333 "First/Early in the Game Dates" restaurants in New York.
Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea is a tea shop chain with stores around the city, including this reliable one on St. Marks spot.
Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea
East Village
This Chinese restaurant on St. Marks in the East Village is home to some of the best soup dumplings in Manhattan.
The Bao
East Village
Leland Eating & Drinking House serves excellent small plates, fresh focaccia, and hot cocktails from its corner shop in Prospect Heights.
Leland Eating & Drinking House
Brooklyn
Chez Nick
Upper East Side
Amigo By Nai
East Village
Brooklyn Noosh is a casual spot in Bed-Stuy with burgers, beer, kabobs, and a big outdoor patio in their back alley.
Brooklyn Noosh
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Farra is a wine bar in Tribeca from the people behind (temporarily closed) Atera. Order the scallop fried rice.
Farra
Tribeca
Endswell
Brooklyn
Fradei
Brooklyn
Bin 5
Staten Island
& Sons
Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Peachy’s
Chinatown
The Red Lion is a big bar in Greenwich Village that’s a good spot to watch soccer on TV during the day, and listen to live music every night.
The Red Lion
Greenwich Village