"Ralph Lauren’s preppy, wood-paneled Midtown bunker is indescribably annoying to get into. If you do manage to land a table, you may even arrive a little disgruntled. But wait, what’s that? A flaky popover that looks like an ice cream cone? And it’s free? Well played. In order to book a table, you have to call 212-207-8562. Reservations are released roughly one month in advance on the matching calendar date—on September 30th, for example, you can book for October 30th—and the phone line opens at 10am. If you can’t snag a reservation, try calling around 4pm on the day-of to see if there were any last-minute cancellations." - sonal shah, bryan kim, willa moore, will hartman