Restaurants to try

Time Out New York: The star of the no-frills menu here is the sizable cheeseburger ($12): Made with well-seasoned, griddled patties, the hefty sandwich oozes melted American cheese from beneath a toasted potato bun. Read more.

Time Out New York: Try the Enchilada taco here, the guajillo-based enchilada sauce covers moist pieces of spicy pork. It's one of NYC's 26 best tacos! Read more.

Time Out New York: Try the chorizo taco at this Bushwick tortilla factory. It's one of NYC's 26 best tacos! Read more.

Time Out New York: Try the luminous blood-orange doughnut: stretchy, yeasty dough, slathered with a tart citrus glaze and crowned with a candied slice of the fruit. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Time Out New York: Try the Bash Style burger, Chef Josh Capon’s NYC Food & Wine Festival award-winning creation—garnished with caramelized-onion-and-bacon jam, American cheese and shaved pickles. Read more.

Time Out New York: Beef is the star of the show in the steak house burger. The thick patty is seasoned liberally & pan-seared for a sturdy crust, gushing with funky flavor that pools up in the loosely packed interior. Read more.

Time Out New York: Try the exceptional Black Angus burger, ground daily, with a satisfying crust from the grill that gives way to a gorgeously pink interior that coats the mouth like steak tartare. Read more.

Time Out New York: Try the fantastic steakhouse-style cheeseburger, built with tangy dry-aged cuts of grass-fed Piedmontese beef, available in the dining room or as a takeaway item from the downstairs lunch counter. Read more.

Time Out New York: This nautical dive has some of the city’s best bar food, including a knockout cheeseburger with mayo and sliced half-sour pickles tucked beneath an amply salted LaFrieda patty. Read more.

Time Out New York: Don’t be seduced by the fish-shack persona of this West Village eatery—the landlubbing Choptank Burger is the real draw here. Read more.

Time Out New York: The addictive “double cheese”—a squishy toasted bun sandwiching 2 juicy patties cloaked in melted American cheese with onion, lettuce & tomato—is a gloriously greasy retort to Golden State smugness. Read more.

Time Out New York: This small French space hosts one of the city’s most diverse music scenes in its back room. Arrive early to take advantage of happy hour, with $1 off beers and $3 off cocktails. Read more.

Time Out New York: Try pizzaiolo Chris Iacono’s artisinal margherita pie, blistered in a hand-built, wood-fired oven. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Serious Eats: Tiny cafe serving Venezuelan arepas, pockets of moist griddled corn dough filled with flavorful meat and cheese.