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Must go
- Hometown Bar-B-Que (brisket, pulled pork)
- miznon (rib eye minute steak)
- 8am Katz deli (pastrami on rye)
- Dominique (hot choc, cookie shot, cronut)
- Peter luger steak (steak for 2, )
- Halal guys (combo bowl)
- Los tacos (grilled chicken, grilled steak, marinated pork, quesadillas, adobada)
- Keen (prime t bone steak, mutton chop)
- Cafe habana (corn, jalapeno margarita, cubano sandwich,tacos)
- Upstate craft beer and oyster bar (squid ink uni pasta, happy hour oyster, bone marrow, mussels clam in curry)
- Jack wife freda (peri peri chicken, green egg shakshouka, green sauce, madame freda, jack breakfast, rosewater waffle)
- Momofuku noodle bar uptown (spicy smoked pork ramen, chilled spicy noodles, lunar mai tai, spicy calamansrita)
- Joe’s pizza
- Olioepiu for squid ink pasta
- Tacombi
- luthun nyc
- Prince street pizza
- turntable chicken jazz
- mad for chicken
- flushing is the best
- Birria Landia Elmhurst JoJu
- Russ & Daughters (smoked fish bagel)
- Levain Bakery
- Magnolia Bakery
- Burdick chocolate
- Wolfnights the gourmet wrap
Bagel
- Barneys greengrass for smoked salmon bagel
- Russ and daughters for smoked salmon bagel. herring trio, potato latkes with creme fraiche and salmon roe
Italian Food
- Via Carota
- Palma
- Olio E Piu
- Tony’s Di Napoli
- Lil Frankie’s
- Misi or Lilia
- Osteria morini
Japanese Food
- Sushi suite 1001
- Chemistry room
- Kissaki
- Omakase by korami
- Raku
French food
- Batard
- Pastis
American food
- River cafe
- Frevo
- One if by land two if by sea
Brunch
- Buvette
- Clinton Street Baking Company
- Sadelle’s
BBQ
- Fette Sau
- Hometown Bar-B-Que
Pizza
- Ace’s Pizza (Detroit style)
- Lucali (one of the most popular)
- Roberta’s (but opening in mbs so Dk if should go)
- Di Fara (also one of the most famous but I personally don’t like it)
- Emily’s / Emmy Squared (same parent company so just choose one but imo rly should go. Make reservations!!)
- Unregular Pizza (for their buratta pizza)
- Joe’s Pizza (must go just bc it’s a tourist must do lol and it’s good)
- Artichoke pizza (get the artichoke, share one slice bc it’s f good but also f jelat bc of how creamy)
- Prince St Pizza (insane pepperoni pizza damn sinful)
- Artichoke Basille's Pizza
Steakhouse
- Peter Luger (used to have to book a few months in advance but not that bad now - NYC’s oldest steakhouse, should try + Famous for their burgers too)
- Keens Steakhouse (haven’t been but heard rly good things bout their lamb options)
- Hometown Bar-B-Que
Coffee & Boba tea
- Blue bottle lol
- SEY coffee (rly good experience)
- Devocion (interesting nitro cold brew)
- Cafe Leon Dore (haven’t been but they’re damn popular on tiktok here LOL)
- Stumptown
- Partner Coffee
- Moge Tee (PLEASE go and get their fruit tea with cheese, it’s my all time fav bbt EVER HAHAHAH)
Pastry/Dessert:
- Magnolia bakery (Get their banana pudding)
- Eileen’s Special Cheescake (cheescake LOL a lot of flavors)
- Maman (Cookie)
- Levain Bakery (cookie, don’t bother w their cake & bread honestly)
- Supermoon bakery (Croissants, go early)
- Spot dessert bar (I like the matcha lava & skillet cookie)
- Grace st (super famous @ Korea Town, long queue. Apparently everybody loves it but I’m ok w it only.. my bf loves it too tho)
- Red Gate Bakery (banana bread & cookie)
- World’s best cookie dough (THEIR CHEESECAKE IS D BEST. Their cookie dough ok only, can skip)
- Serendipity 3
- Spot dessert bar
- Lady m
- Harbs
- Patisserie fouet
- SWEETORY
- The dough club
- Cafe Bench | Crêpe Flushing | 크레페 | 크레페 플러싱, 194-07 Northern Blvd, Queens, NY 11358, United States
- Mango Mango Artisan Lab, 23 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003, United States
- Alimama
BBQ
- mighty Quinn bbq for brisket, ribs and wings
Mexican Food
- Los Tacos from Chelsea market
- miti miti
Indian Food
