Photo By: Pastis

The city has cleared out and it’s time for you to get into to some of the hottest restaurants in town. Consider it a gift from the Hampton crowd and those that hear, “Long weekend?!” And react with a, “Get me the F out!”

If you’re staying this weekend in NYC these are the restaurants you should try to get into.

We checked on reservations for two guests and there are tables still available. So get on it.

1. Maison Yaki

Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
Address: 626 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Cuisine: Japanese Yakitori dishes with a French influence
Go for: Dinner
What to order: 

• Cauliflower Okonomiyaki & Hazelnuts
• Beef Tongue Sando & Gribiche
• Pork Belly Dijonaise
• King Trumpet Mushroom – á la Grecque

 

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2. LaLou

Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
Address: 581 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Cuisine: Modern American with ingredient-driven dishes
Go for: Light dinner and Natural Vino
What to order: 

• Potato dumplings, market greens. corn, lemon butter sauce
• Royal ham garlic aioli
• Spaghettini, chickpea, black pepper

 

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3. Haenyeo

Neighborhood: Park Slope
Address: 239 Fifth Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11215
Cuisine: Home-cooked Korean
Go for: Dinner (Brunch is coming soon)
What to order: 

• Crispy spicy yang-yum chicken wings
• Mungbean kimchi pancake
• Grilled oysters seaweed butter, brioche toast
• Boneless beef short rib barbecue, ssam, lettuce wraps

 

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4. Kawi

Neighborhood: Hudson Yards
Address: 20 Hudson Yards, #501, New York, NY 10001 (5th floor)
Cuisine: Korean influence and craft cocktails
Go for: Lunch in between shopping
What to order: 

• Sweet & Sour Ribs
• Kampachi, daikon, soy, orange
• Kawibap, candied anchovy & omelet, 2oz uni & 2oz trout roe
• Chilled Spicy Noodles, chewy noodles served with vegetables, chili yuzu sauce & soft boiled egg

 

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5. Banzarbar

Neighborhood: Lower East Side
Address: Upstairs at Freemans Restaurant, end of Freemans Alley New York, New York 10002
Cuisine: American with a seafood focus
Go for:  Cocktails & light dinner
What to order: 

• Forest Duch with pepper, spice, honeycomb
• Tempura green tomatoes with yuzu yogurt and togarashi
• Sake Sponge Cake with yuzu curd, poached rhubarb, lime jelle

 

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6. Babs

Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
Address: 72 Macdougal St, New York, NY 10012
Cuisine: French-inspired
Go for: Dinner
What to order: 

• Charred Tomato and Comte, cherry tomatoes charcoal roasted then chilled, tossed with cucumbers in a lemon anchovy vinaigrette, boquerones, pine nuts and 30-month-old Comte cheese
• Scallop tartare, smoked trout roe, charred herbs & apple salsa
• Chocolate mousse tart with a cocoa crust, whipped cream and hazelnuts

 

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7. Miss Ada

Neighborhood: Fort Greene
Address: 184 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205, USA
Cuisine:  Israeli & Mediterranean
Go for: Brunch
What to order: 

• House-made labne with carrot, radish and salmonoriglio
• Israeli Breakfast, sunnyside eggs, market greens, labne, stracciatella
• Lamb Shawarma, amba & red onion

 

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8. The Fulton

Neighborhood: Seaport
Address: 89 South St, New York, NY 10038, USA
Cuisine: Seafood
Go for: Dinner
What to order: 

• Bouchot Mussels
 Steamed in Lemongrass Infusion, Dried Chili and Thai Basil
• Fish and Crisps, Flounder, Saffron Aïoli and Crushed Peas
• Gruyère Cheeseburger au Jus
Crunchy Onions, Dijion Chili Mayonnaise

 

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9. Pastis

Neighborhood: Meatpacking
Address: 52 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014, USA
Cuisine: French
Go for: Brunch
What to order: 

• Steak Tartare
• Steak Frites with sauce au poivre
• Croque Madame

 

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10. LamaLo

Neighborhood: NoMad 
Address: 11 E 31st St, New York, NY 10016, USA
Cuisine: Middle East
Go for: Dinner
What to order: 

• THE DAILY SPREAD: A selection of Middle Eastern-inspired dips, salads and spreads served with a baked-to-order Jerusalem Laffa.
• Chicken, Half Grilled Chicken, Spearmint Yogurt, Sumac Onions
• Side Dish: Ful

 

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Photo by: Pastis