New York City — Places to eat
The city that never sleeps, one slice at a time
- Katz's Delicatessen — Hand-carved pastrami piled high since 1888
- Joe's Pizza (Broadway) — A $5 cheese slice eaten standing, the Spider-Man pizza joint
- Shake Shack Madison Square Park — The first Shake Shack, eaten at park tables under the trees
- Peter Luger Steak House (Brooklyn) — Dry-aged porterhouse since 1887; bring cash
- Los Tacos No.1 (Grand Central) — Tijuana-style tacos for about $6, eaten standing, no tip needed
- The Halal Guys (53rd & 6th original cart) — Meat over rice drowned in white sauce, from a yellow cart
- Ess-a-Bagel (32nd Street) — Fat New York bagels stacked with lox and scallion cream cheese
- Xi'an Famous Foods (East Village) — Cumin-heavy hand-ripped noodles from a New York-only chain
- Joe's Shanghai (Chinatown) — Crab-and-pork soup dumplings you burst on a spoon
- Chelsea Market — A former Oreo factory turned food hall: lobster rolls and tacos
- BCD Tofu House (Koreatown) — Spicy soft-tofu stew for when American food wears you down
- Levain Bakery (West 74th Street) — Fist-thick cookies with a molten middle
- Magnolia Bakery (Bleecker Street) — Banana pudding from the 'Sex and the City' bakery
- Junior's Restaurant (Times Square, 45th St) — Tall, dense New York cheesecake before or after a show
- Stumptown Coffee Roasters (29th Street) — A tiny hotel-side bar pouring one of NY's 'big three' coffees
- Lucali — Thin brick-oven pizza by candlelight
- Di Fara Pizza — Hand-made slices finished with fresh basil
- Russ & Daughters Cafe — Smoked fish and bagels, sit-down deli style
- Keens Steakhouse — Pipe-covered ceiling steakhouse since 1885
- Los Tacos No. 1 (Chelsea Market) — Fresh-tortilla tacos in the market original
- Nom Wah Tea Parlor — Dim sum in a 1920 tea parlor
- Superiority Burger — Meat-free burgers at a tiny counter
- Via Carota — Rustic Italian on a West Village corner
- Le Bernardin — Eric Ripert’s three-star French seafood
- Dhamaka — Regional Indian cooking, Bib Gourmand
- Caffe Reggio — Candlelit dark-wood cafe, same spot since 1927
- Veniero's Pasticceria — Cannoli and cheesecake since 1894
- Dante — Cocktail bar famed for its Negroni
- Blue Bottle Coffee (Rockefeller Center) — Specialty coffee beside the rink