Good Eateries in NYC

[Danysh]

Best 24 hour hangover helper: Gammeok
Best Asian BBQ: Yakiniku West (9th St & 3rd Ave)
Best Asian fusion (cheap): OG
Best Asian Mexican fusion: Komodo (Ave A & 12th )
Best Austrian: Wallsé
Best Bacon Egg and Cheese sandwiches: Green Kitchen (77th & 1st )
Best Bagels: Essa Bagel
Best Beer & Meat on a stick: Taisho Yakitori
Best beer on tap: Blind Tiger (Hudson St)
Best beer on tap: St Marks Alehouse
Best Beer selection: Blind Tiger
Best Beer selection: Ginger Man
Best Brazilian: Delicia (W.11th & Greenwich)
Best Brazilian: Platforma
Best Breakfast Sandwich: Frank's (Smith Street, Brooklyn)
Best Brooklyn Pastrami Sandwich: Mill Basin Kosher Deli
Best Brunch: Good World Bar & Grill
Best Brunch: Sarabeth's in the Whitney Museum (75th & Madison)
Best Bubble (taro) Tea: Pearl River (St. Marks b/t 1st & A)
Best Burger: Corner Bistro (couple blocks below 14th on 8th )
Best Burger: Island Burger - (9th Ave & 51st)
Best Burger: JG Melon (73rd & 3rd )
Best Burger: Duke's (19th & Park Ave S) *Also great BBQ pork or brisket
Best Burger: Luke's (80th & 3rd)
Best Burmese: Mingala (7th St. b/t 2nd & 3rd Ave)
Best Caipirinha: Esperanto (9th and Ave C)
Best Cannolli: Morris Park Bakery, probably 50% of cost of Venieros (Bronx)
Best Cannolli: Veniero's (2nd Ave & 11th st)
Best Carrot Ginger Soup: L'Express (19th and Park Ave S)
Best Chawan Mushi (Japanese egg custard): Forbidden City (13th St. & Ave A)
Best Cheap Italian: Frank (5th St. & 2nd Ave)
Best Cheap Pakistani: Pakistan Tea House (Church)
Best Cheesecake: Veneiro's (10th & 1st Ave.)
Best Chicken & Dumplings: The Pastrami Queen
Best Chicken Sandwich: BBQ Chicken @ One & One (1st & 1st )
Best Chilean Seabass: Sushi Samba (
Best Chinese: Grand Sichuan, although which branch varies
Best Chinese (cheap): First Wok
Best Chinese (pricey): Chin Chin
Best Chinese Food: Baby Buddha (Washington Ave.)
Best Chinese Greens: Congee Village (Allen off Delancey)
Best Chinese Roasted Pork: Keewah Yen (rip) (56th b/t 5th and 6th)
Best Chinese: Hop Kee
Best Chinese: Wo Hop
Best Chinese-Indian: Tengra Masala.
Best Chocolate Bread Pudding: Garage (7th ave)
Best Chopped Liver: 2nd Avenue Deli (10th St. & 2nd Ave.)
Best Churassco Steak: Esperanto (9th St. and Ave C)
Best Collection of Funky Things to Look at While You Eat: Sea Thai (Williamsburg)
Best Corned Beef: 2nd Avenue Deli (10th St. & 2nd Ave.)
Best Corn: Cafe Habana (Prince & Elizabeth)
Best Cuban Sandwich: Chuchifritos (13th St. & 1st Ave.)
Best Cuban Sandwich: Franklin Corner Store (Franklin & Huron, Greenpoint Brooklyn)
Best Cuban Sandwich: IPN Deli (Tribeca & Greenwich St.)
Best Cup of Coffee: Leonidas (Hanover Sq.)
Best Cupcakes: Magnolia Bakery (Bleeker St.)
Best Dim-Sum: Jing Fong Restaurant
Best Diner: Googie's (2nd Ave.)
Best East Village Somosa: Pak-Punjab Deli (1st St. b/t 1st Ave. and Ave. A)
Best Electric Lemonade: Blue Water Grill/Blue Fin (Union Sq./Times Sq.)
Best English Provisions: Myers of Keswick (Hudson St.)
Best Espresso Martini: Bar 4 (Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Best Etouffee: Bayou (125the St. & Lenox)
Best Falafel: Mamouns (McDougal & W. 3rd St.)
Best First Date Bar: Angel's Share (Stuyvesant & 3rd Ave.)
Best Fish and Chips That Isn’t a Ripoff: One and One (1st & 1st)
Best French Toast: Oznot's Dish (Williamsburg)
Best Fried Calamari: Hop Kee (Mott & Mosco)
Best Fried Calamari: Wo Hop
Best Fried Seafood: Tony's Pier (City Island, Bronx)
