nyc's most iconic dishes
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pastrami on rye @ Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002
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bagel w/ lox @ russ & daughters
179 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002
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Combo Over Rice @ The Halal Guys
E 14th St, New York, NY 10003
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Fusilli With Octopus and Bone Marrow @ Marea
240 Central Park S, New York, NY 10019
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Soup Dumplings @ Joe's Shanghai
9 Pell St, New York, NY 10013
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Pollo al Forno @ Barbuto
775 Washington St, New York, NY 10014
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Chargrilled Burger With Roquefort Cheese @ The Spotted Pig
314 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014
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Peking Duck @ Peking Duck House
28 Mott St # A, New York, NY 10013
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The Veal Parm @ Carbone
181 Thompson St, New York, NY 10012
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regular pie @ Di Fara Pizza
1424 Avenue J, Brooklyn, NY 11230
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SPICY CUMIN LAMB NOODLES @ XI’AN FAMOUS FOODS
45 Bayard St, New York, NY 10013
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THE BLACK LABEL BURGER @ MINETTA TAVERN
113 MacDougal St, New York, NY 10012
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Tuna ribbons @ jean Georges
1 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023
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BACON, EGG, & CHEESE @ YOUR BODEga
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hot dog @ nathan's famous
1310 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224
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porterhouse @ Peter luger
178 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211
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CEREAL MILK @ MILK BAR
251 E 13th St, New York, NY 10003
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CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE @ LEVAIN BAKERY
167 W 74th St, New York, NY 10023
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OYSTERS & PEARLS @ PER SE
10 Columbus Cir, New York, NY 10023
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Falafel @ mamouns
30 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003
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THE RECESSION SPECIAL @ GRAY’S PAPAYA
2090 Broadway, New York, NY 10023
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Chicken for Two @ The NoMad Restaurant
1170 Broadway, New York, NY 10001
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slice @ joe's pizza
7 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014
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Cronut @ Dominique Ansel Bakery
189 Spring St, New York, NY 10012
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cheesecake @ Junior’s cheesecake
386 Flatbush Ave Ext, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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MILKSHAKE @ BLACK TAP
529 Broome St, New York, NY 10013
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