Lines wind out the door at 2013's Best New Bakery winner for skillfully balanced bites like fudgy date-cocoa Montego Bay bars and a killer chocolate-chip cookie teeming with gooey nubs. Read more.
Blanca, winner of the Best Big-Pimpin' Brooklyn award, serves some of New York’s priciest high-concept cooking to just 12 flush diners a night in 20-odd courses of tweezer-plated perfection. 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 lively eatery pulls in Brooklynites looking for both homey abuela standbys (rich, cilantro-nipped guac; fragrant pozole verde) and palate-expanding fare (tongue tacos, duck-leg tamales). Read more.
This new-world delicatessen, a Noho spin-off of the Brooklyn flagship, won the title of Best Sandwich Shop in 2013. Read more.
Nakamura is the new Delancey Street noodle parlor from seasoned ramen chef Shigetoshi Nakamura. Read more.
The phenomenon David Chang created 12 years ago changed the dining worldwide (and spawned a global empire), striking a crack in upscale formality that spread until the genre shattered. Read more.
Nix is the new casual vegetarian restaurant from chef John Fraser and former Conde Nast editorial director James Truman. The Dovetail chef is working with a wok and a tandoor oven here. Read more.
The team from one of Philadelphia's most exciting restaurants recently opened a spinoff in the West Village. High Street on Hudson serves monster breakfast sandwiches & hearty pastries every morning. Read more.
