NYC Institutions We Can't Live Without

1. Gray's Papaya

8.2

2090 Broadway (at W 72nd St), New York, NY

Hot Dog Joint · 246 tips and reviews

2. Gray's Papaya

402 Avenue of the Americas (at W 8th St), New York, NY

Hot Dog Joint · Greenwich Village · 82 tips and reviews

Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop is one of NYC Institutions We Can't Live Without.

3. Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop

9.2

727 Manhattan Ave (btwn Norman & Meserole Ave), Brooklyn, NY

Donut Shop · Greenpoint · 319 tips and reviews

Joe's Pizza is one of NYC Institutions We Can't Live Without.

4. Joe's Pizza

9.0

7 Carmine St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY

Pizzeria · West Village · 455 tips and reviews

Serious Eats: One of the best classic slice joints in NYC.

Bleecker Street Pizza is one of NYC Institutions We Can't Live Without.

5. Bleecker Street Pizza

8.4

69 7th Ave S (at Bleecker St), New York, NY

Pizzeria · West Village · 180 tips and reviews

Russ & Daughters is one of NYC Institutions We Can't Live Without.

6. Russ & Daughters

9.3

179 E Houston St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY

Gourmet Store · Lower East Side · 419 tips and reviews

Katz's Delicatessen is one of NYC Institutions We Can't Live Without.

7. Katz's Delicatessen

9.0

205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY

Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1449 tips and reviews

Knish Nosh is one of NYC Institutions We Can't Live Without.

8. Knish Nosh

10030 Queens Blvd (67TH RD), Forest Hills, NY

Kosher Restaurant · 10 tips and reviews

Serious Eats: Knish Nosh isn't as famous as Yonah Schimmel's downtown, but the knishes are way better, and the Queens Boulevard knisherie is a borough-wide icon.