(Updated 2014)
ONE MEAL TO RULE THEM ALL:
- Babbo's pasta tasting
- Casual Italian: Lupa, a.k.a. Babbo-lite
- Tapas: Tia Pol
- BBQ: Fette Sau in Brooklyn, hands down
- Everything chicken: Yakitori Totto
- Lobster rolls: Mary's Fish Camp or Pearl Oyster Bar. They're neck-in-neck in my book.
- Sushi Yasuda
- Fusion, fancy: Nobu. The lobster ceviche is out of this world. Excellent miso cod too.
MEXICAN:
FRENCH:
- JoJo, a.k.a. Jean-Georges-lite. Great 3-course prix fixe lunch.
- Fancy seafood: Le Bernardin
BURGERS:
- Shake Shack, Madison Square Park. I don't take with those newfangled locations. I'm convinced the line makes the burger taste better. My standard order is a double cheeseburger and strawberry milkshake.
- Pulled pork sliders at Wilfie & Nell
- Fancy: Otto or Pala
- Gourmet but casual: Artichoke
- Cheap: Koronet's a sentimental favorite from my student days
- Falafel and shawarma: Mahmoun's
- Halal chicken rice truck
- Endless Summer taco truck in Williamsburg
- Belgian fries: Pommes Frites. Really hits the spot after a hard night karaoke'ing on St. Marks.
- Hallo Berlin German hot dog stand
- Takoyaki, okonomiyaki and yakisoba: Otafuku
- Ice-cream: Van Leeuwen ice-cream truck
- Meatballs: The Meatball Shop
- Rice pudding: Rice to Riches
- Momofuku Milk Bar for the crack pie and the chocolate-marshmallow-cornflake cookies
- Cupcakes: Billy's or Buttercup
KITCHENWARES:
NON-FOOD ACTIVITES:
- Shakespeare in the Park in the summer - tickets are free
- Met Opera $25 rush tickets in the fall, winter and spring
- Jazz at Lincoln Center. The Rose Theatre overlooks Columbus Circle and it's gorgeous at night.
- Brandy's Piano Bar. Singing starts at 9:30 every night but the best nights are Friday and Saturday. Grab a slice at Two Boots on the corner if you get the midnight munchies.
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