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THE NYC FOOD ZINE
VOL. I · ISSUE №01 · APRIL 2026
USD $6.66 · 40.7128° N, 74.0060° W
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FIELD GUIDE — NYC EDITION

NEW YORK & EATS

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a relentless love letter to NYC — in dollar slices, bodega chops & Michelin stars.
APR 01 • 2026 Issue 01 — the NYC drop 14 lists · 0 areas · 0 guides
AYCE ↗
best ayce New York
best bbq New York
BBQ
best brunch New York
BRUNCH BURGERS ↗
best burgers New York
best caribbean New York
CARIBBEAN
best coffee New York
COFFEE
best desserts New York
DESSERTS
best halal New York
HALAL
best italian New York
ITALIAN KBBQ ↗
best kbbq New York
best pizza New York
PIZZA
 SEAFOOD ↗
best seafood New York
 STEAK ↗
best steak New York
best tacos New York
TACOS
best miss dumpling New York
MISS DUMPLING KATZ'S DELICATE ↗
best katz's delicate New York
best freddy's frozen New York
FREDDY'S FROZEN
best ichiran New York
ICHIRAN
best wawa New York
WAWA MOMOFUKU NOODLE ↗
best momofuku noodle New York
best real kung fu li New York
REAL KUNG FU LI
best adel's famous h New York
ADEL'S FAMOUS H THE PANZAROTTI ↗
best the panzarotti New York
best katz's delicate New York
KATZ'S DELICATE
best ember & ash New York
EMBER & ASH
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TABLE OF (EDIBLE) CONTENTS
04AYCE Flushing AYCE↗ 09BBQ East Village smoke↗ 14BRUNCH LES to Williamsburg↗ 19BURGERS bodega smash↗ 25CARIBBEAN Flatbush flavor↗ 32COFFEE third wave NYC↗ 36DESSERTS cronut to cheesecake↗ 43HALAL halal cart kings↗ 52ITALIAN Arthur Ave to Carbone↗ 58KBBQ K-Town 32nd St↗ 64PIZZA dollar slice wars↗ 73SEAFOOD raw bar to lobster roll↗ 82STEAK Peter Luger & beyond↗ 91TACOS Jackson Heights OG↗
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