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The Most Exciting Dinner Spots In NYC Right Now
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14 Trendy Restaurants You Can Get Into
If you’re looking for an impressive place to get a table when you didn’t plan weeks in advance, here are some great options.
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14 Affordable Places To Impress An Out-Of-Towner
All the best places where you can eat with a tourist without having to spend an upsetting amount of money.
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Great Brunch Spots That Take Reservations
Great places to avoid long waits and bodega sandwiches while entertaining relatives who keep asking, “So, what’s the plan?”
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The Best Restaurants In Harlem
From soul food institutions to one of Manhattan's only Somali restaurants, here are our favorite places to eat in Harlem.
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10 Restaurants To Take Tourists To That Won’t Make You Hate Yourself
Not all touristy NYC restaurants are terrible.
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Where To Eat Fancy Vegetables
If you're planning a birthday, an anniversary, or any other kind of nice, fancy dinner, here are your best vegan and vegetarian options.
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Manhatta
The food takes a backseat to the spectacular views at this New American restaurant in a FiDi skyscraper. But if you know what to order, you’ll have an unforgettable experience.
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The Most Exciting Dinner Spots In NYC Right Now
A night out at one of these places—whether it’s for a catch-up with a friend or an impressive date night—feels overwhelmingly of the moment.
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ElNico
With impressive views, cocktails and Mexican food, this rooftop bar in Williamsburg is a triple threat.
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What To Eat (And Skip) At Market 57
Market 57 is one of NYC’s best food halls. Here’s what you should eat when you go there.
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Mandalay Cafe
Visit this Burmese restaurant inside the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue subway station for tea leaf salad and curry noodles.
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Torrisi Bar & Restaurant
From the people who brought you Carbone, Torrisi Bar & Restaurant is a big, glitzy spot in Nolita with a lively scene and an inventive Italian menu.
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O by Kissaki
O by Kissaki does itameshi cuisine in East Hampton, which combines Italian and Japanese dishes.
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Margot
This Fort Greene restaurant looks like a breezy Parisian wine bar and serves some of the most interesting small plates in town.
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Yi Ji Shi Mo
If you have a few dollars in your pocket, go spend them on shrimp-stuffed rice rolls at Yi Ji Shi Mo in Chinatown.
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Hakka Cuisine
This Chinatown restaurant specializes in dishes like stuffed tofu and salt baked chicken from the Hakka community.
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Where Michael Strahan Takes Visitors To Eat In NYC
The Good Morning America host and Giants legend shares his favorite restaurants for impressing out of towners.
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Hainan Chicken House
Hainan Chicken House is a Malaysian spot on the Sunset/Borough Park border that serves classic dishes in a modern space.
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14 Affordable Places To Impress An Out-Of-Towner
All the best places where you can eat with a tourist without having to spend an upsetting amount of money.
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Liberty Bagels Midtown
Liberty Bagels is a popular midtown spot that specializes in unusual cream cheese flavors and over-the-top sandwiches.
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Bad Roman
Bad Roman is a gimmicky Italian-ish restaurant in Columbus Circle. The food is hit-or-miss, but it's a reliably good time.
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Elio’s
Elio’s is an old-school Italian restaurant on the UES that’s great for celebrity sightings.
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Best North Dumpling Shop
Best North Dumpling Shop is in the back of a hidden strip mall in Flushing, and they make some of our favorite dumplings and pork buns in the city.
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Casa Cruz
Casa Cruz occupies an entire townhouse on the Upper East Side, and it's a nice place to eat foie gras once you've finished your daily philanthropy.
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Casa della Mozzarella
The fresh mozzarella at this famous Bronx deli is worth a trip to the neighborhood from anywhere. Try it in a prosciutto sandwich.
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Secchu Yokota
Secchu Yokota is a tiny Japanese restaurant in the East Village that serves an exceptional, seasonally-driven tempura omakase.
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The Best Cupcakes in NYC
The cupcake craze may be over, but that doesn't mean there aren't still great cupcakes in NYC. These are our favorites.
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Huascar & Co. Bakeshop
Huascar & Co Bakeshop in Hell's Kitchen makes inventive cupcakes inspired by the chef's Dominican heritage.
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Itaewon Pocha
If it's 1am and you need some soju and bulgogi fries, head to Itaewon Pocha in Koreatown.