- Baazi
- Dhamaka
Asian Food
- Mei Lai Wah
- Northern King Dumpling, 14944 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354, United States
- Chungchun Rice Hot Dog, 15616 Northern Blvd, Queens, NY 11354, United States
- PLANTA Queen | New York, 15 W 27th St, New York, NY 10001, United States
- Korean Noodle House, 210-09 Northern Blvd, Queens, NY 11361, United States
- Yupdduk, 157-22 Northern Blvd, Queens, NY 11354, United States
- Sodam, 156-50 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354, United States
- San Soo Kap San 2 | Korean BBQ Flushing | Korean Restaurant Flushing NY | 산수갑산2, 171-10 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11358, United States
- Wah Fung Fast Food, 79 Chrystie St, New York, NY 10002, United States
- Thai Diner, 186 Mott St, New York, NY 10012, United States
- Nam Son, 245 Grand St #1, New York, NY 10002, United States
- Spicy Village, 68 Forsyth St B, New York, NY 10002, United States
- Bánh Mì Saigon, 198 Grand St, New York, NY 10013, United States
- Izakaya MEW, 146-13 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354, United States
- Cho Dang Gol, 55 W 35th St, New York, NY 10001, United States
- Her Name is Han, 17 E 31st St, New York, NY 10016, United States
- Flushing
- Pelicana Chicken Koreatown
Sky Bar
- The public hotel rooftop
- The peak
- Westlight
- Skylark
- 520
Places to go
- Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY, United States
- Jane's Carousel, New Dock St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, 334 Furman St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
- Washington St
- One summit Vanderbilt
- Central Park
- Times Square
- Dumbo / Brooklyn Bridge
- Rockefeller Center
- MOMA
- Highline & Chelsea market (11am)
- Little Island
- Whitney
- wythe hotel at sunset
- public rooftop
- Empire State and Chrysler building
- Central Park and Brooklyn bridge
- Soho
- Columbus circle
- Hudson yards
- Brookfield place
- Visit maman soho for pictures and breakfast bowl with bourbon bacon jam)
- Little paris
Casual
- Katz’s Deli (pastrami and corned beef sandwiches)
- Joe’s Pizza
- Dominique Ansel Bakery
- Grace Street
- Bibble & Sip
- The halal guys for some rice n chicken
- Au zataar
Fine dining
- Blue Hill at Stone Barns
- Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare
- Jungsik
- Atomix
- Torien
- JUA
Type | Region | Name | Famous for | Location | Comments |
Bagel | Lower East Side | Russ & Daughters | Smoked fish bagels | 179 E Houston St, NY 10002 | I haven't tried but their price point is way higher than others (dk if it's really worth it but if you're in it for the NYC experience then maybe can try) |
Bagel | Little Italy | Baz Bagel | 181 Grand St, New York, NY 10013 | ||
Bagel | East Village | Tompkins Square Bagels | 165 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009 | Apparently Timothee Chalamet's fav bagel place in NYC | |
Bagel | Multiple Locations | Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company | Many | ||
Bagel | MidTown East | Ess-a-Bagel | 831 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10022 | ||
Bakery | Diamon District / Multiple Locations | Magnolia Bakery | Banana Pudding | Many | Someone told me they have good cheesecake too but I always only get their banana pudding. Brownie not bad. |
Bakery | NoHo / Multiple Locations | Levain Bakery | Thick ass NYC style cookies | Many | I love the original walnut choc chip & the choc peanut butter bits |
Bakery | SoHo | Dominique Ansel Bakery | Cronut (Croissant x Donut), Cookie shots | 189 Spring St, New York, NY 10012 | Birthplace of cronuts, but they sell out quite early in the day |
Bakery | Theater District | Bibble & Sip | Cream puffs / Choux | 253 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019 | My friend really loves their drinks menu too |
