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Babbo

Lamb Chops at Babbo in New York. Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreyallen/3774422177/">Jeffrey_Allen</a>

Chef Mario Batali's famous Italian that never disappoints.

Katz's Delicatessen

Katz's exterior. Photo by alphacityguides.

New York has a serious deli culture but none do the pastrami on rye better than Katz's.