Best of New York
The 101 best things to eat right now.
The 101 most delicious things to eat in the city right now, from stuffed chicken wings and foie gras burgers to mochi doughnuts and heavenly cheesecake
A celebration of the dishes that make New York such a great restaurant city— at a time when restaurants can use all the support they can get.
we get it all the time: Where should I eat? And what should I order? It goes with the territory, and we’re happy to oblige—so much so that we’ve devoted this year’s edition of the “Best of New York” entirely to food. And unlike previous issues, when we’d celebrate the best new dishes to land on restaurant menus and tables that year, we’re including some old(er) vittles that still deserve a regular slot in the rotation. Of course,
best is a subjective term, especially when it comes to food. To winnow our list to a mere 101 items, we plumbed our taste memories, dug out our itemized receipts, ate like we were training to become sumo wrestlers, and put together a selection that we think best represents this culinary moment in New York. You’re just as likely to come across an old favorite like Spicy Village’s big-tray chicken or El Quinto Pino’s uni panini as you are the hottest new New York slice, Tijuana-style beef taco, or textbook French omelet. These are the foods that make us excited to live and eat here, that remind us how lucky we are to have such depth and breadth of cuisine and flavor at our fingertips, and that we can’t wait to share with hungry visitors and jaded locals alike—especially at a time when eating out may be the last thing on a nerve-racked public’s mind. Use it as a bucket list, a meal planner, or just a friendly reminder that if you haven’t chomped down on an uni panini in a while, what are you waiting for?