98 Rivington St. : New York, NY 10002 : 212-614-0473
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 Whether acquired cold from a panel truck at a rural corner, or hot from a village macelleria, porchetta is Italy's favorite sandwich meat. Though duplicating this fennel-stuffed roast with the copper crackling skin in this country is patently impossible, 'Inoteca has made a noble stab at it.... More >> |
| Lower East Side |
Italian |
Coat Check, Delivery, Family Style, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party |
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10 Downing St. : New York, NY 10014 : 212-255-0300
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 Chef Jason Neroni?s latest adventure is a staid Village bistro with wonderful views of Sixth Avenue and interesting art on the walls (plus a newly opened sidewalk seating area). Despite the eclectic menu, his interest in pork and Spanish food prevails. Baked feta is the best bar snack; striped... More >> |
| West Village |
New American, Soul Food |
Patio-Sidewalk Dining |
$$$$ |
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15 E. 15th St. : New York, NY 10003 : 212-647-0015
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 Sit at the sushi bar for the optimal experience, where you can watch chef Masato Shimizu create some of the best sushi in the city. The chef is friendly and knowledgeable, and might even ask you to grate some wasabi root for him. Everything is as it should be: the fish room temperature, the rice... More >> |
| Union Square |
Japanese, Sushi |
Business Dining, Private Party, Prix Fixe, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$$ |
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5 Catherine St. : New York, NY 10038 : 212-925-8308
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 A-Wah is a Hong Kong restaurant specializing in bo zai fan, designated on the English menu as "World Famous Rice in Casserole." Cooked rice is deposited in a lidded clay pot that?s been soaked in water, and then tidbits of meat, poultry, or fish are placed on top along with aromatic vegetables,... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Chinese |
Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$ |
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21 Peck Slip : New York, NY 10038 : 212-222-2752
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 We were blown away by a Caprese salad that was the essence
of summer, with perfectly ripe tomatoes, good olive oil,
sharp-smelling basil, and mozzarella as white as a snowdrift before the kids play in it. Generously turned out, pastas are another specialty. Most memorably, we liked... More >> |
| South Street Seaport |
Italian |
Business Dining, Delivery, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$ |
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218 E. 170th St. : Bronx, NY 10456 : 718-992-9199
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 This splendid Senegalese still cooks with palm oil, and the national dish of cheb arrives tinted a brilliant red-orange. The tiny grains of broken rice are heaped with eggplant, carrot, cabbage, yuca, and fried fish, and if you ask the cook, she'll give you a dab of pima—a red pepper... More >> |
| Bronx |
African |
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$ |
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2041 Davidson Ave. : Bronx, NY 10453 : 718-584-8300
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 This prime corner spot on Burnside Avenue in hilly Morris Heights (looks like San Francisco!) offers what is probably the world?s largest African steam table, over 50 feet in length. That means you can ignore the immense and confusing menu on the wall, and simply have heaped onto your plate... More >> |
| Bronx |
African, Ghanaian |
Takeout |
$$ |
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7802 Fifth Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11209 : 718-833-7033
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 This handsome restaurant focuses on the Greek community of Istanbul, turning out food that's Mediterranean fusion, par excellence, with more conventional Greek food (emphasizing meat over fish) thrown in for good measure. The rooster stew is superlative, a tough bird turned tender in savory... More >> |
| Bay Ridge |
Greek, Middle Eastern |
Business Dining, Catering, Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$ |
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400 Fifth Ave. : New York, NY 10018 : 212-613-8660
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 Go big or go home must have been Michael White's thinking when he opened the sleek Ai Fiori on the second floor of the Setai Hotel just a few months after debuting Osteria Morini. Luxury abounds on the Franco-Italian menu-begin with the butter-poached oysters topped with caviar or the "mare e... More >> |
| Murray Hill |
Dessert, French, Italian |
Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$$ |
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19 W. 46th St. : New York, NY 10036 : 212-575-2307
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 We felt lucky to stumble on this Turkish spot, whose doors were flung open on a warm afternoon to reveal an inviting pastel interior just below street level. We plowed through a half-dozen mezze, finding the fresh fried anchovies, octopus salad, and baba ghanoush especially tasty, served with a... More >> |
| West 40s |
Mediterranean, Turkish |
Catering, Delivery, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly |
$$ |
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248 Fifth Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11215 : 718-783-4565
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 Named after a pop song and now a venerable 12 years old, Al Di La remains one of the most exciting Italian restaurants in the city. The menu takes regional recipes from the northern half of the country, and faithfully renders them with few needless innovations, and those that are introduced are... More >> |
| Park Slope |
Italian |
Delivery, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$$ |
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455 Hudson St. : New York, NY 10014 : 212-255-3838
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 Bare brick, lots of mirrors, an aura of intimacy, and a well stocked bar: This West Village bistro has the decorative elements in place. The spaghetti, featuring cauliflower, prosciutto, and feta cheese, is a surprise favorite. The hamburger is also good ; moist and pink and nicely charred. The... More >> |
| West Village |
Bistro |
Catering, Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$$$ |
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537 W. Side Ave. : Jersey City, NJ 07304 : 201-433-8502
