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New York City has a few million eateries and a few thousand websites that aim to catalog them all. Nerd York City isn't one of them. Instead, what follows is a selection of NYC's notable, famous, cheap, odd, avant garde, and sometimes tacky but always-geeky restaurants. Entries ending with link to a Nerd York City review.

Bars and Speakeasys

BAR AND BOOKS
636 Hudson St
New York, NY 10014

BAR AND BOOKS
1020 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10021

BAR AND BOOKS
889 1st Ave
New York 10022

BARCADE
388 Union Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211

BELGIAN ROOM
125 St. Mark's Pl
New York, NY 10009

BELL HOUSE
149 7th St
Brooklyn, NY 11215

BIERHAUS
712 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10017

BOURGEOIS PIG
111 East 7th St
New York, NY 10009

BURP CASTLE
41 East 7th St
New York, NY 10003

CAMPBELL APARTMENT
15 Vanderbilt Ave
New York, NY 10017

DEATH AND CO.
433 East 6th St
New York, NY 10009

EARL'S BEER
AND CHEESE

1259 Park Ave
New York, NY 10029

FRAUNCES TAVERN
54 Pearl St
New York, NY 10004

GOTHAM CITY LOUNGE
1293 Myrtle Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11221

HOP DEVIL GRILL
129 St. Mark's Pl
New York, NY 10009

LANI KAI
525 Broome St
New York, NY 10013

LILLIE'S VICTORIAN
ESTABLISHMENT

13 East 17th St
New York, NY 10003

LILLIE'S VICTORIAN
ESTABLISHMENT

249 West 49th St
New York, NY 10019

LORELEY
7 Rivington St
New York, NY 10002

OTTO'S SHRUNKEN HEAD
538 East 14th St
New York, NY 10009

PAINKILLER
49 Essex St
New York, NY 10002

PONY BAR
637 10th Ave
New York, NY 10036

PROFESSOR THOM'S
219 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10003

RIFF RAFF'S
360 Park Ave South
New York, NY 10010

RUSTY KNOT
374 West 11th St
New York, NY 10014

SAKAYA
324 East 9th St
New York, NY 10003

SLAUGHTERED LAMB
182 West 4th St
New York, NY 10014

WAY STATION
683 Washington Ave
Brooklyn, NY 10011


Burgers and Sandwich Shops

4FOOD
284 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10017

BLACK SHACK BURGER
320 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10016

JAPADOG
30 St. Mark's Pl
New York, NY 10003

JEKYLL AND HYDE CLUB
1409 Ave of the Americas
New York, NY 10019

JEKYLL AND HYDE PUB
91 7th Ave South
New York, NY 10014

MANGANARO'S HEROBOY
494 9th Ave
New York, NY 10018

MELT SHOP
601 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10022

PEANUT BUTTER AND CO.
240 Sullivan St
New York, NY 10012

POMMES FRITES
123 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10003

QUEENS KICKSHAW
40-17 Broadway
Astoria, NY 11103

RESTO
111 East 29th St
New York, NY 10016

SHAKE SHACK
Madison Square Park
New York, NY 10010

SHAKE SHACK
366 Columbus Ave
New York, NY 10024

SHAKE SHACK
691 8th Ave
New York, NY 10036

SHAKE SHACK
215 Murray St
New York, NY 10282

SHAKE SHACK
409 Fulton St
Brooklyn, 11201

SHOPSIN'S
120 Essex St
New York, 10002

SOCIAL EATZ
232 East 53rd St
New York, NY 10022

STAND
24 West 12th St
New York, NY 10011


Pizzas and Pastas

ARTICHOKE
328 East 14th St
New York, NY 10003

ARTICHOKE
114 10th Ave
New York, NY 10011

ARTICHOKE
111 MacDougal St
New York, NY 10012

EATALY
200 5th Ave
New York, NY 10010

FORCELLA
485 Lorimer St
Brooklyn, NY 11211

FORCELLA
334 Bowery
New York, NY 10012

GRIMALDI'S
1 Front St
Brooklyn, NY 11201

GRIMALDI'S
656 Ave of the Americas
New York, NY 10011

GRIMALDI'S
242-02 61st Ave
Douglaston, NY 11362

JOHN'S PIZZERIA
260 West 44th St
New York, NY 10036

LOMBARDI'S PIZZA
32 Spring St
New York, NY 10012

NAPLES 45
200 Park Ave
New York, NY 10166

TWO BOOTS
42 Avenue A
New York, NY 10009

TWO BOOTS
74 Bleecker St
New York, NY 10012

TWO BOOTS
201 West 11th St
New York, NY 10014

TWO BOOTS
Grand Central Terminal
New York, NY 10017

TWO BOOTS
2547 Broadway
New York, NY 10025

TWO BOOTS
1617 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10028

TWO BOOTS
625 9th Ave
New York, NY 10036

WILD RISE
68 Jay St
Brooklyn, NY 11201


International Appetites

A SALT AND BATTERY
112 Greenwich Ave
New York, NY 10011

BAOHAUS
238 East 14th St
New York, NY 10003

BRICK LANE
CURRY HOUSE

306 East 6th St
New York, NY 10003

BRICK LANE
CURRY HOUSE

235 East 53rd St
New York, NY 10022

CHINATOWN BRASSERIE
380 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10003

