Food Feuds

[Bryna]

I'm looking for food feuds in NYC or within a 2 hours drive of the city. An item of food (say pierogi) where there are two restaurants that make an item and lots of strong opinions about who does it best. Let me know if you have any suggestions.

[fm1963]

EMP v. Jean Georges (four star French not specializing in seafood)
Peter Luger v. Keens (steak)
DB Bistro Moderne v. Minetta Tavern (high end burger)
The Breslin v. Pommes Frites (French fries)
Yasuda v. 15 East (somewhat affordable sushi)
Babbo v. Del Posto (Batali Italian)
Convivio v. Scarpetta (non-Batali Italian)
Momofuku Noodle Bar v. Bon Chon (Korean fried chicken)
City Bakery v. Jacques Torres (hot chocolate)
Madeleine v. La Maison du Chocolat (French macarons)

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15 East
15 East 15th Street, New York, NY 10003

Babbo
110 Waverly Pl, New York, NY 10011

Jean Georges
1 Central Park W, New York, NY 10023

DB Bistro Moderne
55 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036

Del Posto
85 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Minetta Tavern
113 MacDougal St, New York, NY 10012

City Bakery
3 W 18th St, New York, NY 10011

La Maison du Chocolat
30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020

Pommes Frites
123 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003

Momofuku Noodle Bar
171 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003

Jacques Torres
285 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023

Scarpetta
355 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10014

Convivio
45 Tudor City Place, New York, NY 10017

The Breslin
20 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001

[gutsofsteel]

Maison vs Teuscher for imported chocolates
Torres vs Kee's for domestic chocolates
Szechuan Gourmet vs Lan Sheng for szechuan

Also add ramen to this...

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Szechuan Gourmet
21 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018

Teuscher
620 5th Ave, New York, NY 10020

Lan Sheng
60 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018

[bookhound]

Is there any dispute that Ippudo is the top ramen place in the city?

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Ippudo
65 4th Ave, New York, NY 10003

[gutsofsteel]

Wait until Totto Ramen is in full swing...

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Totto Ramen
366 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019

[Cpalms]

gray's papaya vs papaya king

[hotdoglover]

I would suggest Papaya King vs Nathan's. Papaya King and Gray's use the same brand of dog. Papaya King is the original and deserves to compete against Nathan's for the best beef dog in New York. I love both but prefer Papaya King.

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Papaya King
179 E 86th St, New York, NY 10028

[Cpalms]

Pepe's (new haven) vs Difara (brooklyn)

[gutsofsteel]

That is not apples to apples - very different pizza styles. Better to do Pepe's vs Sally's.

[ESNY]

I'd throw Modern in there, as well.

[Cpalms]

Otto gelato vs Il Labratorio gelato vs Grom Gelato

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Grom
233 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014

[Cpalms]

RUB BBQ vs Dinosaur vs Hill Country vs Daisy Mae

...maybe the styles are to different...

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Hill Country
30 W 26th St, New York, NY 10010

RUB BBQ
208 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011

[Cpalms]

Tourist Pizza

John's vs Lombardi's

[Cpalms]

Joel Robuchon vs Alain Ducasse adour

[Cpalms]

Marea vs Esca

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Esca
402 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036

Marea
240 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019

[bookhound]

Katz's vs Sarges - Pastrami Sandwich
Mary's Fish Camp vs Pearl Oyster Bar - Lobster Roll
Too many Pizza places to mention, do a serach for best pizza. You could spend a week just doing pizza.

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Pearl Oyster Bar
18 Cornelia St, New York, NY 10014

Mary's Fish Camp
64 Charles St, New York, NY 10014

[nyctripper]

I suggest Keste and Motorino for pizza.

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Motorino
349 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003

[RGR]

Motorino vs Co.

Motorino photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11863391@N03/4581516807/in/set-72157623999255016/

Co. photo. http://www.flickr.com/photos/11863391...

[gutsofsteel]

Totally different styles. Should be Motorino vs Keste

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Motorino
349 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003

[glutton08]

or Katz's vs. 2nd Ave Deli

[RGR]

Or Katz's (or Sarge's or 2nd Ave. Deli) vs Mile End, in Brooklyn

[RGR]

Pearl vs Luke's Lobster

Photo of lobster roll at Pearl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11863391@N03/3768488246/in/set-72157621756115621/

Photo of lobster roll at Luke's: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11863391...