"French/Spanish seafood. Makes great seafood look easy"
"One of the OG speakeasy spots of NYC"
"Shaker restaurant"
"Home of the famous chicken with remarkable green herb sauce. Also an insanely good roasted meatball stuffed with melted cheese and Swiss chard"
"Cocktails inspired by a key spice ingredient. Another top 100 bar with good food too"
"Top 100 bar with Japanese small plates"
"Burger and cocktails"
"cocktails @ Nat's historic wedding venue"
"live Jazz, uncommon Japanese whiskey cocktails, reputedly delicious food"
"top 200 cocktail bar with a view"
"fish and chips with a Michelin star"
"home of the famous lasagna, across from Angel's Share (both will be hard to get into but well worth the effort)"
"Classic cocktails by the hearth fire with jabs at the Large Orange Man’s expense (in a historic building)"
"No glass of wine under 10 yrs old, all vegan dishes so delicious you forget they’re vegan "
"Fresh seasonal fare. Don’t skip the bread and butter + crudo "
"Low key grandeur. Fanatic wine list and chill ambiance. Somehow makes me feel 29 again every time I go. "
"Fun, elegant twists on comfort food with a great classic cocktail + wine list"
"Pasta pasta pasta. And soup! "
"Exquisitely decorated, decadent comfort food, great cocktail program "
"Reincarnation of the EVil Japanese whiskey bar, all grown up in WVil now (with the OG wall hangings and mixologists still at the helm)"
"Grab a sidewalk table and transport yourself to Rome "
"1 Michelin star Korean noodle spot (underneath Nat’s first West Village apt, which went up in flames courtesy of said spot moving in; food too good to be mad) "
"Return of the classic West Village Italian hot spot"
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