Restaurant City

According to Food and Wine magazine, New York is the world's third-best restaurant city, behind Tokyo and Paris. They don't spell out their rationale, but certainly the sheer diversity of restaurants in New York must be a major factor. Case in point: Indian Bread Company, where we recently ate, which marries Indian food to the Italian panini to create naanini, delicious sandwiches made with naan and stuffed with goodies like a mix of paneer, peppers, and tikka masala. While Indian Bread Company isn't going to win any prizes--it's just a slightly banged-up takeout shop, after all--it's another unique tile in the mosaic of restaurants that makes this such a great place to eat. And live.

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