Casual Weeknight Dinner
Casual Weeknight Dinner
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This Ridgewood spot serves a burger and roast chicken, and it’s much more exciting than it sounds.
Al Badawi
On the Upper East Side, Al Badawi is a Middle Eastern restaurant with cheesy flatbreads, dips, and proteins that are reliably good for a group dinner.
Madame Vo
At Madame Vo in the East Village, split Vietnamese classics with your friends, but make sure everyone get's their own phở so you don't have to share.
Maison Harlem
With a fairy-lit dining room and a cozy bar, this French-American restaurant is a charming neighborhood spot for a catch-up or a date.
Sottocasa Harlem
On the ground floor of a Harlem brownstone, this cheerful pizzeria serves Neapolitan pies and bottles of Italian wine for under $50.
Potenza Centrale
This tiny Alphabet City pizza shop serves focaccia-like slices with great crust texture, and minimal toppings.
Safari
Safari is the city's only dedicated Somali restaurant. You'll be happy with anything you order, but the roasted goat is extra special.
L’Industrie Pizzeria
L’Industrie in Williamsburg makes NYC’s best slice of pizza, marrying Italian ingredients with classic New York-style crust.
Little Grenjai
Come to this Thai American spot in Bed-Stuy for krapow smashburgers at lunch, and small plates in the evening.
Maloya
With a great list of rhum agricole, this Bushwick restaurant is an introduction to the créole cooking of Réunion, and a good choice for a low-key date.
Jewel of Himalaya
Jewel of Himalaya is a strip mall spot in Yorktown Heights that does fantastic traditional Tibetan and Nepalese food, as well as excellent versions of dishes from China and India.
Smokehouse Tailgate Grill
Smokehouse Tailgate Grill in Somers serves a short menu of juicy smoked meats on the second floor of DeCiccos.
Brothers Fish & Chips
Brothers Fish & Chips sounds like it could be a waterfront shack, but it’s actually an out-of-the-way seafood refuge in an Ossining strip mall.
Badageoni
Badageoni is a Georgian restaurant in Mount Kisco that makes an incredible adjaruli khachapuri.
Radio Kwara
Radio Kwara, from the team behind Dept of Culture, serves an excellent a la carte Nigerian menu in Clinton Hill.
Pubstreet
Pubstreet in Pleasantville’s former train station has a great menu of shareable apps, burgers, and grain bowls.
Speedy Romeo
Speedy Romeo in Clinton Hill is great for an undiscerning group or kids, but less so for St. Louis-style pizza purists.
Rosticceria Evelina
The sister restaurant to Evelina, Rosticceria Evelina makes really good chicken and pizza and has a covered backyard.
Island Shack
If you need a place to meet a date or a group of friends in Fort Greene, go to Island Shack and share some jerk chicken.
Chef Katsu
Head to this counter-service Japanese spot in Clinton Hill for a pork katsu curry rice bowl.
Wei Clinton Hill
The Clinton Hill location of Wei’s is a great option for casual weeknight mapo tofu.
Untable
The spicy What The Hell Fried Rice at this “unconventional” Thai spot in Carroll Gardens is no joke.