Go for the glorious garden and traditional old-world Northern Italian food. It’s still owned by the same family that started it in 1906 and is still just as romantic. Read more.
This 1968 relic is rumored to have invented the “doggie bag” to pack up its massive portions. Chow down on a giant cut of Kobe beef and a cauldron of truffle mac and cheese. Read more.
Brick walls, dark wood, old black-and-white photos and the quintessential New York burger. You can have it all right into the wee hours of the morning, just like Sinatra used to do. Read more.
This is the joint created by Patsy Lancieri, Grimaldi’s uncle. Patsy’s changed owners in 1991, but the thin-crust, coal oven pie at its original East Harlem location is one of the best in the city. Read more.
Home of “I’ll have what she’s having” and the best pastrami money can buy. Be sure to tip your sandwich guy a buck for the best cut. Read more.
Sure, it’s touristy. But if you haven’t walked across the Brooklyn Bridge to find beautiful, molten mozzarella from this 100-year-old institution waiting for you on the other side, you haven’t lived. Read more.
Pretty much every classic American dish ever created was invented here. If you don’t want steak at NYC’s oldest steak house, then get fancy with an order of Lobster Newburg. Read more.
Celebrity caricatures line the walls at this iconic Theater District restaurant, where a legendary past is served with a side of Broadway lore--and a damn good martini. Read more.
A historic atmosphere and a convivial crowd are always present at this packed Williamsburg stalwart. Customers in the know order the porterhouse for two…and always with a side of bacon. Read more.
A haven for mollusk worshippers and harried New York commuters for more than a century, the seafood spot is still as epic as its iconic white-subway-tiled arches. Read more.
Want to feel like you’re feasting next to the Sopranos? Welp, this is the place. Read more.
This is where New York pizza was born. The pizzaiolos of olde New York learned their craft from Mr. Lombardi and his coal oven before they opened their own spots. Read more.
Prohibition may be over, but the bar remains as intriguing as ever. Pro tip: Take in the large art collection and toys hanging from the ceiling as you sip on a gin rickey. Read more.
