Keith Lee is a self-made food critic whose viral videos have changed lives nationwide. His TikTok account is filled with honest content of him telling a story of visiting a business and ordering food, followed by showing and tasting the food right before giving his opinion and rating 1-10.
His content has gotten so crazy that 15+ million followers anticipate his arrival in their cities. They flood his comments and DMs with suggestions of restaurants he should visit next.
This past week, Keith took to his socials to announce that he’s in NYC, and naturally, the fans (us) went c r a z y.
With the diverse range of restaurants, cuisines, and options that New York City offers, we (all New Yorkers) were shocked to find out that his first stop was to… a bodega for a… SALMON chopped cheese. Personally, we at Secret NYC do not condone salmon chopped cheeses; no shade to that business.
Still, there’s only one way to make this right and ensure that Keith Lee and his family have a successful culinary experience in the Big Apple. Sure, we have our suggestions, but we couldn’t just create this list alone now, could we?
We took to Instagram to ask our followers for suggestions of where Keith Lee should eat and critique during his stay in NYC! Here are the recommendations:
- Joes Shanghai, Bowery
- L’artusi, West Village
- Lips Cafe, Little Caribbean
- Melbas, Harlem
- Farmer In The Deli, Clinton Hill
- Carmines, Times Square
- Onieals, Lower Manhattan
- Lindens, SoHo
- Island Shack, Downtown Brooklyn
- Maya Congee, Bedford-Stuyvesant & Clinton Hill
- Il Posto Accanto, East Village
- Screamers Pizza, Crown Heights
- Paradise Taco, Bushwick
- D Garden, East Flatbush
- Misi, Williamsburg
- Peppas On Flatbush, Flatbush
- Flor De Mayo, Upper West Side
- Mission Ceviche, Upper East Side
- Casino On Broadway, Lower East Side
- Katz Deli, Lower East Side
- Filly Luv, Bedstuy
- Lucys Vietnamese, Bushwick, Bedstuy, Williamsburg
- Tatiana, Lincoln Center
- Ramen Dumbo, Dumbo
- Russ & Daughters, Lower East Side
- Bed Stuy Fish Fry, numerous locations
- Ali’s Roti, Crown Heights
- 7th Street Burger, Lower East Side
- Jams NYC, Central Park
- Little Italy Pizza, Little Italy
- Eddies Lobster Shack, SoHo
- Bunnan, Little Caribbean
- La Dinastia, Washington Heights
- Charles Pan Fried Chicken, numerous locations
- La Cabana Rodriguez, Flatbush
- True Flavors, Jamaica