Sonal Shah
NYC Senior Editor
Sonal is Senior Editor at The Infatuation NYC. She fell in love with New York as a child, probably because her parents played “The Boxer” while driving over the GWB on road trips from Maryland. She had a two-year fling with the city in the late-2000s, which turned into long distance while Sonal built a career in India: editing for publications like VICE, Time Out, and The Caravan; writing; and eating a lot of chaat and kababs. Eventually Sonal and New York were reunited, and the romance continues—though they mostly just talk about what they’ve eaten today and what they plan to eat tomorrow.
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The Most Fun Bars In NYC Right Now
Call them what you want. Happening. Cool. Busy. Lit. These are the most fun bars in NYC right now.
The Hit List: New NYC Restaurants To Try Right Now
We checked out these new restaurants—and loved them.
The Brooklyn Hit List: The Best New Restaurants In Brooklyn
A fine-dining spot that feels like performance art, a Cobble Hill bakery from a fine dining restaurant, and more new restaurants to check out in the city's most populous borough.
The Best Cocktail Bars In NYC
Essential spots for cocktail nerds and anyone who appreciates a well-chilled drink.
The Best French Restaurants In NYC
Casual bistros and special-occasion spots where you can eat butter-based food by candlelight.
Lola's
This Nomad restaurant brings together a world of influences that, so far, don't quite work together.
The Best Restaurants In Chelsea
Whether you're looking for steak frites or a steady supply of tapas, here's where to get food in Chelsea.
Café Chelsea
In a hotel with a scandal-soaked history, Café Chelsea is juicy with the promise of gossip and steaks.
Where To Eat When You’re Visiting NYC
Coming to New York is exciting and intimidating. Let us take some of the pressure off by suggesting where to eat.
Where To Eat Before Or After A Broadway Show
Whether you're looking for something quick or want to have a nice sit-down dinner before 'Sweeney Todd', here are your best options.
NYC's Greatest Old-School Italian Restaurants, From Oldest To Newest
Because you don’t eat enough baked clams.
Villa Mosconi
This Northern Italian restaurant has been around since 1976, and it's pleasantly impervious to change.
The Best Restaurants In East Harlem
Where to get great pernil, the perfect plain pizza, vegan chicharrones, and more in El Barrio.