# A New York Foodie > A New York Foodie is an independent editorial publication about New York City's iconic foods: honest guides to the dishes the city is famous for, explainers on what makes a real NY slice or bagel, and restaurant-style recipes you can actually pull off in a home kitchen. No sponsorships, no pay-to-play lists — just the city's food culture, written plainly. A New York Foodie publishes original, long-form guides about NYC food guides and restaurant-style recipes. Every article opens with a concise direct answer, is structured with clear headings and FAQs, and reflects mainstream expert consensus. ## City Food Guides - [Iconic New York Foods: 12 Classics and Where They Began](https://anewyorkfoodie.com/iconic-new-york-foods/): The iconic New York foods are the New York slice, the bagel with lox and cream cheese, pastrami on rye, New York cheesecake, the street cart hot dog, the… - [New York Coffee Regular: What the Order Means](https://anewyorkfoodie.com/new-york-coffee-regular/): In traditional New York diner, deli, and coffee-cart shorthand, a “regular coffee” generally means hot drip coffee with milk and sugar already added—often… - [New York Style Pizza: What Makes a Real NY Slice](https://anewyorkfoodie.com/new-york-style-pizza/): New York style pizza is a large, thin-crust pie — usually around 18 inches — hand-tossed, lightly sauced with cooked tomato sauce, topped edge to edge… ## Classic Recipes - [New York Cheesecake Recipe: Dense, Creamy, No Cracks](https://anewyorkfoodie.com/new-york-cheesecake-recipe/): A New York cheesecake is a dense, tangy cheesecake built on two pounds of full-fat brick cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and a little sour cream over a… - [New York Crumb Cake Recipe with a Deep Topping](https://anewyorkfoodie.com/new-york-crumb-cake-recipe/): New York crumb cake pairs a thin, tender sour-cream cake with an unusually deep layer of large brown-sugar cinnamon crumbs. ## Bagels & Delis - [What Is a Bialy? The Bagel Cousin Explained](https://anewyorkfoodie.com/what-is-a-bialy/): A bialy is a round, chewy yeast roll with a thin center depression commonly filled with chopped onion, sometimes with poppy seeds. - [Why Are New York Bagels So Good? The Real Reasons](https://anewyorkfoodie.com/why-are-new-york-bagels-so-good/): New York bagels are so good because of technique, not the tap water. ## Full text for LLMs - [llms-full.txt](https://anewyorkfoodie.com/llms-full.txt): every article as plain markdown in one file - Each article is also available as markdown at https://anewyorkfoodie.com/.md ## Site - [About](https://anewyorkfoodie.com/about/): editorial approach and standards - [All articles](https://anewyorkfoodie.com/all/) - [Contact](https://anewyorkfoodie.com/contact/)