Came to nyc for a 10 day food trip for a friends bachelor party. He is leaving the country and getting married and as he loves nyc we decided to this.
I agree there are a lot of hype-ish places but that’s because he was leaving and might not be back for a long time.
Biggest upsets: una and bungalow.
Unexpected find: soup dumplings, tea at Nan Xiang.
Hoping lucali is will save its name once again. Loved it last time.
Scars still my favorite pizza!!
AMA anything about the places I have been to and help me fill the slots for Saturday and Sunday.
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The audacity to conduct an AMA as a tourist and ask for advice in the same breath
Luigis is so mid. look up Brooklyn DOP or L’arte Della Pizza Brooklyn or Pino’s La Forchetta Pizza
I’d go to Radio bakery on Sunday. It’s easily the best bakery I’ve been to. They have both sweet and savory options and if you go with a group you can try a lot of stuff on their menu
Saturday dinner might be tough without a rez. I noticed you didn’t have any ~best burger in the city~ places yet so it might be worth it to head to red hook tavern and try to wait in line for a 5pm table. Can also try getting a bar seat at Minetta Tavern
You’re cross crossing the whole city multiple times without making consecutive stops for great places nearby your destination. I’d break it into neighborhoods and have multiple meals in one area.
If you’re doing Katz/Noodle Bar (I assume) on Saturday, some of my favorites in the rough area:
* Carnitas Ramirez – My favorite tacos, at least stop in and get a surtida.
* Just about everything on the first block of St. Marks. If you really liked soup dumplings you can hit the trifecta and go to: The Bao, Nan Xiang and CheLi (CheLi is my favorite these days). Also Szechuan Mountain House, 886, Mamouns, Bead Papas, Xing Fu Tang (they will ruin you for tapioca from any other bubble tea shop), Barcade for an ok beer selection (proletariat for a great one),
* Cafe Mogador for a 40 year old EV staple
* TabeTomo (reopened!) for my favorite ramen in the city (tonktosu tsukemen just makes me happy).
* Hekate – alcohol free bar/coffee shop with a lot of house made syrups and tea blends (I get a coffee w/ a syrup), lovely place to just sit and relax and digest.
* Superiority Burger – Expensive but good veg/vegan food.
* Veniero’s for old school Italian American pastries.
and that’s barely scratching the surface between those two places.