How many for you, @BKeats? At a glance I think maybe 30 odd for me.
There’s been a void since Zagat’s annual lists. (And of course a glut too, of listicles, from useful to clickbait.)
They’ve been deliberate in their “diversity” of all sorts: price point (not a coincidence 18-20% each at the top and bottom, the rest spread across the middle), cuisines, locations, and so on, so as not to draw criticism on those fronts (people are always going to argue what made it and what didn’t, but the broad strokes have been engineered to avoid fault on demographics).
In terms of what’s on the list vs not, Tatiana at the top is a good indication of where it’s headed. Too new, too expensive, too soon.
All (and only, except 1 gimme) the Unapologetic Foods restaurants are on the list spare the newest one in Bk: either a tragic indictment of Indian food in NYC or of critics’ knowledge and experience of it. Temple canteen being the inexpensive dosa choice for all the city? It’s nowhere near the top, or even top 3 (but yes to cheapest, if we’re splitting dollars after sticking Tatiana on top).
Zaab Zaab for Thai over all others? Mercado for Spanish - really? (I mean we rarely have overlapping opinions here but most of us on HO wouldn’t recommend it just recently to a visitor.)
Too bad when a NYT list reads like a lagging and out of touch Michelin report.
