Great food!

So, so much can be said about the food in New-York! The choices are endless, enough to satisfy all tastes and needs. Being a melting pot of so many different culture, NYC gives you access to the best meals from all around the world, right there, at your finger tip. How awesome is that!?! You can eat at some of the best 4 or 5 star restaurants in the world just like you can eat the best meal for less than 10$. There are, however, some pretty terrible places, so do your research well and check out reviews before stepping into a new place to eat.

In this segment, I will quickly name some of my favorite places, ranging from higher end to street foods. There are so many culinary options in the city that you will need a whole book to cover it all. Taking picture of the food I eat is only a habit I developed recently, so I apologize in advance for not having any photos to accompany some of my recommendations.

High-end restaurants

I must admit that I haven’t been to that many high end restaurants in NYC. Primarily because I’ve never really felt comfortable in these types of environments but also because my wallet would not permit me to eat there. I can only recount 2 or 3 times I’ve eaten in a “fancy” restaurants (and they are far from being the fanciest!) and they are: the Gramercy Tavern, The Modern and Keens Steakhouse. As I recall, the culinary experience at the Gramercy was fine. The food was delicious but not mind-blowing. As for the Modern, which currently holds 2 Michelin stars with a third one on review, we did not exactly eat there; we had a table in their bar room where the food is less expensive as it mainly consists of bites. As for Keens, well, they have pretty good steaks.

That being said, when I go to New-York, I do not aim to eat in these fancy, expensive restaurants (though if invited to, let’s say the Bernardin, I would not say no!). They dig too big a hole in my pockets. I want to eat and enjoy the most food as possible and you do not need to spend too much to eat well.

Burgers

You have ample choice in NYC if a good burger is what you crave. My personal go-to places are the Shake Shack (yes, it’s a chain but a good one!), the Burger Joint and the Black Iron.

Hot-dogs

There are hot dog stands pretty much everywhere in the streets. But if you want something a tiny bit more elevated, of course there are staples like Gray's Papaya and Papaya King, and on our latest trip, we tried out Crif Dogs, which was awesome. They have a wide variety of hot dogs with different toppings, theirs prices are more than reasonable and the place is pretty cool as well! There’s a phone booth in there that leads to a secret bar, if that’s your thing.