NEWYORKCITY
Dinner in downtown nyc:
Via Carota
Fairfax (best burger)
Thai Diner
Lil’ Frankies (don’t leave without the lemon pasta)
Mokyo (2 orders of dumplings and cauliflower)
Soothr
Emmett’s on Grove (salad, apps, hot papi pizza)
Pastis
Llama San
Momofuku Noodle Bar
Rubirosa
Au Cheval
Emmy Squared
BREAKFAST & BAKES
BREAKFAST & BAKES
SIT-DOWN BREAKFAST SPOTS
Soho Diner
S&P Lunch
Pastis
Pisellino
Ruby’s
Buvette
Littleneck Outpost
WinSon Bakery (BEC in scallion pancake + mochi donut)
Yellow Rose (weekend boozy brunch)
Rule of Thirds (don’t miss the souffle pancake)
Breakfast by Salt’s Cure
Sadelle’s
Bubby’s
Thai Diner (egg sandwich is unreal)
BAKERIES & TO-GO BREAKFAST SPOTS
Librae Bakery
Tompkins Square Bagels
Brooklyn Bagel
Court Street Grocers
Frankels Deli (pastrami egg and cheese is elite)
Edith’s Sandwich Counter (order: breakfast wrap and iced café)
Pick-A-Bagel
Daily Provisions (sausage egg and cheese, wake-up sauce, maple cruller)
Black Seed Bagels
Blackstone Coffee Roasters
C&B Cafe
Noodles:
Very Fresh Noodles (elite order: vegan mock duck noodles + broth, only noodles, broth, and bok choy, nothing else)
Kame (spicy vegan miso ramen, only noodles and broth)
Han Dynasty (chow mein takeout)
Soothr (pad see ew)
Tonchin (order: spicy tan tan)
TabeTomo
Llama San
Birds of a Feather
top 10 nyc BURGERs
Lord’s
Superiority Burger
Fairfax
Emmy Squared
Pastis
Hamburger America
Au Cheval
Ruby’s
7th Street Burger
Shake Shack
Nowon
Bernie’s
Summer FAVES:
Le Dive
Sauced
Lilia (res for outside!)
Pisellino
Fairfax
Bar Belly
St. Jardim
Four Horsemen
King (res for outside)
RH Rooftop (outdoor terrace res only! love to get a scoop of ice cream and share a bottle of wine with friends)
Via Carota (sit outside)
Caffe Panna
Cozy Cafes
Ludlow Coffee Supply
La Cabra
Pisellino
La Colombe
Bakeri
Littleneck Outpost
Jack’s Stir Brew
Mud aka Mudspot
Marlton Hotel lobby
Daily Provisions
Devocion
Partners Coffee
Stumptown Coffee
FANCY-ISH
CELEBRATING SOMETHING?
Gramercy Tavern
Carbone
Torrisi
Le Relais De Venise
Cafe Chelsea
Cote
King
Bad Roman
Foquet’s
Saint Theo’s
Hawksmoor
Hillstone
Indochine
Altro Paradiso
Le CouCou
Pastis
Locanda Verde
ZouZou’s
L’Artusi
Palma
Nubeluz
Union Square Cafe
Polo Bar
Minetta Tavern
Don Angie
Keen’s Steakhouse
TAKEOUT
GO-TO’S
Han Dynasty
Bhatti Indian
Dig
Naya
Cava
Westville
Inday
Taim
Ruby’s
Thai Villa
Taco Mahal
Emmy Squared
DRINKS!
DRINKS!
WINE BAR
Sauced
Wildair
St. Jardim
Four Horsemen
Parcelle Wine
Gem Wine
B’Artusi
Moonflower
Anfora
COCKTAILS
Dante
Holiday Bar
Rintintin
Jac’s on Bond
Little Ned
Katana Kitten
Temple Bar
Pisellino
B’artusi
Bar Belly
Beekman Hotel Lobby Bar
COZY WINTER BARS
Temple Bar
Little Ned
Swift Hiberian Lounge
Pete’s Tavern
Hotel Delmano
Fouquet’s
Bar Belly
Sauced
Tom & Jerry Bar
Anfora
ESPRESSO MARTINIS
Bar Belly
Crosby Street Hotel
Bonnie’s
Nowon
Sant Ambroeus
Union Square Cafe
Primo’s
Fairfax
Pisellino
Pete’s Tavern
Wiggle Room
BEST OF NEW YORK
FOR VISITORS
Pastis
Caffe Panna
West Side Highway (walk)
Via Carota
Bernie’s
Fairfax
Mokyo
Central Park (pick up lunch at Butterfield Market and picnic in the park! best after a morning at The Met)
Daily Provisions
Emmett’s on Grove
Tompkins Square Bagels
Very Fresh Noodles (elite order: vegan mock duck + broth, noodles and broth only)
St. Jardim
Sauced
Madison Sq Park’s Shake Shack (specifically summer lunchtime or after work!)
