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.)

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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.

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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.

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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.)

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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.

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