Be the first of your friends to Instagram your meal at one of these recently opened restaurants around the city:
►Sugar Factory, 835 Washington St., Meatpacking District
Head to the three-floor "brasserie" and candy store for breakfast, lunch and dinner — or indulge your sweet tooth with some fresh-baked Belgian waffles, crepes and a trip to the fondue fountain.
►Brado, 155 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn Heights
Satisfy your Italian cravings at Brado, which features everything from bruschetta and crostinis to personal ($7.50-$14) and large pizzas ($15-$28).
Visitors can also sip from 19 rotating beers on-tap, and if you go from 3:30-6:30 p.m., you get a free large plain pizza with any two house cocktails, a pitcher of beer or bottle of wine.
►Wasan, 440 Bergen St., Park Slope
The farm-to-table sushi favorite just opened its new location in Park Slope. Guests can munch on anything from a salmon open roll (featuring Scottish salmon, jalapeño cheese and dashi gravy, $13.50) to a roast chicken with wasabi mustard ($15) with the satisfaction of knowing that all of their food comes from nearby sources.
►Fancy Nancy, 1038 Bedford Ave., Bed-Stuy
Head to this eclectic eatery for some habañero honey duck wings ($10), griddled pork belly ($15) and tater tots ($5), along with a handful of cocktails and craft beers.
A group of friends just opened the creative-meets-American restaurant with the goal of "[opening] a place where we felt we would want to hang out and eat, nothing too uptight, where people could relax."
►Bunz, 185 Saint Nicholas Ave., Harlem
Another comfort spot, Cedric's Bistro owner Cedric Lecendre has converted his French restaurant into a gourmet burger joint, offering everything from a mac and cheese burger, a "jerk" burger made from Jamaican jerk chicken, and a "Louisiana" burger featuring cajun shrimp, lettuce and tomatoes.
►Mel's Burger Bar, 1450 Second Ave., Upper East Side
For more burgers, head to Yorkville. Mel's Burger Bar just opened another outfit in the neighborhood, and offers burgers such as the "Widowmaker" (mac and cheese and bacon on a potato bun, $12.50) and "Dirty Hipster" (spinach dip, jack cheese and onion rings on a potato bun, $12.50).
Down your burger with a cold beer from Mel's expansive beer list. If you're unsure what to try, go with the 20 oz. beer flight, where you can sample any four beers for $10.
