Unknown must visit restaurants in your city

[ahnuld]

Not my thread idea, but a good idea none the less. Every city has some amazing restaurants or places that wont show up in any guide books but are some of the best in the city. It would be good to have a directory of these places so when people travel they can really get the best of those unknown local eateries.

Montreal:

The best breakfast in the city, without a doubt, is a small hole-in-the-wall countertop place called Cosmos. its pretty much only a breakfast place but the do have burgers which are awesoome. Its open from 7am till about 4 pm and you can order breakfast all day long. I normally get a regular breakfast which is just eggs, sausage, bacon, toast, coffee and potatoes, but they are the best potatoes you've ever eaten. Simply amazing. Tons of butter and grease, onions and salt, they are enough to fill you up. And its very cheap, only 5.50 for all that. Then there is the famous mis-mash, which consists of 6 eggs, tomatoes, bacon, sausage, onions and maybe something else all mixed together. About 1500 calories.

The restaurant is kinda dirty and extremly small; there are only 12 stools at the counter. But in summer they open up tables outside on the sidewalk and its quite nice. The customers are interesting and very friendly (some are mentally ill) and you are always bound to have a totally random conversation. So if you are looking for the best breakfast that is cheap too, go to Cosmos. Its located on Sheerbrook w. and wilson (not sure about wilson, maybe a block over).

[firstyearclay]

I have brought up this place before, but of the 50 or so steakhouses I have dined in over the last 20 years, this is hands down the best:

Berns Steak House

Located in Tampa, Florida

I have relatives that live down there and they treated me and a girl I was dating when I was a poor struggling college student.

The place is outstanding. Included in dinner was a tour of the kitchen, tour of the wine cellar (I got to hold a $25k bottle of wine) and a separate room just for dessert (a reservation was needed for both the dinner table and the dessert room).

The standard in all old school steakhouses.

Probably one of 3 or 4 restaurants in my life where the experience was 10 out of 10.

FYC

[Evan]

Les Halles in New York

It's not really unknown, but it is definitely not a marquee place. Great food for very reasonable prices. And the patron saint of this forum was the one that introduced me to it.

[Howard Treesong]

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I didn't think Anacardo lived in NY.

[NajdorfDefense]

20 Mott St/Sweet-n-Tart in Chinatown. Best dim sum around.

[Golden_Rhino]

The Bistro (Toronto, Avenue Rd./Lawrence area)

Best wings in town. They serve them with a dill sauce, which sounds weird, but tastes delicious.

[DrunkIrish05]

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I have brought up this place before, but of the 50 or so steakhouses I have dined in over the last 20 years, this is hands down the best:

Berns Steak House

Located in Tampa, Florida

I have relatives that live down there and they treated me and a girl I was dating when I was a poor struggling college student.

The place is outstanding. Included in dinner was a tour of the kitchen, tour of the wine cellar (I got to hold a $25k bottle of wine) and a separate room just for dessert (a reservation was needed for both the dinner table and the dessert room).

The standard in all old school steakhouses.

Probably one of 3 or 4 restaurants in my life where the experience was 10 out of 10.

FYC

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I just ate here with my gf about a month ago. Truly unique experience. I feel like this place can't be unknown though,just the sheer size of the kitchen and wine cellars was amazing. Food was great, service was great (supposedly the servers all have to go to like some special bern's server college or something). All in all really enjoyed the place, everything is just slightly over the top though.

[Bakes]

i'd love some suggestions for Miami, espec the northern part as I am new here.

[firstyearclay]

Wake up. Call out of work. Go to the beach for awhile.

Then go here: Joe's Stone Crab

FYC

[Neuman101]

Tomoe sushi in NYC...kicks Nobu's butt at half the price...its a hole in the wall tho, if you care about decor, go to Nobu or any of the other expensive places...