Minetta Tavern.

In 2 Shout NY guides.

1. Food + Drink

   The Best Burgers in New York City

   The Black Label Burger is a New York institution, a sybaritic blend of prime dry-aged beef cuts that eats more like a steak.

   Go for: The Black Label Burger, cooked medium-rare.

2. Food + Drink

   The Best Date Night Restaurants in New York City

   A 1930s-style tavern on MacDougal with murals, caricatures and red banquettes, reworked into a brasserie that still feels like a secret.

   Go for: the Black Label burger or, for a celebration, the côte de boeuf for two, and save room for a soufflé.