Best Restaurant Dishes Eater NY Editors Ate This Week, September 22, 2025 | Eater NY

"Late‑night hunger led me into this 24‑hour pan‑Latin diner with retro touches, bustling even in the middle of the night as people sipped mojitos and dug into pancakes, Cubanos, and churrasco. The La Llarena arepa ($14) won me over: skirt steak cooked to medium rare—well‑seasoned and tender—tucked inside a pleasantly crisp arepa with ripe avocado and tomatoes, plus just‑salty‑enough queso fresco to tie it together. Far from relying on charm alone, the food delivered, and this spot is in my regular late‑night Manhattan rotation." - Bettina Makalintal