Restaurants Perfect For People Watching

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9.0

L’Artusi

228 W 10th St., West Village, NY 10014

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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8.8

Marlow & Sons

81 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211

A funky oyster bar that’s relatively small in size but big on personality. Also, the food is great. Mark this down as an Infatuation favorite.
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8.7

Shake Shack

Madison Square Park, Flatiron, NY 10010

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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8.6

Sugarfish Brentwood

11640 W San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049

“Dude, this sushi isn’t even that incredible.” OK, spoiled LA friend, we get it. Your fish on rice is so much better than ours. I’m not sure what kind of gold studded toro our LA friends are used to eating on a regular basis, but where we come from the sushi at Sugarfish is about [...]
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8.6

Fedora

239 W. 4th St., West Village, NY 10014

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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8.5

Shake Shack Times Square

693 8th Ave., Midtown, NY 10036

“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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8.5

Nopa

560 Divisadero St., San Francisco, CA 94117

If someone held a gun to my head and insisted I vacate NYC immediately, San Francisco would be the destination. It’s the only other city in America I could realistically see myself living pre-retirement, and I know many New Yorkers share the sentiment. There’s a lot to love about SF. In a way, it’s a [...]
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8.4

Nobu

105 Hudson St., Tribeca, NY 10013

Some say Nobu is old news, but we say it’s still as good as Japanese food gets. Especially if someone else is paying.
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8.3

Locanda Verde

377 Greenwich St., Tribeca, NY 10013

An Infatuation favorite, Locanda Verde is a very good restaurant, and it is so because the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
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8.3

Acme

9 Great Jones St., NoHo, NY 10012

From a marketing standpoint, what Acme has been able to accomplish in the few short months since it has re-opened is nothing short of incredible. Some of the more “seasoned” of you might remember Acme from its previous life as a divey, down and dirty Cajun eatery and music venue. Back in the day, Acme [...]
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