Anthony Bourdain Favorite New York Food NYC Eats

 

TONY 'S TOP NEW YORK CITY EATS

ANTHONY BOURDAIN

The late great Anthony Bourdain? Still making an impact. Yes, Anthony Bourdain is, years after passing away, is still very relevant. He has a legion of fans, who sill love watching Tony on TV. They watch re-runs of A Cooks Tour, No Reservations, The Layover, and Parts Unknown. Why ?

Very simple, Anthony was awesome, and because of him, his shows were great. He traveled the World, eating, meeting people, learning, and discovering. And nobody did it like Tony. There are all kinds of Food & Travel Shows, but none like Anthony Bourdain's, His zest and love of good food, people, and travel.

TONY'S NEW YORK

Tony chomps on a HOT DOG

Papa Drink in Hand

At One of his All-Time FAVORITES !

The PAPAYA KING on The Upper West Side NYC

1.  PAPAYA KING

PAPAYA KING NYC

The STANDARD ORDER

2 HOT DOGS & a PAPAYA DRINK

2.  KEEN'S STEAK HOUSE

KEEN'S

TONY with JOSH OZERSKY

Anthony Bourdain with Josh Ozersky

At KEEN'S STEAK HOUSE 

NEW YORK CITY

"No RESERVATIONS"

Tony ask Josh, what constitutes a great New York Steak House ?

It's all about The Meat !!! Shrimp Cocktail to start. Or a Caesar Salad.

Steak of Course, with Potatoes, and Creamed Spinach on the side, are "Must Haves" in

a New York Steak House. Josh Ozersky says, "No Wine" but Whisky. Some might beg to 

differ, but in Keen's ? After all, they do have the largest Whiskey List, in all of New York.

What kind of Steak ? New York Cut Sirloin, a Porterhouse, T-Bone, and Prime Rib of Beef,

are all great. Then, there are Lamb Chops, and Gigantic Lobsters.

Keen's has all of the above, but those in the know, know, the Thing to Get at Keen's are their

Famed Mutton Chops. Nobody does these like Keen's. And of course, along with the Whiskey,

Tony orders a King Cut Prime Rib, and Josh gets The Mutton Chops. This is Steak House Heaven.

3.   KATZ'S DELI

KATZ'S DELI

East Houston Street, LES New York City

TONY

PASTRAMI at KAT'S DELI

Pastrami Sandwich

KATZ'S DELI

NEW YORK

PASTRAMI

Tony loved Pastrami. Let it be knows, his favourite was The 2nd Avenue Deli. He also

loved The Pastrami Queen, up on Lexington Avenue, UES, Manhattan. 

And there was also the now defunct Carnegie Deli, a New York Institution for decades, now sadly closed.

HOMAGE to The CARNEGIE

The CARNEGIE DELI

NYC

4.  HOP KEE

TONY at HOP KEE

CHINATOWN

NEW YORK CITY

Anthony Eats Cantonese

HOP KEE

We’re deep in the bowels of New York’s Chinatown, down a flight of stairs in the wood-paneled Cantonese classic Hop Kee. It’s late afternoon, before the dinner rush, and Anthony Bourdain is ensconced in a brown vinyl booth surrounded by platters of salted squid with hot peppers, sauteed string beans, Cantonese-style snails and pan-fried flounder while a handful of waiters and busboys silently look on. All of them are waiting patiently for a selfie with the writer and host of CNN’s Emmy Award-winning series Parts Unknown. Bourdain is more than happy to oblige.

Hop Lee is noted as being famous for having a secret second menu that wasn’t offered to non-Chinese patrons on the assumption they wouldn’t enjoy it.

Bourdain and Cheung decide to order both sides of the menu to cover their bases. Bourdain opts for the standard Cantonese options – wonton soup with dumplings of juicy pork and shrimp, crispy egg rolls, BBQ spareribs, pork fried rice, and pungent sweet & sour pork.

For the off-menu, Cheung orders from memory the old-timey dishes from his past. Cantonese crab in a sauce of chili, egg, and soy sauce, and periwinkle snails, smaller than your French escargot, in a black bean sauce.

The meal is finished off with pan-fried flounder Cantonese style, with a sweet soy sauce, made using some of the fry oil, and plenty of fresh cilantro and scallions.

