in an effort to stop the spread of covin
19 people everywhere are practicing
social distancing living and working
remotely in New York City bars and
restaurants have been ordered to close
their dining rooms and serve takeout and
delivery oh me
but just because New Yorkers are stuck
inside doesn't mean we can't still enjoy
the great food this city has to offer
here are 18 of the best places to order
takeout while self isolating bubbies has
been operating in Tribeca since
Thanksgiving Day in 1990 what began as a
pie shop has turned into a menu loaded
with American comfort foods
bubbies most popular item is the James
Beard pancakes topped with crispy fried
chicken so the chicken is brined for 24
hours and you can tell it is so
incredibly juicy and then it pairs
perfectly pancakes because the pancakes
are sweet but not too sweet they have a
little bit of syrup on top of them
because why not
in the Lower East Side bordering
Chinatown Malaysian coffee shop kopitiam
cooks generational family recipes like
Malaysia's national dish nasi lemak
which includes rice topped with fried
peanuts a handful of crunchy fried
anchovies and a house-made spicy chili
sauce the menu also includes a hearty
soup called upon me with hand-pulled
noodles mushrooms fried anchovies and
pork and pull it empty mounds of sticky
rice colored blue but flowers grown in
Malaysia and slightly sweetened with
coconut sugar before being wrapped in a
banana leaf for a perfect snack if
you're hungover from last night's of
videochat happy hour there's no other
option but to eat a bagel sandwich black
seeds bagel sandwiches are what bring
people in but the pizza bagels are what
keep people coming back black seed has
locations throughout the city from
midtown to Tribeca and even one in
downtown Brooklyn and will be giving
away warm bagels from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
every day for displaced food and
beverage professionals
Ava's serves Mediterranean and Turkish
dishes like doner kebab while it's often
used interchangeably with a sandwich of
the same name ABBA dishes out the more
traditional plated version doughnut
kebab is traditionally made with pieces
of lamb or beef cooked on a vertical
rotisserie as the meat rotates only the
outer layer is cooked through and the
perfect piece is sliced very thin before
being placed on a bed of rice lettuce
and cabbage Israeli superstar chef al
Shani runs his internationally popular
street food restaurant MS known from two
locations in Manhattan it dishes out hot
pita filled with fresh vegetables and
meat also try the whole roasted baby
cauliflower lightly rubbed with olive
oil and sprinkled with a generous
helping of celery it's the flavor
profile that you never expected from
cauliflower and it's more than
cauliflower even ever I thought
cauliflower can be it's delicious if
you're looking for the most iconic soul
food in the city don't despair you can
get sylvia's sent straight to your
living room open for 58 years in Harlem
Sylvia's is known most for its ribs
which are seasoned by hand then brined
for four and a half hours before baking
the meat is completely fall-off-the-bone
tender they're still so incredibly juicy
want something a little less hearty
Sylvia's other best seller is a stack of
waffles in fried chicken or a side of
mac and cheese a bit of a local chain
melt chops for Manhattan locations
specialize in all things gooey melty
cheese the classic grilled cheese starts
with two kinds of extra sharp cheddar
layered on two buttered fresh or washer
spread the sandwich moves open-faced
through a conveyor belt oven to ensure
the cheese is melted evenly then the too
cheesy sides are joined together for the
perfect cheese Bowl
Tomkins square bagels is a staple spot
for the city's favorite carb seven days
a week the shop makes the bagels fresh
from scratch hand rolling each one
before their kettle boiled an oven baked
in sandwich form it's stacked with cream
cheese fresh tomato and a heaping pile
of LOX while you may not be able to
travel right now that doesn't mean
you're stuck to the standard New York
slice Detroit style pizza is square it's
dense it's covered inch by inch in thick
cut pepperoni with locations in the East
Village in Chelsea the pizza at lions
and tigers and squares starts in a
greased up square pan dough is topped
with Wisconsin brick cheese and baked
then comes the tomato sauce and loads of
thick pepperoni before it's baked once
more the result is a thick gooey slice
with caramelized cheese on every single
edge champ Steiner boasts 1950s
nostalgia with a menu to match the twist
it's all vegan even the Reuben come on
you're down and dirty this is something
I love to eat in my bed watching TV like
this I want to lick
the classic diner sandwich begins with
seitan sliced thinly and brined
overnight in a mixture of pickling
spices and powdered beets to give it a
pungent corned beef flavor into bright
red color Yemen cafe serves traditional
Yemeni food in Bay Ridge each and every
week the restaurant orders 35 to 40
lambs to make its signature dish lamb
canoes the lamb is seasoned with paprika
cumin curry pepper and salt then cooked
for four hours it's done served with
rice or Yemeni flatbread called Manawa
Mirek icon de Farah Pizza stands out
from other New York pizzerias with its
imported Italian ingredients and the
signature drizzle of olive oil and fresh
basil on a freshly baked pie there's
going to be hard to interest once legend
us that family knows how to make a pie
emily is a multi-location pizza shop
known for woodfired pizza with fresh
toppings the colony is a crispy crusted
pie topped with pepperoni and pickled
chilies it's baked then doused with hot
honey arguably better than the pizza is
the Emily burger the patty is dry aged
beef topped with Grafton cheddar a slew
of caramelized onions and a super-secret
Emmy sauce and topped with a pretzel bun
just make sure you ask for extra napkins
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with three stores across Queens and one
in Manhattan chip will deliver
fresh-baked gooey gooey cookies straight
to your couch much bigger than I was
expecting it is literally the size of my
hand the real magic of a chip cookie
lies in the inventive and nostalgic
flavors like peanut butter and jelly or
s'mores which is graham cracker cookie
filled with chocolate and covered in
marshmallow Queens comfort in Astoria
doesn't just do a burger it is a burger
that's topped with deep-fried bacon and
powdered sugar for the Sugarhill burger
slabs of bacon are coated in a pecan
crust before frying the beef patty is
topped with melted cheddar and blue
cheeses smothered in mayo and honey
sprinkled with powdered sugar then
topped with a toasted bun then it's time
for more powdered sugar because these
are trying times city somali cooks up
family recipes brought from Mexico
straight to this bronx based kitchen
homemade masa dough is spread thick onto
corn husks then topped traditional
tamale fillings like shredded pork
chicken or cheese you can really remind
me of the tamales my grandma would me
go and visit her in New Mexico and to
satisfy the sweet tea city Somali offers
sweet a variety like Oreo a pumpkin Casa
de la mozzarella is home to the
self-proclaimed king of mozzarella it's
known for hand pulled mozz
along with other freshly made Italian
meats and cheeses that when stacked on
one another
create the best Italian sandwiches in
the city the Casa is fresh mozzarella
of course topped with prosciutto de
Parma sun dried peppers and balsamic
glaze on ciabatta bread
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