Best Fries: Beso (Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Best Fries: Coffee Shop (Union Sq.)
Best Goatcheese Salad: Cafe Gigi (St. Marks & 2nd Ave.)
Best Greasy Grub after 10+ drinks: 69 Bayard Street
Best Hanger Steak: Pastis
Best Hangover Cure: Pink Tea Cup (Fried Chicken and Pancakes)
Best Collard Greens: Mama's (3rd St. & Ave. B)
Best Heavenly Departure (Sweet Pasteries): Morris Park Bakery (Bronx)
Best Heavenly Departure (Sweet Pasteries): Monteleone's (Court St., Brooklyn)
Best Heavenly Departure (Sweet Pastries): Veneiro's
Best Honky Chinese: Wo hop
Best Hot Dog: Sarge's
Best Huevos A La Mexicana: Tres Aztecas (Allen)
Best Ice Cream Shop: Il Laboratorio Di Gelato
Best Ice Cream: Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Best Individual Lunch Pizza: Zeytuna's
Best Italian: Il Bagato
Best Italian (cheap): Max
Best Italian (moderate): Due
Best Italian Ice: Monteleone's Pasticceria (Court Street, Carroll Gardens)
Best Italian Seafood (When someone else is paying): Il Palazzo
Best Japanese: Nobu
Best Knish: Knish Nosh (Queens Blvd & 67th Ave., Queens)
Best Korean: WooJung, SoMooNan (Palisades Park, NJ)
Best Late Night Chinatown Eats: 96 Bayard (@ Mott)
Best Late Night Eatery With Funny Radio Commercial: Umberto's Clamhouse
Best Late Night Eats: The original Blue Ribbon (Sullivan St.)
Best Lichee Martini: Elephant (1st St. b/t 1st Ave. & 2nd Ave.)
Best Lobster: Blue Water Grill (Union Sq.)
Best Lobster Ravioli: Ovo (2nd Ave. b/t 3rd & 4th)
Best Lunch Deli: Barzini (Greenwich St., Tribeca)
Best Lunch Deli: Zeytuna (William & Maiden Ln)
Best Mac and Cheese: Cafeteria
Best Mac and Cheese: Canteen (Spring & Mercer)
Best Manhattan Italian (When Someone Else Pays): Il Mulino
Best Manhattan Steakhouse (When Someone Else Pays): The Palm
Best Matzo Ball Soup: B+H Dairy (2nd b/t 7th & St. Mark’s)
Best Matzo Ball Soup: 2nd Avenue Deli
Best Matzo Ball Soup: Katz's
Best Meatballs: Veselka (9th St. & 2nd Ave.)
Best Mexican: Rosa Mexicano
Best Midtown Lunch Pizza: Little Italy Pizza (43rd & Madison)
Best Milkshake: Halcyon (Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn)
Best Mojitos: Esperanto (9th St. & Ave. C)
Best Mojitos: Ideya
Best Mole: Mama Mexico (102nd & Broadway)
Best Mussels & Fried Chicken: Cafeteria
Best Nouvelle American: Gotham Bar and Grill
Best Onion Rings: Chumley's
Best Paella: Cafe Espanol on Bleeker OR Sabrosura on Castle Hill, the Bronx
Best Pan-Seared Tuna (expensive ): Union Sq Cafe
Best Pastrami: 2nd Ave. DELI
Best Pastrami: Katz's (but you have to ask for Lean or Extra Lean)
Best Pastrami Salmon: Barney Greengrass
Best Pastrami: Katz's Deli (Houston + Orchard)
Best Pastrami: 2nd ave. deli
Best Peking Duck: Golden Unicorn
Best Peruvian: Manu (98th + Broadway)
Best Pickled Cherry Tomatos: Gus's
Best Pie: Bubby's
Best Pizza: Arturo's (Houston and Thompson)
Best Pizza: Joe's Pizza (Carmine + Bleecker)
Best Pizza: Morris Park in the Bronx, Johns in Manhattan not bad
Best Pizza: patsy's on 118th and 1st ave
Best Pizza (after 3AM): Sal's on Ave A. / Rosario's on Rivington (tie)
Best Pizza (new school): Pintaile's
Best Pizza (old school): Joe's on Carmine and Bleeker
Best Pizza: Joe’s (Corner of Carmine and Bleecker.)
Best Pizza Pie: John's Pizzaria
Best Pizza Slice: Joe's
Best Pizza Slice: Louie's Pizza, E. Tremont Rd, the Bronx
Best Pizza: Grimaldi's under the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn, Rosarios (on Rivington), and decent brick-oven styled pizza at Cafe Gigi (in east village)