TONY at HOP KEE

CHINATOWN

WO-HOPS

Another FAVORITE of TONY'S

5 ... DiFARA PIZZA

Dom DeMarco

DiFARA PIZZA

DiFRA PIZZA

AVENUE J, BROOKLYN, NY

When it came to pizza, Bourdain admitted it was one of the subjects "on which New Yorkers have strong opinions." But he swore by Di Fara Pizza and he wasn't alone. The pizzeria continues to top numerous lists for the best pizza in New York City. The founder, Domenico De Marco, was born in Italy in 1936 and immigrated to the U.S. from the Province of Caserta in 1959. He was known for taking his time to create his Sicilian and Neapolitan-style slices, generally pulling them out of the oven by hand and carefully slicing fresh basil over each pie. The New York Times, in an article at the time of De Marco's death in March 2022, called him "a living link between the cooking of Southern Italy ... and New York City's corner-slice culture."

LOMBARDI'S PIZZA

AMERICA'S 1st PIZZA

When it came to pizza, Bourdain admitted it was one of the subjects "on which New Yorkers have strong opinions." But he swore by Di Fara Pizza and he wasn't alone. The pizzeria continues to top numerous lists for the best pizza in New York City. The founder, Domenico De Marco, was born in Italy in 1936 and immigrated to the U.S. from the Province of Caserta in 1959. He was known for taking his time to create his Sicilian and Neapolitan-style slices, generally pulling them out of the oven by hand and carefully slicing fresh basil over each pie. The New York Times, in an article at the time of De Marco's death in March 2022, called him "a living link between the cooking of Southern Italy ... and New York City's corner-slice culture."

Read More: https://www.chowhound.com/When it came to pizza, Bourdain admitted it was one of the subjects "on which New Yorkers have strong opinions." But he swore by Di Fara Pizza and he wasn't alone. The pizzeria continues to top numerous lists for the best pizza in New York City. The founder, Domenico De Marco, was born in Italy in 1936 and immigrated to the U.S. from the Province of Caserta in 1959. He was known for taking his time to create his Sicilian and Neapolitan-style slices, generally pulling them out of the oven by hand and carefully slicing fresh basil over each pie. The New York Times, in an article at the time of De Marco's death in March 2022, called him "a living link between the cooking of Southern Italy ... and New York City's corner-slice culture."

6 ...  RUSS & DAUGHTERS

RUSS & DAUGHTERS

BEST SMOKED FISH in TOWN

SMOKED SALMON - NOVA SABLE  & CAVIAR

BAGELS * BIALYS

BAGEL with CREAM CHEESE - SMOKED SALMON

RUSS & DAUGHTERS

Sorry, but we Couldn't get Video on TONY

But this was One of His Favourites

He also Loved BARNEY GREENGRASS

On The Upper West Side of Manhattan

One of TONY'S FAVES !!!

The BADASS COOKBOOK

AMERICA'S FAVORITE FOODS

And SECRET RECIPES

The KIND of STUFF TONY LOVED

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7 ... TONY'S FAVORITE BREAKFAST

BARNEY GREENGRASS

TONY Says they Have "The BEST BREAKFAST in The UNIVERSE"

STURGEON PLATTER & NOVA EGGS & ONION

Also, when it comes to BAGELS, Tony like a Plain BAGEL

He says, "By the way. There is no other"

ONLY PLAIN !!! BAGELS

8 ... EISENBERG'S SANDWICH SHOP

Eisenberg's Sandwich Shop

A Classic New York Jewish Diner

Breakfast, Sandwiches, Burgers

Eisenberg's Sandwich Shop across from the Flatiron Building, is a prohibition-era holdover, still serving the working person’s lunch and non-alcoholic beverages, noted for their sandwich selection including hot pastrami, salami, bologna, roast beef, and cured ham.

Anthony Bourdain Nj Food Trail NewJersey Eats

 

 

Anthony Bourdain at HIRAM'S

"EAT LIKE TONY"

Discover the New Jersey culinary roots of the late Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef, Best Selling author and globe-trotting food and travel documentarian, on this designated food trail. The Anthony Bourdain Food Trail pays tribute to Bourdain’s childhood growing up in Leonia, New Jersey, and summers spent at the Jersey Shore. The trail spotlights 10 New Jersey restaurants featured on CNN’s Emmy Award-winning Anthony Bourdain.

Anthony Bourdain’s first trip to New Jersey happened early in his career – very early! It actually is right at the beginning of season 1 of No Reservations, and gives you a good look at his early perspective, as well as how far he grew by the second visit he makes. These were some of Anthony's favorite food spots featured in episodes of No Reservations and Parts Unknown.

