Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud's downtown spot serves pork-belly-topped burgers and great sausages (try the blood and pig's head sausage) with an extensive beer list (24 on tap and 63 bottled). Read more.
Pricey hamburgers are usually all style and no substance, but it's difficult to have any beef with the $26 Black Label burger made with prime dry-aged cuts at this hot spot.
Apple-cider doughnut, Nero cookie, fig bar—just a few of Karen DeMasco's treats. Must order: oatmeal cookie sandwich. Read more.
This West Village gem run by Florence-born Rita Sodi features a seasonal menu that always has a few excellent pastas. If you're lucky, one option will be the lasagna with carciofi (artichokes). Read more.
Bread bakers are mad geniuses & none fit the description better than the quirky Jim Lahey. His pane Pugliese (a crunchy, dark-brown loaf) and pizza Bianca (an airy flatbread) are NY food masterpieces. Read more.
A great place to order the omakase while sitting at the sushi bar to get a little bit of everything. It's not cheap, but it's well worth it.
When the pain au chocolat is still warm, and the boldly dark chocolate melts into the buttery, flaky dough, it's one of the best versions we've had in the city.
The carbonara is an essential New York bite: pasta tossed with house-cured pancetta, eggs, Parmesan, and black pepper. More places to eat like a local: tandl.me/12ufz7c
Beautiful new restaurant by nutritionist Marissa Lippert - a gem for the corner w delicious healthy veg options.
Inventive fine dining and cocktails (especially for Midtown) from three Eleven Madison Park alums.
