Where to eat and drink in the Northeast
Dollar slices, bagels, delis, cheesesteaks and the densest restaurant scene in the country. 55051 places across 2 cities.
What changes at the table in the Northeast
The Northeast eats standing up. New York has more restaurants than any other American city, and its signature food is the stuff you grab on the way somewhere: the fold-in-half slice, the bagel with schmear, the pastrami on rye, the halal cart. Philadelphia answers with the cheesesteak, the roast pork sandwich and the Italian Market, and treats the Reading Terminal like a cathedral.
The typical place is a counter, not a table: the pizzeria with no seats, the deli with a line out the door, the diner open all night. It is also the region where fine dining was invented in America and where the tasting menu with a three-month wait still lives, so the gap between a two-dollar slice and a four-hundred-dollar dinner is the widest in the country.
What changes for the diner: tipping is a firm twenty percent, the bill often adds a service charge on top, reservations are a sport, and dinner runs late. It is the most expensive place to eat out in the United States, and the place with the most choice.
Northeast cities in the directory
Restaurants, BBQ, burgers, coffee shops and more, with address and phone, in each of the 2 cities.