HIRAM'S

Fort Lee, New Jersey

1. HIRAM'S ... 1345 Palisades Avenue, Fort Lee, NY tel (201)  592-9602

Hiram's, famous for their Hot Dogs, is a classic Jersey Joint. Hiram's was a large part of Tony's childhood, the historical Hiram’s Hot Dog Stand. Hiram’s prides itself on tradition and has rarely changed its menu items and service traditions since 1932, providing a truly nostalgic and comforting environment.

Tony orders two hot dogs, but these are not your ordinary hot dogs; they are “Rippers.” They are deep-fried hot dogs, causing them to tear in the middle of the casing and provide a perfect catalyst for mustard or any other condiment you want to add to its center.

"RIPPERS at HIRAM'S"

Rippers are Deep Fried Hot Dogs, invented at Rutt's Hut, Clifton, New Jersey. Rutt's Hut, Hiram's and a few other Hot Dog Joints around New Jersey serve them, and Tony, just Loved them, especially at Hiram's where his father brought Anthony to hundreds of times over the years. Needless to say, Hiram's and their Tasty Hot Dogs had a special place in Tony's heart. It's stop # 1 on The Anthony Bourdain Food Trail.

2. FRANK'S DEL, Asbury Park, NJ

Owner Joe Maggio, whose dad founded Frank's Deli, an Asbury Park institution, in 1960, is still taken aback that Bourdain chose to eat at his modest, no-frills place. “He travels all over the world, and then he comes to Frank’s,” Maggio said. 

Bourdain came, as many do, for a classic Jersey sandwich. He sat at table No. 9 and ate sandwich No. 4 — fresh home-baked bread stuffed with an absurdly generous amount of provolone, salami, pepperoni, boiled ham, capicola, shredded lettuce, tomatoes and onions. Plus, Bourdain requested, hot peppers. 

"He was very nice, very polite, very cordial," Maggio said — and wore old jeans and a winter jacket. "I think his jeans even had a rip in them."

He continued, "My wife and I are big fans of his. We watch the show all the time. But I can tell you that I wouldn't eat bird's nest soup." 

Go: 1406 Main St., Asbury Park; 732-775-6682

FRANK'S DELI

TONY'S FAVORITE - The #4

The # 4

Salami, Ham, Capicola, Pepperoni, 

Provolone & Hot Peppers

TONY & His BROTHER

KUBEL'S at BARNEGAT LIGHT

New Jersey

3.  KUBEL'S - BARNEGET LIGHT

At Kubel's, Bourdain reminisced with his dining companion, his brother, about the fun times they and their mom and dad spent “down the shore." 

"I remember this place with nothing but fondness,” Bourdain told his his brother. “I mean, I can’t remember a single bad memory here.”

And, of course, he remembered the clams he so loved to eat. "No matter where I find them now," he said, "they always bring me back here."

Bourdain ended up feasting on a lot more than clams with his brother. He managed to polish off fried clam strips, clam chowder, steamed garlic clams, lobster mac and cheese, fish and chips, and a few glasses of beer. "I don't know how he did it," a young server marveled.

Martyniak still gets a kick out of telling the story of the snowy morning Bourdain came to check out Kubel's — before opening time — and the bartender, a 19-year-old who had no clue who Bourdain was, politely asked him to "come back in an hour."

Fortunately, Martyniak knew who was at the door — and rushed to let him in. 

"He was very nice," Martyniak said. "He entertained the bartender more than the bartender entertained him." 

LUCILLE'S LUNCHEONETTE

4. LUCILLE'S LUNCHEONETTE ... Warren Grove, New Jersey

He (Bourdain) took a seat at the bar — "That's where all the action is," Karen said — and breakfasted on scrambled eggs, scrapple, home fries, house-made chili and blueberry pie, made from scratch. And, yes, he ate it all.

By the way, it was the first time that the man who had eaten just about anything — raw sea eyeballs, turkey testicles, cobra heart and warthog anus — ate scrapple, a heavenly mush of pork scraps and trimmings.

 1496 Route 539, Warren Grove; 609-698-4474

LUCILLE

LUCILLE'S LUNCHEONETTE

TONY & RUTH'S STEAKS

Toi=ny & Ruth's Steaks

Camden, New Jersey

5.  TONY & RUTH'S STEAKS, Camden, New Jersey

Bourdain grabbed one of the four rundown stools at the counter, and ate ... What? "I don't remember," said Ruthie, not one to get too impressed by a brush with celebrity — though the episode shows him eating what appears to be eggs, rice and beans. Ruthie did recall, however, that his mouth was going full-speed, gabbing, not eating. “He didn’t eat much,” Ruthie said. “All he did is talk, talk, talk.” 

