This is my staple weekend meal. It’s a tiny diner on Delancey and Essex, and has been a New York City institution since the ‘70s. It has an extensive and creative menu, but I think on your first visit you should get the mac ‘n’ cheese pancakes and eat them with syrup and hot sauce. A great place to take a few select friends (max 4 to table), or dine alone and chat up your counter neighbour.