New York, New York

At this restaurant, you will be served food prepared by refugee chefs. Emma's Torch provides three-month-long paid apprenticeships that help their students find a place in society, all while giving their guests dishes like black-eyed pea hummus and tamarind barbecue wings.

Atomix offers a Korean 10-course meal, starring dishes like parsley rice, grilled mackerel, and peas with caviar, at two different seating times: one at 6pm, the other at 9pm. Every dish is accompanied by bits of trivia detailing the sources of inspiration for it, along with up to two bottles of wine, to be enjoyed at their horseshoe-shaped table in the dining room.

Stop by this old-school Theater District staple before or after a show. Open since 1921, Sardi’s menu features American, Italian and seafood fare, and there are dozens of caricature drawings of Broadway stars on the walls.

Québécois-inspired delicacies are what M. Wells is all about. The Canadian chef Hugue Dufour offers his take on a farm-to-table style steakhouse. The menu is refreshed evert few weeks. Some weekends they have fun activities for kids and host a little marketplace for vintage stuff.

Harlem’s heartiest soul food accompanied by a gospel choir on Sundays. Sylvia Wood founded this restaurant in 1962 after buying the original luncheonette with financial aid from her mother, who had to mortgage her house to provide it. Harlem locals as well as well-known celebrities dine here. Some of her star customers have been Bill Clinton, Caroline Kennedy, Magic Johnson and Nelson Mandela.

The name Prune comes from the owner’s childhood nickname, not the fruit. They serve delicious food with that special home-cooked taste, and the ample Bloody Mary bar offers no less than ten variations of the popular drink, including one with lime, tequila, and smoked chipotle.

This is a charming and popular cafe and restaurant that has several locations around the city. It is a family-run restaurant, started by two brothers who have formed a loyal crowd around their healthy and tasty dining options and the cool, cozy, laid-back decor.

This stylish restaurant is a favorite among New Yorkers and travelers. It has been around since 1984 and serves delicious and exotic French-Vietnamese cuisine. They also offer a pre-theatre menu every day of the week.

You will find STK both in midtown, close to the theater district, and downtown, in the Meatpacking district. The STK Downtown is the flagship restaurant and does not only offer a top-class dining experience in a sleek and elegant dining room but also a rooftop terrace, with the same high-quality cuisine in a more relaxed setting.

There are more than 200 restaurants in New York’s Chinatown. Here you can revel in all kinds of Chinese specialties. Pick one with a recent Time Out or Zagat rating sticker in the window for quality food.