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Places I've visited and what I thought about them
TL;DR on my rating/rec system
I’ve been to 92 places in NYC.
92
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Restaurant Name
Cuisine
Neighborhood
Price
Recommend?
Notes
Review
1
99 Favor Taste
Hotpot
Chinatown
best hotpot deal ever ($26 ayce). love the setup, very easy for big group gatherings. some of the dishes were a bit questionable and meh tho. but for $26, very solid.
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2
230 Fifth Rooftop Bar
Bar
Midtown
lovely rooftop view, $20 cover, hella packed all the time but worth it to go at least once (tourist trap but worth the trap); yummy but overpriced frozen baggy cocktails
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3
Altesi Downtown
Italian
came for nyc restaurant week but then didn’t even end up getting the restaurant week menu smh. pretty decent italian food
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4
Banc
American
Murray Hill
overpriced, not worth
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5
Bao Bao Cafe
Taiwanese
Garment District
small business close to where I live, tastes like home, would love to order takeout from them more often
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6
Barn Joo
Korean
Midtown
playful takes on classic korean dishes. family-styling is a good idea
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7
Berimbau Brazilian Kitchen
Brazilian
West Village
YUMMY. that arroz de pato was sooooo good holy omg
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8
Best Bagel & Coffee
Bagel
Midtown
i mean it does its job but i feel like it’s just convenient for tourists
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9
Bibble & Sip
Cafe
Midtown
cutest llama desserts. also really good hong kong dirty something something tea
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10
Blue Note Jazz Club
Bar
NoHo
CLASSIC BANGER.
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11
BoCaphe
Vietnamese
SoHo
decent ig. mostly for the vibes but the bun bo hue was pretty good. i’ve just had better viet food
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12
BSide Pizzeria
Italian
Hell's Kitchen
first meal in nyc. we were desperate for food and they had food. pretty good. there’s better pizza though.
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13
Burger & Lobster
American
Flatiron
meh. very american.p
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14
Café Leon Dore
Cafe
SoHo
for the soho vibes. the greek cappuccino is good
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15
ChikaLicious
Dessert
East Village
MY FAVORITE DESSERT PLACE (MAYBE EVEN MY FAVORITE PLACE PERIOD) IN THE ENTIRE CITY OF NEW YORK. it’s a cute little dessert bar and chika was trained at the french culinary institute and then worked at gramercy tavern and she literally makes all the desserts in front of you and they change their menu all the time and they do a cute tasting menu and the price is not bad at all for such fresh and yummy desserts and the rest of the chefs are so friendly and funny and they have a doorbell in front of the place like a little home and can you tell this is my favorite place of all time
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16
Citizens of Chelsea
Brunch
Coffee
Chelsea
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17
Citizens of SoHo
Brunch
SoHo
beautiful plating of avocado toast, hella casual and funny servers
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18
Congee Village
Chinese
East Village
andrew and i came here bc we were deprived of chinese food. i love the interior; i feel like i’m in kakariko village in zelda: breath of the wild
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19
Cote Korean Steakhouse
Korean
Flatiron
hospitality, meat, everything — immaculate. i’ve never had such good customer service. they’ve clearly thought through everything of this place: color-coordination, timing, plating, lighting, even the music is curated. felt more like an experience than a meal
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20
Culture Espresso
Cafe
Midtown
near Bryant Park, my favorite thing ever is getting their chocolate chip cookie and eating it while reading in Bryant Park. might be on my top 5 of chocolate chip cookies
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21
Dominique Ansel
Bakery
SoHo
i could literally come here every day and not get sick of it
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22
DOMODOMO
Japanese
NoHo
innovative sushi dishes. amazing 3-course prix fixe menu. andrew got the chocolate unagi handroll — fricken game-changer. each bite was so interesting
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23
Egg Shop
Sandwich
Nolita
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24
Eileen’s Specialty Cheesecake
Dessert
SoHo
is this the epitome of ny cheesecake? classic and lemon flavor were the faves. a lil underwhelming ngl but still good. it’s a cheesecake — what am i gonna do, complain?
