5. Blue Smoke
7.7
255 Vesey St (btwn West & North End Ave), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · Battery Park City · 120 tips and reviews
Rachel Ivy: Pulled pork, Mac and cheese, and a super chocolatey brownie = triple win! Eat at the bar, the bartender was really sweet and friendly.
Thrillist: This is the only BS locations serving up the pork belly & fried bologna sliders, so get them while you're here and, preferably paired with the house-smoked, barrel-aged Manhattan. Read more.
TenantKing.com: The Fry Bread is what everyone raves about when coming here, so make sure you don't miss out on it!
6. Claw Daddy's
7.5
185 Orchard St (btwn Stanton and Houston St), New York, NY
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Lower East Side · 46 tips and reviews
Fati Hussain: Love the garlic noodles, boil, oysters, cocktails and soft shell crab; basically I love everything here. PS They have happy hour specials til 9PM Mon-Thurs
Ken N: Seafood fresh, sauces is amazing and great service .
Tom Maxim: $1 oysters and $4 beers for happy hour
7. Vino Levantino
7.2
210 W 94th St (Broadway and Amsterdam), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Upper West Side · 15 tips and reviews
Aashna S: What a great addition to the upper west side. Try the Turkish wine.
Arnaldo J. López: Petite Syrah, Minced Meat Skewers, Panna Cotta
Jason Stack: The vegan moussaka and Moroccan cod, both of which were delicious but the portions could have been a little larger. And while they were out of phyllo for the balkava, they were able to substitute.