New York Magazine

When a dining establishment makes a good slice of pizza for 99 cents, the chances are excellent that there’s going to be a rabble of slavering slice hounds beating down its door.

A spiffy Japanese restaurant where diners can their own food on small contraptions conveyed to their tables.

The great French chef returns to New York. This time, he’s toned it down some.

Casual Midtown standby for decent Tex-Mex.

It may look a little like a Far Eastern amusement park, but Aja's excellent pan-Asian fare demands that you take it seriously.

Where United Nations delegates go for Lebanese.

Bold Basque cuisine, plus paella, on a sleepy street near the United Nations.

A swank restaurant determined to redefine New York’s notion of Italian food.

Named after Sigmund Freud's mother, this restaurant located adjacent to the Dream Hotel has a coastal Mediterranean menu concocted by Ivy Stark and leather-clad, barrel-vaulted ceilings.

Bold flavors and an international menu strive to please diplomats from the nearby UN.

Indian home cooking, not the trumped-up fusion fare that's become so pervasive.

An upscale taverna serving mildly seasoned Greek fare.

A family-style pizza place puts a premium on blackened crusts and fresh ingredients.

Occasional regional standouts at an Italian comfort-food haven for happy, moneyed clientele.

Suburban-chic “pizza bar” from the family behind the Patsy’s Italian-food empire.

Swedish chef Marcus Samuelsson puts his own uninhibited spin on Scandinavian food.

For noodles after work or a late-night dumpling fix, this small Japanese pub fits the bill.

Armani/Ristorante in Giorgio’s Fifth Avenue store has a menu by Michelin-starred chef Lorenzo Viani.

Popular afternoon teas served in a hotel out to emulate European opulence.

The D and D Building's unofficial commissary.

Rohini Dey's second branch of her Chicago Indian-Latin fusion restaurant.

A spiffy spot for afternoon coffee and baklava.

Unpretentious, home-style Greek food in the atrium of the Olympic Tower.

Fresh whole fish are displayed on ice, simply grilled, and priced by the pound.

Though the staff seems a bit spacey, the kitchen at this Vietnamese restaurant shines.