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15 Trendy Restaurants You Can Get Into
If you’re looking for an impressive place to get a table when you didn’t plan weeks in advance, here are some great options.
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Viennese pastries, pastrami on rye, carbonara lunch specials and more stuff to eat by the museum.
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Where to eat when you want more vegetarian options than “seasonal market sides.”
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Shanghai 21
Shanghai 21 is a great place to eat soup dumplings in Chinatown—but you might have to wait in line for them.
Mavericks
Mavericks is where you go for a big group feast in Montauk complete with steak, raw bar towers, and caviar service.
M. Wells
The inventive yet homey cooking at this eccentric Québécois bistro is like nothing else in the city.
Tatiana
Inspired by the cuisines and communities of New York City, Tatiana is a hot restaurant at Lincoln Center that makes fine dining feel fun again.
Panorama Room
Take the tram to this bar on Roosevelt Island for a view of all three boroughs and a great raw bar.
15 Trendy Restaurants You Can Get Into
If you’re looking for an impressive place to get a table when you didn’t plan weeks in advance, here are some great options.
Louie & Ernie’s Pizza
Louie & Ernie’s is a classic pizza establishment in Pelham Bay. Order the sausage pie.
Café Chelsea
In a hotel with a scandal-soaked history, Café Chelsea is juicy with the promise of gossip and steaks.
The Best Restaurants At Essex Market
Eat and drink your way through these eight spots in Essex Market.
Carmine's
Sinatra, $20 quartinos, and enough penne alla vodka to feed a Broadway cast. What more could you want from a Times Square Italian experience?
Hoexter's
Hoexter's is a throwback to the 1970s, complete with gorgonzola bread and flannel wallpaper.
L'Industrie Pizzeria West Village
The second outpost of NYC’s best slice shop serves the same great pizza in the West Village.
Ilis
Ambitious, ridiculous, and one of a kind, this hyper-local restaurant from a Noma vet is the most fascinating fine-dining option in town.
L’Industrie Pizzeria
L’Industrie in Williamsburg makes NYC’s best slice of pizza, marrying Italian ingredients with classic New York-style crust.
