- 10 Downing
- West Village
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American (New), Mediterranean
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$$$
Stephane and Joel's stunning, sumptuous Medi resto across from the beloved Italian frenemies.
- 15 East
- Union Square
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Japanese, Sushi
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$$$$
Some of the city's best sushi in a low-key, traditional space.
- 4food
- Midtown East
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Burgers, Fast Food
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$$
Social-networking burger spot eager to own the crossroads of fast food and pretense.
Authentic Neapolitan pies on 57th perfect for a shopping/working recharge.
Versatile enough to offer sushi and lobster roll sliders, but stands firmly behind its classic ten-ounce burger.
- 606 R&D
- Prospect Heights
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American (New)
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$$$
City Bakery vets put sophisticated slants on comfort food faves.
Caffeine freaks get their quaint on.
Get fried at New York's premiere authentic fish 'n' chips shop.
- A Voce
- Union Square
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Italian
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$$$
Blame this place for the duck meatballs showing up on everybody's expense account.
Authentic small plates for a homesick crowd.
Lush patio, candlelit madness, great for hot dates.
Authentic Italian feeds the still-employed of the FiDi.
The coziest of the city's Afghan Kabob Houses, offering superior eats.
- Agave
- West Village
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Southwestern
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$$
Reclaim tequila in a realm far from the Cancun frat set.
Michael White enters the hotel dining game with elegant Italian at the Setai.
Turkish specialties made fresh.
- Alfama
- Midtown East
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Portuguese
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$$$
Refined spot inspired by classic dishes, Portuguese colonies from Rio to Goa.
- Alias
- Lower East Side
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American (New)
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$$
Seasonal, sociable survivor of pioneering Clinton Street gang.
- Alidoro
- Soho
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Soups/Salads/Sandwiches
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$
Melampo heir serves up equally excellent Italian 'wiches, minus the fun "Sandwich Nazi" tude.
French-inflected American dishes culled from local greenmarkets and farms.
Mexican hotel group brings Latino accents to French fare on the "Chelsea Riviera."
Sweet sit-down spot for affordable home-cooked Thai.
- Anella
- Greenpoint
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American (New), Mediterranean
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$$
Queen's Hideaway successor brings a little more polish to rustic, neighborhoody space.
Low-pretense pizzeria an antipodal Franny’s on the far side of the Slope.
- AQ Kafé
- Midtown West
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Cafe, Scandinavian
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$$
Baked goods, sandwiches, and entrées too at Marcus Samuelsson's Nordic café.
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