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42 Grove Street, West Village, new york
This place is inspired by a European-style eatery offering the closest sourced meat and produce of the season. It is famous for French food. The chef Jody Williams opened this place with a neighborhood vibe where locals hang out and order their favorite food items. The scrambled eggs are cooked with the wand of an espresso machine. You can be sure of the authenticity of the food there as the chef takes extra care to follow the traditional recipes. The chef is a miniaturist so the food is offered in small servings in bite-sized dishes. The guests can also buy cookbooks, bags, posters, t-shirts from the shop.
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1424 Avenue J, brooklyn
Domenico De Marco, or "Dom", opened Di Fara Pizza in 1965 after emigrating to Brooklyn from the Province of Caserta in Italy. Each pie of pizza is handcrafted by the master himself, Dom, who spent over 53 years perfecting his pizza. With several of his children supporting him in the kitchen, this legend still cooks at the age of 82. Many of the ingredients are imported from Italy and form a taste that can't be replicated. In his piping hot retro oven, Dom has each mouthwatering pie ready to be devoured in just minutes.
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380 Lafayette St, new york
Lafayette is a very popular french bistro in New York’s Noho neighborhood featuring a variety of signatures and traditional dishes from various France regions for lunch, brunch, and Dinner. The dining room at the restaurant boasts soaring arched windows overlooking the NoHo streets and the entertaining rotisserie bar. The restaurant’s main dining room, bakery, and two private dining suites are housed inside an iconic landmark NoHo building originally designed by Henry J. Hardenbergh with a brasserie-style cinematic landscape with modern additions like mahogany floors, spontaneous murals, etc.
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1084 Flushing Ave, brooklyn
Bunna Cafe is an African cuisine famous for serving tasty vegan Ethiopian food with a wide range of options. Started as a pop-up place, It eventually became so popular and successful that the owners moved the establishment to its current brick and mortar space. True to the Ethiopian tradition, the food is enjoyed with friends and family at a shared table. This place serves a traditional combination of plant-based Ethiopian dishes (cooked vegetables and simmered legumes with spices) served with Injera flatbread (a spongy sourdough flatbread for scooping). It is the first of its kind in the city to serve a completely hearty, wholesome, nutritious, and packed with flavors, full of vitamins, healthy fats, veggie proteins, and fiber vegan fair.
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156 10th Avenue, new york
Cookshop is an American casual restaurant opened by Chef Marc Meyer who brings seasonal dining options with exceptional beverages to New York City. The dishes are made from vegetables grown without fertilizers and animals that were raised humanely and without growth hormones or antibiotics, true to its mission cookshop has independent farmers. The glass-walled corner spot with open kitchen inside is equipped with a wood-burning oven, rotisserie as they tend to be old Italian fashion. The dishes are healthy and their delicious dessert is the perfect ending to the dining experience.
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32 Spring Street, new york
Lombardi was the first pizzeria in the United States when it opened in 1905. Gennaro Lombardi, the owner of this place, baked the pizzas using his baker's trade from Napels. Lombardi is credited with developing New York Style pizza and making Lombardi's the first pizzeria in the United States. It is located in the Little Italy section of Manhattan offering its beautiful, smoky-crusted coal oven-baked pizza, topped with purist tomato sauce, fresh whole milk mozzarella, and basil, keeping locals and visitors alike coming back. Many other well-known pizza makers in New York learned their craft from Gennaro Lombardi and started some of the city's most famous pizzerias, including Totonno's, Patsy's, and John's.
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226 Lafayette St, new york
Jack’s Wife Freda, opened in 2011, is an American-Mediterranean bistro famous for serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, opened 7 days a week. They serve the dishes from Israel and South Africa, as well as New York’s Jewish food and culture, emphasizing bright, fresh ingredients and beautiful presentation. Visitors will enjoy a lively atmosphere, all-day dining hours, effortless ambiance, and a joyful sense of community. The place is renowned for greeting everyone like family, and food is as good to look at as it is delicious to eat.
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85 Orchard St, new york
Dudley’s is a quintessential Australian corner pub-and-bistro is home to a variety of small plates, creative cocktails, and an amazing atmosphere. The restaurant is cozy with simple decor, an oversized marble bar, and large street-facing windows allowing customers a perfect people-watching through it. They offer a wide array of dishes to choose from.
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166 S 4th St, brooklyn
Pies n Thighs started as a tiny kitchen in 2006 in place of a beer storage closet with six stools, serving huge donuts, two-napkin smoked pork sandwiches, and salty, crispy fried chicken. The restaurant has received numerous accolades for its dishes, especially baked goods, and comfort food. All the products used for cooking are antibiotic and authentic. The restaurant takes the cooking inspiration from classic American dishes, Mexican and Californian cuisine, and the Slow Food movement’s attention to ingredients.
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520 Columbus Ave, new york
Good Enough to Eat was founded in 1981 by Carrie Levin with the goal of serving "good old-fashioned American food". The eatery is a huge success for its all-day, bountiful breakfasts where everything is made from scratch. True to their Farm to Table mission, all of their bread, cakes, cookies, and pies are made on-site with all the raw ingredients from local farmers and merchants, including wild-caught Pacific shrimp, grass-fed beef, humanely raised, antibiotic-free chicken, eggs from pasture-raised chickens. While cooking traditional food, they are also in the vanguard of sustainability and leading the way for others to follow.
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2880 Broadway, new york
Tom’s is a family-owned restaurant serving a scrumptious line of burgers, fries, stakes since 1940s. The menu selection also includes gluten-free and organic options, and all menu items are designed to meet the high standards for sustainability. It has been in the hands of the same Greek American family since the beginning and still has the classic diner-style eatery menu in the lists. Seinfeld fans rejoice in this place; Jerry Seinfeld’s eponymous character and his friends regularly gathered to eat and chat there. This place has inspired Suzane Vega’s 1987 song 'Tom’s Diner'.
