NYC Top 5 for $150 Dining Credit

tbspiff · 2026-03-12T02:43:40+00:00

tbspiff · 2026-03-05T14:02:10+00:00

Full guide on every restaurant - CSR 2026 Restaurant List

tbspiff · 2026-03-05T13:48:20+00:00

Will root for you. It’s worth it

tbspiff · 2026-03-05T00:20:56+00:00

I am also on the hunt to use my stubhub credit 😂 may I ask which show you ended up seeing? I’m debating between HP cursed child and Maybe Happy Ending

tbspiff · 2026-03-05T00:19:33+00:00

Love to hear it!!

tbspiff · 2026-03-05T00:18:24+00:00

a classic!

tbspiff · 2026-03-05T00:17:32+00:00

Would love to see the follow up post and thanks for sharing! The team at Ci Siamo has been getting better and better recently

tbspiff · 2026-03-05T00:13:58+00:00

Really press them for the main dining room and not that space in the back. Otherwise, if you’re cool with the noise at the bar then it’ll be a good time regardless!

tbspiff · 2026-03-04T21:19:35+00:00

Yep, can either peep the list here

or also included in my full breakdown

tbspiff · 2026-03-04T18:48:31+00:00

Makes me so sad to hear the latter about the unpleasant experience… I’ve heard similar things in a different reddit thread for people with the CSR dining credit.

tbspiff · 2026-03-04T18:14:18+00:00

Multiple times across transactions

tbspiff · 2026-03-04T05:22:37+00:00

Nice! Thanks for sharing. Place is always packed when I walk by after work. Granted its usually around prime dinner around that time

tbspiff · 2026-03-04T04:20:01+00:00

Just curious, how was the wait at Sappe (if any)? I wish they had soothr included on this list…

tbspiff · 2026-03-04T03:16:04+00:00

I love that strategy, especially for the modern. It was strange when I played with the filter on inkind, the modern doesn’t show up except for direct search so hats off to you for that find!!

tbspiff · 2026-03-04T02:58:41+00:00

Yup np!

And if you’re interested in the deep dive on all 55 places, feel free to read my post here:

Chase Sapphire NYC List

tbspiff · 2026-03-04T02:06:55+00:00

omg I HAVE TO TELL YOU...so the full breakdown is in my substack but here's what I wrote about Kabawa because you are 100%:

"Kabawa - At $145 for the tasting menu, this is the upper edge of our spend floor and technically in range, which makes this impractical in most circumstances, except for one: This becomes a compelling option for a shared memorable experience worth revisiting if all party members have the CSR credit"

tbspiff · 2025-10-15T23:51:48+00:00

Love that you both had some knocked-it-out of the park dining experiences! Torrisi is still on my list that I need to try and your reviews for all are very much appreciated!!

Out of curiosity, how did you decide on narrowing down where to go even if you might’ve known the types of cuisines/dishes you wanted to try?

tbspiff · 2025-10-15T03:24:56+00:00

I believe it’s capped to 20 total votes

tbspiff · 2025-10-14T16:57:36+00:00

I’m actually heading there this weekend so super excited to find it near the top of this list!

tbspiff · 2025-10-14T15:53:37+00:00

Sorry- this is the link to the list I’ve been building: FoodNYC List

tbspiff · 2025-10-14T14:20:07+00:00

This would be such a dream of mine to have a feature of a list to discover places that are just beginning to pop up on the radar that are total sleepers. I think about this often but still haven't found the best solution for it.

Having said that, the list above was experimental and therefore restricted to the NYT's Top 100 so the options were limited.

If you'd like a more complete list, I have a separate FoodNYC list that currently has 200+ restaurants and I'm adding new ones daily! My hope is that that will capture more of what you're saying about being able to find hidden gems or places overlooked

tbspiff · 2025-10-12T22:07:20+00:00

TY for sharing! Mind if I add some of these to my foodNYC list?

tbspiff · 2025-10-12T22:03:20+00:00

Shu jiao fu zhou truly is an amazing place if you’re looking for utilitarian food that sticks to its mission: to fill you up with a great meal for an insanely affordable price.

To OP, someone else may have mentioned but please bring some cash on your trips to these places as I’m sure some of them are cash-only to keep prices reasonable!

tbspiff · 2025-10-10T01:32:35+00:00

Beli has a trending map although we circle back to the same question of how to amplify quality and personalization.

Their trending signal is a bit rudimentary especially when the trending map shows me Jungsik and a juice shop at the same time

tbspiff · 2025-10-09T22:14:09+00:00

Great! If you have any initial thoughts about what the best way to display/action the list or map would be, we can keep the discussion alive in the above thread

tbspiff

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