The directory and the articles in our Restaurant Guides section are researched and maintained by the editorial team behind A Guide To New York Cafe Restos, a part of Phillistine Records.
Every listing in our directory comes from the official Sidewalk Café and Roadway Café license register maintained by the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, made available through NYC Open Data. We do not accept payment for inclusion, and inclusion in the directory is based solely on active license status, not any form of sponsorship.
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