Mexican hotel group brings Latino accents to French fare on the "Chelsea Riviera."
- August
- West Village
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International
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$$
Locals love this claustrophobic, cave-like spot on the main drag.
Upscale bistro for Upper East Siders jonesing for a Boulud fix.
- CrossBar
- Flatiron
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American, International
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$$$
Sacrilicious dining at Todd English’s gothic Limelight rocker.
- Crudo
- Garment District
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International, Latin American
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$$
Refined Latino charmer with nothing crude about it. (Except the raw bar).
Don’t see it to believe it: dark dining guided by blind waitstaff.
Full bar and Nashville-accented dinner menu at this neighborhoody standby.
Glam-rustic farm-to-table spot for sustainable nights on the town.
- Fedora
- West Village
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International
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$$$
Hats off to classic Village basement, all spruced up without total loss of original’s weathered charm.
Tiny spot puts its tag on the downtown culinary scene.
Double-decker Japanese resto with South Pacific culinary mashup upstairs, secret sushi in the basement.
- Honey
- West Village
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International
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$$
Sometimes a taste of Honey isn't worse than none at all.
Charming 12th Street brownstone available for the multiple-course "group table" dinners that David Foster Wallace would write about.
Breezy "industrial brasserie" rocking creative pastas, super-fresh raw bar.
- Kiwiana
- Park Slope
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International, Seafood
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$$
A meal your New Zealand grandmother would approve of. Get the fried chicken and pavlova.
Earthy and sophisticated spot serving the city's best Australian-American dishes.
London calling. Classic brasserie crosses the pond, settles down at The Pierre.
Graffiti's Jehangir Mehta expands his empire. Where else are you going to get oysters with Pop Rocks?
Dim sushi den serving Murray Hillers.
- Mojo
- Harlem
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American (New), International
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$$$
Work your mojo in this hopping Harlem joint.
- Moto
- Williamsburg
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International
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$$
High-flavor food with dungeon loos. Sure, Moto's for metros, but it's hot anyway.
- Public
- Nolita
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International
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$$$$
Ex-muffin factory with free-range birds and weird library vibe.
- Punch
- Flatiron
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American (New), International
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$$
Lively bar-scene, elegant dinging area attract the young, professional set.
Elaborate destination dining that recalls a pre-2008 Wall Street.
- Social Eatz
- Midtown East
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International, Soups/Salads/Sandwiches
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$$
Taco'z, sandwich'z, and atrocious spelling from Top Chef Angelo Sosa.
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