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NYC Favorite Places
Katz's Delicatessen is one of NYC Favorite Places.

1. Katz's Delicatessen

9.1
205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1450 tips and reviews
Russ & Daughters Café is one of NYC Favorite Places.

2. Russ & Daughters Café

9.3
127 Orchard St (btwn Rivington St & Delancey St), New York, NY
Café · Lower East Side · 301 tips and reviews
Pianos is one of NYC Favorite Places.

3. Pianos

7.6
158 Ludlow St (at Stanton St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 268 tips and reviews
Arlene's Grocery is one of NYC Favorite Places.

4. Arlene's Grocery

7.9
95 Stanton St (btwn Ludlow & Orchard St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 103 tips and reviews
Kellogg's Diner is one of NYC Favorite Places.

5. Kellogg's Diner

518 Metropolitan Ave (at Union Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Diner · East Williamsburg · 163 tips and reviews
Kikkerland Shop NYC is one of NYC Favorite Places.

6. Kikkerland Shop NYC

8.2
493 Avenue of the Americas (12th and 13th), New York, NY
Gift Store · West Village · 6 tips and reviews
MUJI is one of NYC Favorite Places.

7. MUJI

8.2
620 8th Ave (at W 40th St), New York, NY
Furniture and Home Store · Theater District · 47 tips and reviews
Momofuku Noodle Bar is one of NYC Favorite Places.

8. 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
Peter Luger Steak House is one of NYC Favorite Places.

9. Peter Luger Steak House

8.8
178 Broadway (at Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Steakhouse · Williamsburg · 694 tips and reviews
Barcade is one of NYC Favorite Places.

10. Barcade

8.2
6 Saint Marks Pl (3rd Ave), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 93 tips and reviews
Fabulous Fanny's is one of NYC Favorite Places.

11. Fabulous Fanny's

8.3
335 E 9th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Vintage and Thrift Store · East Village · 17 tips and reviews
The Breslin Bar & Dining Room is one of NYC Favorite Places.

12. The Breslin Bar & Dining Room

16 W 29th St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Gastropub · NoMad · 688 tips and reviews

Ray Y.Ray Y: You HAVE to get a lamb burger.

KIOSK is one of NYC Favorite Places.

13. KIOSK

540 LaGuardia Pl, New York, NY 10012, United States (W 3rd St), New York, NY
Design Studio · SoHo · 21 tips and reviews

Ray Y.Ray Y: Great place for everyday, colorful design. Follow the big pink arrow to find the entrance.

Barcade is one of NYC Favorite Places.

14. Barcade

8.8
388 Union Ave (btwn Ainslie & Powers St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · East Williamsburg · 321 tips and reviews

Ray Y.Ray Y: 80's quarter crunchers and, like, rotating selection of 40+ beers?

Ear Inn is one of NYC Favorite Places.

15. Ear Inn

8.6
326 Spring St (btwn Greenwich & West), New York, NY
Pub · Hudson Square · 150 tips and reviews
Ippudo is one of NYC Favorite Places.

16. Ippudo

9.0
65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1164 tips and reviews

17. Go! Go! Curry!

273 W 38th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Curry Restaurant · Garment District · 182 tips and reviews
Pies 'n' Thighs is one of NYC Favorite Places.

18. Pies 'n' Thighs

8.9
166 S 4th St (at Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Williamsburg · 554 tips and reviews

Ray Y.Ray Y: A Williamsburg institution. Some of the best fried chicken around.

19. Fette Sau

8.9
354 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Havemeyer & Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Williamsburg · 561 tips and reviews
Peter's Since 1969 is one of NYC Favorite Places.

20. Peter's Since 1969

168 Bedford Ave (btwn 7th St & 8th St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 100 tips and reviews

Ray Y.Ray Y: The lunch specials, starting at $7, quarter piece of chicken, two sides and a soup. meatloaf, beef stew, sausages are a dollar more. highly recommend the meatloaf.

Sake Bar Hagi is one of NYC Favorite Places.

