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post #31 of 111
3/25/11 at 3:31pm
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LOL at Junior being the best cheesecake in NYC. Starbucks serves the best espresso too !

OK, Shmartiepants. Granted that my knowledge of Juniors is years old, but where IS the best cheesecake in NY - a traditional, plain-jane, so rich you can barely finish a slice, New York cheesecake?
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post #32 of 111
3/25/11 at 3:33pm
There's as many opinions as Newyorkers but my personal favorite, which is far better than Junior, is Eileen's.


- Mr. Shmartiepants
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post #33 of 111
3/25/11 at 3:37pm
Cheesecake is pretty much the only dessert I crave.
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post #34 of 111
3/25/11 at 3:45pm
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LOL at Junior being the best cheesecake in NYC. Starbucks serves the best espresso too !
I seriously cringed when I read that.
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There's as many opinions as Newyorkers but my personal favorite, which is far better than Junior, is Eileen's. - Mr. Shmartiepants
Hers is great. Kosher too so iammatt can eat there often. And there are others as well but I tire of sharing my picks with people who eat at Juniors.
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post #35 of 111
3/25/11 at 3:51pm
Cheesecake at Mercer Kitchen is good. But it might be too $$$ for your cheap food list.
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post #36 of 111
3/25/11 at 4:00pm
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OK, Shmartiepants. Granted that my knowledge of Juniors is years old, but where IS the best cheesecake in NY - a traditional, plain-jane, so rich you can barely finish a slice, New York cheesecake?

Serendipity 3. It's got a walnut crust, instead of the classic graham cracker, but it's damn good.
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post #37 of 111
3/25/11 at 4:10pm
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Serendipity 3. It's got a walnut crust, instead of the classic graham cracker, but it's damn good.

Didn't that place close because of health code violations? Maybe the crust is more than walnuts.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?se...cal&id=5763016
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post #38 of 111
3/25/11 at 4:11pm
To be clear, I didn't want to start a debate on where the best cheesecake in NYC is. As I said, there are many options and different favorites - and I'm glad people voice their own favorites.

I just wanted to slay the myth of Juniors as "the best" particularly because (a) there are tons of great and many better alternatives, (b) these crown titles are annoying, and (c) those titles lose all their meaning when a business expands and industrializes its products like Juniors has, with many locations and retailers through the city (and outside), most of which don't sell very fresh slices. If I can find a slice of your cake wrapped in plastic at an airport, it is unlikely that it's the best stuff out there. There are lots of people producing great, fresh stuff here.

There are a bunch of myths like that in NYC that keep going and going... Katz, Lombardi, Magnolia, Palm, etc....
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post #39 of 111
3/25/11 at 5:12pm
Best cheesecake I've had is at babbo

Also +1 to neue gallerie

The Jewish museum is free on Saturdays
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post #40 of 111
3/25/11 at 7:47pm
http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=48155 This is the cheap eats thread with lots of good recs.
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post #41 of 111
3/26/11 at 12:34am
Banh Mi?
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post #42 of 111
3/26/11 at 1:09am
John's Pizza--

64th between 1st & York is the best pizza in town, hands down.

It's quiet and not very expensive.
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post #43 of 111
3/26/11 at 9:50am
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John's Pizza--

64th between 1st & York is the best pizza in town, hands down.

It's quiet and not very expensive.

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post #44 of 111
3/26/11 at 4:04pm
forget that shake shack bs---go to J.G. Melon; really great burger, & it's relatively inexpensive
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post #45 of 111
3/26/11 at 5:25pm
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Eat at Mile End if you're coming to Brooklyn and want deli. Do NOT eat at Junior's. The cheesecake has fallen off significantly and the rest of the menu is garbage.

Mile End serves ersatz Montreal smoked meat sandwiches. Why go there, when you can get the real thing in Montreal? Now I am putting on my flame retardant gear from those who tell me that Schwartz Charcuterie Hebraique is no good......
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