"Tatiana at Lincoln Center is an Afro-Caribbean love letter to New York City, and it's our top-rated restaurant. It’s almost impossible to get a table, but once you do, you’ll feel like you’ve gained access to the city’s hottest club, circa 1999. Chain-link curtains and tiles that look like asphalt oil slicks echo the throwback hip hop and R&B playlist, and you’ll have fun trying to talk over the music to dissect all the menu’s references too. Everything is exceptional, but get the short rib pastrami suya, braised oxtails, or both—and definitely ask them about the off-menu jello shots. Reservations are released four weeks in advance at 12pm. If you can't snag one of those, try the six-seat bar. When we arrived on a Tuesday at 4:45pm, the line was already 10-people deep, and our four-person party was seated at 5:40pm. Get a drink in the lobby of David Geffen Hall while you wait." - willa moore, sonal shah, bryan kim, neha talreja, will hartman
