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  1. Max
    8.4

    Max

    51 Ave. B, East Village, NY

    For the money, Max is the best Italian in all of New York City.

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  2. Rubirosa
    8.4

    Rubirosa

    235 Mulberry St., Nolita, NY

    Lately we’ve been hearing a whole lot of buzz about how Nolita is officially the new “it” neighborhood in New York for restaurants. I suppose we’re even guilty of helping create some of it. Also, note that I just used the term “it” neighborhood, which means we have officially jumped the shark. You might as [...]

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  3. Char No. 4
    8.4

    Char No. 4

    196 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY

    Char No. 4 is essentially our New York City dream house – a warm, inviting space with a wall of bourbon and a smoker. This is Southern influenced food in New York City, and it’s damn good.

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  4. Georgia's East Side BBQ
    8.3

    Georgia’s Eastside BBQ

    192 Orchard St., Lower East Side, NY

    A couple of years ago, when BBQ was all the rage in NYC, a tiny goldmine unceremoniously opened its doors on the Lower East Side. If you haven’t heard about Georgia’s already, it’s time to take notice.

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  5. Frankies 17
    8.2

    Frankies (17) Spuntino

    17 Clinton St., Lower East Side, NY

    A near identical clone of the Brooklyn favorite, Frankies 457. This one takes credit cards.

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  6. Traif
    8.2

    Traif

    229 S. 4th St., Brooklyn, NY

    Traif is awesome. It’s exactly the kind of restaurant we enjoy hanging out at, and would happily set up shop here permanently if we weren’t constantly running around trying new places. Infatuation Nation was in our ear about this one, and, as usual, the good people who email and tweet at us came through with [...]

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  7. Buttermilk Channel
    8.2

    Buttermilk Channel

    524 Court St., Brooklyn, NY

    A true Brooklyn Neighborhood Hang, and it’s equally popular among young hipster singles and the families that fill it for Sunday dinner. The fried chicken is one of the best you’ll find in town, and almost everything else you’ll eat here is fantastic.

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  8. Al Di La
    8.2

    Al Di La

    248 5th Ave., Brooklyn, NY

    A while back, Stang wrote a letter to Little Owl, which I thought was one of his best reviews to date. Now it’s my turn. Dearest Al Di La. It’s taken way too long for this relationship to get off the ground. People have been telling me about you for a while now, saying we’d [...]

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  9. Diner
    8.2

    Diner

    85 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY

    Believe it or not, people used to live in Williamsburg because it was cheaper than Manhattan, not because it was cool. Before the hipster invasion began in the late 90′s, the South side belonged to the Hasidim and Peter Luger. Sure, there were always artists, musicians and .com hopefuls living there, but it was nothing [...]

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  10. Caracas Arepa Bar
    8.1

    Caracas Arepa Bar

    91 E. 7th St., East Village, NY

    Caracas takes pride in serving the most authentic Venezuelan food in the city. Who are we to disagree? This is by far and away the best Venezuelan restaurant we’ve been to. It’s also the only Venezuelan place we’ve been to.

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