MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2015
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100. ROASTED CHICKEN ‘CHIMI’ SALAD at NUM PANG
99. ROASTED CAULIFLOWER at RESTO
97. “NO CARB” PAD THAI at SKYICE SWEET & SAVORY
96. BURNT BROCCOLI SALAD at SUPERIORITY BURGER
95. CHEESECAKE at TWO LITTLE RED HENS
94. BOOZY CUPCAKES at PROHIBITION BAKERY
93. BLACK SESAME CRÉME BRULÉE at CHA AN TEA HOUSE
92. TEMBLEQUE at PRINCESA BAKERY & RESTAURANT
91. TIRAMISU-MASCARPONE MOCHI at THE DESSERT CLUB BY CHIKALICIOUS
90. CHOCOLATE BEER at MAST BROTHERS CHOCOLATE
89. DELIRIUM (AKA BILL MURRAY COCKTAIL) at SWEETWATER SOCIAL
88. COLD BREW “MIZUDASHI” ICED COFFEE at HI-COLLAR
87. BLACK VELVET at THE LATE LATE
86. EAST VILLAGE SPECIAL at EVERYMAN ESPRESSO
85. PICKLED MANGOES at THE PICKLE GUYS
84. COCONUT YUCA CAKE at COLONIA VERDE
82. TACOS AL PASTOR at EMPELLÓN AL PASTOR
81. FLIRTIBIRD at ANGEL’S SHARE
80. SMOKED TROUT SCRAMBLE at FRENCH LOUIE
79. CALAMARI TACO at CONEY SHACK
78. SMOKED TROUT at NORDIC PRESERVES, FISH, & WILDLIFE COMPANY
76. SMOKED WHITEFISH SALAD at MAIDEN LANE
74. ASH RESHTEH at TASTE OF PERSIA
73. FISH BALL SOUP at SHU JIAO FU ZHOU
71. MAESENGI SOUP WITH THREE-COLORED NOODLES at DADAM
70. CHICKEN HALLACAS from SON FOODS AT SMORGASBURG
68. QUICHE at MAMAN
67. DELI WELLINGTON at SARGE’S DELI
66. DEVILED EGGS at BAR SARDINE
64. FIORE DI CARCIOFI at BAR PRIMI
63. CHEUNG FUN at SUN HING LUNG CO.
62. WHEAT NOOODLES WITH PEANUT BUTTER SAUCE at SHU JIAO FU ZHOU
60. GRANDMA’S GRILLED PORK WITH GRILLED STICKY RICE at KIIN THAI EATERY
59. POLLO at MALECON
58. CHICKEN SCHWARMA at KARAM RESTAURANT
57. JERK CHICKEN at THE ISLANDS
55. THE OLLIE from COURT STREET GROCERS HERO SHOP
53. LUGER BURGER at PETER LUGER STEAKHOUSE
52. CHICHARRÓN CON CAMOTE at BROADWAY BAKERY
51. STEAK SANDWICH at LOBEL’S AT YANKEE STADIUM
50. ANTICUCHOS at EL ANZUELO FINO
49. LECHON ASADO at LECHONERA LA PIRAÑA
48. DELUXE PLATTER at MABLE’S SMOKEHOUSE & BANQUET HALL
47. WHOLE SHORT RIBS at QUEEN OF THE NIGHT
45. CHICKEN UNDER A BRICK at MARC FORGIONE
44. CHICKENSHACK at SHAKE SHACK
43. MURGH MAKHANI at MOTI MAHAL DELUX
41. ACHIOTE ROASTED CHICKEN at COLONIA VERDE
40. MY OLD PIANO at AMOR Y AMARGO
39. COCHINITA PIBIL HURACHE at TACOS MORELOS
38. KUNG FU XIAO LONG BAO at THE BAO
37. SCALLOP COCONUT CURRY at BABU JI
31. CARAMELIZED MILK BREAD at BÂTARD
30. IT CAME FROM GOWANUS at AMPLE HILLS CREAMERY
29. CHEESECAKE at S&S CHEESECAKE
27. COFFEE CRISP ICE CREAM at MORGENSTERN’S FINEST ICE CREAM
26. CINNAMON BUNS at CHURCH OF SWEDEN
24. SOURDOUGH DOUGHNUT at PIES ‘N’ THIGHS
23. THE SPICY SPRING at PRINCE STREET PIZZA
22. TRIPLE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIE WITH MILK at UNTITLED
21. CHEESEBURGER at BOWERY MEAT COMPANY
20. COD WITH FISH ROE DUMPLINGS at DUMPLING GALAXY
19. DAYBOAT SCALLOPS at MEADOWSWEET
18. TRUFFLE SEAFOOD BROTH WITH SIZZLING CRISPY RICE at OIJI
16. SANTA BARBARA SEA URCHIN WITH BLACK BREAD at JEAN-GEORGES
15. PORK FAT “DDUKBOKKI” at HANJAN
14. CHILI LOBSTER at MARC FORGIONE
13. CLASSIC CHICKEN KOTTU at KOTTU HOUSE
12. HORUMON MORIAWASE (CHEF’S SELECTION) at TAKASHI
11. PUMPKIN MISO RAMEN at RAMEN LAB
10. GRIDDLE PANCAKE SKEWER at TASTE OF NORTHERN CHINA
9. CHOCOLATE NUTELLA BABKA at BREADS BAKERY
8. JERK FRIED WINGS at GLADY’S
5. KASHK BADEMJAN at TASTE OF PERSIA
4. FEDORA BURGER at BAR SARDINE