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The Eater 38, your [our] answer and ours [Eater's] to any question that begins, “Can you recommend a restaurant…” This highly elite group covers the entire city, spans myriad cuisines, and collectively satisfies all of your restaurant needs, save for those occasions when you absolutely must spend half a paycheck. Every couple of months, Eater will be adding pertinent restaurants that were omitted, have newly become eligible (restaurants must be open at least six months), or have stepped up their game. See restaurants that have been relegated from the list: http://nyc.dinevore.com/lists/8397/former-eater-essential-38

Restaurants: The Spotted Pig, Casa Mono, Locanda Verde and 35 more... , Blaue Gans, Torrisi Italian Specialties, Balthazar, ABC Kitchen, Esca, Salumeria Rosi, Bar Boulud, Roberta's, Red Rooster Harlem, Jackson Diner, Barbarini Alimentari, Rubirosa, Lure Fishbar, Blue Ribbon Brasserie, Vinegar Hill House, Lucali, Marea, I Sodi, Takashi, kin shop, Ippudo NY, The John Dory Oyster Bar, Frankies 457 Spuntino, Benoit, Boulud Sud, Maialino, The Modern - Bar Room, Keens Steakhouse, franny's, The Good Fork, 456 Shanghai Cuisine, Bamonte's, Donguri, Danji, Sushi of Gari

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Restaurants that once made the Eater Essential 38 (http://www.dinevore.com/lists/6017/eater-essential-38) but have since been relegated.

Restaurants: Diner, Sapori d'Ischia, Little Giant and 39 more... , Barbuto, 15 East, L&B Spumoni Gardens, Convivio, Peasant, Prune, Co., Maz Mezcal, Nougatine, the little owl, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Chin Chin, Sushi Yasuda, Strip House, Yakitori Totto, Balaboosta, Socarrat Paella Bar, La Nacional, Raoul's, Sripraphai, Cascabel, Lupa Osteria Romana, Gramercy Tavern, Le Bilboquet, Aldea, JG Melon, Momofuku Ssäm Bar, Oriental Garden, Gennaro, Blaue Gans, Fette Sau, Minetta Tavern, Minangasli, Veselka, al di là, Rye, Prime Meats, Joseph Leonard, Mile End

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A list of restaurants whose listing needs to be updated...

Restaurants: Parm (not open yet)

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From 2004 onward, Frank Bruni, Sam Sifton, and now Pete Wells, the restaurant critics for The New York Times, have awarded more than 30 restaurants three stars each, for excellent. Here is a list of those restaurants that are currently open, with the dates of the reviews.

Restaurants: Adour Alain Ducasse, wd~50, Babbo and 30 more... , A Voce Columbus, Blue Hill, Picholine, Ai Fiori, Masa, Perry St, Momofuku Ssäm Bar, Gotham Bar and Grill, Corton, Esca, Gramercy Tavern, Café Boulud, Minetta Tavern, The Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare, Momofuku Ko, Colicchio & Sons, BLT Fish, Felidia, La Grenouille, Nobu 57, Dovetail, The Bar Room, Sushi Yasuda, Bouley, Craft, L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Le Cirque, Marea, Scarpetta, Il Buco

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New York’s twenty best food carts ranked in order by Robin Raisfeld & Rob Patronite. Published Jun 18, 2007 in New York Magazine.

Restaurants: Kim's Aunt, Tacos Guicho, Sammy's Halal and 17 more... , Khan's, The Arepa Lady, Antojitos Mexicanos, Tony "the Dragon" Dragonas, Hallo Berlin, Carnegie John's, The Esquites Man, The Jamaican Dutchy, Xinjiang Kebabs, Huan Ji Rice Noodles, Dogmatic Dogs, N.Y. Dosas, Alan's Falafel, All Natural Hot Mini Cakes, Kwik Meal #1, Calexico, Halal Chicken and Gyro

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a citywide taco binge. Time Out New York's 26 all-time favorites cover the gamut, from dirt-cheap to new-school riffs. List compiled by Mari Uyehara and Chris Schonberger. http://newyork.timeout.com/restaurants-bars/1702197/nycs-26-best-tacos

