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Top Ten New York City Foods

Hello!
We all know that there is so much to eat in New York City, in this post we want to share with you the Top Ten New York City Foods. These are the foods that you cannot leave New York City without tasting. A lot of visitors and locals alike both think of New York City when they taste foods such as pizza, bagels, pastrami and rye and so much more. Below is a list of the foods you love and where to find some of the best New York City foods.

1. Black and White Cookie, Zabar’s 2245 Broadway (between 80th St & 81st St)

2. Pastrami and Rye Sandwich, Katz’s Delicatessen 205 E Houston St (between Avenue A & Essex St)

3. Cheesecake, Eileen’s Special Cheesecake 17 Cleveland Pl (between Kenmare St & Spring St)

4. NY Strip Steak, Peter Luger Steak House 178 Broadway (between 6th St & Driggs Ave)

5. Egg Cream, Gem Spa 131 2nd Ave (between 7th St & St Marks Pl)

6. Halvah, (candy) The Joyva brand was founded in Brooklyn, and some of the best Halvah is sold at Economy Candy Market 108 Rivington St (between Ludlow St & Essex St)

7. Bagel, There are many locations to find a NYC bagel, but one location that has stands out is Ess-A-Bagel 831 3rd Ave (between 50th St & 51st St)

8. Pizza, We have a post of the Top Ten Pizza Places in NYC, it’s very hard to limit to just one, so we’ll share two of our top favorites. L’Asso 192 Mott St (between Kenmare St & Spring St)  and John’s Pizzeria 278 Bleecker St (between Jones St & Morton St)

9. Falafel, Mamoun’s Falafel 22 St Marks Pl (between 3rd Ave & Astor Pl)

10. Hot Dog, Gray’s Papaya 2090 Broadway (between 72nd St & 73rd St)