Curious where New York City's insiders are eating and drinking? It's easy to spot lines out the door, but some underlying trends are harder to see.
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to analyze which eateries have been getting outsized attention this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at New York City businesses on Yelp by category and counted how many reviews each received. Rather than compare them based on the number of reviews alone, we calculated a percentage increase in reviews over the past month and tracked businesses that consistently increase their volume of reviews to identify statistically significant outliers compared to past performance.
Read on to see which spots are riding a trend this spring.
Belcampo
Open since March of 2019, this steakhouse and New American spot is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Steakhouses" on Yelp.
Citywide, steakhouses saw a median 1.9 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, but Belcampo saw a 68.6 percent increase, maintaining a mixed 3.5-star rating throughout.
Located at 500 W. 33rd St., Suite 401B, 20 Hudson Yards (between 10th and 11th avenues), Belcampo offers a lunch and dinner menu with sandwiches, burgers and entrees, in addition to a wide selection of appetizers, soups and salads. Belcampo also sells cuts of meat, from beef to pork to chicken, by the pound.
PhoBar
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Chinatown's PhoBar, the Vietnamese spot is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Vietnamese" on Yelp saw a median 2.2 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, PhoBar bagged a 69.6 percent increase in new reviews within that timeframe, maintaining a solid four-star rating.
Open at 43 Mott St. (between Pell and Bayard streets) since January of 2019, PhoBar offers appetizers like seafood spring rolls and sauteed brussels sprouts, as well as pho with short rib, oxtail, soft shell crab and more. (Check out the menu here.)
Teazzi Tea Shop
Flatiron's Teazzi Tea Shop is also making waves. Open since September of 2018 at 47 W. 14th St., Suite 3 (between Avenue Of The Americas and Fifth Avenue), the tea room has seen a 23.5 percent bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 2.1 percent for all businesses tagged "Tea Rooms" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis, Teazzi Tea Shop's review count increased by more than 600 percent.
Teazzi Tea Shop offers golden oolong milk tea, brown sugar ginger latte, passion fruit and orange tea and more. (View the menu here.) Over the past month, it's maintained a strong four-star rating among Yelpers.
The Ribbon
Open since January of 2019, this bar and New American spot is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Bars" on Yelp.
Citywide, businesses tagged "Bars" saw a median 2.3 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, but The Ribbon saw a 51.2 percent increase, maintaining a solid four-star rating throughout.
Located at 220 W. 44th St. (between Shubert Alley and Eighth Avenue) in Theater District, The Ribbon offers beer, wine and a variety of signature cocktails. Try the Strawberry Fields Forever, featuring gin, strawberry, lemon and rose, or the Dotty with vodka, pineapple, honey syrup and lemon. (See the menu here.)
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