1.
Ici
Chef Julie Farias may have done time at
Daniel and Le Cirque,
but she grew up in Texas
and knows how to cure
a bad hangover—with
her grandmother’s
chile-amped
recipe for menudo.
246 DeKalb Ave.,
at Vanderbilt Ave., Fort Greene, Brooklyn; 718-789-2778
2.
Momofuku
Imagine if a Jewish grandmother were to work within the parameters of a modern, Asian-inspired noodle
bar and you have Momofuku’s superb new chicken soup.
163 First Ave., nr. 10th St.; 212-475-7899
3.
2nd Avenue Deli
If the hard-boiled service doesn’t snap you out of
it, chicken in the pot will.
156 Second Ave., at 10th St.; 212-677-0606