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This is the sixth seafood restaurant coming out of Alexandria, Egypt to appear in the metropolitan area, slinging whole fish blackened over charcoal (called "barbecue" here ?? you must remove the skin before eating), or by deep-frying, the latter with a kooky spice coating that includes salt,... More >> |
| Jersey City |
Egyptian, Seafood |
Takeout |
$ |
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212 E. 34th St. : New York, NY 10016 : 212-683-9206
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 What looks like a fast-food joint from the outside turns out to be an excellent and rather formal restaurant inside, a perfect date spot with its convincing fake fireplace. The ambitious menu takes some time to read––there are 10 lamb entrées alone––and includes plenty... More >> |
| Murray Hill |
Mediterranean, Turkish |
Catering, Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Prix Fixe, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly |
$$ |
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912 Washington Ave. : Hoboken, NJ 07030 : 201-653-5319
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 Offering an expansive combination of Syrian, Palestinian, and North African fare, Ali Baba provides a handful of dishes unavailable in the usual restaurant of this genre. Any of the homestyle lamb stews ––which come in with a big plate of yellow rice––are totally dope,... More >> |
| New Jersey |
African, Indian |
Delivery, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly |
$$ |
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1267 Fulton St. : Brooklyn, NY 11216 : 718-783-0316
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 There's a line out the door at this popular roti shack, where the marquee invites "Hurry, Hurry, Come for Curry." Of the rotis, our fave is conch-a plenitude of tender gastropod vying with potato for domination of the brown, thyme-inflected gravy. Or pick from curries of shrimp, goat, oxtail,... More >> |
| Bedford Stuyvesant |
Jamaican, Trinidadian |
Takeout |
$ |
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29-19 Broadway : Long Island City, NY 11103 : 718-932-2240
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 Concentrating on the cuisine of Cyprus, Aliada complements the regular Greek menu with Middle Eastern flourishes. The horitaki salad adds the stealth herb cilantro to the tossed combination of cucumbers, caper leaves, arugula, scallions, lettuce, black olives, feta, and tomatoes, and even the... More >> |
| Long Island City |
Greek |
Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly |
$$ |
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124 Bedford Ave. : New York, NY 11211 :
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 Occupying the former Raymund?s space, and retaining something of its Tudor cottage feel, Allswell is the project of Spotted Pig alum Nate Smith. Sawing away at the local and sustainable violin, he explores the frontiers of gastropubbery, with wildly inventive dishes, such as whole pig ear fried... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Bistro, New American |
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$$$ |
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7206 Fifth Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11209 : 718-921-1076
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 The chicken shawarma sandwich is the best in town—fresh cut from the homemade rotating cylinder, jammed in a pocketless pita with lettuce, tomatoes, sumac-dusted onions, and a powerful garlic sauce. With the surprise addition of split cornichons, it's then rolled in butcher paper and zapped... More >> |
| Bay Ridge |
Middle Eastern |
Takeout |
$ |
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359 McDonald Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11218 : 718-871-9115
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 As the name implies, the place really is just a kitchen, with a single table inside and another outside. Nevertheless, the Thai food is splendid, favoring the fare of Bangkok and the southern peninsula. This food tends to be rich in coconut milk, and most of the recommended curries are laced... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Thai |
Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly |
$ |
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9413 Ave. L : Brooklyn, NY 11236 : 718-272-1787
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 This roadhouse, with a glitzy banquet room in back, offers a greatest hits of Haitian cuisine. The entrees are voluminous, well-plated, and exquisitely prepared, and note that there are no appetizers, sides, or desserts. Ambiance means business! Top of the charts is the griot, a confit of pork... More >> |
| Canarsie |
Haitian |
Delivery, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$ |
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222 Franklin St. : Brooklyn, NY 11222 : 718-389-8100
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 Anella started out shaky a couple of years ago, with mediocre pizzas and a mixed-bag quasi-Italian menu. Since then, under new chef Joseph Ogrodnek, the place has completely turned around.
Pizzas have been deep-sixed, but many of the original dishes remain, spectacularly reconfigured. There?s an... More >> |
| Greenpoint |
Bistro, Italian, New American |
Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$$$ |
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127-07 Rockaway Blvd. : Jamaica, NY 11420 : 718-323-7101
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 There's no better Trinidadian restaurant in Gotham, and maybe in Trinidad, either. The stuffed flatbreads called rotis are offered with a broad choice of fillings, including goat, chicken, conch, duck, and a potato-chickpea mixture. What's more, you can have further veggies added, such as... More >> |
| Jamaica |
Trinidadian |
Delivery, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly |
$ |
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13 Barrow St. : New York, NY 10014 : 212-741-6699
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 A devastating kitchen fire closed Annisa last fall after a nine-year run; now it has reopened and the food is better than ever. Roughly half the menu from before the disaster remains, including a pullet with a pig-foot dice inserted under its crisp skin, with a truffle-driven savor, and a... More >> |
| Greenwich Village |
Asian Fusion, Contemporary, New American |
Prix Fixe |
$$$$ |
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210 Spring St. : New York, NY 10012 : 212-274-0505
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 This long-running downtown seafood spot (founded 1997) was conceived as something of a counterweight to the ponderous Oyster Bar at Grand Central, a looser and hipper spot where, nonetheless, the number of raw oysters offered was impressive. The place is even more relaxing today, because the... More >> |
| Soho |
Seafood |
Business Dining, Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$$$ |
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