1. Bien Cuit

8.2
120 Smith St (btwn Pacific & Dean St), Brooklyn, NY
Panadería · Boerum Hill · 175 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Village Voice is proud to welcome Bien Cuit to the 2014 Choice Eats food fest! http://bit.ly/1cRzdNV. The Sicilian Breakfast Pizza is a thick square of warm pastry and tomato-ey goodness.

2. The Skinny Bar & Lounge

5.7
174 Orchard St (at Stanton St.), New York, NY
Antro · Lower East Side · 49 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Have 15 friends? Bring them here and you can drink for free on your birthday. If you don't, it's always a great way to make friends at the bar.

3. Greenwood Park

8.3
555 7th Ave (btwn 19th & 20th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar al aire libre · Greenwood Heights · 152 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Play disco bocce outside, while surrounded by heat lamps and a fireplace. Drinking outside in the winter has never been so fun.

4. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

8.7
700 W 125th St (at 12th Ave), New York, NY
Parrilla · West Harlem · 503 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Order the fried green tomatoes with shrimp remoulade, which has that smokey BBQ flavor with a spicy twist.

5. Peaches HotHouse

8.6
415 Tompkins Ave (at Hancock St), Brooklyn, NY
Local de pollo frito · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 250 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: This is the place to go for extra-spicy fried chicken! Underneath the spice, you’ll find the tenderest white and dark meat you’ve ever tasted.

6. Han Dynasty

8.7
90 3rd Ave (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Restaurante chino · East Village · 348 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Order the incredible dan dan noodles which can be customized to the spice level of your choice.

7. Peter Luger Steak House

8.7
178 Broadway (at Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Steakhouse · Williamsburg · 693 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Burgers are only served at lunch; make sure you choose their famous think-cut bacon!

8. The Brooklyn Inn

8.8
148 Hoyt St (at Bergen St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Boerum Hill · 113 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Back by popular demand after closing, The Brooklyn Inn has a sleek vintage decor and was mentioned in The Village Voice's top ten jukebox bars!

9. Jimmy's Corner

8.3
140 W 44th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave.), New York, NY
Antro · Theater District · 181 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: A hidden gem amongst other Times Square bars. Take advantage of the great jukebox and free bar snacks!

10. Egger's Ice Cream Parlor

8.1
1194 Forest Ave, Staten Island, NY
Heladería · Westerleigh · 9 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: A trip to Eggers will transport you to a simpler time of American nostalgia. Can't decide? Go for the Vanilla Peanut Butter Swirl!

11. Melt Bakery

7.8
132 Orchard St (btwn Delancey & Rivington), New York, NY
Heladería · Lower East Side · 61 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: For the adult indulgence, try the Morticia,which flirts with adult flavors like malted rum and dark chocolate cookies.This was listed as the Village Voice Top 10 Best Ice Cream flavors in 2013!

12. Balthazar

8.9
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
Restaurante francés · SoHo · 1060 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Perhaps the most Soho of Soho restaurants, Balthazar's goat cheese and caramelized onion tart is the ultimate gooey savory prelude to a delicious, Francophilic, comfort food filled meal.

13. Birreria

7.7
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Cervecera · NoMad · 327 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Birreria has quite the innovative beer-garden menu, but we're particularly taken with the mushrooms (they work surprisingly well with beer!). Get the maitake mushrooms served over creamy pecorino.

14. il Buco Alimentari & Vineria

8.9
53 Great Jones St (btwn Lafayette St & Bowery), New York, NY
Restaurante italiano · NoHo · 248 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: This place feels like it was transported here directly from Tuscany. Dishes are simle, tasting of the sun on endless fields of sunflowers and grapes, including the fried bunny (trust us).

15. Veniero’s Pasticceria & Caffe

9.1
342 E 11th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Panadería · East Village · 317 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: This place has been dishing out Sicilian pastries for almost 120 years and serving espresso before it was all the rage. All the pastries are mouth watering, but save room for the mini tarts!

16. The Odeon

8.7
145 W Broadway (at Thomas St), New York, NY
Restaurante francés · Tribeca · 218 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: This joint has some serious eats (the strip steak with garlic butter and mountain of fries), but it’s totally acceptable to fashion a meal out of some crusty bread and the olives from your martini(s)…

17. Jimmy's Corner

8.3
140 W 44th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave.), New York, NY
Antro · Theater District · 181 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: One of the few places near Times Square NOT packed with tourists, escape the commotion and if you’re lucky Jimmy himself might be around to make you a signature Hurricane.

18. Holland Bar

5.3
532 9th Ave (btw West 39th and 40th), New York, NY
Antro · Hell's Kitchen · 21 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Doors open at 8 a.m. and the place fills up soon after. With a bathroom door held together by duct tape more often than not, this dive has pints for a mere $2.50.

19. Turkey's Nest

7.4
94 Bedford Ave (at N 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Antro · Williamsburg · 78 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Sticky floors and Styrofoam cups attest to their true dive bar status, but this no-frills slice of Bedford Avenue serves a mean absinthe margarita.

20. Family Meal At Blue Hill

9.0
75 Washington Pl (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Restaurante americano · Greenwich Village · 151 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: The menu changes daily, but if by chance you spot the parsnips, cut and cooked to look and taste like risotto…well…get them while you can.

21. Bien Cuit

8.2
120 Smith St (btwn Pacific & Dean St), Brooklyn, NY
Panadería · Boerum Hill · 175 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Pizza with no cheese…how…and more importantly, why? But the Sicilian Breakfast Pizza is a thick square of warm pastry and tomato-ey goodness.

22. Sri Ganesh's Dosa House

6.7
777 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ
Restaurante indio · Journal Square · 21 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: An amazing palace of vegetarian culture. Don't miss the upma porridge or the idly dumplings. Voted by our critics as the best foodie adventure in Jersey City!

23. La Casa del Pollo

5.8
8707 Roosevelt Ave (at 87th St.), Jackson Heights, NY
Restaurante latinoamericano · 11 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Splendid green chicken sauce and secret spices to match the perfectly falling-off-the-bone and the skin that stays imperially crisp. Critics' choice for best rotisserie.

24. Bien Cuit

8.2
120 Smith St (btwn Pacific & Dean St), Brooklyn, NY
Panadería · Boerum Hill · 175 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Turns out some of the best breads and pastries in the city. Perfect croissants, miche and our summer was spent obsessing over the cantaloupe and chocolate tart. Critics' choice for best pastries!

25. Cupcake Cafe

7.0
545 9th Ave (at W 40th St.), New York, NY
Tienda de magdalenas · Garment District · 71 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Readers' Poll winner of The Village Voice Best of NYC 2012 Best Cupcake!

26. FlashDancers NYC

8.3
320 W 45th St (8th & 9th Avenue), New York, NY
Club de striptease · Hell's Kitchen · 42 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Readers' Poll winner of The Village Voice Best of NYC 2012 Best Strip Club!

27. Shape, NYC

7.5
56 E 34th St, New York, NY
Peluquería · NoMad · 9 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Readers' Poll winner of The Village Voice Best of NYC 2012 Best Bikini Waxer!

28. Lovers of Today

8.4
132 1/2 E 7th St (near Ave A), New York, NY
Bar de cócteles · Alphabet City · 116 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Critics' Pick winner of The Village Voice Best of NYC 2012 Best Upscale Dive Bar!

29. Charleston

7.3
174 Bedford Ave (btwn N 7th & N 8th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Williamsburg · 108 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Critics' Pick winner of The Village Voice Best of NYC 2012 Best Dive Bar!

30. Barcade

8.6
388 Union Ave (btwn Ainslie & Powers St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · East Williamsburg · 321 tips y reseñas

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Critics' Pick winner of The Village Voice Best of NYC 2012 Best Video Arcade!