Restaurants: Tacos Matamoros, El Rey Del Sabor Cart, Pachanga Patterson and 23 more... , Toloache, Sueños, Brooklyn Taco Company, El Aguila, Tacos Morelos, Empellon, Country Boys (aka Martinez) Taco Truck, Pampano Taqueria, Tacombi, Tortilleria Mexicana Los Hermanos, Taqueri­a Coatzingo, Mexico Lindo y ¡Que rico! Deli , La Esquina Taqueria and Cafe, Taco Mix, Pinche Taqueria, Tortilleria Nixtamal, Kimchi Taco, Taco el Gallo Giro, Ricos Tacos y Antojitos Mexicanos, Dos Toros, Zaragoza, Chavella's, Tulcingo Del Valle

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The 101 Tastiest Places to Chowdown. Contribute your foodporn to the flickr pool at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/101chowdowncountdown/

Restaurants: RU Hungry, Acme Oyster House, The Park Slope ChipShop and 102 more... , Albano's Pizzeria, Markey's Lobster Pound, Tony's I-75 Restaurant, Lafayette Coney Island, Geno's Steaks, Grimaldi's Pizzeria, Charles Vergo's Rendezvous, Heart Attack Grill Diet Center, Durgin Park, Jack-n-Grill, Pat's King of Steaks, Gus's World Famous Hot & Spicy Chicken, Arthur Bryant's Barbeque, Anchor Bar, Lambert's Cafe, Hillbilly Hot Dogs, Big Juds, Cecilia's Cafe, Eagle's Deli, Brown's Seabrook Lobster Pound, American Coney Island, Beth's Cafe, Ben's Chili Bowl, Paseo, Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles, Katz's Delicatessen, Big Texan Steak Ranch & Opry, Voodoo Doughnut, Louis' Lunch, Lulu's Bakery and Cafe, Salt Lick, Al's No. 1 Italian Beef, Cotham's Mercantile & Rstrnt, Obrycki's Crab House & Seafood Restaurant, Ted Drewes, Junior's, The Thurman Cafe, Fenton's Creamery and Restaurant, Slow's Bar BQ, El Tepeyac, Helena's Hawaiian Food, Primanti Brothers, Munchies 420 Cafe, Sylvia's, Sodolak's Original Country Inn, Doe's Eat Place, Superdawg Drive-In, Pappy's Smokehouse, Country Pancake House, DiNic's, Steak and Main, Taqueria La Cumbre, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Round Rock Donuts, Camp Washington Chili, Goodson's Cafe, Big Mama's Kitchen, Chick and Ruth's Delly, Chaps Pit Beef, Chino Bandido, Matt's Bar, Max and Mina's Ice Cream, Big Lou's Pizza, Juan In A Million, Interstate Barbecue, Sally's Apizza, The Buffet at the Bellagio, GCS Ballpark, Kopp's Frozen Custard, El Guero Canelo, The Grill House, Iguanas Taqueria, Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, Hominy Grill, Doughnut Plant, Gaucho's Village, Time-Out Restaurant, Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, Jimmy Buff's, The Brick Pit, The Vortex Bar & Grill, Phillippe the Original, Buckhorn Exchange, Willie Mae's Scotch House, Cafe Fleuri, Nick Tahou Hots, Schmidt's Sausage Haus, Cattleman's Steakhouse, Daichan Kaiten Sushi, Talkeetna Roadhouse, Yoder's Restaurant, Cozy Inn, Cherry Cricket, Five Islands Lobster Co. , Original New York System, San Francisco Creamery, Lynn's Paradise Cafe, Abe's, Bassetts Ice Cream, Giordano's Pizza, Black's Barbecue, Smitty's Market

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Restaurants: Zeppelin Hall Biergarten & Restaurant, Taqueria Downtown, Second Street Bakery and 28 more... , Brownstone Diner & Pancake Factory, Ibby's Falafel, Sri Ganesh's Dosa House, Rasoi Restaurant, Rajbhog Sweets, Marco & Pepe, Torico's Homemade Ice Cream Parlor, Sava Polish Meat Market & Deli, Light Horse Tavern, Edward's Steakhouse, Grand Sichuan, The Warehouse, Paulus Hook Brick Oven Pizza, Satis Bistro, Andrea Salumeria, Park & Sixth Comfort Food, Milano's Deli, Philippine Bread House, Porto Leggero, Soul Flavors, White Mana, Madame Claude Cafe, Komegashi Japanese Restaurant, Nha Trang Place, Krave Truck, Bon Chon Chicken, Honshu Lounge, Kraverie