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    The Flying Foodie / theflyingfoodie@gmail.com / © 2015 by The Flying Foodie

    The city is stuffed with delicious restaurants to suit every taste, budget and occasion, and most New Yorkers would rather eat out, take away or order in because they are spoiled for choice!

     

    Unsurprisingly, the world’s biggest melting pot produces one incredibly diverse food scene. On Manhattan alone we’ve got Chinatown, Little India (E 6th), K-Town, Little Italy....while in the other boroughs you’ve got Little Greece (Astoria, Queens), Little Arabia (Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn), Little Odessa (Brighton Beach, Brooklyn) and the "real"  Little Italy (Arthur Avenue in The Bronx), among others.

     

    And when you're feeling indecisive or like to graze, any one of a number of deliciously curated food halls will be sure to satisfy: Chelsea Market (Cull&Pistol's $1 oyster happy hour, Los Tacos No. 1), Gansevoort Market (Tyme, Mission Ceviche), Gotham West in Hell's Kitchen (Ivan Ramen), EATALY (Madison Sq Park), le District (Brookfield Place) or Brooklyn's Smorgasburg.

     

    A West Village resident myself, many of my favorites are downtown though I've highlighted plenty of places outside the hood. The whole range is here, from the finest Michelin-starred eateries to the down-and-dirty-but-delicious dives.

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    My Current Top 10

    Bar Pitti

    Carbone

    dell'anima

    Kura

    Little Park

    Narcissa

    Perry St

    Rosemary's

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    New York, New York!

    Top Restaurants Overall

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    ABC Kitchen 

    The Bao

    Barbuto  

    Bar Pitti   

    Beatrice Inn  

    Blue Hill  

    Buddakan

    The Butcher's Daughter

    Buvette

    Cafe Cluny

    Carbone

    Charlie Bird

    Chef's Club

    Cherche-Midi

    Cho Dang Gol

    Cull & Pistol

    decoy

    dell 'anima

    Del Posto

    Dim Sum Go Go

    Do Hwa

    Dovetail

    The Dutch

    Eleven Madison Park

    Empellon Cocina

    The Fat Radish

    Freemans

    Gramercy Tavern

    Hanjan

    Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria

    Ippudo

    i Sodi

    Jewel Bako

    Joseph Leonard

    khe-yo

    Kura

    l'artusi

    le coucou

    Lilia

    Little Park

    Locanda Verde

    Marea

    Marta

    meme

    Mermaid Inn

    Minetta Tavern

    The Modern

    Momofuku Ko

    The Musket Room

    Narcissa

    Naya

    The NoMad

    Omar's

    Osteria Morini

    Palm Too

    Perry St

    per se

    Piora

    pok pok

    Raoul's

    Root & Bone

    Rosemary's

    Santina

    Saxon + Parole

    Second Avenue Deli

    Shuko

    Souen

    Spotted Pig

    Spunto/Posto

    Takashi

    Toro

    Untitled

    Upholstery Store

    Upland

    Ushiwakamaru

    Via Carota

    Wallflower

    Waverly Inn

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    Yet to try

    ABCv

    Sushi Katsuei

    Loring Place

    TsuruTonTan (Udon)

    Perla Cafe

    Bar Sardine

    Coarse

    Gunter Seeger

    Gabriel Kreuther

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    Hot Spots I don't rate

    Red Farm

    Sushi Yasuda

    Cosme

    Nishi

    Nakamura Ramen​

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    TOP BARS

    Beatrice Inn

    Omar's

    Employees Only

    Analogue

    Slowly Shirley

    ACME

    Top of the Standard

    The Standard East Village

    little branch

    Standard Biergarten

    Brass Monkey

    The NoMad Bar

    The Frying Pan

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    RIP

    cherry

    Daruma-ya

    Batard

    all'onda

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    Breakfast: beet-cured salmon with horseradish cream cheese, Black Seed Bagels

    Dinner: Caribineros (scarlet shrimp) w/ charred lemon, Toro

    Lunch: Sausage and broccoli rabe orrechiette, Rosemary's

    Top picks for....

