New Delhi import Indian Accent brings high-minded, upscale Indian cuisine to Midtown in an opulent, modern dining room accented with imported âCalcutta goldâ white marble. āļāđāļēāļāđāļāļīāđāļĄāđāļāļīāļĄ
Egg Shop is a cafÃĐ on the Lower East Side that obsesses on eggs. Try the mayo-free, the egg salad sandwich ($10) comes on multi-grain toast with a thick slice of low-acid yellow tomato. āļāđāļēāļāđāļāļīāđāļĄāđāļāļīāļĄ
Everyone comes for the chicken and it lives up to the hype. It's juicy, the skin is crispy and the portion is plentiful. Another option: velvety gnocchi, tossed with corn and roasted cherry tomatoes. āļāđāļēāļāđāļāļīāđāļĄāđāļāļīāļĄ
Blanca, winner of the Best Big-Pimpin' Brooklyn award, serves some of New Yorkâs priciest high-concept cooking to just 12 flush diners a night in 20-odd courses of tweezer-plated perfection. āļāđāļēāļāđāļāļīāđāļĄāđāļāļīāļĄ
NYâs new Pok Pok is even better than the West Coast original. The wait-time for a taste of garlicky muu kham waan & incendiary duck laap can be interminable. Bangkok, though, is a 25-hr flight away. āļāđāļēāļāđāļāļīāđāļĄāđāļāļīāļĄ
This decidedly old-school steakhouse is a rite of passage for Wall Street traders willing to shell out $88 for the signature porterhouse for two. Lunch reservations are doable, but bring cash. āļāđāļēāļāđāļāļīāđāļĄāđāļāļīāļĄ
Daniel Boulud's Upper East Side French restaurant has three Michelin stars. The spring 2014 tasting menu at will run you $220 a person. Here it is in 60 seconds: āļāđāļēāļāđāļāļīāđāļĄāđāļāļīāļĄ
The chefâs fondness for wild food is reflected in both the menu and the restaurantâs dÃĐcor. When asked about the vertical herb garden growing in the dining room, a server once replied, âItâs alive.â āļāđāļēāļāđāļāļīāđāļĄāđāļāļīāļĄ