Hidden behind red velvet curtains inside Midtown's Le Parker Meridien hotel, this staged hole in the wall with eternal lines has NYC's best burger.

BK Jani is a counter-service place in Bushwick serving meat-heavy Pakistani street food that you’ll think about when you’re in bed late at night.

The best slice joint in the Soho/Noho/Nolita region. Get a spicy square slice.

Joe’s is home to the best slice of pizza in NYC. Full stop.

Los Mariscos in Chelsea Market makes the best fish tacos in NYC.

Some of the best tacos in New York City are hiding from you in the back of Chelsea Market. It’s time you went and found them.

La Slowteria is a casual spot in Carroll Gardens that serves some of the best Mexican food in Brooklyn.

Some of New York's best tacos are coming from a truck parked in the back of a bar in Bed-Stuy.

This Red Hook sandwich shop is one of the greats.

A sleepy-looking Vietnamese restaurant in the East Village that deserves your attention.

Skip nearby Vanessa's Dumplings in favor of the superior Shu Jiao Fu Zhou when you're looking for excellent, cheap Chinatown dumplings.

This is not a taqueria. This is a temple to the holy Mission burrito. Pray before it, lest you be forsaken.

Café Habana is and always will be one of the coolest (and best) places to eat Cuban food in New York City.

My Cuban Spot is a takeout window in Gowanus that serves really good rice bowls and some of the best sandwiches in Brooklyn.

The noodles are good, but the real reason you go to this tiny Chinatown spot is for some of the best dumplings in the city.

One of the best around, assuming you can get down with a square slice. Who can’t get down with a square slice?