Per Serious Eats: All of their macarons involve chocole, but The Quito—their plain chocolate macaron—nestles silky dark chocolate ganache between two milk chocolate shells. Perfection.
Da Silvano's more casual cousin. Start with the caprese salad and follow with the pappardelle or rigatone.
Beet salad, BOMB brussels sprouts, pork buns, magical fried rice, spicy fried rice cakes, duck crepe, lamb noodles.
Panzarotti, wild mushroom soup, lasagnette, veal chop and out-of-this-world gelato.
Located at the Gershwin Hotel (though there are other locations around Manhattan). Try the grilled cheese with cheddar, tomato and avocado.
Their fresh-baked bread is washed in olive oil and dusted with salt. Buy a loaf - they sell out quickly!
"Top Chef Masters" Season 3 winner Chef Floyd Cardoz’s inventive seafood-focused menu, along with extensive scotch and wine menus and delicious cocktails.
The more casual dining experience of Danny Meyer's French-American, Michelin-starred restaurant overlooking the MoMA's Sculpture Garden.
Per Frank Bruni: a seasonal salad as an appetizer (go for the shaved brussels sprouts!), the roasted chicken as entree.
Per Frank Bruni: crispy lamb with cumin, wok-fried prawns, pork dumplings in roasted chili oil.
From Eater: a casual Italian-American bar and sandwich shop - the second restaurant from Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi. Order the chicken parm, Italian combo, or Saratoga Club, plus the calamari.
A surprisingly unpretentious and inexpensive midtown spot. Prix fixe steak frites for $28.75.
