Below, find the hottest New York City restaurants this spring.
San Sabino is fun, but also a tastebud tour-de-force deserving of critical acclaim.
(Not that theres anything wrong with that; its a New York mainstay for a reason.)

The dining room of San Sabino, a new restaurant from the husband-wife team behind the critically acclaimed Don Angie.
(Nice night for a Cabernet Franc, reads a recent Instagram caption.)
Yet the pared-back menu is also perfection.
Foccacia and olive oil come with anchovies, whereas a crab casino is crusted with Ritz crackers.

Photo: Evan Sung
For heartier fare, opt for a juicy half chicken or lobster au poivre.
Just see to it to leave room for the banana pudding.
This spring, they put up their velvet rope in front of a 6,000-foot space in Downtown New York.

Photo: David Malosh
A lounge, meanwhile, embraces an Art Deco-like interior and includes a DJ booth.
As the name implies, steak is the thing to order.
(Their caviar-covered chicken nuggets are particularly the subject of social media snaps.)

Photo: Alex Hodor-Lee
An evening of cultural crossed, elevated comfort food.
Hype can be a dangerous thing (how can a little radish possibly live up to all that pressure?
), but I can happily say that in Theodoras case, its entirely deserved.

Photo: Francis Amiand

Photo: Jason Varney

Photo: Brian W. Ferry