Favorite New (and Traditional) American spots in New York:

ABC Kitchen | 35 East 18th Street
Fedora | 239 West 4th Street
Olmsted | 659 Vanderbilt Avenue
Perry St | 176 Perry Street
Brindle Room | 277 East 10th Street
Marlow & Sons | 81 Broadway, Brooklyn
David Burke Kitchen  | 23 Grand Street 
Estela | 47 East Houston
Hearth Restaurant | 403 East 12th Street
The Modern | 9 West 53rd Street
The NoMad (Bar & Restaurant) | 10 West 28th Street
Tuome | 536 East 5th Street
Beauty & Essex | 146 Essex Street
Joseph Leonard | 170 Waverly Place
Whitman & Bloom | 384 3rd Avenue
Cookshop | 156 10th Avenue
Clinton Street Baking Co | 4 Clinton Street
Upland | 345 Park Avenue South
The Mermaid Inn (Seafood) | 96 2nd Avenue
Westville | 246 W 18th Street
Friedman’s | 132 W 31st Street
Whitman’s | 406 East 9th Street
Jeffrey’s Grocery | 172 Waverly Place
Sagaponack Bar & Grill | 4 W 22nd Street
Beecher’s Handmade Cheese | 900 Broadway
Sweet Chick (Southern) | 178 Ludlow Street
Alchemy | 56 5th Avenue, Brooklyn
Buttermilk Channel | 524 Court Street, Brooklyn
Cheryl’s Global Soul | 236 Underhill Avenue, Brooklyn

Upstate:
Homespun Foods | 232 Main Street, Beacon