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Food

Where to eat

10 places, reviewed by hand. Nobody pays to be here.

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ChinatownChinese Greenwich VillageFrench · Pizza Fort GreenePizza Lower East SideDessert MidtownMiddle Eastern AstoriaThai NoMadPakistani

By cuisine

ChineseChinatown FrenchGreenwich Village PizzaGreenwich Village · Fort Greene ThaiAstoria Middle EasternMidtown DessertLower East Side PakistaniNoMad

Or just eat here

The 10 best in the city, any cuisine

9.9Pomme FritesFrenchGreenwich Village$Fresh Belgian frites, a wall of sauces, and the most generous beer pour in New York.9.9Spicy VillageChineseChinatown$Big tray chicken on Forsyth Street — spicy, numbing, and built for a table, though we know someone who finishes one alone.9.8Joe's PizzaPizzaGreenwich Village$The benchmark. If you only eat one New York slice, this is the one every other slice gets measured against.9.5Grand Street Skewer CartChineseChinatown$Charcoal, a hand fan and a stack of skewers on Forsyth — the cheapest great thing you will eat in Chinatown.9.4Joe & Sal's PizzeriaPizzaFort Greene$$Thin, well done, minimal flop — Myrtle Avenue pizza made by people who clearly care.9.1Magdy'sMiddle EasternMidtown$A humble Park Avenue cart run by a family who genuinely cook — and portions that outrun the price.9.1Pye Boat NoodleThaiAstoria$$Thai boat noodles in Astoria that taste authentic from the first bite — the dark broth most menus skip.9.1Surreal CreameryDessertLower East Side$Loud, photogenic sundaes — but the plain soft serve underneath is the actual reason to come.8.9HaandiPakistaniNoMad$Pakistani cooking on Lexington made with real care, in a room that has no interest in impressing you.8.9The Halal GuysMiddle EasternMidtown$$The 53rd and 6th cart we have been eating at for fifteen years — and the corner trick that skips the line.