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    Breakfast

    ​Bluestone Lane Coffee

    Butcher's Daughter

    buvette

    Cafe Cluny

    Jack's Wife Freda

    Locanda Verde

    Sant Ambroeus

    Standard Grill

    Tartine

    Two Hands Restaurant

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    Lunch

    ABC Kitchen

    The Bao

    Bar Pitti

    Carbone

    meme

    Naya

    Rosemary's

    The Bedford

    Untitled

    Walter's

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    Happy Hour

    Cull & Pistol

    Flex Mussels

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    Romantic Dinner

    Blue Hill

    Gramercy Tavern

    Perry St

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    Neighborhoody Spots

    Wallflower

    Upholstery

    Spotted Pig

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    $$$ Tasting Menus

    Eleven Madison Park

    le Bernardin

    Momofuku Ko

    per se

    Shuko

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    Dinner and a Scene

    Buddakan

    l'artusi

    Narcissa

    Tao Downtown

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    Hot Tables (*no res)

    Augustine

    Chumley's

    Fusco

    le coucou

    le turtle

    Lilia

    Loring Place

    Rao's

    Sugarfish*

    Tim Ho Wan*

    Sushi on Jones

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    Chef's Counters

    dell'anima

    Chef's Club

    Toro

    Casa Mono

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    Quirky

    Nogawa (sushi)

    Takashi (all beef)

    Grand Banks (oyster barge)

    Brooklyn Crab

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    Cheap Eats

    Black Seed Bagels

    Court St Grocer

    Defonte's

    Despaña

    Los Tacos No. 1

    Luke's Lobster

    Mile End Deli

    Wisefish Poke

    Shanghai Cafe Deluxe

    Dim Sum Go Go

    Shake shack

    by chloe

    Taim

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    Sweets

    Aux Merveilleux de Fred

    Chikalicious

    Chinatown Ice Cream 

    Dough

    Empire Bakery

    Ferrara

    il laboratorio del gelato

    Little Cupcake Bakeshop

    Momofuku Milk Bar

    Sockerbit

    Spot Dessert Bar

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    Late Night

    Hector's Cafe (24hr)

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    Top picks for....

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    West Village

    l'artusi

    Barbuto

    dell'anima

    i Sodi

    Upholstery Store

    Perry St

    Spotted Pig

    Beatrice Inn

    Chumley's

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    Meatpacking

    Untitled

    Santina

    Bill's Burger

    Standard Grill

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    Greenwich Village

    Rosemary's

    Carbone

    Charlie Bird

    Souen

    Joseph Leonard

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    Tribeca

    Tiny's

    Locanda Verde

    Little Park

    khe-yo

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    FiDi

    Augustine

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    Lower East Side

    Russ & Daughters

    Fat Radish

    le turtle

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    East Village

    Narcissa

    Ippudo

    Jewel Bako

    The Bao

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    Nolita

    Cherche Midi

    Osteria Morini

    The Musket Room

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    Soho

    le coucou

    Chef's Club

    The Dutch

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    Chinatown/Little Italy

    Jing Fong

    Dim Sum Go Go

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    Chelsea

    Chelsea Market

    -Cull & Pistol

    -Los Tacos No. 1/Cevicheria

    Toro

    Buddakan

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    Flatiron/Union Square/Gramercy

    Gramercy Tavern

    ABC Kitchen

    Upland

    Marta

    Casa Mono

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    NoMad/Theater District

    The NoMad

    The Breslin 

    Sushi of Gari

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    Midtown

    The Modern

    Marea

    The Polo Bar

    Armani Ristorante

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    Upper East/Bronx

    Rao's

    le Colonial

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    Upper West Side/Harlem

    Lincoln

    Dovetail

    Bar Boulud

    Red Rooster

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    Brooklyn

    Brikolage

    Colonie

    pok pok

    Battersby

    Roberta's

    Grimaldi's

    Reynard's

    Lilia

    Walter's

    The Bedford

    Hibino

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    Top picks for....

