Fiaschetteria Pistoia

Fiaschetteria Pistoia is an East Village restaurant from some Italians who have another restaurant in Tuscany. It’s all about the handmade pasta.

21 Greenpoint is a great neighborhood spot that’s not just a consolation prize if you can’t get into Paulie Gee’s across the street.

Uogashi is a somewhat affordable omakase sushi place in the East Village. Unfortunately it’s not great though.

Atla is the new small plates Mexican restaurant in Noho from Enrique Olvera of Cosme.

Lido is a neighborhood Italian spot in Harlem that also does a serious bottomless brunch.

Win Son is a casual place in East Williamsburg were you can eat Taiwanese specialties like lu rou fan while hip hop plays in the background.

The Grill is the revamp of the legendary Four Seasons restaurant, run by the people behind Carbone. It’s very similar, very expensive, and worth it.

Hemlock is a Lower East Side restaurant doing small plates and natural wine.

Pokito is a tiny bar/restaurant near the Williamsburg bridge serving Asian-Latin mashup food in a highly casual (but still vibey) space.

On a block of Vietnamese places on Baxter Street in Chinatown, Nha Trang is our favorite for pho.

Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodles serves - you guessed it - hand-pulled noodles, in Chinatown.

Scarr’s is a little, retro pizza place on the Lower East Side with some pretty average pizza and a pretty lively scene.

Faun is an excellent neighborhood spot in Prospect Heights serving seasonal, Italian-inspired food. Eat pasta on their patio whenever possible.

Bunna Cafe, the vegan Ethiopian spot in Bushwick, is an excellent spot to share a giant plate of food with people you like.

Motel Morris is a slightly retro, motel-themed restaurant in Chelsea that’s cool enough for date night and nice enough for dinner with the parents.

Selamat Pagi is a Balinese restaurant in Greenpoint that will make you feel like you’re on vacation.