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Original Frank Pepe Pizza (New Haven, CT)

Why Come Here? Try one of America’s Best Pizzas When The Daily Meal took the task of ranking the top 101 pizzas in the United States, to the surprise of many the #1 spot was found not in New York, but 80 miles away in New Haven, Ct. Naturally when […]

Black Tap Burger

Why Come Here? One of NYC’s best burger joints “Pizza” and “Texan” burgers sound like the sort of things you expect to see in a TGI Friday’s commercial. Usually a list of ten types of burgers like these slathered with all types of different toppings and sauces means the restaurant is trying to cover up […]

Noreetuh

Why Come Here? Unique Hawaiian-inspired cooking, adventurous eats Noreetuh describes itself as a Hawaiian restaurant. Previously I had never been to an eatery focused on the cuisine of the Aloha State, but I think most of us would imagine such a place to be filled with tiki masks, bright flowers and volcanoes. Perhaps the servers would […]

Joe’s Ginger

Why Come Here? Cheaper alternative to Joe’s Shanghai without the wait, Soup Dumplings A few year’s back Xiao Long Bao – or soup dumplings – were all the rage in NYC. It all started when Joe’s Shanghai brought the broth filled dumplings of China’s Jiangnan region in Chinatown. But just because […]

Kottu House

Why Come Here? Sample Sri Lankan street food, cheap eats Kottu House epitomizes the current state of the New York casual dining scene. It’s fast! It’s cheap! It’s easy-to-eat! It’s got hard-to-find authentic ethnic eats! From the streets of Sri Lanka! I’m sure many of you are sold already, but […]