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Hal Rubenstein's Pick
- Spice Market
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403 West 13th Street, 212-675-2322
The Asian fantasia’s subterranea offers hideaways for the point when someone yells “Get a room.”
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Adam Platt's Pick
- Westville
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210 West 10th Street, 212-741-7971
I like the hot dogs; my wife is partial to the butterscotch pudding.
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Robin Raisfeld's Pick
- Bao 111
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111 Avenue C, 212-254-7773
Where the house cocktail is as spicy as the nouvelle Vietnamese food, the lighting low, and the vibe vaguely illicit.
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Rob Patronite's Pick
- The Grocery
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288 Smith Street, 718-596-3335
Ask for the coveted corner deuce, a.k.a. “the makeout table.”
Best Hot Date
From the 2004 Best of New York issue of New York Magazine
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