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Japanese yakiniku restaurant that pulls their culinary inspiration from all the different parts of the cow, including beef tongue, testicles, and their “Calf’s Brain Cream.”

Modern Mexican cuisine created by Chef Julian Medina based on the flavors of his childhood in Mexico City. Known for their mezcal margaritas and mezcalitas, as well as their grasshopper and corn-mold (huitlacoche) tacos.

The “most romantic restaurant” in NYC that consists of the carriage house and accompanying barn that used to belong to Aaron Burr. If this name sounds familiar to you, it’s because he had a famous duel with Alexander Hamilton (of ten dollar bill and musical fame) where he, well, killed him. The duel pretty much ruined him and he lost most of his New York property, including this building. It contains a tunnel that is said to have been used as part of the Underground Railroad, but nobody knows who built it or why it was originally built. At one point it was also used as a house “of ill repute.” As an added bonus, it is said to be haunted, one of the ghosts being Aaron Burr himself.

Learn how to use the flying trapeze, silks, trampolines, and other methods of flying without dying.

Somewhat hidden behind a rather unimpressive doorway, this place has top tier Filipino food.  This is neither a fancy or assuming place, but what it lacks in aesthetics it makes up for in food.