BEST NEW AUTHENTIC TACO SPOT RUN BY WHITE GUYS: Calexico
BEST PLACE TO CATCH A SHOW WHILE ALSO BOWLING AND EATING KITCHIFIED BAR FOOD FROM BLUE RIBBON: Brooklyn Bowl
BEST HIGH-END SAUSAGE DEALER CAPITALIZING ON A BYGONE DOWNTOWN PUNK INSTITUTION:
DBGBs
BEST PLACE TO ENJOY TINY ARTISANAL COCKTAILS WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT TASTE LIKE SMOKED MEAT: Mayahuel
BEST NEW COFFEE SHOP SERVING TRENDY BADGE OF COFFEE CREDIBILITY, STUMPTOWN:
Café Pedlar
BEST NEW COFFEE SHOP NOT SERVING TRENDY BADGE OF COFFEE CREDIBILITY, STUMPTOWN:
Café Grumpy
BEST KEG SERVICE: Superdive
BEST PLACE TO FEEL LIKE A TOTAL CREEP: Second Floor Bar at the Cooper Square Hotel
BEST OLD-SCHOOL-IS-NEW-SCHOOL TREND: Bitters
BEST REASON TO BE EVEN SURLIER ON MONDAY MORNING: “Sunday Funday” at Peggy O’Neill’s
BEST PLACE FOR YOUR MAD MEN-THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY: Grand Central Oyster Bar
BEST CLASSIC DIVE BAR WITH FREE HOT DOGS IN DANGER OF SHUTTING DOWN: Rudy’s
BEST LATE-NIGHT NORTHERN ITALIAN: Atlas Café
WORST THING TO EVER HAPPEN TO THE STAFF OF THE L MAGAZINE: 120 Days of Nothing
BEST PLACE TO GET BRUNCH AT NIGHT WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TO A DINER WHERE ONLY UGLY PEOPLE HANG OUT: Permanent Brunch
BEST (OK, PROBABLY WORST) DRINK ONLY NEW YORKERS HAVE ACCESS TO: Carbonated Milk
BEST TORTILLERIA: Nixtamal
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So timely just when i was getting bored after an exhausting restaurant week. Lovely list that should keep me happy and not hungry for the rest of summer! Thank you!
Also check out Variety on Graham at Conselyea in the ‘burg. Best damn americano I’ve ever had…