When two of my top ten favorites, Gotham Burger Social Club and Smith & Wollensky, join forces for a pop-up, there’s no question: I’m going. I’ve been following Gotham Burger since the early days, from those gritty pandemic pop-ups to their Lower East Side brick-and-mortar, and it’s been a front-row seat to watching a burger…
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Best Restaurants in NYC Right Now: A Local’s Top 10
Last updated June 2026 If these lists were not so effective at pulling in the right crowd I would not be writing them. Someone always complains. Why this place? Why not that one? Too bad. This is my list, my money, my meals. I eat here regularly, I pay my own bills, and I have…
Best Steakhouses in NYC: A Local’s Definitive Top 10 List
Last updated June 2026 I have eaten at more steakhouses in this city than I care to admit. My cardiologist has opinions about this. I do not share them. After years of working my way through NYC’s steakhouse scene one filet mignon at a time, this is the list I keep coming back to. Not…
