Versatile enough to offer sushi and lobster roll sliders, but stands firmly behind its classic ten-ounce burger.
Caffeine freaks get their quaint on.
- A Voce
- Union Square
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Italian
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$$$
Blame this place for the duck meatballs showing up on everybody's expense account.
Lush patio, candlelit madness, great for hot dates.
Authentic Italian feeds the still-employed of the FiDi.
- Agave
- West Village
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Southwestern
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$$
Reclaim tequila in a realm far from the Cancun frat set.
Perpetually mobbed-up, but not in a pinkie ring and jogging suit way. Unfortunately.
- Anella
- Greenpoint
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American (New), Mediterranean
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$$
Queen's Hideaway successor brings a little more polish to rustic, neighborhoody space.
Fresh fish, raw oysters, happy drunks.
Large brasserie featuring cheese, cheese, and more cheese. And cheese.
- August
- West Village
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International
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$$
Locals love this claustrophobic, cave-like spot on the main drag.
Greeks bearing gifts of fresh, charcoal-grilled fish.
Affordable French food and over 200 carefully chosen wines? Done and done.
How do you rise above the 6th Street curry trap? Lamb potpie! Un-screaming décor helps, too.
Daniel Boulud's upmarket brasserie.
Top roast chicken from chef Jonathan Waxman and his brick oven.
- Beast
- Prospect Heights
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American (New), Spanish
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$$
Small plates and top brunch, come get lost in Prospect Heights.
Old brick carriage house behind Loki provides the unlikely setting for steaks and New American eats.
- Betel
- West Village
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Thai
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$$$
A stimulating vine leaf serves as the inspiration for this sleek new Thai spot.
Another Orhan Yegen orphan, holding steady on Third Ave.
Lady-leaning reincarnation of Café de la Gare. Mini-skillet cassoulet the warm version of cupcakes.
- Blue Hill
- Greenwich Village
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American (New)
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$$$$
Spare, classy ex-speakeasy serves immaculate local fare.
- bobo
- West Village
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French
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$$$
Access Perk!
A Boho-Bourgie dinner party in a vintage Village brownstone.
After descending the magnificent circular staircase you'll want to mingle by the bar, but excellent bistro fare justifies a quick trip to a table.
Citywide chain delivering weathered wood and BBQ. "Put some south in yo' mouth."
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