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  1. Blue Ribbon Brasserie
    9.0

    Blue Ribbon Brasserie

    97 Sullivan St., SoHo, NY

    Stang’s number one favorite restaurant in town. Blue Ribbon Brasserie never disappoints.

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  2. Picca
    9.0

    Picca

    9575 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

    Dining in Los Angeles is different than dining in New York. You probably don’t need us to tell you that, but every time we eat food in this town, we’re reminded of the fact that having a valet out in front of the restaurant is just about as essential as getting good press. Let’s just [...]

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  3. L'Artusi
    9.0

    L’Artusi

    228 W 10th St., West Village, NY

    L’Artusi can officially go on our list of favorite restaurants in this town. A few things stand out as qualifications for such an honor – outstanding and consistent food, great service, good music, and some ancillary entertainment that comes in the form of great people watching.

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  4. Allswell
    9.0

    Allswell

    124 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY

    Sometimes when we head for Brooklyn to check out a restaurant that the locals are all fired up about, we end up disappointed. You quarantined Brooklynites can have a tendency to over-hype your beloved neighborhood staples – staples that sometimes wouldn’t cut it when put up against the big boys in the West Village or [...]

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  5. 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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  6. Shake Shack
    8.7

    Shake Shack

    Madison Square Park, Flatiron, NY

    I once saw a man at Shake Shack, dressed in a suit and setting a formal table. On the small metal table he placed a white tablecloth, fine silverware, a candle, and some flowers. For a moment, I was overcome with joy at the beautiful event that was about to unfold before me…this man was about to propose to a burger.

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  7. 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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  8. Scarpetta
    8.6

    Scarpetta

    355 W. 14th St., Chelsea, NY

    A fantastic and trendy Italian spot, so far untainted by the Meatpacking District sprawl.

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  9. The Grocery
    8.6

    The Grocery

    288 Smith St., Brooklyn, NY

    Even in an age of conceptual gimmicks and celebrity chefs, there’s still room for the little guys who give good kitchen. Most have been driven out of town. Not The Grocery. Carroll Gardens is a hotbed for culinary buzz and new restaurants these days. It’s filled with a plethora of Infatuation approved destinations like Prime [...]

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  10. Fedora
    8.6

    Fedora

    239 W. 4th St., West Village, NY

    Just so you know, this restaurant is named for it’s previous owner and proprietor, a woman by the name of Fedora Dorado who ran the original establishment for over 50 years before Gabe Stulman took over and revamped it in November. So don’t go thinking it’s an invitation for you to bust out that ridiculous [...]

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