Dining in New York City

In the bustling metropolis of New York City, there is a wide variety of culinary options. With the diverse ethnic population, you'd be hard-pressed to not be able to find a specific type of food. Whether you're looking for pizza, pasta, nachos, steak, sushi or just a plain old hamburger, you'll have plenty of options to choose from.

New York City's prevalent Italian population paves the way for some of the best-tasting pizzas and Italian food. Lombardi's Coal-Oven Pizza is located in downtown Manhattan and is considered by many locals to be the best pizza around. The Italian restaurant Babbo is a popular place to dine - so popular that you'll need to make reservations one month in advance. Babbo offers high-quality food and wine.

In the mood for sushi? New York City caters to the large number of Japanese tourists and businessmen that visit the town. There are variety of Japanese restaurants that offer many food options. Little Yokohama is a Japanese noodle shop that offers large bowls of soup at affordable prices. Sushi Yasuda is considered by many to have the best sushi in town. Sushi Yasuda has a variety of fish, all high quality.

How about a thick, juicy steak? The steakhouses in New York City offer a variety of cuts to satisfy your taste buds and your wallet. The Strip House offers New York strips, porterhouses and rib-eyes and unique side dishes such as collard greens, creamed spinach and goose fat potatoes, all in a sexy bordello-themed restaurant. Sparks Steakhouse is known for its high quality, but affordable, prime sirloin steaks and wine. Knickerbocker Bar and Brill offers a more family-friendly enviroment. Known for their T-bones, this steakhouse also has live jazz music on the weekends.

Just looking for some good ol' American food? Corner Bistro is a bustling burger joint in West Village. Expect to wait in line for a seat. If you're in the mood for some Southern favorites, try Charles' Southern Style Kitchen. The authentic cuisine includes fried chicken, corn bread and collard greens.

Whatever food you're craving, expect to find it in New York City.