MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2016


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100. ACAÍ BOWL at GALERIA

99. POLENTA STICKS at PAT LAFRIEDA MEAT PURVEYORS at THE PENNSY

98. POTATO CANNELLONI at AVANT GARDEN

97. AVOCADO TOAST at GOTAN

96. FREEZE at PRESSED JUICERY

95. HAH ZHEUNG GAI at CHOMP CHOMP

94. CHEESE CARAMEL from CHEESE GROTTO

93. BUBBLE TEA at BOBA GUYS

92. KWEK KWEK at HOUSE OF INASAL

91. ZUCCHINI CHIPS at KIKI’S

90. TORTA TALONG at MANILA SOCIAL CLUB

89. EGG SANDWICH at SUMMERS BROOKLYN

88. BREAKFAST SANDWICH at COURT STREET GROCERS

87. BANANA CHOCOLATE MUFFIN from DOUGH

86. OMELETTE at CLOVER CLUB

85. COFFEE EGG TART at NEW FLUSHING BAKERY

84. ESPRESSO from ESPREZZATURA

83. COLOMBIAN COFFEE at DEVOCIÓN

82. NITRO COLD BREW at SIMON SIPS

81. THREE HOUR KYOTO NEGRONI at KOBRICK COFFEE CO.

80. ICE CREAM SANDWICHES from THE GOOD BATCH

79. CHURROS Y CHOCOLATE at MAYAHUEL

78. FROZEN YOGURT at OLMSTED

77. MISO CHERRY ICE CREAM at ODDFELLOWS ICE CREAM CO.

76. MAH-ZE-DAHR BARS at MAH ZE DAHR BAKERY

75. EGGPLANT BORANI at AFGHAN KEBAB HOUSE

74. PELMENI at ANTON’S DUMPLINGS

73. ENSALADA DE JAMÓN at AMADA

72. PAPPARDELLE WITH WILD BOAR RAGU at SAN MARZANO

71. SINGAPORE CRISPY SQUID at RASA

70. RAMEN QUESADILLA OKONOMIYAKI at TAKASHI

69. WAKAME UDON at RAKU

68. CHICKEN OYSTER YAKITORI at SOBA TOTTO

67. PASTRAMI BUNS at IVAN RAMEN SLURP SHOP

66. CHAWANMUSHI at OLMSTED

65. ROTISSERIE CHICKEN at BABY BRASA

64. ORIGINAL CHICKEN SANDWICH at DELANEY CHICKEN

63. POLLO GUISADO at LALI RESTAURANT

62. FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH at ESME

61. POLLO ALA BRASA at INCA’S GRILL PERUVIAN CUISINE

60. CHERRY TREE RED ALE at GUN HILL BREWING COMPANY

59. IMPERIAL SWEET POTATO FARMHOUSE ALE at BIG ALICE BREWING COMPANY

58. NO RESOLUTIONS from BRONX BREWERY

57. HOT TODDY at CONEY ISLAND BREWING COMPANY

56. ENDURO COFFEE BERLINER WEISS from GREENPOINT BEER & ALE CO.

55. ATHERINA at AVLEE GREEK KITCHEN

54. RENDANG BEEF at RASA

53. ĆEVAPI AT KAFANA

52. ADJARULI KHACHAPURI at ODA HOUSE

51. MENTAI CAVIAR UDON at TSURUTONTAN

50. JUICY BEEF at HANK’S JUICY BEEF

49. ROAST BEEF AND SIDES at MR. DONAHUE’S

48. CHEESEBURGER TACOS at EMPELLÓN AL PASTOR

47. THE HANGER at QUALITY EATS

46. SHORT RIB at KANG HO DONG BAEKJEONG

45. YUZU DASHI RAMEN at NAKAMURA

44. ROASTED PINEAPPLE at NIX

43. GELATO & SORBET at SUPERIORITY BURGER

42. MANGO LASSI at PURAN DHAKA

41. AVOCADO DAISY at SWEETWATER SOCIAL

40. HAMACHI CRUDO at QUALITY EATS

39. WILD KING SALMON BACON at SHELSKY’S OF BROOKLYN

38. INIHAW TUNA BELLY at TITO RAD’S GRILL

37. OYSTERS at ZADIE’S OYSTER ROOM

36. POKE at POKEWORKS

35. TOM YUM GOONG at FISH CHEEKS

34. HOT CHICKEN at CARLA HALL’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN

33. JERK RAMEN at MISS LILY’S 7A

32. COCONUT CRAB CURRY at FISH CHEEKS

31. DRY POT at MALÁ PROJECT

30. BERKSHIRE PORK TENDERLOIN at GABRIEL KREUTHER

29. TOCINO at GRILL 21

28. GRILLED NUESKE’S BACON at QUALITY EATS

27. NAMTOK PORK at FISH CHEEKS

26. IBÉRICO PRESA at AMADA

25. ORIGINAL SLICE at SCARR’S PIZZA

24. MARGHERITA at TOTONNO’S PIZZERIA NAPOLITANA

23. FUNGHI at MARTA

22. DETROIT-STYLE PIZZA at EMMY SQUARED

21. MARGHERITA PIZZA at BRUNO

20. KARAAGE at KARASU

19. SAGANAKI TOU MERAKLI at PYLOS

18. CEVICHE at LOS MARISCOS

17. HO MOK at KIIN THAI EATERY

16. SALMON KAMA  at CHIKARASHI

15. PICKLED HERRING SMØRREBRØD at GREAT NORTHERN FOOD HALL

14. GRILLED PORK BÁNH MI at NAM NAM

13. CHOPPED CHEESE at WHITE GOLD BUTCHER

12. CHEESEBURGER at JOE JUNIOR RESTAURANT

11. QUESO OAXACA TORTA at MISCELÁNEA

10. HOT DOG at FELTMAN’S OF CONEY ISLAND

 9. PUEBLA DRINK WITH NO NAME at MAYAHUEL

 8. KUBANEH BREAD at TIMNA

 7. CLASSIC BURGER at SALVATION BURGER

 6. PANDI-ICE CREAM at HOUSE OF INASAL

 5. RICOTTA HOT CAKES at TWO HANDS BAR & RESTAURANT

 4. U & I at MU RAMEN

 3. PASTRAMI BACON at HOMETOWN BBQ

 2. CARROT CREPE at OLMSTED

 1. SHIITAKE “CACIO E PEPE” at NIX