Bakery | Lower East Side | Supermoon Bakehouse | Croissants | 120 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002 | Need to go earlier for variety |
Bakery | West Village | Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery | 28 Greenwich Ave, New York, NY 10011 | ||
Bakery | Multiple Locations | Amy's Bread | Many | Has one at Chelsea Market | |
Bakery | NoLita | Eileen's Special Cheesecake | 17 Cleveland Pl, New York, NY 10012 | ||
Bakery | East Village | Veniero’s Pasticceria | Cannoli and Cheesecake | 342 E 11th St, New York, NY 10003 | |
Beverage | Dumbo | Jacques Torres Chocolate | Hot chocolate | 66 Water St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 | Phenomenal hot chocolate, especially when you drink it in winter |
Beverage | Multiple Locations | Blue Bottle Coffee | Multiple Locations | ||
Beverage | Multiple Locations | Möge Tee | Cheese tea; my fav is their watermelon oolong w cheese (30% sugar will do) | Multiple Locations | Sounds crazy but this is really one of the best bubbletea I've ever had. Esp their cheese... The blended fruit tea x tea fragrant is out of the world. |
Brunch | Cobble Hill | Cafe Luluc | Pancake | 214 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 | |
Brunch | Lower East Side | Clinton Street Baking Company | Pancakes, Fried Chicken Waffles, Grilled Cheese Donut | 4 Clinton St, New York, NY 10002 | Has a branch in Singapore |
Brunch | Williamsburg | Cheeseboat | CHEESY "boat" shaped bread | 80 Berry St, Brooklyn, NY 11249 | |
Brunch | Union Square | Daily Provision | Sandwich | 103 E 19th St, New York, NY 10003 | |
Brunch / Eastern European | Crown Heights | Agi's Counter | 818 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225 | ||
Brunch / Japanese | Lower East Side | Davelle | Japanese food and toasts | 102 Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002 | |
Brunch / Restaurant (Dinner) | Brooklyn Heights | As You Are | Bakery ends at 11am - great bakes too | 252 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 | |
Burger | Tribeca | Au Cheval | 33 Cortlandt Alley, New York, NY 10013 | Famous burger place from Chicago, a little pricey | |
Burger | Red Hook | Red Hook Tavern | Dry aged burgers | 329 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 | |
Burger | Murray Hill | Jackson Hole Burgers | 521 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10016 | ||
Burger | East Village | Paul's Da Burger Joint | 131 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003 | They offer 100% Turkey patties too | |
Burger | West Village | Corner Bistro | 331 West 4th Street, New York NY 10014 | ||
Burger / Pizza | Clinton Hill / West Village | Emily's | Colony pizza (ask for extra honey on the side), Burgers | Clinton Hill & West Village | Really popular for their burgers, but their pizzas are damn good too |
Chinese | Multiple Locations | Xi An Famous Foods | Mala noodles | Many | Chain store selling thick ass mala noodles, fast food concept (kinda), not a restaurant |
Chinese | NoHo | Szechuan Mountain House | Mapo tofu, suan cai fish | 23 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003 | tbh one of the best chinese food I've had in my life |
Chinese | NoHo | CheLi 浙里 | Shanghainese food | 19 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003 | |
Chinese | Midtown West | Blue Willow 夜来湘 | Hunan food + cool ass cocktails | 40 W 56th St, New York, NY 10019 | |
Chinese | Downtown Flushing | Guan Fu | Sichuan | 39-16 Prince St G01, Queens, NY 11354 | |
Chinese | Chelsea | TAO Downtown Restaurant | 92 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011 | Expensive fancy Chinese restaurant; KOMA (MBS) vibes | |
Chinese | East Village | Uluh | 152A 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003 | ||
Chinese / Japanese | Lower East Side | Cha Kee | 43 Mott St, New York, NY 10013 | ||
