At an event held last night in their office/event space on the west side, TONY announced the winners of its annual EatOut Awards. While you'll have to wait until TONY drops tomorrow to find out who won critics' awards -- we can tell you that Del Posto took 'best head-to-hoof dish' -- Eater has obtained the results of the Readers' choice portion of the contest.
Here now, the complete list of winners:
BEST...
New UES:
Ginger (other nominees were: Frederick's, Jovia, Philippe, Spigolo)
New UWS:
Telepan (Gari, Loft, Pair of 8s, Spiga)
New Brooklyn:
Brooklyn Fish Camp (Beast, Monkey Town, Queen's Hideawaya, Sette, Sorrel)
Garden:
DuMont (Cavo, I Coppi, La Lanterna di Vittorio, Paradou, Pure F&W)
"Secret" restaurant:
Chumley's (Freemans, Grotto, Jilly's, La Esquina, Sakagura)
New wine bar:
Uva (Aroma, Bin 71, Epistrophy, Park Blue, Tarallucci e Vino)
Luger offshoot:
Wolfgang's (Ben & Jacks, Blair Perrone, MarkJoseph)
New hotel restaurant:
THOR (Carlyle, Chemist Club, Country, Gilt)
New bakery:
BabyCakes NYC (Buttercup, Palai Panetteria, Milk & Cookie, One Girl Cookies)
Jack-and-tie-required:
Per Se (ADNY, Bouley, Daniel, Jean Georges, Le Bern)
New vegetarian:
Heirloom (Blossom, Gobo, Happy Buddha, Radha)
New Mexican:
La Esquina (The Alamo, Centrico, Mercadito Grove, Taco Chulo)
Nonchain coffee purveyor:
Joe, The Art of Coffee (Gorilla Coffee, Grey Dog, Mudspot, St. Helen)
Congratulations to Chumley's on a major upset and to Joe for taking top honors in a perennially crowded category.
Ahead, winners in the Breakfast, Cocktail bar, Queens, and New Restaurant categories, among many others.
Breakfast (not brunch):
Balthazar (Cafe at Country, Cafe Sabarsky, Egg, Norma's, Shopsin's)
Late-Night eatery (not 24 hr.):
Blue Ribbon (Aspen, Bozu, Landmarc, Mas)
New Tapas that actually serves Spanish food:
Las Ramblas (Barca 18, Bar Carerra, Sol y Sombre, Tapeo 29)
New Cocktail bar:
Pegu Club (Double Seven, East Side Company, Little Branch, Salon)
New Burger Joint:
DuMont Burger (Burger Joint, Goodburger, Joe's BestBurger)
New Restaurant Design:
Stanton Social (Country, Del Posto, Nobu 57, THOR)
Diner:
Empire (Cheyenne, Diner, Lexington Candy Shop, Moondance, Relish)
Queens restaurant:
718 (Aganti, Sripraphai, Tournesol, Trattoria L'Incontro)
Hot Dog:
Gray's Papaya (uptown) (Bromedoggs, Crif Dogs, Nathan's, Schnack)
Afternoon-tea service:
Alice's Teacup (Astor Court at the St. Regis, T Salon, Tea Box Cafe (Takashimaya), Wild Lily Tea Room)
New Restaurant:
The Modern (Alto, Del Posto, Gilt, Perry St., Telepan)