{"id":6476,"date":"2017-06-15T13:29:30","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T13:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myculturecraving.com\/?p=6476"},"modified":"2023-01-03T20:23:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T20:23:43","slug":"new-yorks-must-eats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lydiagiles.com\/new-yorks-must-eats","title":{"rendered":"New York’s Must Eats"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I visited my best friend, Fiona in her new stomping ground, New York she planned a jam-packed\u00a0itinerary based solely around the Big Apple’s mouth-watering food scene – what a friend.<\/p>\n

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Ten days and ten pounds later, we had eaten our way across Manhattan sampling everything from calorific Chicago deep pan pizza to\u00a0succulent, zesty chicken\u00a0taco shells.<\/p>\n

And although my waistline begs to differ,\u00a0the indulgence was worth every<\/em> calorie.<\/p>\n

Here are my must eats in New York!<\/p>\n

Cream cheese bagels<\/h2>\n

NYC does cream cheese bagels like nowhere else. Not only can you choose your flavour of bagel – plain, salted, herbed, you name it – you can also pick from a ridiculous number of cream cheese flavours and fillings (scallion and smoked salmon being a firm favourite).<\/p>\n

Once chosen,\u00a0an unholy\u00a0mound of the chosen cream cheese as well as, any other toppings are lathered onto\u00a0the soft bagel guaranteeing a heavenly ooze.<\/p>\n

Try \u00a0Ess-a-Bagel<\/a> in Midtown for a banging bagel.<\/p>\n

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Burgers<\/h2>\n

Visiting Manhattan and not\u00a0taking pleasure in an overflowing burger filled to the brim with meat, cheese, bacon, onion rings and lashings of sauce would be a crime.<\/p>\n

Black Tap <\/a>in Soho, Meatpacking, Broome Street and\u00a0Midtown\u00a0sell scrumptious burgers served up with a mammoth mound of fries. If you’re feeling brave team this with a freak-shake for dessert…<\/p>\n

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Freak-shakes<\/h2>\n

Freak-shakes have become quite the craze recently and, after trying one in New York, I can see why.<\/p>\n

A drink and dessert in one, freak-shakes offer a thick milkshake of your chosen flavour with anything from frosting, ice cream and\u00a0chocolate sauce to crumbled cookie, chunks of brownie\u00a0 and even alcohol<\/em> built\u00a0atop your glass like a piece of art.<\/p>\n

Black Tap is where you’ll find the most Instagrammable freak-shakes that won’t disappoint.<\/p>\n

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Pizza<\/h2>\n

Where do I start with pizza.<\/p>\n

$1 pizza slices to go, crispy thin crust pizzas, thick deep pan pizzas, NYC has it all.<\/p>\n

Grimaldi’s <\/a>in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Woodbridge, Garden City and Coney Island has been voted as\u00a0the best pizza in New York. Whilst Emmett’s <\/a>in West Town makes the best Chicago deep pan pizzas in town.<\/p>\n

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Cookies<\/h2>\n

Fancy a gooey choc chip cookie the size of your head? Levain Bakery<\/a> is the place for you.<\/p>\n

A cute tiny\u00a0bakery in Wainscott, Harlem, Amsterdam Avenue and West 74th Street, this bakery’s cookies are so popular you’ll be lucky if you don’t have to queue before getting your hands on the crumbling cookie of your choice.<\/p>\n

Get a selection of flavours and find a pew in Central Park to gorge.<\/p>\n

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Tacos and nachos<\/h2>\n

Along with the prominent Mexican influence in the US comes fantastic Mexican food.<\/p>\n

In New York, tacos are served in a floury soft shell stuffed with everything from smokey strips of succulent pork, beef and chicken to crispy strips of fish\u00a0topped with tangy salsa, coriander and an essential squeeze of lemon. Whilst nacho ‘chips’\u00a0tend to come doused in a mound of chilli, cheese and fresh tomato salsa.<\/p>\n

The best tacos I had in the city were at\u00a0Los Tacos No.1 in Chelsea Market. Push the boat out by getting one of each filling – you won’t regret it.<\/p>\n

Mac n’ cheese<\/h2>\n

A trip to New York\u00a0would not be complete without indulging in a delicious,\u00a0gooey bowl of mac n’ cheese.<\/p>\n

Try The Smith<\/a> in Midtown, East Village, Nomad or Lincoln Square for a giant portion\u00a0(tip: one appetizer is enough as a main course).<\/p>\n

Have you ever been to New York? What would be\u00a0your must eats in the city?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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