Hg2 Eat New York lists the restaurant industry’s hottest addresses in NYC, ranging from hole-in-the-wall take-aways to upscale places that might seriously damage the wallet.
Eat New York Restaurant Guide by Amy Zavatto
Eat New York is edited by Amy Zavatto, food and wine critic for New York Magazine. Amy approached New York’s top restaurateurs, food critics, writers, chefs, sommeliers and suppliers, canvassing opinions on their favourite restaurants in a host of categories. From their answers, she proceeded to compile what might well be the definitive list of the city's 150 best eateries.
Pre-eminent Insiders Share Their Tips
The Hg2 Eat New York panel of 50+ experts includes:
- Anthony Bourdain
- Jean-Georges Vongerichten
- Daniel Boulud (Restaurant Daniel, et al)
- Mario Batali (Babbo, Del Posto)
- Penny Glazier (Glazier Group)
- Bill Buford
- Fabio Trabocchi (Fiamma)
- Jay McInerney
NYC Restaurants by Genre
It's probably no surprise that Thomas Keller's Per Se is overall the best NYC restaurant according to the panel of experts, but less obvious choices off the beaten track abound throughout the book.
In the guide, listings are arranged in alphabetical order, but further indexes at the end of the volume are by location (with area maps for easy reference) and by genre.
- Abuse the wine list – Liver be damned!
- Breakfast – Early morning sustenance (or when it's just too long until lunch)
- Chef spot – Where chefs snack past the witching hour
- Clandestine rendezvous – When you don't want to run into anyone you know
- Dine solo – For the occasional pleasure of eating alone
- Eat 'n' run – From favorite takeaways to quick meals
- Fabulous service – Where the service makes you feel like royalty
- Indulge on expenses – No-expense spared meal anywhere you want
- Late night – Nocturnal nibbles
- Make an impression – Whether it's for business or treating someone special
- Pay homage to the food – Bastions of culinary excellence
- People watch – Where the scene's the thing
- Quintessential NYC – One-of-a-kind NYC experience
- Sunday Brunch – For brunch or lunch, possibly whilst nursing a hangover
- Under-rated – Let them surprise you!
- Wish they'd thought of it – Where admiration meets professional jealousy
- Worth the schlep – Suburban treat
New York City Restaurants by Cuisine
The Hg2 Eat New York guide uses the following tags to list NYC restaurants by the cuisine type they serve, including:
- American
- Bakery
- Barbecue
- Bar snacks
- Burgers
- Café
- Cambodian
- Chinese
- Deli
- Diner
- Eclectic
- Egyptian
- Fish
- French
- Gastro Pub
- Hot Dogs
- Ice cream
- Indian
- Italian (further divided into Northern, Roman, Southern, Tuscan)
- Japanese
- Kosher
- Mediterranean
- Mexican
- Middle Eastern
- Modern Asian
- Modern Greek
- New American
- Oysters
- Peruvian
- Pizza
- Pub
- Seafood
- South East Asian
- Spanish
- Steak
- Sushi
- Tapas
- Thai
- Vegetarian
- Vietnamese
- Wine bar
Guidebook Details
Hg2 Eat New York | Edited by Amy Zavatto with additional research by Jo Monk and Louise McGough | Photography by Pascal Perich and Jeremy Merriam | Published in London in November 2008 by Filmer Ltd | ISBN: 978-1-905428-28-1 | Price: £9.99 / $15.95 | available in all good bookshops and online at www.Hg2.com
Maddalena Delli - Maddalena Delli is an Italian freelance journalist and professional travel writer who also enjoys blogging, web design and photography.
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