LODI (great pick-me-up spot if doing some midtown touristy activities)
Hamburger America
Whitney Museum of Art (outdoor terrace)
The Met Museum
Soothr
RH Rooftop (outdoor terrace only)
Fini Pizza
Pete’s Tavern
Pisellino
Thai Diner
Altro Paradiso
Baek Jeong
RinTinTin
Le Dive
Crosby Street Hotel
BEST NYC PIZZA SLICES
Fini Pizza
Zazzy’s Pizza
Upside Pizza
Emmy Squared Pizza
Emmett’s on Grove
Prince St. Pizza
Paulie Gee’s
L’Industrie
Rubirosa
EXPLORE
(i.e. not food)
Neighborhoods:
West Village
Upper East Side
Upper West Side
Nolita
Dimes Square
Brooklyn Heights
Williamsburg
Flatiron
Tribeca
Seaport
Museums:
Met Museum (date night at the Met on Fridays and Saturdays!)
The Whitney Museum
Free Chelsea art galleries
Cool stores:
Big Night store
John Derian store
Phillip Williams store
Harry Potter Store
Eataly
Rizzoli bookstore
Experiences:
Summit One Vanderbilt
Harry Potter Store (VR experience)
Central Park walk/bike + picnic
West Side Highway walk/bike
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens
DESSERTS
Softside
Caffe Panna
Red Gate Bakery
Sant Ambreous (cakes and tea)
Sant Ambreous Gelateria
MIDTOWN WORK DINNERS
La Pecora Bianca
The Smith
Union Square Cafe
Yoon Haeundae Galbi
Keen’s Steakhouse
Monkey Bar
STK
Hawksmoor
Refinery Rooftop
Hillstone
Bryant Park Grill
Ilili
Smith & Wollensky
Benjamin Prime
BROOKLYN
FAVES
WILLIAMSBURG
Fini Pizza (get the white slice)
Le Crocodile (get the french onion soup!)
Mogutable (shop their chopstick stands!)
McCarren Park
Westlight (rooftop)
Sauced (wine bar)
10ft Single Stella Dallas (vintage store)
BonBon candy
Partners Coffee
Hotel Delmano (wine & oysters)
Roberta’s Pizza
Misipasta
Fresh Kills Bar
Maison Premiere
Mission Sandwich Social
Bakeri
Best Pizza
Nami Nori
Lilia
Allswell
Four Horsemen
GREENPOINT
Bernie’s
Frankel’s Deli (Pastrami Egg and Cheese)
Twins Lounge Bar
Peter Pan Donut
Paulie Gee’s Slice Shop
Littleneck Outpost
Oxomoco
Big Night Shop
Rule of Thirds (brunch)
Achilles Heel Bar
Leroy’s
Radio Bakery
She Wolf Bakery
Edy’s Grocer
Talea
Radio Star
COBBLE HILL
Poppy’s
Swoony’s
Lucali
Frankies 457 Sputino/Frankies Wine Bar
Brooklyn Farmacy and Soda Fountain
Court Street Grocer
Cafe Spaghetti
Ruthie’s
Bar Bete
Yesterday’s News
DUMBO & BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
Butler
River Cafe
Almondine Bakery
Harbor View Lawn
L’Appartement 4F
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
River Deli
FORT GREENE
Rhodora Wine Bar
Colonia Verde
Dinner Party
PARK SLOPE
Sofreh
Winner
Prospect Park
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
BUSHWICK & EAST WILLIAMSBURG
Edith’s Sandwich Counter
DuckDuck
WinSon Bakery
Three Diamond Door
Rolo’s
