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A petite steakhouse where a taxidermied version of your dinner looms overhead.

Situated across from Hudson River Park, Antica Venezia Ristorante’s relative remoteness suggests a tidy spot for a tryst.

The casual offshoot of Cyril Renaud’s elegant Fleur de Sel traffics in galettes and stuffs them with ingredients both classic and contemporary.

Well-crafted panini and tramezzini washed down with easy-drinking wines.

Revel in old-school and new-fangled sausage varieties at this homely Midtown trattoria.

A vegan spot complete with a selection of organic wines and beer.

Indian street food distinguished by celebrity chefs.

One of the few raw oyster bars in the city, Bongo is a catch!

Art-world hotspot in Chelsea West, strategically located near key galleries.

Like the Spotted Pig, this project from Ken Friedman and chef April Bloomfield will be casual, equal parts pub and restaurant, with butcher-paper-covered wood tables and plenty of bar seats for dining.

A stylish fast-food joint where the burgers and shakes rely on locally produced ingredients.

Tasty eats and juicy gossip at a cheery, no-pretense Puerto Rican diner.

Around-the-clock traditional diner fare at a cozy Chelsea spot.

Jim Lahey of Sullivan St Bakery opens a 54-seat Chelsea pizzeria as a stage for a new Lahey pizza creation—round, thin-crusted, Neapolitanish, and iconoclastically topped.

This Punjabi deli is the best late-night refuge from the Identikit hordes of the meatpacking district.

Two-dozen kinds of crispy, brick-oven pizzas in a mellow Chelsea setting, not for grab-and-go types.

Comfort food, a garden and the occasional drag performance draw zebras of all stripes to this gay-friendly restaurant and bar.

Festive vibe make it easy to get stuffed on paella and sangria.

The perennially packed Tía Pol spins off an even smaller, table-free tapas bar just a block away

Fancified comfort food served up around the clock in Art Deco style. 

Short for frites and beignets, it’s the Tiffany of fast food.

Serving mammoth-sized lobsters, succulent shrimp, and chorizo for over a quarter century.

At this outpost of the fractious Grand Sichuan, you’ll find some wonders.

Respectable Tuscan cuisine and a ready-to-rumble Chelsea crowd.

Not your typical homespun trattoria, this moderately priced Italian may be most notable for its slick, urbane interior.