"If you want your birthday dinner to evolve into an underground disco party, come to Black Flamingo in Williamsburg. After 10pm on weekends, a DJ starts spinning in a small club right underneath this vegan Mexican spot. But even if you’d be content calling it a night after dinner, the latke tacos here are special occasion-worthy on their own. Have one for every year you’ve been alive and then cry a little, since it’s your birthday and you can do that if you want to." - nikko duren, matt tervooren