Restaurants to try

The New York Times: Velselka is one of the NYT restaurant critic Sam Sifton’s 50 favorite NYC restaurants. To see the full list, get The Scoop iPhone app, an inside guide to New York: NYTimes.com/thescoop

The New York Times: Recommended: Lamb dumplings, “dial oil” noodles, tomato and egg knife-shaved noodles, baked noodles and fish, “big tray of chicken,” spicy crispy rabbit, amber winter melon. Leia mais.

The New York Times: Recommended dishes: Beer cheese; grilled mozzarella sandwich; grilled cheddar sandwich; Asian gnocchi and beef. Leia mais.

The New York Times: Recommended: Crispy rock shrimp, fried shishito peppers, croque senora; Mi Corazon and the Improved Malecon Old Fashioned cocktails. Leia mais.

The New York Times: Recommended dishes: Hot yogurt soup, sautéed spinach, Coban salad, grilled lamb meatballs, ali nazik. Leia mais.

The New York Times: Recommended dishes: Fish dishes, pakoras (vegetable fritters), bhartas (mashed dishes), shandesh (cheese sweetened with date palm sugar). Leia mais.

The New York Times: Recommended dishes: Gyoza; Kyushu, miso, sesame, seafood, sutamina and vegetable ramen; garlic noodles. Leia mais.

The New York Times: Recommended dishes: Eggs, guacamole, chicken wings, lomo saltado, ropa vieja, arroz con pollo, roast pork, chocolate cake with dulce de leche buttercream. Leia mais.

The New York Times: Recommended: Baguette, sunflower-rye bread, sandwiches, almond-pear danish, peach-and-raspberry tart, cauliflower-and-Brie tart, croissants. Leia mais.

The New York Times: Ask to be seated in the main dining room and save the evening with an order of king-crab legs, which are reliable and sweet. Leia mais.

The New York Times: Order seafood salad or tuna tartare. Follow with Thai-spiced lobster or steak. And ask for help on the wine. Do prom right this time around. Leia mais.

The Corcoran Group: The bottomless brunch here is great, but what makes it even better is the Lobster Mac and Cheese or the Lobster Benedict. These are must-order dishes!

The Corcoran Group: Try to score a table in the outdoor area in the back and take advantage of one of the cheaper all you can drink options available. The burger here is great!