“New York has become the Florence of the sixteenth century. Genius on every corner!”

We couldn’t help but quote our favorite line from Six Degrees of Seperation, referring to city’s culinary marvels – and no trip to New York Fashion Week would be complete with sampling some of our eateries. From classics to contemporary cuisines, here are CFDA’s favorite selects:

ABC Cocina; 38 East 19th Street; Union Square North; Latin American fusion; (212)677-2233

China Blue; 135 Watts Street; Tribeca; Contemporary Chinese; (212) 431-0111

Fulton; 89 South Street; Financial District; Seafood; (212)838-1200

Loring Place; 21 West 8th Street; New American; Greenwich Village, (212)388-1831

Mission Chinese; 171 East Broadway, Lower East Side; 599 Johnson Avenue, Brooklyn;  Fusion; (917) 376-5660

The Odeon; 145 West Broadway; Tribeca; French-American; (212)233-0507

Omen; 113 Thompson Street; Soho; Japanese; (212)925-8923

Pastis; 52 Gansevoort Street; Meatpacking District; French; (212)929-4844

Red Rooster; 310 Malcolm X Boulevard; Harlem; New American; (212)792-9001

Uncle Boons; 7 Spring Street; Soho; Thai; (646)370-6650

Via Carota; 51 Grove Street; West Village; Italian; (212)255-1962