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25
Empanada Mama
Mexican
Hell’s Kitchen
honestly the best empanada I’ve ever had. i got the bombay one and that curry was mm chef’s kiss. i had a bite of friends’ other ones but bombay still reigns supreme
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26
Ess-a-Bagel
Bagel
Midtown
it’s famous for a reason. i literally could inhale the whole bagel place
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27
Friedman’s
American
Flatiron
all-american brunch. nothing special but pretty solid for a big group brunch
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28
Friend of a Farmer
Brunch
Flatiron
CORNBREAD WAFFLE IS AMAZING. maybe i just love cornbread. but also the cutest little cottage vibes for brunch. best brunch place imo idk why their star ratings are so low smh
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29
Groove
Bar
NoHo
outside live music, minimum of $20 for drinks. there are def better places to go but we went out late and couldn’t find anywhere better with spots. good if u have good company
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30
GupShup
Indian
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31
Hao Noodle
Chinese
Chelsea
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32
HARB
Dessert
SoHo
solid korean-styled bakery cafe thing. we got the banana creme pie, everything else also looked really good. good place to sit down and just talk
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33
Itaewon Pocha
Bar
Midtown
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34
Ivan Ramen
Japanese
Ramen
Lower East Side
not sure why it’s so famous and got featured on chef’s table but it wasn’t terrible. just wasn’t mind-blowingly good
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35
Jack’s Wife Freda
Mediterranean
SoHo
green shakshuka green shakshuka green shakshuka
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36
Joe’s Pizza
Fast Food
Midtown
best for late night drunchies type beat
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37
Joe’s Steamed Rice Roll
Chinese
SoHo
sooo slippery it literally slides down your throat
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38
Johny’s Luncheonette
American
Flatiron
close to me and andrew’s wework so we literally came here every other day lol. imagine your classic all-american diner with super reasonable prices and the guy who works there every day is so kind and makes you feel so welcome
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39
Juice Generation
Smoothie
Hell's Kitchen
rlly good juice variety, not too heavy, very overpriced but what do u expect at a smoothie place
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40
Juliana’s
Pizza
Dumbo
so yummy. i think i just love thin crust pizza. also has hella interesting history behind it
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41
La Caverna
Bar
Lower East Side
rlly cool cave concept bar, but rlly weird guys. not enough seating and it’s rlly ambiguous whether it’s supposed to be a place for dancing or sitting and chill
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42
La Pecora Bianca
Italian
SoHo
imagine sorority girl / mamma mia aesthetic with hella good italian food. i don’t even like pasta usually but this was rlly good (the curly pasta was soo solid)
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43
Levain Cookies
Dessert
SoHo
u just have to. maybe don’t eat an entire cookie tho. that’s a lot.
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44
Los Tacos No. 1
Mexican
Midtown
i’m literally from socal but i have never had such juicy tacos before. you literally watch them make the tortillas from scratch and cut the meat off the rotating thing. my taco ranking, starting with the best: beef, pork, chicken
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45
LoveMama
Vietnamese
Thai
Malaysian
East Village
the owner of this place is definitely the reason why it has so many good reviews on yelp LOL he’s so funny and asian-dad-like. but also the food is so classic asian-street-food. don’t expect glitz and glam here but their food is soo homey and it’s like a nice warm hug
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46
Magnolia Bakery
Bakery
Midtown
i’ve never had any other banana pudding but this is the one
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47
Maman
Cafe
Flatiron
soo cute inside, love their pastries, close to work
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48
Mango Mango
Dessert
East Village
interesting mango desserts in the area. don’t rlly have much thoughts, it’s a decent dessert place if you want it
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49
Maru
Club
KTown
grimy and nasty, bad dj, good company but still a cringey time, the dj wouldn’t even let us take over gross cringe
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50
Milk & Cream Cereal Bar
Dessert
SoHo
blend your own ice cream with your choice of cereal. andrew did lucky charms and i did capn crunch and both were mmmm so yummy
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51
Milk Bar
Dessert
Chelsea
why is this so famous idgi?? feels very 2013 LOL i would’ve really liked it in middle school
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52
Mission
Club
Midtown
$20 cover, rlly fun the first time we went, expect to run into people tho (the main reason why i’m not going anymore lmao)
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53
Miznon
Mediterranean
Chelsea
best stewed wrap thing ever. must get again if i food crawl through chelsea market again
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54
Momofuku Ko
American
Bowery
this was my first 2-star Michelin-starred restaurant and omg... i never knew what people meant when they said food was art until this meal. watching the chefs prepare the food and being to talk to the chefs was like 70% of the experience so dinner table def would not have been worth it
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55
Momofuku Noodle Bar
Japanese
East Village
i am david chang’s biggest fan but that’s not the reason why i loved every part of momofuku. the pork buns were solid and the chicken garlic noodles was absolutely divine
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56
Momofuku Ssam Bar
Korean
American
Seaport
i ate here for dinner while it was thundering and lightening was flashing over the ships outside the restaurant, which was honestly the most iconic backdrop for this meal. solid truffle rice cakes
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57
New Wonjo
Korean
Midtown
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58
NONONO
Japanese
Midtown
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59
Oakberry Acai
Brunch
Flatiron
honestly kinda watery and not worth for the price but i was craving it after rumble
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60
Olie E Piu
Italian
NoHo
love the vibes here, felt like i was in europe for a bit. pasta was pretty good too.
