29. The NoMad Restaurant

1170 Broadway (inside NoMad Hotel), New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoMad · 391 tips and reviews
Marea is one of NYC.

30. Marea

9.3
240 Central Park S (at 59th St & Broadway), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Theater District · 356 tips and reviews
Contra is one of NYC.

31. Contra

138 Orchard St (at Rivington St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 97 tips and reviews
Gramercy Tavern is one of NYC.

32. Gramercy Tavern

9.4
42 E 20th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 446 tips and reviews
Daniel is one of NYC.

33. Daniel

9.1
60 E 65th St (btwn Park & Madison Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Upper East Side · 191 tips and reviews
Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca is one of NYC.

34. 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
Razza Pizza Artiginale is one of NYC.

35. Razza Pizza Artiginale

9.0
275 Grove St (Montgomery), Jersey City, NJ
Pizzeria · Van Vorst Park · 123 tips and reviews
Hometown Bar-B-Que is one of NYC.

36. Hometown Bar-B-Que

9.2
454 Van Brunt St (at Reed St), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Red Hook · 349 tips and reviews
Barbuto is one of NYC.

37. Barbuto

8.4
113 Horatio St (btwn Jane St & 12th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
VCafé is one of NYC.

38. VCafé

345 Greenwich St (btwn Harrison & Jay St), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Tribeca · 28 tips and reviews
Smorgasburg Williamsburg is one of NYC.

39. Smorgasburg Williamsburg

90 Kent Ave (at N 7th St), Brooklyn, NY
Street Food Gathering · Williamsburg · 412 tips and reviews
Tørst is one of NYC.

40. Tørst

9.1
615 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Beer Bar · Greenpoint · 256 tips and reviews
Other Half Brewing Company is one of NYC.

41. Other Half Brewing Company

9.4
195 Centre St (Smith & Court St), Brooklyn, NY
Brewery · Carroll Gardens · 144 tips and reviews
Emily is one of NYC.

42. Emily

9.0
919 Fulton St (btwn Clinton & Waverly Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Clinton Hill · 304 tips and reviews
Soco is one of NYC.

43. Soco

8.2
509 Myrtle Ave (btwn Grand Ave & Ryerson St), Brooklyn, NY
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Clinton Hill · 174 tips and reviews
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is one of NYC.

44. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

8.9
700 W 125th St (at 12th Ave), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · West Harlem · 502 tips and reviews
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is one of NYC.

45. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

8.6
604 Union St (at 4th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Gowanus · 286 tips and reviews
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is one of NYC.

46. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

224 Market St (at Mulberry St), Newark, NJ
BBQ Joint · Newark Central Business District · 120 tips and reviews
L&B Spumoni Gardens is one of NYC.

47. L&B Spumoni Gardens

9.1
2725 86th St (at W 10th St), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Gravesend · 432 tips and reviews
New World Mall Food Court is one of NYC.

48. New World Mall Food Court

8.0
136-20 Roosevelt Ave (at Main St), Flushing, NY
Food Court · 81 tips and reviews
The Halal Guys is one of NYC.

49. The Halal Guys

8.7
W 53rd St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Halal Restaurant · Theater District · 890 tips and reviews
Dough is one of NYC.

50. Dough

90 Kent Ave (at N 7th St), Brooklyn, NY
Food Truck · 3 tips and reviews
Dough is one of NYC.

51. Dough

305 Franklin Ave (at Lafayette Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Donut Shop · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 376 tips and reviews
Moe’s Doughs is one of NYC.

52. Moe’s Doughs

8.4
126 Nassau Ave (at McGuinness Blvd), Brooklyn, NY
Donut Shop · Greenpoint · 32 tips and reviews
Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop is one of NYC.

53. Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop

9.2
727 Manhattan Ave (btwn Norman & Meserole Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Donut Shop · Greenpoint · 320 tips and reviews
J.G. Melon is one of NYC.

54. J.G. Melon

8.7
1291 3rd Ave (at E 74th St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Upper East Side · 486 tips and reviews
Pork Slope is one of NYC.

55. Pork Slope

247 5th Ave (btwn Carroll St & Garfield Pl), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · North Slope · 203 tips and reviews
The Dram Shop is one of NYC.

56. The Dram Shop

8.2
339 9th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Sports Bar · Central Slope · 147 tips and reviews
Maialino is one of NYC.

