Keith McNally's French bistro is a New York classic, packed and lively from breakfast until far into the night. It's pricey, but reliable; Balthazar may age but its standards haven't fallen.
Awesome, easygoing bar devoted to bitters and amari. For cocktail nerds who know how to have fun.
A restaurant and bar devoted to tequila, with some tasty churros to go along with your drink.
The cupcakes at this gluten free bakery are less sweet than most, but good enough you'll forget they don't have wheat.
The chili mackerel banh mi tempers fishy funk with spicy mayo. Coconut tapioca pudding is a must-order.
There are flawless standards here—a strapping Manhattan, a tingly champagne cocktail fizzing w/ sugar & Angostura bitters—but big-swinging bar talents really come out to play w/ their original drinks. Read more.
NYers keep turning out in droves at this nondescript storefront, dabbing their sweat-beaded brows & fanning their overheated mouths for relief from chili-oil-soaked peanut noodles & peppered pickles. Read more.
This downtown-meets-Chinatown den pleases both Instagram-happy young’uns and Mandarin-fluent grannies. Winner of the 2013 Best Second Act award, as the sophomore effort from Xi’an Famous Foods. Read more.
Although Flushing is packed with NYC's best Chinese restaurants, Buddha Bodai is a staff favorite.
Incredible and trendy. The sea bream crudo is super incentive and unique. Lamb ribs are delicious (and I don't even like lamb). And of course, the lobster and crab dumplings!
