I've already gone on about
the new restaurants I thought put together the total package this year. But as in
2011, there were a bunch of additional bites that made 2012 a great year for eating in the city.
In roughly chronological order:
(1) tan tan-men, (2) duck-fat chicken karaage, (3) house-made tofu, (4) coconut quail-egg shooter, (5) sea-salt ice cream, all from Slurping Turtle
(6) Effy's seared mortadella, (7) rock shrimp polpette, (8) charred carrots, from Bar Toma
(9) spiced beluga lentils (with quail), Goosefoot
(10) grits (with duck breast), (11) smoked octopus, Three Floyd's Brewpub
113 more after the jump:
(12) kani ramen,
Katsu(13)
bun mam,
Nha Hang Viet Nam(14)
Blue Diamond wasabi & soy sauce almonds(15)
bo ko,
Nhu lan Bakery(16) sour cream doughnut,
Munster Donut(17)
pickled garlic(18) Alex Bachman’s
Three Arrows, Yusho
(19)
Suntory Yamazaki sherry cask whiskey, (20) Gordon & MacPhail 1995 Imperial scotch, (21) grilled yellowtail head, (22) skin sampler, (23) uni, (24) maitake mushrooms with 5:10 egg,
Yusho
- Lake Langano
- Kitfo and qocho
(25) lobster nuggets and squash agnolotti,
Goosefoot (26) chicken presse, (27) milk chocolate cremeaux, (28) the Amnesiac,
Acadia(29)
Red Boat fish sauce(30)
Fattah,
Sheeba (RIP)
(31)
Alan Lake’s peat-smoked shrimp (32) lamb meatloaf,
Bread & Wine(33) achari onion dosa, (34)
bisi bela huli anna,
Sankalp(35) cocido, (36) blood sausage,
Publican Quality Meats(37) smoked shrimp,
Hagen’s(38) octopus with lemon oregano gremolata, (39) pistachio cake,
Urban Union(40)
kitfo with
qocho, false banana bread,
Lake Langano(41) tuna carpaccio,
RPM(42) bagna cauda, (43) Amaro dell'Erborista,
Bar Ombra(44) Duck-heart hash, (45) cheeseburger, (46) bologna sandwich,
Au Cheval(47)
Squirrel burgoo(48) Paul Fehribach’s bacon, biscuits, and gravy,
Baconfest(49) mushroom soup,
Cho Jung(50)
aligot,
Allium(51)
Letherbee gin(52) spaghetti with cured tuna, squid-ink strozzapreti, radiatore, mortadella, pistachio, and red onion, grilled lamb loin,
Nellcote(53)
duqqa,
the Nut House(54) tagliolini nero with crab, sea urchin, and chiles, (55) tripe, (56) Korean short ribs, (57) the Elixir, (58) the Fib, (59) tiramisu,
Balena(60)
makdous,
Al Bawadi Grill(61) grilled pork belly,
Troquet(62) turkey-cheddar-broccoli crepe,
Frog N Snail(63) the Rocky, (64) roast pork loin grinder,
Monti’s(65) falafel, (66) mackerel with olive tapenade, (67) "smoked" salmon,
Premise (RIP)(68) Hunter beef sandwich,
Spinzer Restaurant(69) the Guapichosa, (70) Lemonhart Mai Tai, (71) the
Bitter Old Coot, Scofflaw(72) char dog,
Phil’s Last Stand(74) Asian carp hot pot,
Ma Gong La Po(75) marinated Genoa tuna and onion pizza, (76) Nutella pizza,
Pizzeria da Nella Cucina Napoletana(77) shrimp taco, mushroom taco,
Antique Taco(78) hornado,
Cuenca’s Bakery(79) Orange rush,
Kai Zan(80) calamari, (81) oxtail lasagna,
Graham Elliot Bistro
(82) Schnitzel sandwich, (83) potato salad, Olga’s Deli
(84)
mandu,
Himshikar(85) Smoking Goose’s
Delaware Fireball(86) mac 'n' cheese,
Dragon Ranch(87) sepia noodles, bacon-cured sweetbreads,
Trenchermen(88) spinach-mushroom tamal, Yvolina’s
Tamales(89) sunray venus clams and chorizo,
Savoy(90) black-and-white pudding,
Spencer’s Jolly Posh Food(91)
mirchi ka salan,
Ghareeb Nawaz (92) Belgian frites,
Wood(93) meatball, Stroganoff, (94) creamed spinach, (95) hash browns, (96) bread service,
Bavette’s Bar & Boeuf(97) Best Naan’s
barbari bread(98) bacon jam,
P.E. Mullins(99) uni,
Masaki(100)
Journeyman Distillery’s Featherbone Bourbon(101) chrysanthemum pavlova,
Bonsoiree(102)
28-year-old cheddar(103) lamb-and-beef gyro,
Covo Gyro Market(104) Bare Knuckle Farm roasted pork sirloin, via B
utcher & Larder (105) kapi fried rice,
Andy Thai Kitchen(106)
2009 Julien Fremont Cidre Brut par Nature(107) carrots, raccoon,
Elizabeth(108) sliced pork belly with crushed garlic,
Lao Ma La(109)
Valentino Pasta’s fusilli gigante(110) tamarind ribs,
Embeya(111)
Wild Ophelia beef jerky chocolate bar(112) bouchot mussels, chicken liver paté, duck hearts,
the Publican(113)
di san xian, (114) stir-fried pork with dry bean curd and jalapeño, and (115) pork-fried cake at
Homestyle Taste(116) baby potatoes with soy sauce,
Northern City(117) salsa de molcajete,
Masa Azul(118)
spicy sriracha peas(119)
sake lees-marinated hamachi(120) Badou’s Senegalese Soul Food,
Badou(121) squash empanadas,
La Sirena Clandestina(122) pork ear and papaya, (123)
balichang and catfish,
Fat Rice (124) everything bagel,
Reno