57. Maialino

2 Lexington Ave (at Gramercy Park N), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Gramercy Park · 460 tips and reviews
Rough Trade is one of NYC.

58. Rough Trade

64 N 9th St (btwn Kent & Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Record Store · Williamsburg · 120 tips and reviews
Levain Bakery is one of NYC.

59. Levain Bakery

9.3
167 W 74th St (at Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Upper West Side · 854 tips and reviews
Levain Bakery is one of NYC.

60. Levain Bakery

9.1
2167 Frederick Douglass Blvd (117th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Central Harlem · 126 tips and reviews
The Finch is one of NYC.

61. The Finch

212 Greene Ave (btwn Grand Ave & Cambridge Pl), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Clinton Hill · 27 tips and reviews
Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream is one of NYC.

62. Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream

2 Rivington St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower East Side · 421 tips and reviews
Llama Inn is one of NYC.

63. Llama Inn

9.1
50 Withers St (at Lorimer St), Brooklyn, NY
Peruvian Restaurant · Williamsburg · 157 tips and reviews
Superiority Burger is one of NYC.

64. Superiority Burger

430 E 9th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · East Village · 145 tips and reviews
Bagel Pub Park Slope is one of NYC.

65. Bagel Pub Park Slope

8.9
287 9th St (btwn 4th & 5th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bagel Shop · Central Slope · 86 tips and reviews
B & H Dairy is one of NYC.

66. B & H Dairy

8.5
127 2nd Ave (btwn E 7th St & St. Marks Pl), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · East Village · 129 tips and reviews
Marta is one of NYC.

67. Marta

29 E 29th St (btwn Madison & Park Ave S), New York, NY
Pizzeria · NoMad · 298 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Danny Meyer does a solid job at extremely thin crust pizza in a cavernous Flatiron hotel lobby space. The carbonara pizza is good for dinner, and perfect for brunch. Affordable.

Roberta's Pizza is one of NYC.

68. Roberta's Pizza

9.3
261 Moore St (at Bogart St), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · East Williamsburg · 864 tips and reviews
Bouley is one of NYC.

69. Bouley

163 Duane St (Hudson St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Tribeca · 121 tips and reviews
Ample Hills Creamery is one of NYC.

70. Ample Hills Creamery

9.3
623 Vanderbilt Ave (at St Marks Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Prospect Heights · 372 tips and reviews
Forbidden Planet is one of NYC.

71. Forbidden Planet

9.0
832 Broadway (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Comic Book Store · Greenwich Village · 177 tips and reviews

72. Midtown Comics

8.8
200 W 40th St (at 7th Ave), New York, NY
Comic Book Store · Theater District · 140 tips and reviews

iFanboyiFanboy: Get upstairs to look at the motherload of toys and statues.

73. Toy Tokyo

8.7
91 2nd Ave (btwn E. 5th & E 6th Sts), New York, NY
Toy Store · East Village · 45 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Winner of Best Toy Store in the Village Voice 2011 Best Of issue! Check the comtemporary design pieces from toy and graffiti artists.

74. Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.

7.9
372 5th Ave (at 5th St), Brooklyn, NY
Toy Store · Central Slope · 28 tips and reviews

Evan C.Evan Cohen: Try the cape blower machine to make sure you get the right look w your new superhero cape

Minetta Tavern is one of NYC.

75. Minetta Tavern

8.9
113 Macdougal St (at Minetta Ln), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 621 tips and reviews
St. Marks Book Shop is one of NYC.

76. St. Marks Book Shop

New York, NY
Bookstore · East Village · No tips or reviews
Crif Dogs is one of NYC.

77. Crif Dogs

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

78. Blick Art Materials

8.3
1-5 Bond St (btwn Lafayette & Broadway), New York, NY
Arts and Crafts Store · NoHo · 61 tips and reviews
Blick Art Materials is one of NYC.

79. Blick Art Materials

7.1
237 W 23rd St (7th & 8th), New York, NY
Arts and Crafts Store · Chelsea · 1 tip
Lee's Art Shop is one of NYC.

80. Lee's Art Shop

220 W 57th St (btwn Broadway & 7th Ave.), New York, NY
Arts and Crafts Store · Theater District · 28 tips and reviews
Blick Art Materials is one of NYC.