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61
OMAI
Vietnamese
Chelsea
yea pretty good. wasn’t paying much to the food when i came cuz it was mostly for the company but yea solid
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62
Pio Pio 8
Peruvian
Hell's Kitchen
rlly yummy peruvian food (not that i’ve had peruvian food before). presentation is gorgeous. weird that the paella has the rice on the side lmao but still good
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63
Pocha 32
Bar
KTown
watermelon soju, good vibes
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64
Raku
Japanese
East Village
i love the niku udon, literally the softest/most tender beef, yummiest honeycomb tripe, and chewiest noodles ever. i like the clearness of the broth, but if i want some spice, i get the chili oil on the side and add a lil to my spoon lol
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65
Ruby’s Cafe
Australian
SoHo
they were mean in person but when i did take-out and didn’t need to interact with them, it was just ok lmao. their grain bowls r good for lunch
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66
Sake Bar Hagi 46
Japanese
Hell's Kitchen
solid spot on restaurant row. was craving skewers and this place had skewers. idk if i would go out of my way for it but i live close by so
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67
San Marzano Pasta Fresca
Italian
East Village
WDYM BOTTOMLESS BRUNCH FOR $27?? includes bottomless, pastry basket, and entree. the vibes r def bottomless brunch vibes
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68
Smorgasburg
Williamsburg
food festival in brooklyn. such good vibes to go with a big group
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69
Soba-ya
Japanese
East Village
pretty good soba. really good plum wine
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70
Spot Dessert Bar
Dessert
East Village
honestly just feels rlly 626 to me lol, like their plant dessert thing was very middle school. imig it’s ok but nothing we haven’t seen before
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71
Sullivan Street Bakery
Bakery
Hell’s Kitchen
this place singlehandedly made me dream of bombolonis in my sleep. the vanilla and lemon flavors are so good
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72
Thai Villa
Thai
Midtown
beautiful presentation of thai food. beautiful interior. beautiful.
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73
The Butcher’s Daughter
Vegetarian
SoHo
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74
The Smith
Brunch
Flatiron
classic all-american brunch. pretty similar to friedmans. came for brunch with coworkers but otherwise probably wouldn’t come again lol
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75
Thursday Kitchen
Korean
East Village
innovative korean tapas place with the giant caprisun cocktail baggies. SOO yummy. went with a group so we could try more tapas without breaking my wallet
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76
Tim Ho Wan
Chinese
East Village
rlly solid dim sum. not sure why it’s ~ Michelin ~ worthy dim sum, but i can’t complain cuz this was still rlly good. my fave was the charsiubaos — my chopstick literally sliced it in half as i was picking it up bc it was so fluffy
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77
Tompkins Square Bagels
Bagel
East Village
holy jasdahskfha. my favorite ever is the french toast bagel with the strawberry cream cheese. i die every time. pumpernickel with the egg and tomato is also sooo good. honestly just order the whole damn menu
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78
Tonchin NYC
Japanese
Midtown
michelin-recommended ramen, rlly good but rlly heavy — i ate like half and was full lmao. also got gypped for $2 chili oil ajsdhfkh
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79
Tsurutontan Udon Brasserie
Japanese
Union Square
BEEG udon bowl. solid sukiyaki flavors but servers were so mean tho wtf
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80
Tuome
Chinese
East Village
came for four-month dinner 🥺 especially enjoyed it because we’re both cantonese and the Pig Out dish was a really cool take on siu-yuk. the octopus was also super good. and the dipping buns for dessert with the ice cream and caramel was a way of eating dipping buns that we should normalize now on top of condensed milk. (1 michelin star)
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81
Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar
American
East Village
bombass happy hour deal ($12 for 6 hella good oysters and a craft beer). puts other happy hour places to shame
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82
Van Leeuwen
Dessert
Midtown
pls stop me from coming here. i can literally buy half the flavors at the grocery store for half the price
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83
Vatan
Indian
Midtown West
west indian ayce. i’ve never had west indian food before but my friend brought us here and it was nice culture-sharing
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84
Wah Fung Fast Food
Chinese
Chinatown
$5 lunch box. tastes exactly like home
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85
Wayla
Thai
SoHo
my first time having oat milk thai tea LOOL not your traditional thai food, felt slightly fusion-ish and experimental but RLLY good
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86
Xi’An Famous Food
Chinese
Chelsea
i’m here literally every other week it’s kinda embarrassing but also not really. default order is pork burger, oxtail noodles, and spicy tingly beef noodles
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87
Yakiniku West
Japanese
East Village
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88
Yuca Bar
Spanish
East Village
happy hour!!! sangria for $7 and i was GONE
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89
Zoob Zib Thai Authentic Noodle Bar
Thai
Midtown West
decent, no other thoughts
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90
Zyara Lava Shawarma
Mediterranean
Lower East Side
the friendliest owners ever. best falafel lava i’ve ever had
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