Jose Orgiz, a Camden resident who immigrated from Puerto Rico 52 years ago, would have recommended the cheesesteak sandwich, the fare that brings him there just about every day. "I love it, and I love it here," he said. 

Go: 837 N. Eighth St., Camden; 856-964-8193

A CHEESE STEAK

At TONY & RUTH'S STEAKS

AMERICA & TONY'S FAVORITE RECIPES

The BAD ASS COOKBOOK

BURGERS - CHIL DOGS - RIBS

SOUP - STEAKS

TACOS & BURRITOS

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DONKEY'S PLACE

Camden New Jersey

6.   DONKEY'S PLACE .... Camden, NJ

Philadelphia is the city that birthed the cheesesteak sandwich. But according to Bourdain, the best cheesesteak to be had is not in Philly but on the other side of the Delaware River, in Camden, specifically at Donkey's Place, a funky 75-year-old bar, today run by its founder's grandson Rob Lucas. (It's called Donkey's because Rob's grandfather, Leon Lucas, was a boxer whose punch was said to be like the mighty kick of a mule.)

CHEESE STEAKS

DONKEY'S PLACE

Cheesesteak is pretty much the only item on the menu at Donkey's — and the family hasn't messed with the recipe in three-quarters of a century. 

“We haven’t changed anything in 76 years,” Rob said. “The sandwich is all we do, so we got to do it right.”

What makes Donkey’s cheesesteak — thinly cut steak, sauteed onions and American cheese that Donkey's serves on a poppy-seed Kaiser roll — so darn good? "The onions," Rob said. "We cook them all day," 

Donkey’s sandwich “should be a national landmark,” Bourdain declared, sitting on one of the stools at the bar. “This sandwich is unbelievably good, a thing of beauty."

DONKEY'S PLACE ... 1223 Haddon Ave., Camden; 856-966-2616,

The KNIF & FORK

The KNIFE & FORK

ATLANTIC CITY NJ

7.  KIFE & FORK, Atlantice City NY

“It was paradise,” Bourdain said about Atlantic City. “American’s first dream vacation, a democratic dream designed in the beginning for everybody.” And the Knife & Fork Inn, the city’s second-oldest restaurant, was there through it all, he noted.

Knife & Fork opened in 1912 originally as a men’s dining and drinking club. Today it is a beloved Atlantic City jewel that is chock full of history and scrumptious food.

LOBSTER THERMIDOR

An OLD-SCHOOL CLASSIC

The KIND of THING TONY LOVED

DOCK'S OYSTER HOUSE

ATLANTIC CITY

8. DOCK'S OYSTER HOUS, Atlantic City NJ

Dock’s Oyster House, Atlantic City “Dock’s Oyster House, an establishment that survived Prohibition, the Great Depression, two world wars, numerous declines and rebirths—still here, still great.”You’ll appreciate Bourdain’s words as you sample from the daily oyster selection or enjoy the signature crab-stuffed lobster. Owned and operated by the Dougherty family since 1897.

2405 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City, NJ 08401

TONY'S BALTIMORE GRILL

Atlantic City 

SPAGHETTI & PIZZA

9 .  TONY'S BATLIMORE GRILL, Atlantic City, New Jersey  

Tony’s Baltimore Grill, Atlantic City This AC icon has been open since 1927 and is known for its late-night pizza and comforting pasta dishes. Bourdain was known for “being very sentimental about Jersey Italian.” 

A PIZZA at TONY'S

Nothing Like a JUKEBOX at Your BOOTH

2800 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City, NJ 08401

SUNDAY SAUCE

ITALIAN FOOD RECIPES

MEATBALLS - SUNDAY SAUCE

LASAGNA - PASTA FAZOOL

And MORE ....

JAMES SALT WATER TAFFY

On The BOARDWALK

ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY

"One of TONY'S FAVORITES" !!!

10. JAMES SALT WATER TAFFY, Atlantic City NJ

James Original Salt Water Taffy, Atlantic City It’s not a trip to the Shore without a stop for the timeless, original salt water taffy. With his typical candor, Bourdain said, “I hate sweets, but I’m a sucker for nostalgia” when visiting this boardwalk institution. 

1519 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 09401.

