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By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner

Everywhere You Need to Eat in Williamsburg Right Now

Pontificating on Williamsburg’s ever-waning and waxing hipness is about as tiresome as waiting for the L train, but the north Brooklyn neighborhood is an undeniable dining destination.

By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner

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The Best Chinese Food in 32 NYC Neighborhoods

Every food-loving New Yorker has an intimate relationship with their local Chinese food joint.

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By Multiple Authors

The Absolute Best Lunch Spot in 40 NYC Neighborhoods

Stock photo models will try to tell you that there is nothing better than a good desk salad -- but we know better.

By Multiple Authors

By Multiple Authors

Staten Island's Best Restaurants

Each of the five boroughs under the "New York City" umbrella could function independently, but more than any other, Staten Island plays the lone wolf.

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By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner

The Definitive Upper West Side Dining Guide

“The Upper Best Side,” as it’s known to people who live above 59th Street, has never really been known as an epicenter of cool.

By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner

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The Definitive Lower East Side Dining Guide

One of the few neighborhoods that still gives New York City’s its never-sleeping reputation, the Lower East Side is pretty much always alive -- and that includes its dining scene.

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By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner

The Definitive East Village Drinking Guide

While it may not be the grungy, art-driven neighborhood it once was, the East Village has still managed to maintain much of its character.

By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner

By Multiple Authors

The 56 Best Oyster Happy Hours in NYC, Sorted by Neighborhood

If your wallet can't handle high raw bar prices, but you still need your fix of cheap oysters and beer, you'll be happy to learn that many of the city's best places for oysters offer a buck-a-shuck or half-dozen deals.

By Multiple Authors

The Definitive Guide to Drinking on the Lower East Side

Once a neighborhood dominated by artists, skateboarders, and skateboarding artists, the Lower East Side is now more heavily inhabited by gingham-shirted Wall Street-types unabashedly spending $23 on a single drink.

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The Best Burger in 29 Manhattan Neighborhoods

There are a million burgers in Manhattan (plus or minus a few, if you want to be nitpicky about it), and, because it's our job, we've eaten a lot of them... enough that we could honestly put together a guide to the best burger spot in every Manhattan neighborhood if we wanted to.

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The Definitive Upper East Side Dining Guide

While the Upper East Side may not be the first place you think of when you're craving burgers, ramen, or late-night bagels, the Uptown neighborhood is home to all of the above -- and more (most of which surprisingly won't put you into credit card debt).

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The Best Bakery in 23 Different Manhattan 'Hoods

Thanks to a bona fide pastry boom -- spurred in part by Dominique Ansel’s line-inducing Cronut, plus countless other revolutionaries doing chocolate babka, car wash donuts, and cream-filled cookies -- more and more chefs are setting up shop in Manhattan, turning out all things sugary, flaky, buttery, and creamy.

By Patty Lee