● Le P'tit Paris Bistro (Windsor Terrace) - Windsor Terrace gets down with L.P.P.
● The Union Square Lounge (Union Square) - Relaunch of the lounge under Coffee Shop. Good for young'uns not yet out of the habit of partying in basements.
● Roman's (Fort Greene) - Marlow and Diner peeps bring the white tile and marble to Ft. Greene.

● Veranda (West Village) - Hookah pipes, Medi eats, and slick décor inside cavernous former Sheridan Square space.
● Rye House (Union Square) - Brown liquor, hearty eats. Always on the beam.
● Full Circle Bar (Park Slope) - Boardwalk game gets its own bar. Come roll your troubles away.

● JAPAN BRAND: The Wish List (Midtown West) - Fill out your high-design wish list at this elegant Japanese popup.

● Maialino (Gramercy) - Hospitality master Danny Meyer tries his hand at a neighborhood trattoria.
● Penthouse 808 (Long Island City) - Terrace lounge sprawling atop the Ravel Hotel.
● Patty & Bun (Greenwich Village) - Bringing Follow Me Caffe-style love to the Village.

● CV (Lower East Side) - Thor's drinking den, with a continental crowd and tough-to-breach velvet rope.
● Spot Dessert Bar (East Village) - Dessert bar hits the spot in the heart of St. Marks.

For half a decade now, EN Japanese Brasserie has been broadening New York’s knowledge of Japanese cuisine. The kitchen puts out simple and hearty dishes, along the lines of home cooking. Of course, this being a Japanese import, home cooking is a little more refined than the chicken fried steak or tuna casserole you may have grown up with. The results are modern, with a Japanese attention to detail. The tofu is fresh, miso is handmade, and the soy is the house’s own recipe. EN Shochu Bar has been performing a similar horizon-broadening on the liquid side, introducing New Yorkers to a drink less familiar than sake. Shochu is Japan’s aquavit, more or less, a distilled spirit that’s steadily gaining in popularity. You can sample some 20 iterations at EN, or try one in cocktail form.

Even a humble sandwich shop is, in Manhattan, prone to the haute treatment. Since 2003, ’wichcraft has been laying out gourmet takes on what goes between two slices of bread. Of course, that’s only the beginning. This year, founders Tom Colicchio and Sisha Ortuzar published a book on the subject, 'wichcraft: Craft a Sandwich into a Meal -- And a Meal into a Sandwich. And Ortuzar has turned the upstairs of the Flatiron ‘wichcraft into a destination dining spot. The menu is market-driven and the combinations are creative, like short rib with romesco and grilled scallions, or a trippy fluke ceviche with green mango and watermelon. In that spirit, Ortuzar passes along a side dish that’ll class up any Thanksgiving spread.

● Seven Five (Lower Manhattan) - Prime FiDi watering hole on Water and Wall.

● Pies-n-Thighs (Williamsburg) - Long-awaited return of comfort food legend.
● Andaz Wall Street (Lower Manhattan) - Hyatt gets haute on the Financial District.
● Andaz Fifth Avenue (Midtown East) - New-school Hyatt brings both style and substance to the heart of midtown.

● Village Bistro East (East Village) - Name says it all. Bistro fare between A and B at surprisingly reasonable prices.
● Manhattan Inn (Greenpoint) - Name doesn't reflect borough confusion, that's the Greenpoint avenue it's on.