BEST BITES

F&W editors’ most memorable dishes from a year of very good eating

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BEST BREAKFAST FOR DESSERT

PANCAKE SOUFFLÉ Pitt’s, Brooklyn

After the server places the towering, pancake-flavored soufflé at the table, they cut into the center, drizzle it with maple syrup, and instruct you to add a spoonful of salted butter before taking a bite. Imagine the fluffiest, most ethereal pancake in the world—that’s what this showstopping dessert is like.

BEST FINGER FOOD

SUNN’S SALAD Sunn’s, New York City

Chef-owner Sunny Lee’s salad changes with the seasons, but one thing always stays the same—you eat it with your hands. At this tiny Korean wine bar, diners are instructed to pick up the lotus root and seasonal vegetables, then scoop them into whipped silken tofu. It’s bright, crunchy, and an absolute joy to eat.

MOST EGG-CELLENT

LES EGGS Friends and Family, Oakland, California

In a playful interpretation of the classic French dish oeufs mayonnaise, 2021 F&W Best New Chef Gaby Maeda covers shoyu-marinated jammy eggs in a tangy yuzu kosho mayo and tops them with smoked trout roe. Hiding underneath it all are crunchy bubu arare pearls for added texture. It’s eggs on eggs on eggs.

BEST IN BRUNCH