Crisp lamb belly and roasted loin from Ssam Bar. Photo by Robyn Lee

• Getting six friends together and ordering half the menu is the way to go at Momofuku Ssam Bar [Girl Who Ate Everything]
• Another porchetta report [Writing With My Mouth Full]
• The shrimp and grits at the newly opened Char No. 4 are incredible [Eat Brooklyn]
• At $3 the bok choy crispy curls with mint raita are a steal at Seva in Astoria [Salty/Savory/Sweet]
• The paella at Socarrat is sublime [Vittles Vamp]
• Craftsteak has the widest selection of grass fed steaks [Chowhound]