{"id":81221,"date":"2025-07-21T17:59:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/81221\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T17:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:59:17","slug":"best-restaurant-dishes-eater-ny-editors-ate-this-week-july-21-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/81221\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Restaurant Dishes Eater NY Editors Ate This Week, July 21, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Eater editors dining out sometimes several times a day, we come across lots of standout dishes<\/a>, and we don\u2019t want to keep any secrets. Check back for the best things we ate this week.<\/p>\n

Olmo<\/a> opened recently, a New York take on a Mexico City cantina<\/a>. While you can easily have a full meal here, as I did, ordering almost the entire menu, dish sizes are on the snackier side and are best enjoyed with one of their truly excellent cocktails. Some favorites included the chicharr\u00f3nes, with a creamy coleslaw-esque take on the side dish; the eggplant milanesa (make sure to order a side of their flour tortillas), and my favorite, the sopes ($14), made here with plantains, sweet and earthy, with a kick from the salsa macha. It\u2019s best enjoyed with one of Olmo\u2019s salty micheladas (we preferred the original one, over the one with the more stunty Clamato paleta), or, for shaking up a rum-and-Coke order, try their version with Mexican Coca-Cola and tequila. This area has seen several new openings over the last month, including Badaboom<\/a>, a French rotisserie chicken spot, and Dolores<\/a>, another Mexican cantina, this one from the couple behind Winona\u2019s; both, I\u2019m happy to report, are also great, and I\u2019m lucky to have them all in my neighborhood. 103 Saratoga Avenue, at Decatur Street, Ocean Hill \u2014 Emma Orlow, Editor, Northeast<\/p>\n

I absolutely love a minimalist dessert: My last-year-favorite was an Alphonso mango on ice served with a pour of 1950-something Chartreuse at the downstairs Sip of the Sip and Guzzle<\/a> bars. More recently, I enjoyed the sliced Harry\u2019s Berries<\/a> on ice \u2014 naked! \u2014 at the Corner Store<\/a>, served with a lightly salted vanilla bean Chantilly cream with a lemon cookie crumble. Like lobster, though, they\u2019re available at market price. Expect it to be around $15, but it could be a little higher or lower depending on the day. 475 West Broadway, at West Houston, Soho \u2014 Melissa McCart, lead editor, Eater Northeast<\/p>\n

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The sesame mochi cake at Sunn\u2019s. Nadia Chaudhury\/Eater Northeast<\/p>\n

Sesame mochi cake at Sunn\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n

My early solo dinner at the little Korean restaurant<\/a> has been one of the most pleasurable dining experiences I\u2019ve had in New York this year. Much has been said about a really lovely assortment of banchan<\/a> ($25) \u2014 my favorite was the tahini-doused pickled mushrooms \u2014 along with the duk mandu ($27) and lucious tteokbokk ($26), rice cakes in this spicy tomato sauce and a heaping scoop of stracciatella, but it was the not-too-sweet sesame mochi cake ($12) that won my heart. There was something so simple and satisfying about this slab of chewy cake with this beautiful crunchy top layer of sesame seeds, with a pile of konggaru, a soybean powder, for an added dusting of nuttiness. It was light enough to cut through the richly flavor-packed dishes before it. The dessert also reminded me of the sesame candies I love from my uncle\u2019s store. It\u2019s a bonus that I had more than enough food to enjoy as a single diner, and the team beautifully arranged my leftover banchan in a to-go box. 139 Division Street, between Division and Essex streets, Chinatown \u2014 Nadia Chaudhury, editor, Northeast<\/p>\n

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Sandwiches and a pie slice at Salty Lunch Lady\u2019s Luncheonette. Stephanie Wu\/Eater<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been wanting to visit Salty Lunch Lady since we featured the restaurant in an episode of The Experts<\/a>. We got the Dill Party ($16), the extremely popular thinly shaved turkey sandwich, and a special, the tomato sandwich ($16.50). The Dill Party was as great as everyone says: heavy on the dill, fantastic roasted turkey (which they slice in-house) \u2014 but I absolutely loved the Tomato. It was extremely simple, with olive oil-toasted bread, fresh tomatoes, and a basil mayo, and tasted exactly like summer. We closed it out with the fantastic chocolate almond cream pie ($11), which was big and rich enough to share. Pro-tip for those who can plan ahead: Order online<\/a> before they open to skip the line. 565 Woodward Avenue, at Menahan Street, Ridgewood \u2014 Stephanie Wu, editor-in-chief<\/p>\n

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The fried chicken ice cream sandwich from the Nugget Spot. Stefania Orr\u00f9\/Eater<\/p>\n

Fried chicken ice cream sandwich from the Nugget Spot<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWTF\u201d was my first thought upon biting into the Nugget Spot\u2019s fried chicken ice cream sandwich ($15). My second thought: \u201cI\u2019m annoyed at how good this is.\u201d It\u2019s been getting some much-deserved attention across Instagram<\/a>, and even though I\u2019m not usually a hype-food chaser, I gave this one a try and was shocked at how well-executed it is. The chicken is crispy and pleasantly spicy, and the generous scoops of chipotle ice cream really seal the deal. Impressively, the bun remains intact even when the ice cream starts to melt \u2014 a very much appreciated feature of this mad concoction. At first glance, it looks like a sandwich you can\u2019t put down as it would be too messy to pick back up, but I think the sturdiness of the bun definitely allows you to pause and reflect between bites if needed. Rest assured, I did not pause, and any ice cream drippings were swiftly mopped up between bites with a swift-yet-thorough scarpetta action that would make my ancestors proud. 641 Shunpike Road, Chatham Township, New Jersey \u2014 Stefania Orr\u00f9, head of video production<\/p>\n

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The PB&J cake at Hani\u2019s Bakery. Nat Belkov\/Eater<\/p>\n

Celebration calls for cake, and just recently, we celebrated one of our own, bidding them farewell as they embarked upon their next adventure to the west coast. To do so, I turned to Hani\u2019s<\/a>, the maker of all sorts of original and reinvented sweets that turn out to be not too sweet. Nailing nostalgic flavors between layers of sumptuous vanilla bean-flecked cake, chef-owner Miro Uskokovic crowns this creation ($65) with inky wild blueberries and sesame-peanut brittle that sends the final product into an orbit all its own. 67 Cooper Square at East Seventh Street, East Village \u2014 Nat Belkov, associate creative director<\/p>\n

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The pesto campanelle at Isabelle\u2019s Osteria. Beth Landman\/Eater NY<\/p>\n

The pesto at this friendly Flatiron restaurant was so fresh, it made me feel like I walked into a garden and took a deep inhale. The basil, mixed with just the right amount of garlic and pecorino, was almost heady, tossed over al dente campanelle, with asparagus, peas, and tomatoes ($29). It had a perfect consistency and crunch, and the generous dollop of burrata added a velvety creaminess. I grabbed a seat at the outdoor cafe, watched the street action, and didn\u2019t even leave one noodle on the plate. 245 Park Avenue South. between 19th and 20th streets \u2014 Beth Landman, contributor, Eater NY<\/p>\n