I'm going to NYC in a couple of weeks, anyone have any suggestions on good local restaurants to check out?

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Skip Little Italy, go to Manducatis in Queens for Italian.

Grimaldi's under the Brooklyn Bridge has the best pizza.

Sripraphai is the best Thai, and it's in Queens

Pastis is great for French 9 9th Ave

Lucky Strike is also good for French

Cowgirl Hall of Fame is a really quirky western-southern place

Joe's Shanghai is great Chinese in ChinatownI'm going to NYC in a couple of weeks, anyone have any suggestions on good local restaurants to check out?
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Depends on what you like

Italian-Vincents in little Italy

Mexican-Burrito Loco-in the village

Chinese-Mr. Chow

Spanish-El Quijote.....west 23rd streetI'm going to NYC in a couple of weeks, anyone have any suggestions on good local restaurants to check out?
Definitely eat in Little Italy..Mulberry Street is lined with authentic Italian restaurants with Italian workers and cooks. It is not expensive..or where I ate it wasn't, we went to Puglia. If you are going to eat at Chinatown make sure you eat at the most crowded place. The empty ones are that way for a reason and may have questionable meat products i.e. cats. Cross over the Brooklyn Bridge and get some pizza, fold it in half and fit in with the locals.
john's pizzeria on 46th street between 7th and 8th avenue is excellent...a former church renovated into a classy italian spot...try the toasted chicken parm...excellent.....

a must see..is the Carnegie Deli on 54th and 7th ave....if you are a fan of pastrami...get the woody allen sandwich, a pound of pastrami on your bread of choice...awesome....

another place to go on a fast schedule is the tic toc diner, locted in the Ramada New Yorker hotel at 8th ave and 33rd street...24 hr diner catering to all tastes...service is fast and goodI'm going to NYC in a couple of weeks, anyone have any suggestions on good local restaurants to check out?
I hear they have large rats in the restaurants. You may want to stay out of NYC....
It really depends on what you like. And what area of the city you are living in. Lots of great food!

Oh it also depends on how much money you are willing to spend!!!
My favorite spot in the city is Cucina di Pesce. An Itailan restaruant on the lower East side. Its tucked in a neigborhood on East 4th. You wont find any toursits here...all locals. Great food for a reasonable price too. Dont foget to bring cash because they dont take credit cards!
hey nella95 the best resturants you should go to in new york is the hard rock or bubba gumps i go to them all the time and you wont be dissapointed.

renee
Mama Leone's was the hot spot for italian, but I understand they are no longer around. I hear a place called Carmine's is the closest thing to Mama's. Pretty much, most of the suggestions are going to be italian.
there are great restaurants everywhere in NYC; many of the places mentioned are in manhattan, and most of them will have great (rat free, lol) food. If you wanted to stay in queens (and potentially save a few dollars?) there are great irish pub/restaurants in sunnyside, good indian restaurants in jackson heights, and eclectic mediterranean restaurants in astoria. tell us more about exactly what your interested in, and we'll make more specific recommendations. :)