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Grub-Worthy

Indian Chinese: Chinese Mirch or Tangra / Spiced (Astoria)
Thai: Sripiaphai (Woodside)
Jewish: Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop
Australian: Tuck Shop (savory pies-see below)
Hawaiian: L & L Hawaiian BBQ – 64 Fulton Street
Caribbean: Boston Jerk Cuisine (Great Jamaican in North Bronx)
Sandwiches: 99 Miles to Philly; Meatball Shop
Pizza: Artichoke, Di Fara
Brunch: Barney Greengrass ($$)
Japanese: Any Momofuku ($$$) / Sushi of Gari ($$$)
Mexican: Mexicana Mama ($)(47 E12th Bdwy/Univ) / Itzocan ($) / La Flor Bakery & Cafe – 53-02 Roosevelt Ave, Woodside / Suenos ($$) / Tortilleria Nixtamal & Leo Lattinicini -heroes (Both in Corona)

Tortilleria Nixtamal in Corona

Seafood: Mermaid Inn ($$) / Ed’s Lobster Bar ($$)
Italian: Salumeria Rosi ($) / Lupa ($$)
French Bistro: Tournesol (LIC) ($$) / Pastis ($$)
Indian: Tamarind ($$$) / Leela Lounge ($$)
Cuban/Carribean: Cafecito: 185 Ave C 11/12
Southern: Egg (Brooklyn) / Tipsy Parson (Chelsea)
Cajun: Cooking With Jazz 179-22 Union Turnpike (between 179th and 180th streets), Jamaica Estates, Queens 718-380-0896

Bakery/Deseerts Framboise Patisserie jelly doughnuts and chocolate cupcakes to fancier stuff you might’ve expected to find at the much-missed Payard. Framboise’s croissants are nearly the equal of La Bergamote’s, ed says. Its crème brûlée reminds him of Eleven Madison Park’s. 64-59 Dry Harbor Road (at 64th Road), Middle Village, Queens 718-326-1579; Stuffed Cannolis - 176 Stanton bet Clinton/Attorney; Led Zeppole

Patacon Pisao Flatten and fry two slices of green plantain, put some meat and cheese between them, and you’ve got the Venezuelan patacón. 85-22 Grand Avenue (between Haspel and Vanhorn streets), Elmhurst, Queens 718-899-8922

Special Occasion / Tasting Menus

Blue Hill (Stone Barns), Tabla, The Modern, Knife + Fork, Annisa, Babbo

Budget Friendly Places From NYT 1/30/08:

LA SUPERIOR 295 Berry Street (South Second Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn; (718) 388-5988, lasuperiornyc.com.
Tacos (most $2.50) taste resoundingly good, especially those with rajas, strips of mild roasted poblanos swaddled in thick cream, and grilled pescado zarandeado, a very welcome addition to New York’s fish-taco landscape. Quesadillas are big, deep-fried turnovers filled with sautéed mushrooms or a mash of potatoes and chorizo, then hidden under thick cream and fresh cheese ($3.50). Gorditas with requesón ($5 for two), and the torta ahogada ($7.50), a sandwich with crisp, juicy chunks of carnitas, covered with a red sauce of chiles de arból are worthy of passion.

PORCHETTA 110 East Seventh Street (First Avenue), East Village; (212) 777-2151.
Pork loin, wrapped in pork belly with fennel pollen, garlic, sage, rosemary and fistfuls of salt and pepper, then roasted for five hours in a combi oven that has locked in its moisture, wants nothing but slicing onto Sullivan Street Bakery rolls ($9). Potatoes ($5) are crisped with leftover bits of the good stuff.

Pannekoeken (Amazing Dutch-Style Pancakes)

Prune It’s not just the Bloody Marys that draw in a brunch crowd: Prune’s skillet-toasted sweet cake is the stuff of dreams, its crispy exterior hiding a fluffy, blueberry-studded core. 54 E. First St. (between First and Second aves.); 212-677-6221 or prunerestaurant.com

Resto Though the restaurant is best known for its porky provisions and esoteric beer list, Resto’s sweetly named Dutch Baby warrants a morning visit. The whipped batter renders a craggy lip and soft, sunken middle–the perfect vessel for lemon juice and powdered sugar. And just because it’s breakfast, that doesn’t mean you can’t order a beer, too. 111 E. 29th St. (at Park Ave.); 212-685-5585 or restonyc.com

Roebling Tea Room This pannekoek-like creation (pictured) is a flapjack on steroids. Expansive, pleasantly spongy and sweetened with jewel-colored pears and apples, the whole thing is topped with a creamy dollop of spiced butter; ask for a side of apple butter and a slice of lemon as well. 143 Roebling St. (at Driggs Ave.) Brooklyn; 718-963-0760 or roeblingtearoom.com

Sullivan Diner Head to this West Village mainstay for its at-any-hour version of Dutch pancakes. More thick crepe than cake, these plate-covering confections come in savory combinations like maple and bacon or goat cheese with dried tomatoes and spinach. 169 Sullivan St. (at MacDougal St.); 212-228-6091 or sullivandiner.com

MEAT PIES

The Breslin While you wait out the (massive) crowds for a table at April Bloomfield’s new spot, munch on a puck-size pie ($6) at the bar. Piping hot and oozing with Stilton and stewed beef, it goes perfectly with a pint of the modestly amaroidal house cask ale, the Breslin Aberdeen ($8). 16 W. 29th St. (between Broadway and Fifth Ave.); 212-679-1939 or thebreslin.com

Highlands This handsome gastropub has a menu full of meaty Scottish classics like haggis and pork faggot, but a vegetarian shepherd’s pie ($18)–with a mushroom filling insulated by an inch-thick layer of mashed potato–is a standout dish (and no less hearty). Try it with a dram from the clipboard of whiskey offerings, like the butterscotch-vanilla scented Compass Box Asyla ($10) or the gently spiced Glenfiddich 15-year-old ($15). 150 W. 10th St. (at Waverly Pl.); 212-229-2670

Tuck Shop When the second outpost of this Aussie sanctuary opened in the East Village this summer, fans of Vegemite and Tim Tams rejoiced. And with its impending liquor license, the restaurant will soon have plenty of Australian brews like Coopers and Boags to match the “Chook ‘n Ham” (pictured, $5), a peppery chicken-and-pork affair bundled up in a buttery, flaky crust. 115 St. Mark’s Pl. (between First Ave. and Ave. A); 212-979-5200 or tuckshopnyc.com