Jewish Appetizing · Lower East Side · James Beard America's Classics
The appetizing shop that invented the genre. Since 1914, four generations of the Russ family have been slicing smoked fish, spreading cream cheese, and making New Yorkers feel like they belong. The Su...
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COTE Korean Steakhouse
Korean BBQ / Steakhouse · Flatiron / NoMad · Michelin 1-Star, James Beard Best New Restaurant 2018
The world's first Michelin-starred Korean BBQ, and it earns that star on every visit. Simon Kim created a Korean steakhouse where USDA Prime galbi meets a $1,000+ wine list, and somehow it all makes s...
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Russ & Daughters Cafe
Jewish Appetizing · Lower East Side
The sit-down restaurant extension of the legendary 1914 appetizing shop, located on Orchard Street in the LES. Everything the original counter does brilliantly -- smoked fish, bagels, latkes, egg crea...
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Barney Greengrass
Jewish Deli / Appetizing · Upper West Side
The self-proclaimed Sturgeon King has been smoking and slicing fish on the Upper West Side since 1908. The sturgeon is buttery and mild, the nova is silky perfection, and the scrambled eggs with lox a...
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Sadelle's
Jewish Deli & Brunch · SoHo
Sadelle's is what happens when Major Food Group opens a Jewish deli. The tower of smoked fish on a platter is absurdly photogenic and genuinely excellent. The bagels are made in-house, the sticky buns...
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Takashi
Japanese BBQ · West Village
A West Village yakiniku restaurant specializing in rare Japanese offal cuts you grill at your own table. The beef tongue, niku-uni (raw beef with uni), and the late-night garlic rice are all cult favo...
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Zabar's
Deli & Market · Upper West Side
More than a deli, Zabars is an Upper West Side institution and a shrine to the art of Jewish-New York food shopping. The smoked fish counter is world-class, the babka is transcendent, and the upstairs...
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Hometown Bar-B-Que
BBQ · Red Hook
Red Hook Texas-style BBQ that rivals anything in Austin. Billy Durney smokes brisket low and slow until the bark cracks and the fat renders into silk. The pulled pork and lamb belly are equally outsta...
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Miss Korea BBQ
Korean BBQ · Midtown West
A Koreatown BBQ stalwart spanning multiple floors on 32nd Street, serving marinated galbi and prime cuts over tabletop grills late into the night. The premium beef set is the big-night order; the kimc...
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Frankel's Delicatessen
Jewish Deli · Greenpoint
Modern Greenpoint deli serving classic Jewish fare — hand-sliced smoked fish, bagels, egg creams — in a bright corner shop. The smoked fish platter is beautiful and generous. The pastrami sandwich is ...