"The Palomar is an octopus-hummus-charged party on the edge of Chinatown. You might have to put your name down for a seat if you haven’t made a booking at the Middle Eastern spot, but there are plenty of top pubs to wait in nearby. And it’ll be totally worth it once you’re on your fourth glass of orange wine, dipping a chunk of kubaneh bread in tahini, and bonding with the bartenders over just how tasty the falafel is. " - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak