Danny Meyer’s flagship restaurant delivers dishes done well, tailored service, and a classic New York continental room. Look for starters like tuna crudo or panzanella; a long list of pastas including a corn and truffle agnolotti; and sizeable mains like butter poached lobster or country pork chop. You know what you’re getting here and it will be good.

The Jean-Georges Vongerichten spot is bedecked in lots of white-on-white, with antique touches, as befits its location in this department store.The menu emphasizes seasonal vegetables, which are utilized in pretty salads, as well as seafood served roasted, poached, and raw. Though it’s known for light fare, ABC also has a few more substantive choices, like a cheeseburgers and pizzas. Lunch, dinner, and brunch menus available.

Sidle up to the mahogany bar for a solo beer or pile into a cozy, high-backed booth with a crew at this venerable watering hole that dates back to 1892. Besides unfussy drinks, Old Town is also beloved for its straightforward burger, and other standard-issue bar fare — which arrives from the upstairs kitchen via dumbwaiter for patrons sitting on the ground floor — like nachos, mozzarella sticks, and chicken fingers. The Buffalo chicken wings are some of the best in town.

The Japanese udon chain’s first international outpost features a wide array of its flagship noodles. They’re available in two different thicknesses. Preparations span the gamut — from rich, creamier bowls, like spicy tan tan ground pork swirling in a mildly hot sesame broth, to more austere, broth-based choices, with skimpy but tasty wisps of Wagyu beef or tempura toppings. Opt for the larger size at no extra charge, and to really satiate, lunch sets tack on a small rice bowl or sushi roll for a couple bucks more.

Javelina is what wild boar are called in Texas, and if you see one running toward you, you’d better run, too. A baby javelina sits above the bar at this quintessential Tex Mex honkytonk, and you’d best begin your meal with one version of queso, the tortilla-chip’s best friend. From there, try to the cheesy enchiladas de Tejas or a pair of brisket tacos.

Hit up this low key spot in a former garage for solid tacos, comprising a relatively cheap dinner for the hood for people avoiding ubiquitous fast-casual chains. Choose from traditional fillings like carnitas, pulled smoked chicken, and seared fish, or opt for pastrami or brisket. Burritos, tortas, salads, a tequila-heavy cocktail list, and a range of Mexican beers are also on the menu at this space run by San Diego native Joel Oberlander.

Trailing a very nice stand-up jamon bar on its eastern flank — the perfect thing for a freshen-up glass of sherry and some serrano — Casa Mono is the city’s best tapas bar, though it is really a full service restaurant, open at lunch. Try a plate of fried fideo with littlenecks and chorizo, bacalao croquettes, perfectly poached asparagus, or sweetbreads with Marcona almonds.

Pranakon may be located on University Place, but step inside and be immediately transported to Bangkok. There’s a window for buying Thai lottery tickets, movie stills, and other items — in short you find yourself dining in an open-air market. Lots of regional dishes to choose from, along with the street food of the capital, plus all-in lunch specials.