CHINESE MIRCH
120 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10016

CHIPSHOP
383 Fifth Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215

CHIPSHOP
129 Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11201

EAST
366 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10016

ELEPHANT AND CASTLE
68 Greenwich Ave
New York, NY 10011

GO! GO! CURRY
273 West 38th St
New York, NY 10018

GO! GO! CURRY
231 Thompson St
New York, NY 10012

ICHIUMI
6 East 32nd St
New York, NY 10016

KATI ROLL CO.
99 MacDougal St
New York, NY 10012

KATI ROLL CO.
49 West 39th St
New York, NY 10018

KATI ROLL CO.
229 East 53rd St
New York, NY 10022

KING YUM
181-08 Union Tpke
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366

LAUT
15 East 17th St
New York, NY 10003

MENCHANKO TEI
131 East 45th St
New York, NY 10017

MENCHANKO TEI
43-45 West 55th St
New York, NY 10019

MORIMOTO
88 10th Ave
New York, NY 10011

NINJA
25 Hudson St
New York, NY 10013

NOM WAH
13 Doyers St
New York, NY 10013

OMS/B
156 East 45th St
New York, NY 10017

PETITE ABEILLE
401 East 20th St
New York, NY 10010

PETITE ABEILLE
466 Hudson St
New York, NY 10014

PETITE ABEILLE
44 West 17th St
New York, NY 10011

PETITE ABEILLE
134 West Broadway
New York, NY 10013

REPUBLIC
37 Union Sq West
New York, NY 10003

RICKSHAW DUMPLINGS
61 West 23rd St
New York, NY 10010

RICKSHAW DUMPLINGS
459 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10017


Vegetarian and Vegan Friendly

ANGELICA KITCHEN
300 East 12th St
New York, NY 10003

BUDDHA BODAI
5 Mott St
New York, NY 10013

DIRT CANDY
430 East 9th St
New York, NY 10009

FRANCHIA
12 Park Ave
New York, NY 10016

GOBU
401 Ave of the Americas
New York, NY 10014

GOBU
1426 Third Ave
New York, NY 10028

HANGAWI
12 East 32nd St
New York, NY 10016

KAJITSU
414 East 9th St
New York, NY 10009

QUANTUM LEAP
226 Thompson St
New York, NY 10012

TAIM FALAFEL BAR
222 Waverly Pl
New York 10014

ZEN PALATE
115 East 18 St
New York, NY 10003

ZEN PALATE
663 9th Ave
New York, NY 10036

ZEN PALATE
239 West 105 St
New York, NY 10025


Sweets and Snacks

BEARD PAPA
2167 Broadway
New York, NY 10024

BIG GAY ICE CREAM
125 East 7th St
New York, NY 10009

BUTTER LANE BAKERY
123 East Seventh St
New York, NY 10009

BUTTER LANE BAKERY
240 Seventh Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215

CAFE ZAIYA
18 East 41st St
New York, NY 10017

CAFE ZAIYA
1073 Ave of the Americas
New York, NY 10018

CAFE ZAIYA
69 Cooper Sq
New York, NY 10008

CANDY RUSH
733 Franklin Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238

CHIKALICIOUS
203 East 10th St
New York, NY 10003

CHINATOWN ICE CREAM
FACTORY

65 Bayard St
New York, NY 10013

DESSERT CLUB
204 East 10th St
New York, NY 10003

DOUGHNUT PLANT
379 Grand St
New York, NY 10002

DYLAN'S CANDY BAR
1011 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10021

ECONOMY CANDY
108 Rivington St
New York, NY 10002

EVERYTHING FROSTED
105 1/2 Mosco St
New York, NY 10013

KYOTOFU
705 9th Ave
New York, NY 10019

LADUREE
864 Madison Ave
New York 10021

LILY O'BRIEN'S
CHOCOLATE CAFE

36 West 40th St
New York, NY 10018

MACARON CAFE
625 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10022

MACARON CAFE
161 West 36th St
New York, NY 10018

MAX BRENNER
CHOCOLATES

841 Broadway
New York, NY 10003

MINAMOTO KITCHOAN
608 5th Ave
New York, NY 10020

PENELOPE
159 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10016

PUDDIN'
102 St. Mark's Pl
New York, NY 10009

RICE TO RICHES
37 Spring St
New York, NY 10012

TAKAHACHI BAKERY
25 Murray St
New York, NY 10007


Coffee Shops and Tea Parlors

ALICE'S TEA CUP
102 West 73rd St
New York, NY 10023

ALICE'S TEA CUP
156 East 64th St
New York, NY 10065

ALICE'S TEA CUP
220 East 81st St
New York, NY 10075

CAFE GRUMPY
224 West 20th St
New York, NY 10011

CAFE GRUMPY
13 Essex St
New York, NY 10002

CAFE GRUMPY
383 7th Ave
Brooklyn NY 11215

CAFE GRUMPY
193 Meserole Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222

CHA-AN
230 East 9th St
New York, NY 10003

HARNEY & SONS
158 West 55th St
New York, NY 10013

KUSMI TEA
1037 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10065

LADY MENDL'S
TEA SALON

56 Irving Pl
New York, NY 10003

MCNULTY'S TEA
AND COFFEE CO.

109 Christopher St
New York, NY 10014

RADIANCE
158 West 55th St
New York, NY 10019

ROSE HOUSE
Queens Crossing Mall
136-17 39th Ave
Flushing, NY 11354

RUSSIAN TEA ROOM
150 West 57th St
New York, NY 10019

STUMPTOWN COFFEE
ROASTERS

18 West 29th St
New York, NY 10001

TEA AND SYMPATHY
108 Greenwich Ave
New York, NY 10011

TWG TEA BOUTIQUE
1150 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10028

NYC FOR MISFITS, GEEKS, NERDS, OTAKU & FANBOYS