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Margot
This Fort Greene restaurant looks like a breezy Parisian wine bar and serves some of the most interesting small plates in town.
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Caleta
An ice cream shop by day, this East Village spot turns into a bar at night serving beer, wine, and interesting small plates.
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Lore
Lore is a Park Slope restaurant where you can get everything from a dosa to buckwheat spaetzle. The menu is all over the place, but it works.
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Nudibranch
Nudibranch in the East Village serves exciting dishes influenced by a grab bag of cuisines.
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Chino Grande
At Chino Grande in Williamsburg, you can eat a whole lobster with Sichuan au poivre sauce and sing karaoke in front of a bunch of strangers.
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Chef’s Table At Brooklyn Fare
Chef’s Table At Brooklyn Fare in Hell’s Kitchen serves a tasting menu that’s unlike anything else you’ll eat in NYC.
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Momofuku Ko
For a place where dinner costs $255, Momofuku Ko is surprisingly relaxed. The tasting menu changes often, but expect excellent food.
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Contra
Contra is a Lower East Side restaurant that serves a rotating menu of seasonal, experimental dishes, and wine that’s cooler than you are.
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Fulgurances, Laudromat
If you’re interested in experiencing a chef incubator, make a reservation for this intimate, special-occasion dinner.
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Honey Badger
Honey Badger is a tiny, experimental restaurant in Prospect Lefferts Garden that serves things like ostrich tartare in an ostrich shell.
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Saga
Saga’s themeless tasting menu is eclipsed by the FiDi restaurant’s other extravagances. Fortunately, you can always reserve a spot at Saga’s upstairs bar, Overstory, for the same 63rd floor view.