== BURGERS!!!!
Good new burger chain: Goodburger. 2nd at 43rd, Lexington at 54th
== PIZZA!!!!
At Totonno's in Coney Island, pizza has been made the same way since 1924. Along with its Brooklyn pizza brethren Di Fara's, Grimaldi's and Franny's, Totonno's is considered among the best in the country by people who have dedicated their lives to the subject.

== visits
-Spamalot
-Les Paul at Iridium on Mondays
-Hopper collection at Whitney
-American Folk Art Museum, W 53rd
-Tenement Museum
-columbia, bookstores

== bars
-*****Double Down Saloon 14 Ave A btwn 1/2 $ New. Great house beer, Double Down IPA. Beers $3 all the time. Signature bloody mary with bacon-infused vodka. Bacon Martini. Ass Juice. Gotham.
-***Subway Inn 143 E 60th btwn Lexington & 3rd. TONY best dive bar. Near Lexington & 60th subway exit. 72 years old. A real hole. $3.50 beer. 
-open bluegrass jams every monday, parkside lounge, and wed at baggot inn
-***Chumley's 86 Bedford btwn Barrow & Grove. Best 'secret' restaurant. Hidden entrance on Barrow. Cozy pub grub, if you can squeeze in the door.

== restaurants
-***Gray's Papaya 2090 Bway at 71st $ TONY best hot dog. One of city's best cheap eats. Other nominees: Broomedogs, Crif Dogs, Nathan's Famous, Schnack
-***Blue Ribbon 97 Sullivan btwn Prince, Spring. TONY best late-night eatery. Other nominees: Aspen, Bozu, Landmarc, Mas
-***Las Ramblas 170 W 4th btwn Cornelia, Jones. TONY best tapas. Real Spanish. Good price. Other nominees: Barca 18, Bar Carerra, Sol y Sombre, Tapeo 29
-****La Esquina 106 Kenmare St btwn Cleveland Pl & Lafayette. Or 203 Lafayette btwn Broome & Kenmare? Ah, it is counter service tacqueria on Kenmare. Soho/Nolita. More extensive menu in cafe around the corner. TONY best new Mexican. Nondescript corner deli sign, door saying employees only. Down stairs and through the kitchen. Look for the tequila bottles. Other nominees: The Alamo, Centrico, Grove, Mercadito, Taco Chulo
-*****Empire Diner 210 10th btwn 22nd & 23rd. TONY best diner. Chrome art deco comfort. 24 hours. Other nominees: Cheyenne Diner, Diner, Lexington Candy Shop, Moondance, Relish
-Noodle bar 26 Carmine St btwn Bedford & Bleecker $ New, sounds good in TONY.
-****Cafe Topsy 575 Hudson Street $ Delicious English food, good atmosphere
-****Bespeckled Trout, 422 Hudson Street (St. Lukes Place), egg creams, old fashioned soda fountain
-****Papillon 575 Hudson nr Bank $ French bistro, food twice the quality  at 2/3 the price
-Bubby's TriBeCa for mac & cheese
-Lombardi's for pizza, Little Italy
-The Dougnut Plant, LE Side
-***Le Zie 172 7th nr 20th $ Modest terrific Venetian, best in town. One of best Italian, period. Risotto with squid
-Eisenberg's sandwich 174 5th Av $ Stern best. Classic NYC neighborhood luncheonette. Tuna on rye.