Momofuku Ko

David Chang's third daughter in the Momofuku East Village family, Ko is a sliver of unadorned, barely marked space with an L-shaped counter and 12 bar stools around an open kitchen. The menu offers no choices, but it is always a quirky and/or creative combination of Asian/French cuisine which visitors simply rave about. Since the menu changes daily, if you are lucky enough to get reservations, you are sure to be surprised by the multi-course menu on any given night or weekend lunch.

Reservations are absolutely necessary and need to be made at least one week in advance. You're not going to score a reservation unless you first sign up on their website (hit that green RESERVE button at right) and revisit their site at exactly 10 a.m. You've been warned.

Should you actually score a reservation, you will be transported into a parallel universe, where are truly spectacular multi-course meal will set you eons ahead of your fellow New Yorkers in a singular taste sensation that sweeps multiple nations.