My Favorite Restaurants

This is a compilation of my favorite restaurants sorted by location and then the type of cuisine/meal, with links to my posts about that particular place. Some I haven't blogged about yet though, and those are starred links that link directly to the restaurant's website.

New York City:
American:

• Blue Ribbon Bakery Kitchen

Bagels:

• Ess-a-Bagel

Barbeque:

• Mable's Smokehouse*

Brunch:

• Balthazar, blogged here and here. 
• Calle Ocho, blogged here and here.
• Five Points, blogged here and here.
• Norma's

Burger:

• Shake Shack
• The Breslin* (lamb burger) 

Happy Hour:

• La Biblioteca* ($8 margaritas)
• Mermaid Inn ($1 oysters, $3 fish tacos)

Ice Cream: (It's a tie between the 3 of these... can you tell I have a sweet tooth?)

• Blue Marble* (peanut butter fudge)
• Van Leeuwen (earl grey)
• Chinatown Ice Cream Factory* (black sesame)

Indian:

• Seva

Japanese:

• Sakagura*

Late Night Snack:

• The Meatball Shop*
• Halal (54th St & 6th Ave)

Malaysian:

• Nyonya

Pizza:

• Lucali
• Adrienne's Pizza

Prix Fixe Meals:

• Jane ("Sunday Night Frites", $15)
• Jean Georges (As of 9/2011 $38 Two-Course Lunch)
• Perry St ($32 Three-Course Lunch)

Special Occasion:

• Jean Georges
• Del Posto blogged here and here.

Steak:

• Club A Steakhouse

Sushi:

• Sushi of Gari 
• Sushi Yasuda

Vietnamese Sandwich:

• Banh Mi Saigon*

Hong Kong
Buffet:

• Cafe Too
  

Dim Sum:

• Yue

Indian:

• Gaylord

Peruvian:

• Chicha 

Thai:

• Sweet Basil

New Orleans, Louisiana
Sandwiches:

• Cochon Butcher

Sweets:

•  Cafe du Monde

Washington D.C.
Afternoon Tea/Dessert:

• Leopold's Kafe, blogged here and here.
• Baked & Wired 

Brunch:

• Founding Farmers

Greek:

• Zaytinya

Taipei, Taiwan
Breakfast:

• Fu Hang Restaurant/阜杭豆漿店*

Chocolate Cake:

• Pozzo Bakery* 

Dumplings:

• Din Tai Feng/鼎泰豐

Shabu Shabu:

• Orange Shabu Shabu/橘色