81. Blick Art Materials

8.4
650 Avenue of the Americas (20th Street), New York, NY
Arts and Crafts Store · Flatiron District · 19 tips and reviews
BLICK Art Materials is one of NYC.

82. BLICK Art Materials

7.4
21 E 13th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Arts and Crafts Store · Greenwich Village · 9 tips and reviews
Impossible Project Space is one of NYC.

83. Impossible Project Space

425 Broadway Fl 5 (btw Howard & Canal), New York, NY
Art Gallery · SoHo · 19 tips and reviews
M. Wells Dinette is one of NYC.

84. M. Wells Dinette

22-25 Jackson Ave (inside PS1), Queens, NY
Diner · Hunters Point · 66 tips and reviews
MoMA PS1 Contemporary Art Center is one of NYC.

85. MoMA PS1 Contemporary Art Center

8.8
2225 Jackson Ave (at 46th Ave), Queens, NY
Art Museum · Hunters Point · 196 tips and reviews
M. Wells Steakhouse is one of NYC.

86. M. Wells Steakhouse

8.2
4315 Crescent St (43rd Ave), Long Island City, NY
Steakhouse · 73 tips and reviews
Trinity Church is one of NYC.

87. Trinity Church

75 Broadway (at Wall St), New York, NY
Church · Financial District · 86 tips and reviews
High Line is one of NYC.

88. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
Baohaus is one of NYC.

89. Baohaus

238 E 14th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Taiwanese Restaurant · East Village · 293 tips and reviews
Papaya King is one of NYC.

90. Papaya King

179 E 86th St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Hot Dog Joint · Upper East Side · 117 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of NYC.

91. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews
Harlem Shake is one of NYC.

92. Harlem Shake

8.3
100 W 124th St (at Lenox Ave), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Central Harlem · 175 tips and reviews
Bien Cuit is one of NYC.

93. Bien Cuit

8.6
120 Smith St (btwn Pacific & Dean St), Brooklyn, NY
Bakery · Boerum Hill · 175 tips and reviews
Burrow is one of NYC.

94. Burrow

8.9
68 Jay St (at Front St), Brooklyn, NY
Bakery · DUMBO · 36 tips and reviews
Food Matters Again is one of NYC.

95. Food Matters Again

47-55 27th St, Long Island City, NY
Coworking Space · No tips or reviews
Society of Illustrators is one of NYC.

96. Society of Illustrators

8.8
128 E 63rd St (Lexington Avenue), New York, NY
Art Museum · Upper East Side · 17 tips and reviews
Catbird is one of NYC.

97. Catbird

8.8
219 Bedford Ave (N 5th St and Bedford Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Jewelry Store · Williamsburg · 31 tips and reviews
Junior's Restaurant is one of NYC.

98. Junior's Restaurant

8.6
386 Flatbush Avenue Ext (at DeKalb Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Diner · Downtown Brooklyn · 362 tips and reviews
Ivan Ramen is one of NYC.

99. Ivan Ramen

7.8
25 Clinton St (btwn Stanton & E Houston St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Lower East Side · 323 tips and reviews
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum is one of NYC.

100. Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

9.2
2 E 91st St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 142 tips and reviews
Richard Rodgers Theatre is one of NYC.

101. Richard Rodgers Theatre

9.0
226 W 46th St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Theater · Theater District · 138 tips and reviews
Saraghina is one of NYC.

102. Saraghina

9.2
435 Halsey St (at Lewis Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 208 tips and reviews
Peaches is one of NYC.

103. Peaches

8.6
393 Lewis Ave (at MacDonough St), Brooklyn, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 171 tips and reviews
Saraghina Bakery is one of NYC.

104. Saraghina Bakery

8.8
433 Halsey St, Brooklyn, NY
Bakery · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 17 tips and reviews
Peaches HotHouse is one of NYC.

105. Peaches HotHouse

8.7
415 Tompkins Ave (at Hancock St), Brooklyn, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 249 tips and reviews
Buvette is one of NYC.

106. Buvette

9.1
42 Grove St (btwn Bedford & Bleecker St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · West Village · 533 tips and reviews
Egg is one of NYC.

107. Egg

109A N 3rd St (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Breakfast Spot · Williamsburg · 377 tips and reviews
Tenement Museum is one of NYC.

108. Tenement Museum

9.1
103 Orchard St (at Delancey St), New York, NY
History Museum · Lower East Side · 153 tips and reviews