Cuban | NoLita | Café Habana | Cheese corn, cuban sandwich | 17 Prince St, New York, NY 10012 | |
Dessert | NoHo | Spot Dessert Bar | Molten Cookie & Matcha Lava Cake | 13 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003 | |
Dessert | South Village | World's Best Cookie Dough | Cheesecake | 164 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012 | I didn't like their cookie dough as much as Dō's but their cheesecake is phenomenal |
Dessert | South Village | DŌ, Cookie Dough Confections | 550 LaGuardia Pl, New York, NY 10012 | ||
Dessert | Lower East Side | Doughnut Plant | 379 Grand St, New York, NY 10002 | ||
Dessert | Multiple Locations | Van Leeuwen | French ice cream + vegan ice cream | Many | |
Dessert | Greenwich Village | Morgenstern’s Finest Ice Cream | Crazy number of flavors | 88 West Houston Street | Pricier than Van Leeuwen, so if I can only pick one, I'll choose Van Leeuwen |
Dessert | Lower East Side | Petee's Pie Company | Love all their pies, personal fav is the chocolate pie | 61 Delancey St, New York, NY 10002 | |
Dessert | NoHo | The Donut Pub | 203 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011 | Has a branch in West Village too | |
Fast Food | Lower East Side | 375° Chicken 'n Fries | Fried chicken and fries | 124 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002 | |
Fast Food | Multiple Locations | The Halal Guys | Halal meat on rice, love their white sauce | Many | Chili sauce is super spicy, beware |
French | West Village | Tartine | 253 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014 | ||
Greek | Lower East Side | Kiki's | 130 Division St, New York, NY 10002 | ||
Italian | Midtown West | Ci Siamo | Pasta, mains, gelato | 385 9th Ave Suite #100, New York, NY 10001 | Price point 20-30, q reasonable for a relatively fancy restaurant |
Italian | West Village | Old Rose | 113 Jane St, New York, NY 10014 | Right beside Hudson River, good for a walk | |
Japanese | East Village | Raku | Udon | 342 E 6th St, New York, NY 10003 | Many of my friends LOVE this place and calls it their fav udon place ever |
Japanese | Flatiron District | SUGARFISH | Mid-level omakase sushi | 33 E 20th St, New York, NY 10003 | |
Japanese | NoMad | KazuNori: The Original Hand Roll Bar | Omakase-ish style handrolls | 15 W 28th St, New York, NY 10001 | |
Japanese | Midtown East | Tomi Jazz | 239 E 53rd St, New York, NY 10022 | Jazz speakeasy with very good vibes (Maggie's rec) | |
Japanese | West Village | Nami Nori | 33 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014 | $28 handroll set | |
Japanese / Burger | Clinton Hill | Chef Katsu Brooklyn | 143 Greene Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238 | Great dessert/pastry selections as well | |
Korean | Koreatown | BCD Tofu House | Tofu stew | 5 W 32nd St, New York, NY 10001 | Go on weekday for their set meals, a lot more value for money |
Korean | Koreatown | Pocha 32 | Watermelon soju lol | 15 W 32nd St 2nd floor, New York, NY 10001 | Good date vibes |
Korean | NoMad | Atomix | Atas $$$$ Korean fine dining shiz | 104 E 30th St, New York, NY 10016 | I'll go when I am rich one day - very highly raved and reviewed |
Korean | MidTown West | Cho Dang Gol | 55 W 35th St, New York, NY 10001 | Many Korean foodvloggers say this is one of the best in NYC | |
Korean / Burger | East Village | Nowon | Fusion burger, korean fried chicken | 507 E 6th St, New York, NY 10009 | |
Korean / Fusion | Ukrainian Village | Thursday Kitchen | Korean-Spanish fusion tapas food | 424 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009 | Good good, good vibes for date nights. Be prepared to queue for 2 hours. |
Korean / Fusion | East Village | Mokyo | 109 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009 | Thursday Kitchen's sister restaurant - similar concept, diff menu | |
Korean / Fusion | Haenyeo | 239 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215 | |||
