Restaurants
These are the NYC restaurants that I love and I'll make sure to update this list regularly!
I will also be adding some of my favorites in other cities in all due course!
NYC Top Picks
Bareburger - various locations, American
Felice 83 - Upper East Side, Italian
Keste Pizza and Vino - West Village, Italian
Mughlai - Upper East Side, Indian
Rosa Mexicano - various locations (18th St.), Mexican
La Loteria - West Village, Mexican
NYC Restaurants
Blockheads - Midtown, Mexican
Bistango - Midtown, Italian
Boqueria - various locations, Spanish
The Butchers Daughter- various locations
Candle 79 - Upper East Side, Vegan
Catch - Chelsea, Seafood
Cafe Medi - East Village, Cocktail Bar
Etcetera Etcetera - Hell's Kitchen, Italian
Fonda - various locations, Mexican
Gnoccheria by Luzzo - East Village, Italian
Heartland Brewery - various locations, American
The House - Gremercy
Jacks Wife Freda - various locations
Korali Estiatorio - Upper East Side, Mediterranean
La Contenta - Lower East Side, Mexican
Little Beet Table - Midtown, Healthy
Malibu Farm - Seaport District, Healthy
Mermaid Inn - Upper West Side, Seafood
Mira Sushi Flatiron - Flatiron, Japanese
Nizza - Hell's Kitchen, Italian
Olio e Piu - Greenwich Village, Italian
Pardon My French - Alphabet City, French
Pappardella - Upper West Side, Italian
Porteno - Hudson Yards, Spanish
La Pulperia - Upper East Side, Spanish
S'Mac - various locations, Comfort Food
Street Taco - Murray Hill, Mexican
St. Tropez - SoHo, French Wine Bar
Risotteria Melotti - Lower East Side, Italian
Ristorante Morini - Upper East Side, Italian
Rosemary's - Greenwich Village, Italian
Takumi Taco - Chelsea, Mexican
Temerario - Chelsea, Mexican
Thep - Upper East Side, Thai
Toloache - various locations, Mexican
Up Thai - Upper East Side, Thai
Cafe Viva Gourmet Pizza - Upper West Side
Vietnaam - Upper East Side, Asian
NYC Bars (emphasis on the wine)
Aria Wine Bar - West Village/Hell's Kitchen
Stella & Fly - Upper East Side
Uva - Upper East Side
NYC Cafes
Bluestone Lane - various locations
Blue Bottle Coffee - various locations
Cafe Jax - Upper East Side
Sant Ambreous - various locations
Hutch & Waldo - Upper East Side
Joe Coffee Company - various locations
Joe and the Juice - various locations
La Colombe - various locations
Oslo - various locations
Perk Kafe - Upper East Side
Stumptown Coffee Roasters - Upper East Side
Think Coffee - various locations
Two Hands - two locations
NYC Fast Casual
NYC Rooftop Bars
Refinery Rooftop
Roof at Park South
Tonic Rooftop
Top of the Strand
Albany, NY
Celadon Thai
City Line Bar & Grill
Chicago, IL
Newport, RI