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New York,
where I'd eat

Places I have been and would go back to. Prices are a guide, not a promise — check before you book.

Restaurants

The Grill$58–120
American chophouse · Midtown (Seagram)

Major Food Group's mid-century room; 99 E 52nd

Cipriani Downtown$40–70
Italian · Soho

Harry's Bar classics; pricey, noon–midnight

Raoul's$34–64
French bistro · Soho

Institution since 1975; steak au poivre $64

Buddakan$34–58
Pan-Asian · Chelsea

Stephen Starr temple; Peking duck, dim sum

Osamil$24–34
Modern Korean gastropub · Koreatown / Flatiron

Skewers, tteokbokki, honey-butter chips

Kochi$145 pp (set)
Korean tasting · Hell's Kitchen

Michelin-starred skewer tasting; pairing $110

Atoboy$75 pp (prix fixe)
Modern Korean · Flatiron

Four-course, gratuity included

Taverna Kyclades$20–35
Greek seafood · Astoria (also EV)

No-frills grilled fish, whole fish by weight

Sushi Nakazawa$160–190 (set)
Sushi omakase · West Village

20-piece omakase; cheapest bottle ~$95 sparkling

Keens Steakhouse$60–80
Steakhouse · Midtown

1885 clubhouse; famed mutton chop

Peter Luger$74 pp
Steakhouse · Williamsburg

Porterhouse for two ~$147.90; cash/debit only

Grand Central Oyster Bar$25–40
Seafood / oysters · Midtown East

Vaulted-tile classic since 1913

Pizza, deli & tacos

Rubirosa
Pizza / Italian · Nolita

Thin-crust "tie-dye" vodka pizza ~$23–30

Lombardi's
Pizza (coal-oven) · Nolita

America's first pizzeria (1905); large pie ~$25, cash only

Joe's Pizza
Pizza (slices) · Greenwich Village +

Classic NY cheese slice ~$3.50–4

Upside Pizza
Pizza (slices) · Midtown +

Sourdough-crust slice $3, specialty $4–5

Katz's Delicatessen
Jewish deli · Lower East Side

Pastrami-on-rye $28.95; ticket system, since 1888

Los Tacos No.1
Mexican tacos · Chelsea Market / Times Sq

Counter tacos ~$5 each

Bar / lounge

Swan Room
Lower East Side

Opulent bar in Nine Orchard (ex-bank hall); small plates $18–28, cocktails ~$22–26

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