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Hal Rubenstein's Pick
- Calle Ocho
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446 Columbus Avenue, 212-873-5025
Lots of space, a sense of celebration, and Doug Rodriguez’s food. That’s a party.
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Adam Platt's Pick
- Sparks
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210 East 46th Street, 212-687-4855
No one’s better at handling unruly herds of carnivores.
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Robin Raisfeld's Pick
- Blue Ribbon Bakery
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3 Downing Street, 212-337-0404
The snug basement alcove is so close to the open kitchen and bread oven it’s practically a chef’s table.
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Rob Patronite's Pick
- Salut
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63-42 108th Street, Forest Hills, Queens
For footlong skewers of charcoal-grilled meat and a BYOB vodka-induced frenzy.
Best for a Group of Ten
From the 2004 Best of New York issue of New York Magazine