On The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Scott Conant goes crazy for Mama Els' Fried Chicken at Hill Country Chicken, a fresh fried chicken joint frying up all-natural chicken. Find more tips at FN Local. Read more.
The "world's best" mac & cheese is the best mac & cheese in NYC, making our list of "The Tastes That Make the City: NYC Edition." Read more.
Fresh, flavorful, spicy, and filling Indian food served in a Chipotle-style construction line. Don't miss the Pulled Pork Vinadaloo Biryani. Read all about my visit on WinstonWanders below. Read more.
This Korean joomak delivers exactly what NYC's nocturnal gastronauts crave most: a new & exciting way to drink & eat at the same time. Order a fiery communal bowl of the late-night-only Korean ramen. Read more.
This institution succeeds in perfectly recreating Central Texas barbecue. The brisket – available in fatty or lean – is amazing, but the beef shoulder is often even better, smoky and richly textured. Read more.
This Eataly-esque Mexican market offers coffee, pastries, and juice in the morning, and a taqueria menu. Cafe El Presidente also features a tortilla-making operation and a bar. Read more.
Our favorite spot to grab six prickly pear margaritas and just enough guac to keep us reasonable Read more.
This new fast-casual spot just opened in Chelsea. Freshly baked pitas or hand-stretched laffa bread are vehicles for hummus, vegetables, salad and taboon chicken. There is also beer and free Wi-Fi. Read more.
Blows Chipotle out of the water with their real deal Texas 'cue. Get an "El Tres Bowl" with Smoked Brisket Double Meat. Don't miss the corn, guac, and squash toppings! Read all about it below! Read more.
The menu features good Chicago red hots, eggy (or perhaps just yolky) frozen custard, salty crinkle-cut fries, and best of all, wonderful burgers, reputedly ground from a combo of brisket and sirloin. Read more.
The pair of veggie samosas are a popular bargain snack, and while the cuisine is mostly North-Indian, South-Indian dosas appear on the menu and there are plenty of vegetarian options. Read more.
In a city known for hot dogs, the hefty all-beef Sabrett at Old Town Bar reigns supreme. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Eat your greens! The pure love of vegetables at Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Dan Kluger's restaurant always reminds us just how delicious they can be: Read more.
Satisfy your cravings for red meat and fancy beer at this casual Gramercy bar and restaurant. The menu includes steaks, tandoori lamb belly, & slow-roasted pig head. Read more.
You'll need a nap after the Breslin Burger, a griddled LaFrieda patty covered with a blanket of assertive, mature English cheddar & topped off with supple slabs of house-cured Berkshire pork belly. Read more.
Celebrity spot Upland is worth visiting for their California-inspired Italian dishes like estrella pasta with chicken liver, sherry and sage ($16) and their surprising, Asian-accented plates. Read more.
Head here for cheap vegetarian food with a Middle Eastern flare. Get a fresh falafel sandwich for $5.25 & add sweet potato fries for $0.50. Read more.
The Little Beet Table opens for vegetable lovers and gluten haters. The farmhouse-style restaurant has mix and match furniture and vegetables in every form, but also a good old fashioned cheeseburger. Read more.
Danny Meyer's Roman trattoria is a thoughtful, comfortable place, where the service is pitch-perfect and the roast suckling pig has shatteringly crisp skin. Read more.
Dough opens its newest shop in Manhattan. Taste the shop's superlative yeast doughnuts, especially their incredible Dulce de Leche creations topped with slivered almonds. Read more.
Find refined southern Italian cooking at A Voce ("Word of Mouth"), just off the northeast corner of Madison Square. Read more.
Don’t miss the impossibly decadent $15 oyster pan roast here, and try the Eccles cake with Stilton for dessert. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.