Home of a top-five-caliber roast chicken and gentle prices, this Ital. is especially good in warm weather, when the garage door walls of the restaurant go up.
A bustling big Korean restaurant. The best of the bunch with the largest variety of panchoa (salads and pickles that come with every meal). Open 24 hours for night owls like me! -Anita Lo, Top Chef M
Be sensible, that Cuban sandwich and fries would just go straight to your hips. -Andy Cohen, Watch What Happens Live!
My perfect neighborhood brunch spot.You must try the baked eggs with fresh tomato and basil, German pancakes, or crisp Swiss potato with Gravlox. -Gail Simmons, Top Chef
Totally hipster. Love this Americana joint. It's just so new skool. -Candice Kumai, Top Chef
We go to Serendipity for the desserts only. They have the best Frozen Hot Chocolate. For real! -Jill Zarin, Real Housewives of New York City
Fette Sau serves up a rotating menu of pork and beef ribs that leads some to tag it as the best BBQ in Brooklyn, if not NYC.
One of the best gift stores in the city for unexpected and new items that wind up everywhere a year later - great online store, too. -Andy Cohen, Watch What Happens Live!
Great Tourist Site. The entire menu is CHOCOLATE!- Jill Zarin, Real Housewives of New York City
Cozy bistro housed in the cellar of a 19th-century townhouse. Casually romantic with red velvet dining chairs, decades worth of Burgundy, candlelight and jazz.
You can’t go wrong with the Chocolate Bread Pudding. The owners - all former pastry chefs at Le Cirque - wanted to bring five star desserts to the masses, and thank god they have. - Jeremy
I’ve had MANY wonderful meals at Prune, but love to go for brunch for their numerous iterations of Bloody Marys with incredible garnishes. If you’ve got a party of four or more, ask for the only table
One of the original New Wave of high-end cocktail bars. Hard to go wrong on the menu, but Whiskey Smash -- go light on the simple syrup -- is perhaps the best mint julep in town. [BlackBook] En savoir plus .
This is a great place to people watch and be seen. The music is hot and the girls are hotter. Hands down one of my top spots to finish my night at in NYC. - Mike (The Situation), Jersey Shore
As far as I am concerned, it is the best Jewish deli in New York. My order never changes: piping hot matzoh ball soup, pastrami on rye, extra mustard, extra (full sour) pickles on the side, black cher
Once you have the fish here, you’ll be unable to have it anywhere else. This is the most influential seafood restaurant in America, and the chef is unquestionably the finest seafood chef in the world.
The Chef owns a Michelin star for her amped- up pub classics. And if you’re lucky, you’ll catch one of the A-list investors (Jay-Z, Bono…) while you’re waiting for a table.
Tom Colicchio's much-lauded shrine to simple food cooked right - try the hen of the woods mushrooms! -Andy Cohen, Watch What Happens Live!
The best views of the city. Huge outdoor patio with lots of beautiful people. There are many patio bars so you don't have to go inside to get a drink. -Ed Cotton, Top Chef
Restaurant and bar. They serve an interesting White Star Imperial Daisy cocktail. Try their food. It's very eclectic. -Emil Gampe, Launch My Line
For a limited time enjoy a free glass of Champagne and complimentary dessert with your meal — if you mention The Borgias launch.
The legend in the flesh. Mobbed with tourists during the day, but still cool for late-late. Banana donuts from bakery next door worth killing for. [BlackBook] En savoir plus .
Beer, glorious beer tastings! See what's on tap and take home your own growler.
The best black cod I've ever had. Chef Michael Anthony is a true artist. -Ron Duprat, Top Chef