21. Sake Bar Hagi

152 W 49th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Theater District · 181 tips and reviews

Ray Y.Ray Y: Great underground izakaya with wonderful pitcher beer specials. Unfortunately it's small, so a wait on the weekends will be at least an hour.

L'Annam is one of NYC Favorite Places.

22. L'Annam

121 University Pl (btwn E. 13th & 14th), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 30 tips and reviews

Ray Y.Ray Y: good lunch specials. the pho portions are nice and i'm really into the pork chops.

23. Egg

109A N 3rd St (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Breakfast Spot · Williamsburg · 377 tips and reviews

Ray Y.Ray Y: Eggs Rothko is amazing! Candied bacon or hashbrowns to go with it.

Minca is one of NYC Favorite Places.

24. Minca

8.2
536 E 5th St (btwn Ave A & B), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Alphabet City · 302 tips and reviews
Spuyten Duyvil is one of NYC Favorite Places.

25. Spuyten Duyvil

359 Metropolitan Ave (at Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Williamsburg · 177 tips and reviews
Margon is one of NYC Favorite Places.

26. Margon

8.6
136 W 46th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave.), New York, NY
Cuban Restaurant · Theater District · 117 tips and reviews

Ray Y.Ray Y: the Cuban sandwiches are great; the $8 chicken with rice and black beans is FILLING;free sodas on M+T;Pork special on Wednesdays;

Kambi Ramen House is one of NYC Favorite Places.

27. Kambi Ramen House

351 E 14th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Gramercy Park · 128 tips and reviews

Ray Y.Ray Y: Conveniently off the 1st Ave L Train, same owners as Minka.

Tom & Jerry's is one of NYC Favorite Places.

28. Tom & Jerry's

8.3
288 Elizabeth St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · NoHo · 194 tips and reviews
MUJI is one of NYC Favorite Places.

29. MUJI

9.2
455 Broadway (btwn Grand & Howard St), New York, NY
Miscellaneous Store · SoHo · 62 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of NYC Favorite Places.

30. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1234 tips and reviews
Soft Spot Bar is one of NYC Favorite Places.

31. Soft Spot Bar

128 Bedford Ave (Btwn N 9th St & N 10th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Williamsburg · 43 tips and reviews

Tim I.Tim Ireland: 2 for 1 4pm-8pm

Vol de Nuit is one of NYC Favorite Places.

32. Vol de Nuit

8.1
148 W 4th St (at 6th Ave.), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Greenwich Village · 136 tips and reviews

33. Baoguette & Thao Noodle

241 3rd Ave (btw 19th & 20th), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Gramercy Park · 2 tips and reviews
Boka is one of NYC Favorite Places.

34. Boka

7.9
9 Saint Marks Pl (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · East Village · 208 tips and reviews
Burger Joint is one of NYC Favorite Places.

35. Burger Joint

8.5
119 W 56th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Theater District · 783 tips and reviews
The Meatball Shop is one of NYC Favorite Places.

36. The Meatball Shop

170 Bedford Ave (btwn N 7th & N 8th St), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · Williamsburg · 372 tips and reviews
Golden Unicorn is one of NYC Favorite Places.

37. Golden Unicorn

8.2
18 E Broadway (at Catherine St), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 228 tips and reviews
Balthazar is one of NYC Favorite Places.

38. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1059 tips and reviews
Toy Tokyo is one of NYC Favorite Places.

39. Toy Tokyo

8.7
91 2nd Ave (btwn E. 5th & E 6th Sts), New York, NY
Toy Store · East Village · 45 tips and reviews
Apple SoHo is one of NYC Favorite Places.

40. Apple SoHo

8.6
103 Prince St (at Greene St), New York, NY
Electronics Store · SoHo · 327 tips and reviews
Mooncake Foods is one of NYC Favorite Places.

41. Mooncake Foods

112 6th ave (Between Watts and Broome), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · SoHo · 106 tips and reviews
Forbidden Planet is one of NYC Favorite Places.

