Best Comfort Food in NYC

By Ari Kellen

Bigos

Where to get it?

• A tomato-based Polish stew made with cabbage and pork

Karczma!• 136 Greenpoint Ave,

Brooklyn

Ramen• Wildly popular in

all forms, whether it’s artisanal or freeze-dried

Where to get it?Hide Chan!• 248 E 52nd St,

Midtown Manhattan

Lamb !mafe

• Peanut-based Senegalese stew made with lamb

Where to get it?Joloff Restaurant!• 1168 Bedford Ave,

Bed-Stuy

Matzoh ball soup• Hailed as

“Jewish penicillin”, this is essential for any New Yorkers who need to get over a cold

Where to get it?Mile End Deli!• 53 Bond St, NoHo!• 230 Park Ave, Midtown!• 97 Hoyt St, Boerum Hill

Soup !dumplings

• Dumplings filled with hot soup broth

Where to get them?Joe’s Shanghai!• 9 Pell St, Chinatown!• 24 W 56th St, Midtown

Mac and cheese• Always delicious,

whether it’s made by Kraft or an artisanal shop

Where to get it?

Queens Comfort!• 40-09 30th Ave,

Astoria

French fries• Everybody’s

favorite side dish

Where to get it?Pommes Frites!• 128 Macdougal St,

Greenwich Village

Burritos• Delicious, filling

and hot

Where to get it?Dos Toros!• Various locations

around the city

Beef patties• Served piping

hot and packed with delicious spices to warm up anybody Where to get it?

Miss Lily’s!• 132 W Houston St,

Greenwich Village!• 109 Ave A, East Village

Naan• Simple, flavorful

and always tasty

Where to get it?Masalawala!• 179 Essex St,

Lower East Side