Cantonese · ChinatownHop KeeDown a short flight of stairs on Mott Street, this late-night Cantonese institution rewards a table that orders family-style.
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Every recommendation keeps its own author and permanent link.By DaveBar burger · West VillageCorner BistroA robust, honest, greasy bar burger and a beer. That remains the whole argument for going.
By DaveHistoric tavern · Woodhaven, QueensNeir’s TavernCome for a beer, the room and the history of one of New York’s great neighborhood survivors.
By DaveDive bar · Columbus CircleSiberiaMidtown is full of expensive traps; descend the subway stairs for a beer and a place with a pulse.
By DaveJewish deli · Lower East SideKatz’s DelicatessenKeep the ticket, tip the cutter and order the pastrami on rye. Famous can still be correct.
By DaveJewish deli · Riverdale, BronxLiebman’s DeliA neighborhood deli without the downtown theater. The pastrami and chopped liver make the trip north worthwhile.
By DaveItalian seafood · Sheepshead Bay, BrooklynRandazzo’s Clam BarHuge portions of red-sauce seafood beside Sheepshead Bay. Build the afternoon around the lobster fra diavolo.
By DaveDive bar · Hell’s KitchenRudy’s Bar & GrillRed vinyl booths, cold beer, a pig out front and a hot dog with every drink. Rudy’s knows exactly what it is.
By DaveSteakhouse · Herald SquareKeens SteakhouseA proper old New York room with clay pipes overhead. Go for the mutton chop and let the room be part of the point.
By DaveHot dog counter · Upper East SidePapaya KingTwo snappy grilled dogs and an aggressively tropical drink: fast, cheap and unmistakably New York.
By DaveSteakhouse · WilliamsburgPeter Luger Steak HouseUse the old-school format properly: arrive hungry, order for the table and let the room be part of the point.
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Tip · New YorkA New York jazz club. Go to Smalls.West 10th between Seventh and Waverly, down a small staircase. Opened in 1994 by Mitch Borden — former Navy submariner, jazz violinist. Basement room, sixty seats, two sets a night. Reserve online. If it's full, Mezzrow across Seventh Avenue is their sister club. Go there. You always meant to see a jazz club in New York. You just never knew where. Smalls.
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