Via Vai, 31-09 23rd Avenue in Astoria for simple Italian dishes. 347-612-4334
Obicà on Broadway between 21st and 22nd for fresh mozzarella
The Arepa Lady @ 77-02 AA Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, 347-730-6617 (or her cart on Friday and Saturday nights on 79th Street and Roosevelt Avenue).
and in Washington, DC, the Red Apron Butchery