"If you visit 1915 Lanzhou Handpulled Noodles & Dumplings with someone else, make sure you snag the seat facing the open kitchen at the back—you'll have the best view of the noodle-pulling. A chef rhythmically slaps and stretches dough and two giant pots of beef broth bubble away—for eight hours, until the broth is rich and cloudy. Taste it in the signature beef noodle soup, which has fall-apart meat and a glittery red pool of smoky chili oil." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, neha talreja, will hartman