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Tacombi
$
MEXICAN
Festively strung lights, foldaway chairs and Mexican men flipping tacos in an old VW
Kombie: if you can't make it to the Yucatan shore, here's your Plan B. Casual and con-
vivial, Tacombi serves up fine, fresh tacos, including breakfast numbers like
huevos con
chorizo
(eggs with chorizo). Wash down the goodness with a pitcher of sangria and start
plotting that south-of-the-border getaway.
(
www.tacombi.com
; 267 Elizabeth St, btwn E Houston &
Prince Sts; tacos from $4;
11am-late Mon-Fri, from 9am Sat & Sun;
B/D/F/M to Broadway-Lafayette St, 6 to
Bleecker St)
15
Rubirosa
$$
PIZZERIA
Rubirosa's infallible family recipe for the perfect, whisper-thin pie crust lures a steady
stream of patrons from every corner of the city. Shovel slices from the bar stools or grab a
table amid cozy surrounds and make room for savory appetizers and antipasti. Gluten-free
diners have their own dedicated menu.
(
212-965-0500;
www.rubirosanyc.com
; 235 Mulberry St, btwn
Spring & Prince Sts; pizzas $16-26, mains $12-28;
11:30am-late;
N/R to Prince St, B/D/F/M to Broadway-La-
fayette St, 6 to Spring St)
16
Joe's Shanghai
$
Gather a gaggle of friends and descend upon this Flushing transplant en masse to spin the
plastic lazy Susans and gobble down some of the juiciest
xiao long bao
(soup dumplings)
in town. Dumplings aside, charge your chopsticks at budget-friendly thrills like spicy buf-
falo carp fish belly or jalapeno-sauteed pork and squid with dry bean curd. Cash only.
(
212-233-8888;
www.joeshanghairestaurants.com
; 9 Pell St btwn Bowery & Doyers St; mains $5-26;
CHINESE
11am-11pm;
N/Q/R, J/Z, 6 to Canal St, B/D to Grand St)
17
Café Gitane
$$
MEDITERRANEAN
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