"A date in the Italian countryside is the ideal scenario, but you used all your vacation days before summer even started, and besides, your passport expired five years ago. The next best thing is dinner at Il Buco. This spot in Noho looks like an old rustic farmhouse with copper pots and pans hanging everywhere. The menu changes very frequently, but you can't go wrong with the bistecca with salsa rossa or the lamb chops. If it’s available, make sure to order what might be the best risotto in the city." - bryan kim, will hartman, willa moore, sonal shah