New York's Top Restaurants

Una Pizza Napoletana. The apotheosis of an Italian pie in the East Village. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

The Doughnut Plant. A sample of the shop's 70 varieties of doughnuts. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

Sugar-glazed glory on Grand Street. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

L'Atelier. Executive chef Yosuke Suga at work in the open kitchen at Joël Robuchon's New York outpost. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

Toro served with crispy onion rings. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

The calm before the crowds at Clinton St. Baking Co., a Lower East Side brunch favorite. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

Momofuku chef David Chang tastes oysters with kimchee at his tiny East Village noodle bar. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

An ethereal bowl of Berkshire pork-laden ramen soup. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

Octopus with sage and candied celery from Falai. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

Iocopo Falai, owner and chef of Clinton Street's most inventive Italian restaurant. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

The best seat in the house. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

Dolcetto before dinner. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

The retro-Asian interior of Chinatown Brasserie, setting the mood for classic dim sum. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

Service with a smile. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

Chinoiserie touches. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

Dumplings, garnished with shiitake mushrooms. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

Manhattan's first English Gastropub, The Spotted Pig, in the West Village. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

A pint of stout (draft, of course). From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

The Pig's cult-status gnudi or pillowy gnocchi. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

A lunch to linger over. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

At Falai, on the Lower East Side. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

Pancakes and waffles are topped with strawberries, blueberries, shaved almonds, and warm maple butter. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

Chef Joël Robuchon's new 57th Street address for L'Atelier. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

Past chef Will Goldfarb (far right) and his team create some of the most inventive sweets in New York. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

Each Peach, one of the eight desserts on the menu. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

The Spotted Pig's addictive Cuban sandwich. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

Unwinding at the Spotted Pig. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

Dinner is served at Falai. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants

L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon. From the article New York's Top 50 Restaurants