One of the most charismatic and entertaining men in the world of food, Anthony Bourdain has seen, done, and eaten a lot.
So when he sat down with The Daily Beast to discuss his favourite restaurants in New York, we sat up and listened.
Here are Anthony Bourdainโs five favourite restaurants in the Big Apple.
Russ & Daughters, 179 East Houston:
โLetโs say Iโve been away a long time eating perfectly good food in another country, but Iโm not in New York. Iโm going right to Russ & Daughters. Iโm going to beast some Russ & Daughters.
โIโm going to get bialys and a pile of chopped liver and smoked salmon and some cream cheese, maybe some sturgeon, and maybe some fish eggsโand Iโm just going to go berserk.โ
Mission Chinese Food: 171 East Broadway
โFor fun, Iโm going to Mission Chinese. Itโs the most fun restaurant in New York. The food is just delicious. It doesnโt take itself too seriously. Itโs super low impact.
โAt Mission Chinese I drink cocktails with food. My judgment is destroyed by the time the appetizers arrive there. They do these lethal drinks that you would never in your right mind drink in any other circumstance. Mai Tais, really? Why not?โ
Osteria Morini, 218 Lafayette Street
Marea, 240 Central Park South:
โIโll go to Morini for a bowl of pasta, or if I really want to blow it out Iโll go to Marea, but just for the pasta. Not that the fish isnโt magnificent, but Iโll go in and eat three or four different pastas. If I am carb-loading that would be a good choice.โ
Shake Shack:
โChances are, the first thing Iโm doing when I get back if Iโve been away for 12 daysโIโm exhausted, Iโve flown from Japan or South America and I arrive at my apartment and Iโm just destroyedโIโm calling Seamless to get me some Shake Shack.
Iโm having a double cheeseburger naked, please. No lettuce. No tomato. No nothing. Just cheese and two burgers on a potato bun. Iโll have two of those and Iโm happy. Iโm singing America, fuck yeah!โ
