Best Dishes Our NY Editors Ate Last Week |
Every Monday, Eater New York editors share the standout meals we've eaten recently. This past week’s lineup includes temporary lobster tail, a sea of sushi, and others, plus today’s news roundup covering Taylor Swift's jam-packed NYC dining schedule as of late. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Substack for lots more.
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A build-your-own sushi boat in Nolita |
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The sushi boat at Zutto. | Photo: Emily Venezky/Eater |
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When I offered to take my sister to a fancy omakase for her birthday, she countered by asking for a showy sushi boat with rolls covered in spicy mayo and tempura crunch. After a bit of internet searching, I found ramen spot Zutto that offers sushi boats starting at $119 that definitely feed four or more people. You can just pick enough rolls, nigiri, and hand rolls to reach that minimum price for your raw fish to come out on the wooden boat, or they have sets that include combinations of basic and signature rolls or sashimi. We ambitiously ordered six sushi rolls ($129) and left absolutely stuffed, with enough leftovers for dinner. We ordered double of the spicy scallop (my sister’s favorite), which was delicious, but the standout was the miso sake roll, a salmon and avocado roll topped with buttery seared miso salmon and masago. We also took note that they have a daily happy hour with discounted starters like spicy tuna crispy rice ($8) until 7 p.m., and that every other customer seemed to enjoy the ramen. 384 Broome Street, between Mulberry and Mott streets, Nolita — Emily Venezky, social media manager
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Well-packaged spicy rice noodle soup |
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For a post-drinking, late-night takeout meal, I stopped by the all-hours Yunnan Rice Noodle House, which is 24/7. I got the beef-spicy green pepper-pickled cabbage noodle soup ($15.24; there’s a slight discount if you pay with cash), with really nice rice noodles paired with a wonderfully restorative and spicy broth with nice chunks of sliced beef. I especially appreciated how the noodle soup was packaged to-go: it was a two-in-one plastic takeout container: the noodles were in the first level, and the beefy, vegetable-packed broth on the bottom one (it kept its heat well too). 274 Grand Street, near Forsyth Street, Lower East Side — Nadia Chaudhury, deputy editor, Northeast
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Steak with a side of lobster |
Lobster tail at Peter Luger Steak House. | Photo: Terri Ciccone/Eater |
One might not think of seafood when they hear Peter Luger — a name now synonymous with huge and perfectly cooked cuts of red meat. But on a recent visit, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the restaurant’s talent for cooking quality ingredients simply and to the perfect temperature extends beyond steak. From now through the summer, Peter Luger is showcasing those skills with a Maine lobster tail special ($59.95). The tail is steamed and finished simply with butter and parsley. The tender and slightly sweet meat slips easily out of the shell, and adding it to your meal makes for an incredible surf-and-turf dinner — the perfect kickoff to summer dining. 178 Broadway, near Driggs Avenue, Williamsburg — Terri Ciccone, deputy director of audience development
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A bowl of pasta at Bar Rocco. | Photo: Beth Landman/Eater |
I have been craving this pasta dish from Rocco DiSpirito since last summer, when he served it at his pop-up in Southampton, so I was thrilled to see it at his new Rockefeller Center restaurant, Bar Rocco. These are al dente noodles you can really sink your teeth into, enlivened by a robust tomato sauce with fresh basil ($29). For the paccheri pesto rosso, he makes al dente noodles and shrimp enlivened by a robust tomato sauce with fresh basil. Pair it with one of his salads, or, if you are hungrier, his meatballs made with beef, veal, and pork. 32 West 48th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, Midtown — Beth Landman, contributor, Northeast
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The perfect soft serve swirl for a hot day |
Soft serve at L’Industrie. | Photo: Bettina Makalintal/Eater |
The wildest thing happened to me this weekend: I walked by L’Industrie right around lunch time and there was no line at all. Perhaps everyone decreed it the first beach day of the season? I took the opportunity to get a slice, which was as delicious as ever, but the real standout on this visit — it was over 80 degrees outside, after all, and I’d just been walking for hours — was the cup of swirled gelato and sorbet. On this occasion, it was pistachio gelato and cantaloupe sorbet, with the requisite topping of olive oil and sea salt. The sorbet was so plush in texture that it was itself nearly gelato-esque yet also refreshing. 254 South 2nd Street, at Havemeyer Street, Williamsburg — Bettina Makalintal, senior reporter
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A Chopped winner in Jersey City |
Tacos at Perquin. | Photo: Melissa McCart/Eater |
I’m happy for Bryan Giron at Perquin, who moved across the street from his original location to plant his fast-casual Honduran spot. Since Giron won Chopped a couple of weeks ago, his place has been jammed. He’s an expediting pro, and it’s clear he has come up in some of the city’s busiest kitchens. When I asked him about the show, he said that food TV is nothing compared to the demands of a NYC kitchen like Tao, Barbuto, or Shukette, where he has worked. At Perquin, I had some excellent tacos ($9 to $19) on my last visit — octopus with pineapple salsa and chicken shawarma among them. But don’t miss the chucos, Honduran street food with chicken, vegetables, or seafood. 84 ½ Morris Street, Jersey City — Melissa McCart, lead editor, Northeast
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Lovebirds Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce headed to Honey's in Bushwick on Saturday night. | Photo: XNY/Star Max/GC Images |
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Wedding bells appear to conjure hunger, at least for Taylor Swift and her NFL tight-end fiancé, Travis Kelce, who went on a PDA-packed eating spree across NYC last week. The duo hit up two Catch Hospitality Group spots (intimate West Village steakhouse the Eighty Six, then Soho's months-old modern Mediterranean restaurant Or’esh); Brooklyn cocktail bar Honey's for a friend's wedding; and Noho's swanky members club Zero Bond. For other Swiftie favorites, we have a map for that.
The 2026 Brooklyn Wine Festival goes down on Saturday, May 30, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, with two sessions (1 p.m. or 6 p.m.) featuring sips from 100 red, white, rosé, and sparkling wines from around the world, with tickets for $80.98 a pop. -
Williamsburg's all-day Cafe Susanne doubled down on Domino Park on Friday, May 15, with the debut of a next-door riverfront raw bar dubbed Bar Susanne, per Greenpointers.
- In Eater NY's latest Substack, we dive into the art of the brasserie, plus intel on a summer steak series and Georgian wine dinner.
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