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Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

Whether you nibble it from left to right or gnaw on it all the way around, there’s no wrong way to eat corn on the cob.

7 Delicious Ways to Eat Corn on the Cob This Summer

New York

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Drink

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When it comes to summertime drinking in NYC, you've got plenty of options -- especially now that the whole drinking in public thing won’t land you in jail.

8 Boats to Drink on in NYC This Summer

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Healthy Restaurants in NYC That Don't Suck

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Events

Summer is all about celebrating, and whether you’re looking to dance to live music, catch an indie film, or eat your face off, New York has a festival for you.

Every NYC Summer Festival You Need to Go To

Things You Didn't Know About

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Eating street meat from a street food cart is a veritable rite of passage in NYC.

11 Things You Didn't Know About The Halal Guys

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The opening of Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich’s highly anticipated new Italian eatery La Sirena -- their first stand-alone venture in Manhattan in 10 years -- is finally here, with dinner service beginning tonight at 5pm.

La Sirena, the Massive New Restaurant From Batali & Bastianich, Opens Tonight

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Have you ever hopped off the subway and immediately started craving a cheap, piping-hot slice of cheesy pizza?

The Manhattan Pizza Slice Subway Map

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With Italian restaurants a dime a dozen in NYC, it’s hard to know where to find the stuff grandma would approve of -- we’re talking lasagna, veal Parm, and manicotti (or “manicot,” as grandma might say).

The Best Old-School Red Sauce Italian Joints in NYC

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Lifestyle

Jamming out to live music is a great way to spend any NYC night, but finding out where to go within walking distance can be tough.

The Best Live Music Venue Near Every Manhattan Subway Stop

Best Of Neighborhood NYC

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The best bagel shops in NYC are all well and good, but what about when you stumble out of some random person's bed at 7am and are in desperate need of an everything oozing with cream cheese but are NOWHERE NEAR any of those best bagel shops?

The Best Bagel Shops in NYC, Sorted by Neighborhood

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You don’t suffer through the quagmire of traffic or the logistical gymnastics of planning a share house to get to the Hamptons and NOT drink by the water, do you?

Every Waterfront Bar in the Hamptons

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Recipe

We're under no illusions here: we know a killer sandwich doesn't need a ton of ingredients or professional culinary skills.