The 101 best things to eat right now.
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.
SPECIAL
ALL
FOOD
EDITION
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we get it all the time: Where should I eat?
And what should I order? It goes with the terri-
tory, 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?
contributors: Rob Patronite, Robin Raisfeld, Adam Platt, Joshua David Stein, Chris Crowley, Joe DiStefano, Hugh Merwin, Leah Koenig, Alan Sytsma, and Nikita Richardson
EDITED BY
Robin Raisfeld
and
Rob Patronite
PHOTOGRAPHS BY
MELISSA HOM
march 16–29, 2020 | new york 45
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The 101 best thingsto eatrightnow.
Acelebrationofthedishesthatmake NewYorksucha greatrestaurantcity—
ata timewhenrestaurantscanuseallthesupporttheycanget.
SPECIAL
ALL
FOOD
EDITION
➽
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AndwhatshouldI order?It goeswiththeterri-
tory, andwe’rehappytooblige—somuchsothat
we’vedevotedthisyear’s editionofthe“Best ofNewYork”
entirely to food.Andunlike previousissues,when we’d
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andtablesthatyear, we’reincludingsomeold(er)vittles
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Yorkslice,Tijuana-stylebeef taco,ortextbookFrench
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a mealplanner,orjust a friendlyreminderthat if youhaven’tchomped
downonanunipaniniina while,whatareyouwaitingfor?
contributors: Rob Patronite, Robin Raisfeld, Adam Platt, Joshua David Stein, Chris Crowley, Joe DiStefano, Hugh Merwin, Leah Koenig, Alan Sytsma, and Nikita Richardson
EDITED BY
Robin Raisfeld
and
Rob Patronite
PHOTOGRAPHS BY
MELISSA HOM
march 16–29, 2020 | new york 45