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The best things to order at NYC Winter Restaurant Week’s top spots for 2023
New York City Restaurant Week comes but twice a year, and reservations for the winter, 2023 edition are open now. Tables are available for brunch, lunch and...
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Whether you abstain from alcohol year-round, or simply cannot stop talking about Dry January at the beginning of every year, nonalcoholic...
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Whether you love it or you’re still deciding which way to swipe, Valentine’s Day raises feelings like heart-shaped mylar balloons escaping to their...
The best things Time Out New York editors ate in 2022
A lot can conspire to make a place seem great. The power of suggestion, beautiful surroundings, subsequent cost justification, wonderful company, and actually...
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Figaro Café
January 25, 2023: If you pass by the intersection of Bleecker and MacDougal Streets in Greenwich Village, a pretty restaurant glows on its southwest corner. If...
Rana Fifteen
January 13, 2023: Every price tag in New York City comes with a caveat. This is below market rate. That wasn’t too bad. The other’s pretty...
Atti
December 20, 2022: On a lucky day, you might wake up thinking of a certain dish and get it. I recently arose with a powerful desire for egg soufflé. In...
Koloman
December 14, 2022: As year-end lists circle the city like a cursed chain letter whose hastily dismissed consequences are nostalgia for something neither...
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Let me tell you—these are the NYC food and drink stories you might have missed in 2022
“Let Me Tell You” is a series of columns from our expert editors about NYC living, including the best things to do, where to eat and drink,...
Let me tell you—all the good cocktails already exist
“Let Me Tell You” is a series of columns from our expert editors about NYC living, including the best things to do, where to eat and drink,...
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Let me tell you—these are the NYC food and drink stories you might have missed in 2022
“Let Me Tell You” is a series of columns from our expert editors about NYC living, including the best things to do, where to eat and drink,...
Let me tell you—all the good cocktails already exist
“Let Me Tell You” is a series of columns from our expert editors about NYC living, including the best things to do, where to eat and drink,...
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January 2023: Running a restaurant in New York City in any era is a herculean task. We tend to love any place willing to feed us, but some simply stand...
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Brunch is the highlight of any week, whatever day it is. Saturday brunch is the best time to gear up for the night ahead, Sundays are perfect for relaxing and...
January 2023: Running a restaurant in New York City in any era is a herculean task. We tend to love any place willing to feed us, but some simply stand...
The 50 best restaurants in NYC right now
January 2023: Running a restaurant in New York City in any era is a herculean task. We tend to love any place willing to feed us, but some simply stand...
The 41 best brunch spots in NYC right now
Brunch is the highlight of any week, whatever day it is. Saturday brunch is the best time to gear up for the night ahead, Sundays are perfect for relaxing and...
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The 50 best bars in NYC right now
January 2023: Everything’s easier when you're drinking out at a bar. Your dive’s beer is frosty, the wine bar has harder-to-find...
The best rooftop bars in NYC
In the city that never stops sprawling, upward expansion has also reached great heights. Many incredible eating and drinking destinations are poised in the...
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The 50 best bars in NYC right now
January 2023: Everything’s easier when you're drinking out at a bar. Your dive’s beer is frosty, the wine bar has harder-to-find...
The best rooftop bars in NYC
In the city that never stops sprawling, upward expansion has also reached great heights. Many incredible eating and drinking destinations are poised in the...
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Although 2022 has wrought quite the resurgence, the last of New York City’s real-deal speakeasies ceased operation in 1933. That’s the year...
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New York City has fewer dive bars than any other drinking genre. The primary reason is that a real deal dive must already exist. One simply cannot open a...
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Although reports of their resurrection are greatly exaggerated, the last of New York City’s real-deal speakeasies ceased operation in 1933. That’s...
The best speakeasies in NYC
Although reports of their resurrection are greatly exaggerated, the last of New York City’s real-deal speakeasies ceased operation in 1933. That’s...
The best outdoor bars in NYC
NYC has plenty of patios and terraces for boozy afternoons in the city
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Cozy up to bae at a spot that’s equal parts sweet and sexy
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