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vendors include some of the city's hottest eateries, cooking up anything from proper pizza to brisket tacos using
top local produce.
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Trattoria Il Mulino
$$$
That head chef Michele Mazza looks uncannily like the Italian film star Marcello Mastroi-
anni seems apt - his beautifully prepared dishes personify Italian
dolce vita
(sweet life).
The pasta dishes and wood-fired pizzas are particularly memorable, while cross-regional
influences meet in the zingy, classic-with-a-twist limoncello tiramisu. Attentive service
and a chic-yet-amiable vibe make this spot
perfetto
for a special feed.
(
ITALIAN
212-777-8448;
www.trattoriailmulino.com
;
36 E 20th St, btwn Broadway & Park Ave; pasta dishes $24, mains $28-45;
11:30am-11pm Sun-Thu, to 2am Fri & Sat;
6, N/R to 23rd St)
14
Boqueria Flatiron
$$
A holy union between Spanish-style tapas and market-fresh fare, Boqueria woos the after-
work crowd with a brilliant line up of small plates and larger
raciones
. Lick lips and fin-
gers over the likes of saute
́
ed wild mushrooms with Manchego cheese and thyme, or
tender baby squid seared
a la plancha
with frise
́
e, tomato confit and crispy scallions.
(
212-255-4160;
www.boquerianyc.com
; 53 W 19th St, btwn Fifth & Sixth Aves; dishes $5-22;
TAPAS
noon-10:30pm Sun-
Wed, to 11:30pm Thu-Sat;
F/M, N/R, 6 to 23rd St)
15
Shake Shack
$
BURGERS
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The flagship of chef Danny Meyer's gourmet burger chainlet, Shake Shack whips up
hyper-fresh burgers, hand-cut fries and a rotating line-up of frozen custards. Veg-heads
can dip into the crisp Portobello burger. Lines are long, but worth it.
(
212-989-6600;
www.shakeshack.com
;
Madison Square Park, cnr 23rd St & Madison Ave; burgers from $3.60;
11am-11pm;
N/R, F/M, 6 to 23rd St)