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    Italian

    l'artusi

    Barbuto

    dell'anima

    i Sodi

    Santina

    Carbone

    Rosemary's

    Locande Verde

    Del Posto

    Marta

    Lilia

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    New American

    Beatrice Inn

    Charlie Bird

    Chef's Club

    Chumley's

    craft

    Gramercy Tavern

    Joseph Leonard

    Little Park

    Narcissa

    Root & Bone

    The Dutch

    Untitled

    Upholstery Store

    Upland

    Wildair

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    Modern European

    Fat Radish

    Spotted Pig

    The Modern

    Toro

    Upholstery Store

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    Classic European

    Casa Mono

    Cherche Midi

    le coucou

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    Fusion

    ABC Kitchen

    Musket Room

    Perry St

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    Asian

    Brikolage

    Buddakan

    decoy

    Dim Sum Go Go

    Jing Fong

    khe-yo

    le Colonial

    pok pok

    The Bao

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    Seafood

    Cull & Pistol

    le Bernardin

    Marea

    Mermaid Inn

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    Steaks/Burgers

    Bill's Burger

    Minetta Tavern

    Palm Too

    Raoul's (limited qty)

    Shake Shack

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    Pizza (slice)

    Joe's Pizza (7 Carmine)

    Village Pizza

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    Pizza (sit down, pies)

    Marta

    Patsy's

    Lombardi's

    Spunto etc...

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    Japanese (non-Sushi)

    Ippudo (ramen)

    Ootoya 

    Totto Ramen

    Hidechan Ramen

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    Sushi (omakase/pcs)

    Kura ($85/12)

    Sushi on Jones ($50/12)

    Ushiwakamaru ($100/14)

    15 East ($65/10)

    Shuko (from $135)

    Sushi Yasuda ($180/20)

    Sushi Nakazawa ($150/21)

    Ichimura ($300)

    Kanoyama (cheap)

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    SOME RESTAURANTS DIDN'T MAKE MY TOP RANKINGS, BUT THESE SINGLE, CRAVE-WORTHY DISHES WARRANT A VISIT

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    -Kura: crispy prawn head and Hokkaido uni on the entry-level $85 omakase

    -Shuko: the squab on the kaiseki

    -Barbuto: roast chicken, crispy potatoes, gnocchi and the budino

    -i Sodi: cacio e pepe pasta (their gluten-free option is delicious too)

    -The Bao: the simple pork Kung Fu xiao long bao (the crab and pork was bland)

    -Cull & Pistol: $1 oyster happy hour and Old Bay french fries

    -Carbone: clam linguine

    -Court St Grocers: Reuben sandwich

    -decoy: fish skin chips with black garlic aioli

    -Eataly's I Panini: Il Boscaiolo (mushrooms, taleggio, arugula)

    -Eleven Madison Park: THAT spice and lavender coated duck breast

    -Extra Virgin: fries and blue cheese sauce

    -Freemans: artichoke dip

    -Hanjan: chicken skin skewers

    -Locanda Verde: Uova Modenese (eggs ben, cotechino hash, tomato hollandaise)

    -Marta: pizza margherita and grilled baby cuttlefish

    -meme: chicken chopped salad (extra dressing)

    -The Modern: whatever roasted foie gras dish is on the menu

    -Narcissa: charred beets and the gnocchi

    -Osteria Morini: tortellini panna and insalata mista

    -Piora: black garlic bucatini with dungeoness crab

    -pok pok: papaya salad and Lord Bergamot cocktail

    -Rosemary's: chopped Siciliana salad and orecchiette with rabe and sausage

    -Second Avenue Deli: matzoh ball soup

    -Spotted Pig: chicken liver toast and the gnudi

    -Wallflower: foie gras torchon and risotto with mushrooms

    -Little Cupcake Bakeshop: Brooklyn Blackout cupcake

    -Chinatown Ice Cream Factory: Zen Butter (white sesame and peanut butter)

    -Empire Bakery: snack cake (ie Twinkie) and vanilla cupcake

    -Los Tacos No. 1: pork and pineapple al pastor tacos

    -Luke's Lobster: their lobster roll IS the best in the city (sorry Ed's & Red Hook)

    -Mile End Deli: poutine

    -Shanghai Cafe Deluxe: soupy pork dumplings

    -Magnolia Bakery: banana pudding

    -Tim Ho Wan: pan fried turnip cakes