West Village brownstones, red-sauce Italian, and the corner of MacDougal where Joe's Pizza has been folding slices since 1975.
Pino Pozzuoli's Carmine Street counter has folded the canonical New York slice in New York City since 1975. Located in Greenwich Village. Priced at $.
OrderPlain cheese slice, fresh out of the oven.
TipOrder at the counter, eat standing at the window. Pepperoni runs out by 21:00; arrive earlier if it matters.
Jody Williams and Rita Sodi's Grove Street West Village room serves Tuscan-leaning food in New York City. Priced at $$$. Kitchen leans italian.
OrderInsalata verde, cacio e pepe, chocolate budino.
TipWalk in at 17:00 sharp for the first seating, or join the list around 20:30 for the second wave.
Major Food Group's red-sauce Italian-American room on Thompson Street in New York City turns 1950s tableside service into theatre. Priced at $$$$.
OrderSpicy rigatoni vodka and the veal parmesan to share.
TipReservations are notorious; the bar runs walk-ins from 17:30 and serves the full menu. Don't skip the Caesar.
The Elk on Charles Street runs a quiet, daylight cafe in the West Village, New York City. Order the maple latte. At 128 Charles Street. Booking recommended.
DrinkMaple latte
TipTwo tables, four counter seats, no laptops at peak weekend hours. Tuesday afternoons are quiet enough to work.
Third Rail on Sullivan Street has poured Stumptown espresso in Greenwich Village, New York City since 2010. Three counter stools, four sidewalk tables.
DrinkStumptown espresso
TipCloses 18:00 daily. NYU students fill the seats from 14:00; come early or late for room.
Joe Coffee has roasted in New York City since 2003 from a Red Hook warehouse. Eighteen cafes across the city, espresso pulled to West Coast specifications.
BeansColombia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Honduras
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipThe Pro Shop on West 13th Street runs barista trainings open to the public Saturdays at 10:00.
Employees Only on Hudson Street has poured classic cocktails in the West Village, New York City since 2004. White-jacketed bartenders, late kitchen.
DrinkGinger Smash
FoodBar bites and full kitchen
TipThe back dining room runs walk-ins; the front bar fills by 21:00. Order the Ginger Smash and the chicken liver mousse.
White Horse Tavern on Hudson Street has poured Guinness in the West Village, New York City since 1880. Dylan Thomas drank 18 whiskeys here in 1953.
DrinkGuinness draught
FoodBurgers and pub food
TipSit in the front room; the back is reserved for diners. The burger is the second order after the first pint.
Thiru Kumar's vegan South Indian dosa cart has run on the south side of Washington Square Park in New York City since 2001. Located in Greenwich Village.
TryMasala dosa
TipCash only. The Pondicherry special is the cart's signature; the masala dosa is the entry-level order.
Scott Wiener's pizza tour in New York City runs four Manhattan stops by subway. Coal-fired, gas-oven, and wood-fired pies; Wiener holds the Guinness.
TipSundays at 11:00 are the deepest tour with the most history. The pies include a tasting slice at each stop.
Mamoun's on MacDougal has sold falafel sandwiches in Greenwich Village New York City since 1971. Falafel, hummus, baba ghanouj, shawarma, under-$10 plates.
TryFalafel sandwich
TipOpen until 04:00; the bar-closing slot is the busiest. Order the falafel sandwich with hot sauce; ask for extra tahini.
Jody Williams's Grove Street gastrotheque has poured espresso and steamed eggs in the West Village New York City since 2011. Open daily 08:00-23:30.
OrderSteamed eggs and tartine au jambon.
TipWeekday 09:30 is the fast seat; weekends run 60 minutes by 11:00. The tartine au jambon is the brunch order.
Minetta Tavern on MacDougal has run Keith McNally's French bistro in Greenwich Village New York City since 2009. Order the black label burger or steak frites.
OrderBlack Label burger or steak frites.
TipReservations open 28 days ahead at midnight on Resy. The bar serves the full brunch menu for walk-ins.
Minetta Tavern on MacDougal runs the kitchen until 02:00 in Greenwich Village New York City. The Black Label burger is on the late-night menu.
TryBlack Label burger and pommes frites
TipThe kitchen serves the full menu until 02:00. The bar takes burgers and steak frites past midnight without a wait.
Employees Only has run a tarot reader at the entrance of its Hudson Street room since 2004. Bartenders in white coats build pre-Prohibition cocktails.
TipThe kitchen serves until 03:30, the latest in the West Village. Free bowl of chicken soup arrives at the end of your tab.
Mace, by Nico de Soto and Cocktail Kingdom's Greg Boehm, builds cocktails around a single hand-picked global spice. The room has stayed on the World's 50.
TipNo reservations, walk in early. The spice-led menu rotates by ingredient, so ask the bartender for their pick of the season.
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