"One of the top Italian spots in NYC, Via Carota is mostly walk-in-only, and you need to line up outside around 4:30pm if you want to eat dinner there. Spare yourself the inevitable four-hour wait, and stop by for lunch, when the place is much less busy. The ideal order is a tall green salad, the cacio e pepe tonarelli, and a chopped steak for the table." - willa moore, bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman, sonal shah