Roberta’s is a pizza place in Bushwick that kickstarted a Neapolitan pie movement in NYC and then started selling frozen pizzas nationwide.

Hupo is your best option for Chinese food in Long Island City.

Szechuan Mountain House is a fun Szechuan restaurant to bring a date or a friend on St. Marks Place in the East Village.

Adja Khady is a market in Harlem with a big selection of imported Senegalese groceries.

Saigon Social serves phenomenal Vietnamese food on the Lower East Side, and it’s one of our favorite new restaurants of 2020.

Like all of the locations of Peaches, the one in Fort Greene serves fantastic Nashville style hot chicken.

Ping’s is a cash-only dim sum spot in Chinatown with a lot seafood on the menu.

Anassa Taverna is a big Greek restaurant that’s useful for a last-minute dinner in the East 60s.

Donburiya is a fun Japanese izakaya in the Theater District that specializes in inexpensive donburi bowls and facilitating rowdy group meals.

Bombay Chowk is a casual Indian restaurant on the UES with neon lights, chairs that look like thrones, and some very good chicken kadai.

Sasabune Express is a casual sushi spot on the UES that serves great handrolls and sushi platters.

Go out of your way to eat the tom yum soup and pad thai at Thai Farm Kitchen between Kensington and Windsor Terrace.

If you’re looking for some fun vegan food in Industry City, go to Renegades of Sunset.

If you’re looking or a sandwich in Industry City and don’t feel like eating a massive mound of meat at Hometown Bar-B-Que, stop by Ends Meat.

Yaso Tangbao is a great place for some noodles with braised beef or soup dumplings in Industry City.

Yafa Cafe is a Yemeni coffee shop in Sunset Park where you can hang out, get some work done, and eat a great fried chicken sandwich.