Best Pizza: John's Pizza
Best Place for Mother's Day Dinner: Mark's (in The Mark Hotel)
Best Place to Get About 5 lbs. of Tasty French Fries for $2.00: Leisure Times Lanes Snack Bar (bowling alley, port authority terminal)
Best Place to Get Hammered, Stuff Yourself with Traditional Jewish Food and Sing the Entire Fiddler on the Roof Songbook Along with Everyone Else in the Place: Sammy's (lower east side-christie st?)
Best Place to People Watch at 4am While Eating Gourmet Pasta Dishes, Panini or Salads: Anytime (N. 7th in Williamsburg, I think)
Best Place to See Collection of Characters Eating Almost Anything at 3am: Junior's, Bklyn
Best Place Under $3 @ 4am to Aid theThrowing Up Process: Gray's Papaya
Best Pollo a la Braza: La Tacita de Oro (98th + Broadway)
Best Pork Dumplings: Fried Dumplings (99 Allen st)
Best Porterhouse Steak: The Post House
Best Produce Market: Essex St. Market. Union square is played!
Best Queens Italian With Killer Wine List: Manducati's
Best Rainbow Cookies: La Scala bakery, E. Tremont, the Bronx
Best Ramen: Menchanko Tei/Ony (same chain, different name...midtown and 6th + 6th)
Best Ribs: Someone please find me some decent ribs! I tried Virgils and wasn't amused
Best Ridiculously Fast/Accurate Fast Food Service: Wendy's, 44th and Lex during lunch hour
Best Roasted Chicken: Flor De Mayo (joints on the west side)
Best Roti Canai: Penang (various locations)
Best Sake Menu: Decibel (9th st + 2nd Ave)
Best Salsa: Elora's (Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Best sesame bagel with sable, red onion and scallion cream cheese: Russ & Daughters
Best Sicilian (corner) slice: Sorrentos on Williamsbrigde Rd, the Bronx
Best Soup Dumplings: Grand Sichuan International - 9th Ave
Best Soup Dumplings: New Green Bo
Best Spaghetti a la Frank Sinatra (or any pasta dish): Patricia's, the Bronx
Best Specialty Shop: Di Paolo's on grand street. my mecca for 50 y.o. aceto balsamico, cured pecorino toscano and prosciutto that melts on your toungue. This place is guaranteed good eats.
Best Spicy Indian: Brick Lane
Best Steak: Luger's
Best Steak (expensive): Peter Lugers
Best Steak: Peter Lugers ( Williamsburg )
Best Steak: Luger's--believe the hype
Best Steakhouse (cheap): Pampa (97th + Amsterdam)
Best Sturgeon: Barney Greengrass, but Russ & Daughters will do fine
Best Sushi: Jeollado - 4th bet 2nd and 1st
Best Sushi: Japonica for me-fresh reasonably priced and generous portions. University and 12th
Best Sushi: Sugiyama
Best Sushi: Tomoe
Best Tacos: Zaragova (Ave A. @ 13th)
Best Thai: Kai Kai (Houston and 1st ave)
Best traditional cuban, however - El Malacon (97th + Amsterdam)
Best Turkey Meatloaf: 18th & 8th and Galaxy (Union Square)
Best Turkish: Turkish Kitchen (3rd Ave & 27th)
Best Veal Milanese: Due
Best Vegetable Dumplings: Excellent Dumpling House (Lafayette)
Best Vegetables: Craft
Best Vegetarian Food for Meat Eaters, Asian: Red Bamboo (4 St. and 7th Ave)
Best Veggie Brunch: Goga (Court & 9th, carroll gardens)
Best Vietnamese: Saigon Grill (90th and Amsterdam)
Best Wings: aiello's on 3rd between 30th and 31st
Best Wings: Backpage (old-Enteourage) (3rd Ave & 83rd)
Best Wings: Backpage (old-Enteourage) (3rd Ave & 83rd) -- Wholeheartedly agree
Best Wings: Barnstormer in Newburgh
Best Wraps: Pax
Best Classic Brooklyn Italian Restaurant: Marco Polo on Court Street in Brooklyn (tuxedo waiters & piano bar)
Best Entertaining, Poetic, Obscure Menu: Grand Sichuan International



