BEST OF NEW YORK
		Corner Bistro:The burger, perennial favorite. Food Everyone's a Critic First Annual Readers' Picks What are the best restaurants in New York? That's the kind of question that starts food fights, and for the first time in the history of Best of New York, we turned not only to our critics and editors but, through online polling, to our readers. Voters were asked to choose among five finalists in each of ten restaurant categories, and they also had the option of writing in their own picks. In all, nearly 2,000 of you cast votes. Not surprisingly, you weren't shy about stating your opinions. AMERICAN WINNER: • Gramercy Tavern 42 East 20th Street 212-477-0777 RUNNERS-UP: • Union Square Cafe, 21 East 16th Street, 212-243-4020 • Ilo, 40 West 40th Street, 212-642-2255 • Aureole, 34 East 61st Street, 212-319-1660 • 71 Clinton Fresh Food, 71 Clinton Street, 212-614-6960 What you said>>> ITALIAN WINNER: • Babbo 110 Waverly Place 212-777-0303 RUNNERS-UP: • Il Mulino, 86 West Third Street, 212-673-3783 • Campagna, 24 East 21st Street, 212-460-0900 • Felidia, 243 E. 58th Street, 212-758-1479 • Lupa, 170 Thompson Street, 212-982-5089 What you said>>> FRENCH WINNER: • Daniel 60 East 65th Street 212-288-0033 RUNNERS-UP: • Jean Georges, 1 Central Park West, 212-299-3900 • Le Cirque 2000, 455 Madison Avenue, 212-303-7788 • Montrachet, 239 West Broadway, 212-219-2777 • Chanterelle, 2 Harrison Street, 212-966-6960 What you said>>> STEAK HOUSE WINNER: • Peter Luger 178 Broadway, Brooklyn 718-387-7400 RUNNERS-UP: • Sparks, 210 East 46th Street, 212-687-4855 • Smith & Wollensky, 797 Third Avenue, 212-753-1530 • Palm, 837 Second Avenue, 212-687-2953; 250 West 50th Street, 212-333-7256 What you said>>> SEAFOOD WINNER: • Le Bernardin 155 West 51st Street 212-489-1515 RUNNERS-UP: • Oceana, 55 East 54th Street, 212-759-5941 • Pearl Oyster Bar, 18 Cornelia Street, 212-691-8211 • Esca, 402 West 43rd Street, 212-564-7272 What you said>>> BURGER WINNER: • Corner Bistro 331 West 4th Street 212-242-9502 RUNNERS-UP: • 21 Club, 21 West 52nd Street, 212-582-7200 • Wollensky's Grill, 205 East 49th Street, 212-753-0444 • City Hall, 131 Duane Street, 212-227-7777 • Mesa Grill, 102 Fifth Avenue, 212-807-7400 What you said>>> PIZZA WINNER: • John's of Bleecker Street 278 Bleecker Street 212-243-1680 RUNNERS-UP: • Grimaldi's, 19 Old Fulton Street, Brooklyn, 718-858-4300 • Two Boots, multiple locations • Lombardi's, 32 Spring Street, 212-941-7994 What you said>>> SOUL FOOD WINNER: • Virgil's Real BBQ 152 West 44th Street 212-921-94947 RUNNERS-UP: • Jezebel, 630 Ninth Avenue, 582-1045 • Sylvia's, 328 Lenox Avenue, 212-996-0660 • Charles' Southern Style Kitchen, 2841 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 212-926-4313 What you said>>> MEXICAN WINNER: • Rosa Mexicano 1063 First Avenue 212-753-7407 RUNNERS-UP: • Zarela, 953 Second Avenue, 212-644-6740 • Maya, 1191 First Avenue, 212-585-1818 • Mexicana Mama, 525 Hudson Street, 212-924-4119 What you said>>> SUSHI WINNER: • BondST 6 Bond Street 212-777-2500 RUNNERS-UP: • Blue Ribbon Sushi, 119 Sullivan Street, 212-343-0404 • Yama, 122 East 17th Street, 212-475-0969; 92 West Houston Street, 674-0935; 38-40 Carmine Street, 212-989-9330 • Kuruma Zushi, 7 East 47th Street, 212-317-2802 What you said>>>