The best restaurants in New York are not the places that cater to foodie tourists and billionaire gastronomes - not necessarily and certainly not exclusively. They're the ones that balance quality, utility, and ambience in a way that makes them places to go once or go often with an acknowledgment that sometimes it's your anniversary and you need to ball out, and sometimes it's just another Wednesday.
When it comes to grabbing a quick bite to eat, everyone knows that New York City's pizzas are some of the best you'll ever lay your hands on, but not necessarily its burgers. Cities like Richmond, Milwaukee, and Denver are often cited as some of the best places to find burgers in the U.S., among several others across the South and Midwest.
In Mexico City, markets are bursting with fruits and spices and everything is ridiculously fresh and oozes flavor. An excellent street taco can beat out a Michelin-starred restaurant almost any day. It's all part of the magic of this high-altitude urban valley. Can there be a better metropolis in the world to eat right now? I'm willing to be persuaded - but I lived in Mexico City five years longer than I intended to because of the food.