So, I have officially left NYC for the summer. I'm back home in Texas, looking for a job, reading, watching movies, and being really lazy. As I was in the cab going to Laguardia, I realized that I had a ton of pictures of the food i've been eating all year so I decided to do a best of/my favorites. Note that some of these prized picks are biased because of where I live. For example, I hear the falafel at Taim is supposed to be pretty good, but I live close to Union Square near the delicious Tahini/Enda's Falafel Shop and so it wins my support.
Best Cafe that serves food: Atlas Cafe
Best Pierogi: Veselkas
Best Cupcake: Billy's Bakery
Best Bagel: Murray's Bagels
Best Donuts: The Donut Plant
Best Burger: Paul's Da Burger Joint
Best Octopus Balls and Okonomiyaki: Otafuku
Other Bests:
Best Coffee- The Mercury Dime (I would choose this over Mud any day)
Best Italian- Cacio e Pepe
Best Greek- Pylos
Best Falafel- Tahini/Edna's Falafel Shop
Best Hot Dog- Gray's Papaya
Best Banana Pancakes: Joe's Junior