SLAT WATER TAFFY

An ATLANTIC CITY INSTITUTION

RUTT'S HUT

Clifton, New Jersey 

RUT'S HUT

"DEEP FRIED HOT DOGS"

A Couple "RIPPERS"

RIPPERS are DEEP FIRED HOT DOGS

And The FAMOUS HOUSE MADE RELISH

Famous at RUTT'S HUT

11. RUTT'S HUT, Clifton New Jersey

Tony Loved Hot Dogs, Burger Joints and Hot Dog Stands like Rutt's Hut "Home of The Ripper" Deep Fried Hot Dogs and Yahoo. Rutt's Hut is the classic type of place that Anthony love, no-frills, but lots of character and tasty food that did all the talking, like the famous Deep Fried Hot Dogs, called Rippers, because the Hot Dog Skin Rips & Bursts as they are deep fried, making them "Crispy: and oh so Tasty !

Have you ever been to Rutt's Hut ? Let us Know. "So Good, that BABE RUTH Ate there" !

RUTT'S HUT RIPPERS

"So GOOD - BABE RUTH ATE There" !!!

RUTT'S HUT

Youtube's 1st Video of RUTT'S HUT

Created by DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE

2008

"RIPPER'S at RUTT'S HUT"

by Daniel Bellino Zwicke

Co-Starring Brother Jim

WHITE MANNA BURGERS

WHITE MANNA

Hackensack, New Jersey

12.  WHITE MANNA BURGERS, Hackensack

Everyone knows Tony Loved a Good Burgers. Anthony often professed his love for the Burgers at California's In-N-Out Burger. Whenever in Los Angeles, Anthony said that In-N-Out was his 1st stop, but long before Tony ever bit into a Burger at In-N-Out, his 1st Burger Love was for the ones served at White Manna, serving Jersey's Best Burgers Since 1946.

BURGERS at WHITE MANNA

WHITE MANNA BURGERS

"BURGER ART by The Artist BELLINO"

Affordable ART !!! 

From FINE ART AMERICA

CLICK HERE !

1st WHITE MANNA BURGER Video on Youtube !!!

WHIE MANNA BURGERS

by author Daniel Bellino Zwicke

1st to Make a Youtube Video of WHITE MANNA

Yes, for the past Year or so, Videos for WHITE MANNA have become

one of the Hottest Subjects for Instagram Reels and Youtube videos.

But who was the First to Make a VIDEO, and Introduce WHITE MANNA

to The WORLD ? Well as has been the case so Many Times author

Daniel Bellino Zwicke was the 1st person to upload a video of

WHITE MANNA BURGERS on Youtube, as he was The FIRST person to make 

a Video of RUTT'S HUT & Their FAMOUS RIPPER HOT DOGS, and post his video

of RUTT'S HUT on Youtube.

Daniel Bellino Zwicke was the 1st person to Write about the NEGRONI COCKTAIL, long before

anyone else, exalting its wonderous virtues and the history of the Negroni to the World, way back

in his book La TAVOLA , way back in 2012 a good 7 Years before the current craze of the NEGRONI, and APEROL SPRITZ Cocktails in Amaerica. Daniel started drinking the Negrone way back in 1985, on his first of many trips to family roots of Italy. Daniel was drinking Negroni's a good a good 33 years before the rest of America caught on.

He discovere the Aperol Spritz in a Bacaro in Venice, Italy in 1995, on his exploritory research trip to Venice, to reserach and find out as much as he could about Bacari, the Wine Bars of Venice, Italy. Daniel went to every Bacaro (Venetian Wine Bar) in Venice, he drank (wine) ate Cichetti, looked, and observed, and found out all he could about the uniquely Venetian Wine Bars, called Bacari.

Daniel went back to New York, decided what he wanted to do, wrote a business plan and created, along with business partner Tom T, America's 1st ever Bacaro, Venetian Wine Bar, 

BAR CICHETTI, way back in 1997, Greenwich Village, New York. Again, Daniel was Far Ahead of The Curve. Daniel was the Executive Chef, Wine Director, and managing partner of Bar Cichetti, "America's First Venetian Wine Bar."

BAR CICHETTI

GREENWICH VILLAGE, NYC

"AMERICA'S 1st VENETIAN WINE BAR"

Created by Daniel Bellino Zwicke

And Tom "T" 1997

New York City

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The OLD HOWARD JOHNSON'S

ASBURY PARK NJ

Sadly closed, you can stills see the Awesome Jetsons Like Structure

It Wass one of Anthony's Favorites

Asbury Park NJ

TONY EATS NOODLES

TONY EATS NOODLES

Pho in VIETNAM

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