Mexican | Chelsea | Los Tacos No. 1 | 75 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011 | I haven't tried (and ppl bash me for that) but apparently it's real good | |
Pakistani / Burger | Williamsburg | BK JANI | Pakistani burgers | 679 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211 | |
Pasta | Williamsburg | Lilia | 567 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 | ||
Pasta | Greenwich Village | Olio e Piú | 3 Greenwich Ave, New York, NY 10014 | Quite pricey but looks so good | |
Pasta | Times Square | Tony's Di Napoli | 147 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036 | Big ass portions | |
Pasta | Theater District | Pasta Lovers | 142 W 49th St, New York, NY 10019 | ||
Pasta | West Village | Cotenna | $14-$16 value for money Italian pasta | 21 Bedford St, New York, NY 10014 | |
Pizza | Multiple Locations | Artichoke Basille's Pizza | Artichoke pizza (White cream-based pizza) | Many | |
Pizza | NoLita | Prince Street Pizza | Spicy pepperoni (Get the thick slice) | 27 Prince St A, New York, NY 10012 | |
Pizza | NoLita | Lombardi's | White pizza, Clam pizza | 32 Spring St, New York, NY 10012 | |
Pizza | Lower East Side | Scarr's Pizza | Cheese slice - amazing crust | 22 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002 | |
Pizza | Multiple Locations | Joe's Pizza | Many | Thin crust slice pizza - to-go/stand and eat; Not my fav but tbh a must try if you ever come to NYC, esp since it's cheap and can just buy one to share lol | |
Pizza | East Village / Williamsburg | Emmy Squared | Detroit-style thick crust square pizzas | East Village, Williamsburg & Upper East Side | Sister company of Emily's |
Pizza | Gravesend | L & B Spumoni Gardens | Sicilian pizza | 2725 86th St, Brooklyn, NY 11223 | Since 1939, probably one of the oldest Pizza place in NYC. I like their pasta too. The portion is insane. |
Pizza | Chelsea | Lions & Tigers & Squares Detroit Pizza | 268 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011 | ||
Pizza | Dumbo | Juliana's | No. 1 | 19 Old Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 | |
Pizza | Carroll Gardens | Lucali | 575 Henry St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 | "Best pizza in NYC" some say, expect 1-2 hours queue | |
Sandwich | Greenwich Village | Murray's Cheese | Best grilled cheese in NYC | 254 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014 | They also sell artisanal cheese and cheese boards etc. |
Sandwich | Lower East Side | Katz's Delicatessen | Beef Pastrami | 205 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002 | Another of the "must go NYC exp" places but personally think it is way too overpriced and you can totally get something similar in a local deli |
Sandwich | Theater District | All'antico Vinaio | Flatbread-ish kinda sandwich | 729 8th Ave, New York, NY 10036 | From Italy. Most reviewed place in the world in 2014. |
Steak | Williamsburg | Peter Luger Steak House | Porterhouse steak, thick cut bacon | 178 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211 | I don't eat beef but I tried their lamb chop and it's good |
Steak | Williamsburg | St. Anselm | Butcher's steak, mashed potatoes, and spinach and cheese | 355 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 | |
Steak | Midtown South | Keens Steakhouse | Mutton chop | 72 W 36th St, New York, NY 10018 | |
Thai / Indon | Lower East Side | Pig and Khao | 68 Clinton St, New York, NY 10002 | A more ~restaurant~ kinda vibes for good SEA food | |
Thai / Vietnamese | Hell's Kitchen | OBAO | 647 9th Ave, New York, NY 10036 | Fancy but not too expensive | |
Ukrainian | East Village | Veselka | 144 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003 | Ukrainian diner | |
Vietnamese / Burger | Lower East Side | Saigon Social | Fusion burgers | 172 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002 |