The high-living Cipriani boys make a killer chicken club loaded with bacon and homemade mayo - it's one of our 101 Best Sandwiches in NY. Read more.
Kind of an under-the-radar pick, but the burger here is one of the best I've had in NYC. Also, if you don't order the Scotch Egg I'm going to come down and punch you in the face. It's delicious.
Everyone knows to get the corn, but try the rice milk. Get it to go and walk around the hood.
As the name suggests, the Earth Room is a room full of dirt. Rich, dark dirt, knee deep, housed in a 3600 square foot room in Soho, intriguing viewers for the past 30 years.
Sit upstairs in the corner and look out over 2nd St & Ave A. One of the best seats in NYC to have a drink. Hint: don't try this one weekend.
Bleecker Bar may be the home to the very first checkin ever (2001?) One of the orignal use cases from the dodgeball.com days: "I want to know when my friends are at the bar watching a baseball game."
Official after-work bar of team foursquare. If both bathrooms do not have foursquare stickers on the doors/mirrors/toilets, someone's getting fired... #justsaying
Try the Black-Eyed Pea Hummus with olive oil, preserved lemon and smoked pimentón. It's a great twist on a classic chickpea hummus.
A NYC must do. Try their famous artichoke slice and thank us later. Crunchy, chewy, rich and cheesy - all of our favorite things put together!
The decor may be kitschy and the service often perfunctory, but the soft-shell crabs, pho with beef and scallions, and barbecued pork chops are magnificent - a Vietnamese standout in Chinatown.
While scoping out the list of 120+ tequilas & mezcals, order the the reposado-based, maple syrup & pressed pineappled "Voodoo Child", which surprisingly doesn't involve Hendrick's. Read more.
When we were still working on foursquare out of my apt, this place was where the very first "pop-up tip" actually worked ("At EV Tavern? Try the fries!") That's when I knew we were onto something good
This was a go-to during my grad school days at NYU, Ace Bar was always used as the "example" for dodgeball.com & foursquare use cases. It's still the first place I think of when testing new features.
The lamb biryani is the standout. Juices from the tender meat make the rice so moist, you need only a dab of raita. Read more.
All they really do is different hummus dishes. Everytime I go to NY I like to sit outside on a very small stool and eat my pita and hummus. -Susie Brunet, Launch My Line
The pool table and Ms. Pac-Man machine may scream “man cave,” but with its dark, shadowy corners, and semi-private alcoves, 675 was made for messing around. Our pick for Best Makeout Bar. Read more.
The best happy hour ever! Stop by weekdays from 4:30 to 6:30 and weekends from 3 to 5 for free appetizers like fried risotto balls with any wine or cocktail.
Dopest burgers in the west village!!! Also very cool bar that is got to be like 200 years old. But no worries they have a plasma tv playing all the games :)
What can only be called a megagastropub. 6,000 square foot space with 40 flat-screen TVs, dressed-up bar menu and a gigantic antique pinewood bar.
Reasons to go: an open hearth in the middle of the rustic dining room serving up fresh-baked, rosemary-infused bread nightly. (And ravioli stuffed with red wine-braised veal breast.)
The wine list is filled with dozens of bubbly delights ranging from an aged Dom Perignon to a well-priced cava from Penedes, Spain. Pair your glass with a plate of cheddar, taleggio and brie.
Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca, opened by Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich in June 1998, is an exuberant celebration of the best of Italian food, wine and lifestyle.
The unofficial official First Restaurant of New York. Though its formal dining room is a bit too too for Eater 38 contention, the front room and its seasonal American menu wins. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Make sure you’ve got clean socks on when you dine here – removing your shoes is required before entering the dining room.
This is a must-stop for me when I’m in NYC, but you can’t go wrong at any of David Chang’s restaurants. -Monica Pope, Top Chef
Skip the pizza and go straight to the dessert. The best gelato in NYC! -Jacqueline Lombard, Top Chef
These sister bars are the best places to go after you’ve had a night out. Not only can you continue the party with cheap beer & drinks but they give you free pizza to boot. - Whitney
Try the beet risotto balls, the lamb meatballs, the duck ham panini, or the ham blade steak. Recommended wine: Paul Achs Zweigelt.
Order a Sixth Street cocktail, which calls on the complex spices used at the Indian restaurants lining E 6th St. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Try the Sweet Hereafter. Swapping in pisco for gin, barkeep Joachim Simo takes the straightlaced martini for a sultry Latin American spin. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Open the little drawer inside one of the tables and you will find a notebook filled with things that random people have written. Feel free to add something yourself. Its really cool to see what othe
Order a round of balanced Barrier Brewing Company brews if there’s one on tap. They’re one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Restaurant of Swiss culinary genius Daniel Humm, the finest dining experience in the city. You don’t get a choice of dishes, but a diagram and a list of ingredients (001 212 889 0905 four courses ₤90)
Take in the city from 'Top of the Rock' (30 Rockefeller Plaza; topoftherocknyc.com; Open 8am-midnight) the 70th floor roof-deck of GE Building, centerpiece of Midtown’s Art Deco-era Rockefeller Center
A rustic-chic gem of cocktail bar not much larger than a jewel box. Order a Negroni, and don’t be surprised if Robert DeNiro or Bradley Cooper wander in off for a night cap (001 212 226 2515).
5-course homemade pasta tasting menu for $35 = unbelievable! Portions are big and everything I've ever had here has been amazing. Ask for a table in the outdoor area in the spring/summer.
Tuna ceviche (which is really more like tuna tar-tar) is awesome. Skip The salmon/mango ceviche & the Gravity Bong Oysters are gimmicky. But I'll be back to work my way thru ceviche menu.
Put the menu away and just get the $50 tasting menu. Get the wine pairing too. Make sure you finish w the carmelized torija & a glass of the Jorge Ordinez
Best fried chicken in the Alphabet City. I hear the porkchop is off the chain too.
Keep hearing about Spitzer's Corner and keep thinking of our former Governor hiring a hooker. So, I must check it out.
If you're hungry go to Rice, 2 doors down, and get some rice and meat (or veggie) balls to go.
real taqueria with just 15 seats, cooks chopping meat and cilantro as you walk in, 2 tacos de carnitas for 7 dollars and a stinging cold can of tecate for 2 bucks and a quarter and a nickel
sexy cocktail lounge above the fray of houston street, you might just be in burma, i love the jamaican firefly and the old cuban, both drinks not people btw
michael white does dreamy raw fish dishes and the best fusilli in town... with octopus and bone marrow
best place for appetizing - especially love their smoked fish and caviar – the best in the city! Love their whitefish salad too!
