Brat is one of those restaurants where the moment you walk in, you begin to celebrate food and chefs. The open kitchen welcomes you to watch turbots turned in cages over the flames, beef leaking fat as it sizzles on the grill, and breads being popped in and out of the pizza oven, then decorated with olive oil and anchovies.

The Korean skewers of Kochi have won a Michelin star and a top spot on Timeouts best restaurant in NYC list. Innovative and traditional, the restaurant promised to be one we’d return to again and again. But will we? We went for a birthday dinner last year, and have to share our thoughts.

Michelin-starred Rezdôra is a super trendy restaurant in NYC, featuring traditional cuisine of the Emilia-Romagna region. But is this restaurant worth the hype? And is the pasta worth the price? We went for lunch recently and here are our thoughts.