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Little Italy Pizza
55 W. 45th St.
212-730-7575
Popular Midtown pizzeria with over 40 different twists on the pie. |
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Shon 45 Liquors
840 Eighth Ave.
212-582-5539
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Upper East Side |
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Afghan Kebab House
1345 2nd Ave.
212-517-2776
Guess what they serve here? Kebabs.
Grota de Mare
307 E. 77th St.
212-535-2866
Italian restaurant not for the carbo-phobe.
Ottomanelli's Café 86
1626 York Ave.
212-772-7722
Pasta and pizza on the Upper East Side.
One83
1608 First Ave.
212-327-4700
A mellow, contemporary sleeper with well-executed Ligurian food. Bring wine only.
Poke
305 E 85th St.
212-249-0569
This neighborhood Japanese restaurant seats 12, and only serves sushi.
Yura & Co.
1645 3rd Ave.
212-860-8060
A caf? and bakery specializing in home-cooking.
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Best Cellars
1291 Lexington Ave.
212-426-4200
Yorkshire Wines & Spirits
1646 First Ave.
212-717-5100
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Abistro
154 Carlton Ave
718-855-9455
Eclectic Fort Greene gem has Senegalese, French, and Asian-inspired dishes on the menu.
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Brawta Caribbean Café
347 Atlantic Ave.,
Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
718-855-5515
brawtacafe.com
A colorful Jamaican food joint in Boerum Hill.
Di Fara
1424 Ave. J,
Midwood, Brooklyn
718-258-1367
Amid the jumble of laundromats and kosher bakeries along Avenue J, one of the city's best
Empire Kitchen
218 Fifth Ave.
Park Slope, Brooklyn
718-858-1975
Basil pancakes and make-your-own-stir-fry pick up the slack for the usual suspects of Chinese takeout.
Lamb & Jaffy
1073 Manhattan Ave.
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
718-389-3638
Warm, casually elegant bistro with Michael De Prima's complex, whimsical dishes.
Olive Vine Café
54 Seventh Ave.
Park Slope, Brooklyn
718-622-2626
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362 15th St.
Park Slope, Brooklyn
718-499-0555
Middle Eastern eateries, specializing in pita pizza.
Sahara
2337 Coney Island Ave.
Coney Island, Brooklyn
718-376-8594
The smell of char-grilled meat will guide you to this empire of Turkish cooking.
Sparky's American Food
135A North 5th St.,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
718-302-5151
Pure fast-food fusion genius.
Tripoli Restaurant
156 Atlantic Ave.
DUMBO, Brooklyn
718-596-5800
Some of the best dishes on Atlantic Avenue's Middle Eastern strip.
Zaytoons
283 Smith St at Sackett St.,
Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
718-875-1880
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472 Myrtle Ave.
Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Middle Eastern food and decor — the outdoor seating and late closing time of 11pm draw a large Cobble Hill crowd.
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Red, White and Bubbly
211 5th Ave.
718-636-9463
Heights Chateau Wines & Spirits
131 Atlantic Ave.
718-330-0963
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Phoenix Garden
242 E 40th St.
212-983-6666
Tudor City Cantonese restaurant with simple decor. Bring wine and beer only.
Taksim
1030 2nd Ave.
212-421-3004
This quick-service Turkish restaurant formerly known as Efendi changed its name but not, for the most part, its menu.
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Sussex Liquor Store
300 E. 41st St.
212-490-0860
Midtown Wine & Liquor Shop
44 E. 50th St.
212-753-2744
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Upper West Side |
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| French-Caribbean fare at A. |
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947 Columbus Ave.
212-531-1643
Barbershop turned four-table cafe specializing in inventive Jamaican-inspired French dishes.
Gumbo Café
950 Columbus Ave.
212-222-2378
Gumbo is the standout dish at this sweet little storefront.
Krik Krak
844 Amsterdam Ave.
212-222-3100
A tiny, unpretentious, and slightly elegant Haitian restaurant.
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86th Corner Wine & Liquor
536 Columbus Ave.
212-496-1769
Polanco Liquor Store
948 Amsterdam Ave.
212-666-9358
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Harlem |
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Amy Ruth's
113 West 116th St.
212-280-8779
If you don't have a southern grandmother to cook for you, visit Amy Ruth instead and order the "Rev. Al Sharpton" (fried or smothered chicken and waffles) or maybe the "Sheila Thomas" (fried catfish). Wine only.
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Fred's Wine & Liquors
77 Lenox Ave.
212-749-8020
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Queens |
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| Fiery beef at Sripraphai. |
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Hemsin
3917 Queens Blvd,
Sunnyside, Queens
718-937-1715
Turkish cuisine near MoMA Queens.
Himalayan Yak
72-20 Roosevelt Ave.
718-779-1119
Tibetan fusion cuisine, with dishes from India, China, and Nepal. No yak.
Istanbul
1715 Emmons Ave.
718-368-3587
Turkish eats and sweets in a warm pocket of Sheepshead Bay.
Kabul Kebab House
42-51 Main St.
718-461-1919
Nine different kebabs and hard-to-find Afghani specialties.
Sripraphai
64-13 39th Ave.
718-899-9599
A superb Thai kitchen inside a Queens storefront that looks as cheerful as an H&R Block office.
Tierras Colombianas
82-18 Roosevelt Ave.
Jackson Heights, Queens
718-426-8868
A Columbian eatery that knows its steaks and seafood soups.
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36th Avenue Liquor Store
3014 36th Ave
718-361-8865
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