Enjoy!

d

[Alxlee]

Are these your picks or from something else?

[Danysh]

Originally Posted by Alxlee

Are these your picks or from something else?

I actually received these as a word attachment in an email from a friend of mine. Not sure who the author(s) is(are), but my understanding is that the list is a compilation from a lot of different inputs.

Cheers,

d

p.s. One more to add to that. Best Thai Food : Jai-ya 28th & 3rd across from the starbucks.

[Il'inglese]

Best Bistro: Cassis 243 West 14th Street bistrocassisnyc.com

You might not have heard of the place as they just opened. A very nice meal and a nice bar as well.

[whart]

Disagree with a couple: Luger's is THE place for aged porterhouse. The Post House is one of many, but very much a better than average, no better steak. (In Manhattan, try Wolfgang's or Del Frisco's). The best Italian in Brooklyn is arguable, but i guarantee you that the Queen has better food than Marco Polo, even if the latter feels more like you've walked onto a movie set for the Godfather Part IV.

Also, if you like real Szchuan food, Wu Liang Ye in the City is fantastic, not a frenchified chinese like most of the high end ones.

Thanks for the list, though. There are some places (just a few!) i haven't tried, but will.

[Ashman]

Second on Best Brazilian churrascaria: Churrascaria Plataforma on 49th between 8th and 9th.

John

[Attitude928]

You missed DiFara's on Ave J in Brooklyn for the best pizza

[Danysh]

keep them coming guys! I travel to NY quite frequently and I love good food

[whart]

My favorite pizza: Trattoria Del Arte, which is a full fledged (and excellent) restaurant in proximity to Carnegie Hall. You will love me for this one. Get a selection of antipasti, and a pie for each of you. The BEST!

[AJS328]

Anyone ever tried The Grammercy Tavern in Grammercy Park? A little on the pricey side but I was very impressed.

[barchetta]

I second Gramercy Tavern. Clearly one of the best!

[Emilio84]

Italian - Petaluma on 1st and 73rd

then again my opinion is quite biased :-)

[Hubert888]

for the wine list:

i recommend either Veritas or Felidia

yummy

[reggi914]

Best Steak: Luger's
Best Steak (expensive): Peter Lugers
Best Steak: Peter Lugers ( Williamsburg )
Best Steak: Luger's--believe the hype


AMEN TO THAT! I love Peter Lugars!!!!!!!!!

[ghost]

What! They've got every variant of restaurant under the sun, but no Indian! I can't let that go unnoticed.

Best Indian 1: Tamarind
Best Indian 2: Bukhara Grill
Best Indian 3: Baluchi's

[Danysh]

Originally Posted by ghost

What! They've got every variant of restaurant under the sun, but no Indian! I can't let that go unnoticed.

Best Indian 1: Tamarind
Best Indian 2: Bukhara Grill
Best Indian 3: Baluchi's

holy s**t your right...

Is there any relation between the Bukhara Grill in NYC and the one in New Delhi?

Cheers,

d

[Hubert888]

Originally Posted by ghost

What! They've got every variant of restaurant under the sun, but no Indian! I can't let that go unnoticed.

Best Indian 1: Tamarind
Best Indian 2: Bukhara Grill
Best Indian 3: Baluchi's

My best indian restaurant in NYC would have to be Haveli (2nd avenue and like 6th street I believe)

[Danysh]

Originally Posted by Hubert888

My best indian restaurant in NYC would have to be Haveli (2nd avenue and like 6th street I believe)

Isn't Haveli the French/Indian fusion restaurant or am I getting muddled up?

the best indian food is my moms