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286 8th Ave, new york
Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee company is famous for its high-quality and appetizing bagels. They carefully choose ingredients and un-bromated and unbleached flour, to eliminate toxins in the food. The bagels are individually hand-rolled with care, kettle-boiled in small batch kettles in the store, and baked to perfection in ovens throughout the day so that they achieve the perfect balance of a crunchy exterior and chewy center. They use the freshest ingredients and toppings from fresh eggs to premium Atlantic Nova Salmon, smoked whitefish salad, crispy bacon, and fresh produce like avocado, tomatoes, and red onion, to build the world’s best bagel sandwich or wrap. They have been voted as New York City's best bagel by Food Network and other outlets.
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2788 Broadway, new york
Sam Thongkrieng moved from Bangkok to New York in the 1980s and worked at Ess-A-Bagel (another very popular bagel place) for years before opening this establishment, Absolute Bagel. This bare-bones joint draws the crowd for its hand-rolled, housemade bagels, spread, and other toppers.
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94 Avenue C, new york
Bobwhite is a southern comfort food joint featuring Fried chicken & soul food sides, made from seasonable, responsible ingredients. The cozy space with few tables, this place is famous for its world-class fried chicken. This place is named after the “bobwhite” quail from Virginia, the home state of this restaurant’s owner.
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82 6th Ave, brooklyn
Purbird is famous for its delicious, healthy, top-quality organic Chicken based menu, which includes healthy salads, and sides at a reasonable price. They offer a casual friendly atmosphere where customers feel good about what they’re eating, not only once but even several times a week.
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2357 Arthur Ave, bronx
Opened in 2008 and named after Chef Roberto Paciullo's hometown area code (089) of Salerno, Italy, Zero Otto Nove is an antique-style Italian restaurant. The place is famous for not only its authentic Italian fare but also the overall "Salerno" experience with exposed brick, whitewashed arches, and a huge pizza oven in the center. It's one of the prettiest restaurants in New York City. It serves many Italian staples such as antipasti, salads, pasta & risotto, fish, meat, and side dishes but Pizza is the must-try dish. The mozzarella comes from the famed "Casa Della Mozzarella" on the daily basis. The interior of the restaurant offers a vibrant, courteous, and welcoming experience to the guests but their location in Little Italy takes the overall experience up a notch.
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44-14 48th Ave, queens
Opened in 2012 by the Oropeza brothers, Bolivian Llama Party serves modern Bolivian food for the discerning NYC palate. It has been recognized for its innovative take on Bolivian cuisine by the NY Times, Eater, Gothamist, CNN, TimeOut, and many more. It first got its recognition in Smorgasburg where the Oropeza brothers served their family’s recipes. The brothers share the dream to bring worldwide recognition to the rich culinary history of Bolivia through the fun and creative efforts of their craft.
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219 Mulberry St, new york
Established in 2002, Ruby’s prides itself on using fresh local products balanced with Australian culinary influences to provide the local and international community with some of the best food, espresso coffee, and drinks in New York City. The place feels like a little Australia in New York City with signature Aussie brekkie (breakfast), burgers, pasta, Bevies (beverages).
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284 Van Brunt St, brooklyn
Red Hook Lobster Pound is a seafood joint famous for serving Maine lobsters. The Flagship location sits in the neighborhood for which the restaurant is named. Red Hook is a unique neighborhood similar to the seaside towns of New England, the best way to get there is by boat. The place serves lunch, dinner, or a picnic to enjoy by the harbor. The restaurant became the food success of the year when it opened back in April 2009. They serve lobster rolls & other New England-style seafood plus cocktails. To ensure the quality of lobster, they directly work with the best lobstermen in Maine. Since doors opened, people have traveled hundreds of miles or more to Red Hook to sample the freshest Maine lobster in this incredibly special part of NYC.
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33 Havemeyer St, brooklyn
Best Pizza has been serving one of the best pizzas in New York in this former bakery since 2010. The chef and tv personality Frank Pinello utilizes a century-old, wood-burning oven to turn out some of the best slices in town. This pizza slice joint embodies the chef's Bensonhurst roots, Sicilian heritage, and New York City pizzeria tradition, with high-quality seasonal ingredients. Frank is also the host of VICE's "The Pizza Show" where he travels around the world to experience the pizza culture as far away as Seoul. Most recently, he is the host of "A Frank Experience" on VICE.
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456 9th Ave, new york
Sergimmo Salumeria is an authentic Italian deli and café. Sergio and Massimo (owners) are constantly perfecting the art of cooking modern authentic Italian food with flavorful ingredients. They travel yearly to Sicily for the best cheeses, cured meats, spices, oils, bread, coffee, wine, and new techniques. Their father immigrated to New York City from a small town named Torretta in Palermo, Sicily in 1969. They have taken the Mediterranean "diet" and turned it into a lifestyle in the heart of New York City with their sandwiches, meats, and other meals with precision and love. No panino ever goes neglected- from Sergio and Massimo’s (owners) approval. Expanding on the family business they have cultivated their talents for pairing fine Italian products for their hungry American clientele and became the Lunch Mecca in Hells Kitchen.
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2725 86th Street, brooklyn
L&B has been serving signature Sicilian square pies, Spumoni (Italian ice cream), and other signature dishes since 1939. Favorite among locals and tourists, the place has a three-in-one setup: an ice cream parlor, a casual restaurant, and a pizzeria. They employ a unique pizza-making process with upside-down crust and cheese on top of it. The crust is slightly undercooked in the middle adding a soft and chewy taste to it. The famed outdoor patio is charming and vibrant, especially in the summer.