The Best Food In NYC To Try In 2019

NEW YORK, NY — It's a belt-busting New Year's resolution everybody can get behind: Make 2019 the year to try the best food New York City has to offer.

And there's plenty of it. The good folks at The Daily Meal website, who analyze all things related to dining and drinking, have been using their tastebuds all through 2018 to determine the best places to get everything from pretzels to pizza, burritos to beer.

They've compiled their wisdom into the annual guide to the best food and drink across the country.

"Any conversation about the cuisine of New York state will be dominated by that of New York City, which very well might be the greatest food city in America, and possibly on the planet," the website wrote.

"Want Mexican? There’s a neighborhood for that. Want Russian? There’s a neighborhood for that. Want Asian? There are a few neighborhoods for that. How about Uzbeki? Ethiopian? Tibetan? Burmese? Korean barbecue? Just a subway ride away."

Here's the Daily Meal's picks for the best in the city:

• Best 24-Hour Diner: Veselka, East Village
  
• Best Airport Restaurant: Deep Blue Sushi, John F. Kennedy International Airport
  
• Best All-You-Can-Eat Deal: Hill Country BBQ, Chelsea
  
• Best Apple Pie: Four and Twenty Blackbirds, Park Slope and Bed Stuy
  
• Best Bar: The NoMad Bar, Midtown
  
• Best Beer: All Green Everything, Other Half Brewing, Gowanus
  
• Best Brunch: Balthazar, Soho
  
• Best Brazilian Steakhouse: Churrascaria Plataforma, Hell's Kitchen
  
• Best Burger: The Spotted Pig, West Village
  
• Best Burrito: Chipotle Pork, Calexico, Upper East Side and Lower Manhattan
  
• Best Chicken and Waffles: Amy Ruth’s, Harlem
  
• Best Chili: McSorley’s Old Ale House, East Village
  
• Best Chinese Restaurant: Xi’an Famous Foods, several locations
  
• Best Chocolate Shop: Jacques Torres Chocolate, several locations
  
• Best Coffee Shop: Everyman Espresso, locations in Soho, East Village and Park Slope
  
• Best Cupcake: Billy’s Bakery, several locations
  
• Deep Dish Pizza: Emmett’s, Soho
  
• Best Dive Bar: McSorley’s Old Ale House, East Village
  
• Best Donuts: Doughnut Plant, several locations
  
• Best Farmers Market: Union Square Greenmarket, Union Square
  
• Best Food Truck: Taïm Mobil, several locations
  
• Best French Fries: Balthazar, Soho
  
• Best Fish and Chips: A Salt and Battery, West Village
  
• Best Fried Chicken: Sweet Chick, several locations
  
• Best Fudge Shop: Li-Lac Chocolates, several locations
  
• Best Grocery Store: Fairway, several locations
  
• Best Homemade Ravioli: Babbo, Greenwich Village
  
• Best Hole in the Wall Diner: Eisenberg’s, Chelsea
  
• Best Hot Dog: Katz’s Deli, Lower East Side
  
• Best Hotel Restaurant: Jean Georges, Columbus Circle
  
• Best Ice Cream Stand: Ample Hills, several locations
  
• Best Indian Restaurant: Junoon, Flatiron
  
• Best Inexpensive Steakhouse: Quality Eats, several locations
  
• Best Irish Pub: Wilfie & Nell, West Village
  
• Best Italian Restaurant: Del Posto, Chelsea
  
• Best Jewish Deli: Katz’s, Lower East Side
  
• Best Lasagna: Don Angie, Greenwich Village
  
• Best Lobster Roll: Pearl Oyster Bar, West Village
  
• Best Macaroni and Cheese: Murray’s Cheese Bar, West Village
  
• Best Mexican Restaurant: Cosme, Gramercy
  
• Most Expensive Restaurant: Masa, Columbus Circle
  
• Most Iconic Dish: The Classic, Russ & Daughters, Lower East Side
  
• Most Outrageous Restaurant Dish: Golden Opulence Sundae, Serendipity 3, Upper East Side
  
• Best Old-School Candy Shop: Economy Candy, Lower East Side
  
• Best Over-the-Top Grilled Cheese Sandwich: Melt Shop, several locations
  
• Best Pancakes: Norma’s, Midtown
  
• Best Pasta Dish: Fusilli with Red Wine Braised Octopus and Bone Marrow, Marea, Columbus Circle
  
• Best Pizza: John’s of Bleecker Street, West Village
  
• Best Ramen: Ippudo, several locations
  
• Best Restaurant for Breakfast: Shopsin’s General Store, Lower East Side
  
• Best Restaurant: Eleven Madison Park, Flatiron
  
• Best Ribs: Hometown Bar-B-Que, Red Hook
  
• Best Sandwich: Pastrami on Rye, Katz’s Deli, Lower East Side
  
• Best Soup: Matzo Ball, Second Avenue Deli, Murray Hill
  
• Best Spaghetti and Meatballs: Parm, several locations
  
• Best Sports Bar: Standings, East Village
  
• Best Steakhouse: Peter Luger, Williamsburg
  
• Best Sushi Bar: Masa, Columbus Circle
  
• Best Taco: Adobada, Los Tacos No. 1, Chelsea

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