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Favorite NYC Restaurants

1. Hundred Acres

38 Macdougal St (btwn Prince & W Houston St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · SoHo · 209 tips and reviews

Sajid M.Sajid Mehmood: The Hanger steak with duck-fat fried potatoes is fantastic, and the fried chicken is incredibly moist and tasty.

2. Bondst

8.7
6 Bond St (btwn Broadway & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · NoHo · 221 tips and reviews

Sajid M.Sajid Mehmood: The sesame-crusted shrimp is fantastic, and be sure to try the jalapeno scallop rolls.

3. Boqueria Soho

9.2
171 Spring St (at Thompson St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · SoHo · 256 tips and reviews

The FeastThe Feast: Seamus Mullen might have left, but Barcelona native and Alain Ducasse alum Marc Vidal keeps things authentic at the Boqueria flagship. It's all incredibly solid, but see esp. the Bombas de la Barcelo Read more.

4. Xi'an Famous Foods

81 Saint Marks Pl (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · East Village · 314 tips and reviews

Sajid M.Sajid Mehmood: Great food -- go for any of the spicy noodles or the cumin lamb "burger". Or get both, and still pay under $10. Not much seating though -- you'll have to take it to go during peak meal times.

5. Fatty Crab

643 Hudson St (btwn Horatio & Gansevoort St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · West Village · 177 tips and reviews

Sajid M.Sajid Mehmood: Go with 3-4 friends and order 5-6 things to share! Try for the duck and Malay fried fish. And if crab's not your thing, get the "sauce and toast", which gives you the same great chili sauce w/ bread.

6. Alta

64 W 10th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 316 tips and reviews

Rob L.Rob Longert: Get the fried goat cheese balls, lamb meatballs, pizza, spaghetti, bacon wrapped dates and olives, empanadas, chicken wings and pretty much anything else on the menu!

7. South Brooklyn Pizza

122 1st Ave (btwn St. Marks Pl. & 7th St.), New York, NY
Pizzeria · East Village · 77 tips and reviews

Sajid M.Sajid Mehmood: You want the standard margherita slice right after it's come out of the oven. Feel free to wait around for 10-20 minutes for a fresh pie to come out -- it's worth it.

8. Tacombi at Fonda Nolita

9.0
267 Elizabeth St (btwn E Houston & Prince St), New York, NY
Taco Restaurant · NoLita · 738 tips and reviews

Sajid M.Sajid Mehmood: Crispy fish tacos are amazing, as are the barbacoa. But don't overlook the vegetarian tacos, they're all great!

Sticky's Finger Joint is one of Favorite NYC Restaurants.

9. Sticky's Finger Joint

8.1
31 W 8th St (at MacDougal St), New York, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Greenwich Village · 117 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Calling these chicken fingers is almost offensive. They're the best I've ever had. $17 for 5 is a steal to split between two people. Salted caramel is required. Also, truffle fries.

10. Rubirosa

9.2
235 Mulberry St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 842 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Stellar thin crust pizzas, but don't overlook the pastas — they're phenomenal. [Eater 38 Member]

Parm is one of Favorite NYC Restaurants.

11. Parm

8.6
248 Mulberry St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 493 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: The chicken parm is good, but the eggplant parm sandwich is perfect. Thinly sliced, drenched in their homemade tomato sauce, and sprinkled with fresh basil on top.

Hearth is one of Favorite NYC Restaurants.

12. Hearth

8.8
403 E 12th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 206 tips and reviews

Sajid M.Sajid Mehmood: Gnocchi is mandatory

Mile End Delicatessen is one of Favorite NYC Restaurants.

13. Mile End Delicatessen

53 Bond St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · NoHo · 234 tips and reviews

jake f.jake furst: the pro splitty-splitty move for 2: get 1 smoked meat deluxe with poutine and 1 smoked meat sammy. you each get a sammich and you split the poutine/slaw/pickle. and you both win.

Tacos Morelos is one of Favorite NYC Restaurants.

14. Tacos Morelos

25 Ave A (at E 2nd St), New York, NY
Food Truck · Gramercy Park · 52 tips and reviews