MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2019


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100. LUNCHBOX at LITTLE WAYLA

99. MARKET PLATE at TERANGA  

98. MILLET MOCHI DONUT at WIN SON BAKERY

97. UZBEK PLOV at NARGIS CAFE

96. NAM KHAO TOD at HUG ESAN

95. PANEER PINWHEEL at BAAR BAAR

94. FLI at ÇKA KA QËLLU

93. WATERMELON SOFT SERVE at DOMINIQUE ANSEL KITCHEN

92. LAMB & HARISSA SAUSAGE ROLL at BOURKE STREET BAKERY  

91. PUMPKIN BUREK at TONY & TINA’S PIZZERIA

90. WOK FIRED JJAJANG CLAMS at NOWON

89. PAN-ROASTED SCALLOP at HENRY AT LIFE HOTEL

88. TORCHED SALMON CEVICHE at SEN SAKANA

87. OCTOPUS at MISS ADA

86. BROILED SCALLOPS at LENNY’S CLAM BAR

85. CREAM PUFF at HUASCAR & COMPANY BAKESHOP

84. AMERICAN GLOBS at BIG GAY ICE CREAM SHOP

83. BOSTON CREAM PIE at CONTI’S PASTRY SHOP

82. RUSK at UNCLE TETSU JAPANESE CHEESECAKE

81. GINGER CREME BRULEE TART at BOURKE STREET BAKERY

80. SMOKE OVER BROOKLYN at GRAND REPUBLIC COCKTAIL CLUB

79. CLAM CHOWDER at BAR WAYO

78. EGGPLANT CARPACCIO at 19 CLEVELAND

77. PULLED PORK at HONEYBEE’S

76. SMOKED SALMON CAKE at BURROW

75. MANTIA at ÇKA KA QËLLU

74. JERK CHICKEN at PEPPA’S JERK CHICKEN RESTAURANT

73. FRØSNAPPER at OLE & STEEN

72. CURRY FISH BALL at YI JI SHI MO NOODLE CORP.

71. GAI YANG at HUG ESAN

70. FRIED CLAM STRIPS at SEA WOLF

69. POTATO CHIPS from MOUNTAIN SWEET BERRY FARMS at UNION SQUARE GREENMARKET

68. COD FISH CAKES at SALLY ROOTS

67. CRAB POCKETS at FIELDTRIP

66. EGG ROLLS at OLMSTED

65. AL PASTOR PIZZA at SAUCE PIZZERIA

64. MARGHERITA PIZZA at OPS

63. MARGHERITA SLICE at L’INDUSTRIE PIZZERIA

62. TLAYADA OXOMOCO at OXOMOCO

61. SICILIAN SLICE at F&F PIZZERIA

60. PORK KATSU CURRY at SUKI

59. SOONDAE at INSA

58. MAO’S RED BRAISED PORK BELLY at HUNAN BISTRO

57. JERKCHETTA at BREAD & SPREAD

56. MOO SARONG at WAYLA

55. CHRYSANTHEMUM SALAD at DON ANGIE

54. BROCCOLI SALAD at EMMY SQUARED

53. LAMB SHAWARMA HUMMUS MASABAHA at MISS ADA

52. MARKET SALAD at OPS

51. MIDDLE EASTERN BENTO at LAMALO

50. SEREDIPITY at EXISTING CONDITIONS

49. HANOI EGG COFFEE at HANOI SOUP SHOP

48. GROCERS ORIGINAL from GROCERS BOTTLING CO.

47. CHEESE TEA at DEBUTEA

46. DECONSTRUCTED ESPRESSO TONIC at FELIX ROASTING CO.

45. MAUBY STOUT at ISLAND TO ISLAND BREWERY

44. ROOT BEER BEER at EVIL TWIN BREWING NYC

43. TINY JUICY IPA at FIVE BOROUGHS BREWING COMPANY

42. HIB HOP at ICONYC BREWING COMPANY

41. AS COOL AS YOU PLEASE by PINK BOOTS SOCIETY

40. CARROT DOG at BY CHLOE

39. PEPPERCORN BRUSSELS SPROUTS at SPICY MOON

38. CHARRED CARROTS at CROWN SHY

37. VEGITALIAN COMBO at COURT STREET GROCERS

36. KALE LAING at TSISMIS

35. STEP BACK at EXISTING CONDITIONS

34. CAFE DISCO at MISTER PARADISE

33. GOLDENEYE at SWEET POLLY

32. HOPPING MAD at IL FIORISTA

31. MADEIRA MARTINEZ at PEGU CLUB

30. MORTADELLA KATSU SANDO at KATANA KITTEN

29. UBE SANDWICH at SPRING CAFÉ

28. THE U at BĀNG BAR

27. PEC at CIAO, GLORIA

26. MAINE LOBSTER ROLL at COUSINS MAINE LOBSTER

25. HAK ROLL at HAK BOX

24. SNOW CRAB at TUOME

23. LINGUINI WITH CALAMARI at DOMINICK’S

22. SANSAI UDON at RAKU

21. SAFFRON GIGLI at BARANO

20. FIOR DI LATTE MOCHI at DON ANGIE

19. KINILAW at TSISIMIS

18. GYRO at GERTIE

17. CELERY ROOT SANDWICH at HUNKY DORY

16. SEAFOOD “CORN DOG” at INSA

15. BANH BEO at VAN ĐA

14. WHIPPED MACKEREL at SAINT JULIVERT FISHERIE

13. HOMARD A LA BROCHE at FRENCHETTE

12. UNI TOAST at NICHE

11. BLACK TRUFFLE ICE CREAM at CHIKALICIOUS DESSERT BAR

10. X.O. SCALLOP TEMAKI at NAMI NORI

 9. MILK BUN BEC at WIN SON BAKERY

 8. WONTONINI IN BRODO at GOLDEN DINER

 7. LABNE MOUSSE at MISS ADA

 6. FOLDED CHEESEBURGER IN A PITA at MIZNON

 5. MUSHREUBEN at WEST~BOURNE

 4. SQUID CARBONARA at SAINT JULIVERT FISHERIE

 3. SMOKED BEEF TONGUE at BÜMU

 2. ROASTED SHORT RIBS at CROWN SHY

 1. BUFFALO MILK CARAMELLE at DON ANGIE