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The Best New Restaurants in NYC: September 2024

"A to‑go fried‑chicken outpost inside Backstage Food Hall on West 46th Street, this vendor is the East Coast cousin of San Francisco’s Birdsong and has been selling out its culty chicken sandwich “Claude the Claw.” The menu leans funky and spicy—fermented hot sauce and pink peppercorns feature prominently, and there are creative touches like nutritional yeast in the coleslaw and Marmite in a honey‑dip “Money Sauce.” Fried hen‑of‑the‑woods mushrooms and well‑seasoned, tender chicken (even the usually dry breast) are both strong bets for takeaway." - Edward Hart