42. Forbidden Planet

9.0
832 Broadway (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Comic Book Store · Greenwich Village · 177 tips and reviews
Burp Castle is one of NYC Favorite Places.

43. Burp Castle

41 E 7th St (btwn 2nd Ave & Cooper Sq), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 123 tips and reviews
Pete's Candy Store is one of NYC Favorite Places.

44. Pete's Candy Store

8.8
709 Lorimer St (at Richardson St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Williamsburg · 106 tips and reviews
DuMont Burger is one of NYC Favorite Places.

45. DuMont Burger

7.8
314 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & S 2nd St.), Brooklyn, NY
Burger Joint · Williamsburg · 226 tips and reviews
Cafe Charbon is one of NYC Favorite Places.

46. Cafe Charbon

170 Orchard St (Stanton St.), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lower East Side · 26 tips and reviews
The Pickle Guys is one of NYC Favorite Places.

47. The Pickle Guys

8.8
357 Grand St (Essex St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · Lower East Side · 61 tips and reviews
Pencil Factory is one of NYC Favorite Places.

48. Pencil Factory

8.4
142 Franklin St (at Greenpoint Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Greenpoint · 50 tips and reviews
Joe's Shanghai 鹿嗚春 is one of NYC Favorite Places.

49. Joe's Shanghai 鹿嗚春

9 Pell St (btwn Doyers St & Bowery), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 564 tips and reviews
Vanessa's Dumpling House is one of NYC Favorite Places.

50. Vanessa's Dumpling House

8.6
118 Eldridge St (btwn Broome & Grand St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Lower East Side · 419 tips and reviews
Hop Shing Restaurant 合誠茶樓 is one of NYC Favorite Places.

51. Hop Shing Restaurant 合誠茶樓

9 Chatham Sq (at E Broadway), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 58 tips and reviews
MoMA Design Store is one of NYC Favorite Places.

52. MoMA Design Store

9.3
81 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
Gift Store · SoHo · 77 tips and reviews
Nita Nita is one of NYC Favorite Places.

53. Nita Nita

146 Wythe Ave (N 8th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Williamsburg · 69 tips and reviews

54. Tomiz

18 E 41st St (btw 5th & Madison), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Midtown East · 161 tips and reviews
Union Square Park is one of NYC Favorite Places.

55. Union Square Park

9.1
Union Sq E/W & Broadway (btwn E 14th & E 17th St), New York, NY
Park · 565 tips and reviews
Crown Victoria is one of NYC Favorite Places.

56. Crown Victoria

60 S 2nd St (btwn Wythe & Kent Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Williamsburg · 147 tips and reviews
Maison Premiere is one of NYC Favorite Places.

57. Maison Premiere

9.1
298 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & Grand St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Williamsburg · 447 tips and reviews
UNIQLO is one of NYC Favorite Places.

58. UNIQLO

9.0
660 5th Avenue (at W 53rd St), New York, NY
Clothing Store · Midtown East · 266 tips and reviews
Iona is one of NYC Favorite Places.

59. Iona

8.6
180 Grand St (at Bedford Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Pub · Williamsburg · 62 tips and reviews
New World Mall is one of NYC Favorite Places.

60. New World Mall

6.1
136-20 Roosevelt Ave (at Main St), Flushing, NY
Shopping Mall · Flushing · 66 tips and reviews
Tekserve is one of NYC Favorite Places.

61. Tekserve

119 W 23rd St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Electronics Store · Chelsea · 95 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of NYC Favorite Places.

62. Shake Shack

8.9
691 8th Ave (at W 44th St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Theater District · 857 tips and reviews
Vanessa's Dumpling House is one of NYC Favorite Places.

63. Vanessa's Dumpling House

7.6
310 Bedford Ave (at S 1st St), Brooklyn, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Williamsburg · 148 tips and reviews
Minar Indian Restaurant is one of NYC Favorite Places.

64. Minar Indian Restaurant

7.1
138 W 46th St (btwn 6th Ave & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Indian Restaurant · Theater District · 40 tips and reviews