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  1. Flour + Water
    8.8

    Flour + Water

    2401 Harrison St., San Francisco, CA

    If you recently downloaded our new iPhone app, you should probably fire that baby up. Even though it’s 3,000 miles away, Flour + Water needs to immediately be added to the top of your Hit List. I recently detoured into San Francisco on my way up to a weekend of wine drunk in Napa just [...]

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  2. Buvette
    8.8

    Buvette

    42 Grove St., West Village, NY

    When it comes to where you should have dinner, this website has you covered like nobody else. Two years into the game and we have reviewed over 350 restaurants, all of which are categorized to help you look like a “where should we eat tonight?” expert and all around more interesting person (you’re welcome). But [...]

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  3. Ippudo
    8.8

    Ippudo

    65 4th Ave., East Village, NY

    In my dreams there is a Japanese Willy Wonka, and his factory looks like one giant Ippudo. I want to be the fat little German kid that drowns in a river of pork broth and noodles. This updated review of Ippudo is not here to mark a change in our opinion of the place. I [...]

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  4. Momofuku Ssam Bar
    8.7

    Momofuku Ssäm Bar

    207 2nd Ave., East Village, NY

    Believe the hype. This is an all time Infatuation favorite. Be prepared to eat an unhealthy amount of pork and be very, very happy about it.

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  5. Momofuku Noodle Bar
    8.6

    Momofuku Noodle Bar

    171 1st Ave., East Village, NY

    Not the cheapest bowl of noodles in New York, and maybe not even the best, but Momofuku Noodle Bar is an indisputable Infatuation favorite. Come for all the other amazing things this place has to offer, like fried chicken, pork buns, and a soft serve machine.

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  6. Pok Pok1
    8.6

    Pok Pok Wing

    137 Rivington St, Lower East Side, NY

    By now, you’ve probably heard us drone on and on about the lack of good wings in this great restaurant city. How are there so many chefs here, yet nobody get this it right? Wings might not be glamorous, but they’re as important to the fabric of East Coast living as pizza, bagels and the [...]

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  7. Hurricane + Upstate 021
    8.5

    Upstate Beer & Oyster Bar

    95 1st Ave., East Village, NY

    You might be wondering how it’s possible to grade a world renowned restaurant like wd~50 on the same scale as we would a tiny oyster and beer bar in the East Village. It’s quite simple, actually. Regardless of the level of sophistication or style of cuisine at any given establishment, it all comes down to [...]

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  8. Sushi of Gari 78th
    8.5

    Sushi of Gari

    402 E. 78th St., Upper East Side, NY

    Sushi of Gari is the best sushi on the Upper East Side. Hands down. It’s not even up for discussion. You know why Sushi Seki is so good? Because the guy who started it learned from Gari himself, Masatoshi “Gari” Sugio. As discussed in the review of Gari’s 46th St. location, it’s all about the [...]

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  9. Shack Shack Times Square
    8.5

    Shake Shack Times Square

    693 8th Ave., Midtown, NY

    “Selling out” will always be a hotly debated topic. Growing up, my friends and I would spend hours arguing about whether or not our favorite bands were sellouts. Green Day, Rancid, Bad Religion, all bands that were supposed to be so punk, yet signed on with a major label at one point in their careers. [...]

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  10. Raou'ls
    8.4

    Raoul’s

    180 Prince St., SoHo, NY

    Raoul’s is the sh*t. That’s really the only proper way to put it. If you can’t have a good time here, you probably can’t have a good time anywhere. This boisterous French bistro has been a Soho institution since the 70’s.

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