"Lori Jayne is tucked into the back of a dive bar called Alphaville in Bushwick, but the cooking coming out of their tiny kitchen is better than what you'll find at a lot of full-service restaurants. Just try the $20 steak frites, which are doused in a sichuan peppercorn-heavy au poivre and served with chopsticks. If that's sold out, go for the perfect burger—it’s $10, or $11 if you add cheese. (Add cheese.) Wash it all down with a frozen strawberry-basil margarita." - willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah