Most of the following restaurants were found by reading Jim Leff, The Chowhound's Guide to the New York Tristate Area. Don't go to any of the five boroughs without bringing this inexpensive paperback with you. This list is mainly for my own convenience, and is intended to help me remember where I have enjoyed eating or where I would like to go next. Restaurants with an asterisk are described in Leff's book.

• A, 947 Columbus Ave. at 106th St., 212-531-1643. See also Ivo & Lulu, 558 Broome St. between Sixth Ave. and Varick St., 212-226-4399.
• Ada, 208 East 58th St. (between 2nd and 3rd Ave.), 212-371-6060.
• Andre's Cafe, 1631 2nd Ave. between 84th and 85th, 212-327-1105. Go out of your for way for some excellent Hungarian strudel.
• Anthony's, 426A 7th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215 near 14th St., 718-369-8315
• Artie's Delicatessen, 2290 Broadway near 83rd St., 212-579-5959.
• *Cuisine of Pakistan (Kashmir 9), 478 9th Ave (between 36 and 37 Streets), 212-736-7745. Cash only.
• *El Papasito (Dominican), 346 W 53rd St., 212-265-2225.
• Gabriela's, 315 Amsterdam Ave. (75th St.), 212-875-8532, 685 Amsterdam Ave (93 St.), 212-971-0574, Mexician.
• Indus Valley (Indian), 2636 Broadway at 100th St, 212-222-9222.
• Jackson Diner, 37-47 74th St., Flushing, 718-672-1232.
• Kati Roll Company, 99 MacDougal St. (near Bleecker), 212-420-6517, and 49 W. 39th St. (between. 5 and 6th), 212-730-4280.
• La Creperie, 2608 Broadway (between 98 and 99), 212-865-7334.
• Lanza Restaurant (Italian), 168 First Ave, between 10 and 11th, 212-674-7014.
• Mitchel London Foods Brunch, 458 9th Ave., 212-563-7750.
• Mr. Broadway Kosher Deli, 1372 Broadway (near 38th Street), 212-921-2152. Monday-Thursday 10 am-10 pm; Friday 9 am.-3 pm; Sunday 11 am-10 pm; closed Saturday.
• New Hop Kwan, 202 Centre St. (near Howard), 212-925-7554. Dim Sum.
• Pisticci, 125 La Salle St. (between 122nd and 123rd Streets), 212-932-3500. Good food and excellent jazz on Sunday evening.
• Piccolo Angolo, 621 Hudson Street, 212-229-9177.
• Pio Pio, 1746 1st Ave. (between 90th and 91st), 212-426-5800. Peruvian. Notes: salchipapa = French fries topped with sliced frankfurters.
• *Sapporo (Japanese), 152 W. 49th St., between 6 and 7th, 212-869-8972.
• Say Eng Look, 1, 2, 3, Shanghai cuisine, near Chatham Sq., 5 East Broadway, 732-0796.
• Second Avenue Deli, 162 East 33rd St. (between Lexington and Third Ave.), 212-689-9000.
• *Soul Fixins, 371 West 34 St (at 9th Ave), 212-736-1345. Closed weekends.
• *Stamatis (Greek), 29-12 23rd Ave. (between 29th and 30th Sts.), Astoria, 718-721-4507. The grilled octopus is great.
• Taze, 142 Montague St., 2nd floor (between Clinton and Henry ) Brooklyn Heights, 718-875-2211.
• *Teresa's (Polish), 103 1st Ave, between 6 and 7th. Also Veselka, 144 Second Avenue, 212-228-9682.
• Thailand Cafe, 95 Second Ave. (between 5th and 6th Sts.), 212-477-1872.
• Thali (Vegeterian Indian), 28 Greenwich Avenue (between 10th and Charles), 212-367-7411.
• Tuk Tuk (Thai), 204 Smith St., Brooklyn, NY 11201, 718-222-5598, 5597.
• Los Pollitos II, 5th Ave, Park Slope, Brooklyn. A homey little place, very inexpensive, with delicious rotisserie chicken.
• Waterfalls Cafe, 144 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, 718-488-8886.
• Le Madeleine, 403 W 43rd St., 212-246-2993.
• Turkuaz, 2637 Broadway (at 100th St.), 212-665-9541. Also Kapadokya, 142 Montague St., Brooklyn Heights, 718-875-2211.
• Amy Ruth's, 113 West 116th Street (near Lenox Avenue), 212-280-8779.
• Bayou, 308 Lenox Avenue (near 125th Street), 212-426-3800. Creole.
• Charles' Southern-Style Kitchen, 2837 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (near 151st Street), 212-926-4313.
• Copeland's, 547 West 145th Street (near Broadway), 212-234-2357, Southern buffet.
• Miss Maude's Spoonbread Too, 547 Lenox Avenue (near 137th Street), 212-690-3100.
• Republic, 37 Union Sq. West, near 16th St., 212-627-7172. Asian
• Da Silvano, 260 6th Ave, between Houston and Bleecker Streets, 212-982-2343.
• Carmine's, 2450 Broadway, 212-362-2200.
• Curry Mahal, 78 2nd Ave. (between 1st Ave and 4th St), 212-598-0746.
• La Pizza Fresca, 31 E. 20th St., 212-598-0141.
• Aquagrill, 210 Spring St. near Sixth Ave., 212-274-0505.
• Trattoria L'Incontro, 21-76 31st St. at Ditmars Blvd, Astoria, 718-721-3532.
• Babbo, 110 Waverly Pl. (NW corner of Washington Square Park), 212-777-0303.
• Po, 31 Cornelia St., between Bleeker and W. 4th Sts., 212-645-2189.
• Gramercy Tavern, 42 E. 20th St, 212-477-0777.
• Hearth, 403 E. 12th St., at First Ave., 646-602-1300.
• Sylvia's, 328 Lenox Avenue (126th Street), 212-996-0660.
• Virage Restaurant, 118 2nd Ave. (near 7th St.), 212-253-0425.
• According to the NY Times, good places for breakfast include La Flor Bakery and Cafe, 53-02 Roosevelt Ave., Woodside, Queens; 718-426-8023. The Half King, 505 West 23rd Street (near 10th Ave.), 212-462-4300. Otto, 1 5th Ave. (8th St.), 212-995-9559.
• Acording to the NY Times, good places for bagels are Absolute Bagels, 2788 Broadway (between 107th and 108th Streets); Bagelry, 429 Third Ave. (at 30th Street); Murray's Bagels, 242 Eighth Ave. (between 22nd and 23rd Streets) and 500 Sixth Ave. (between 12th and 13th Streets); Terrace Bagels, 224 Prospect Park West (at Windsor Place), Brooklyn; Bagel Oasis, 183-12 Horace Harding Expressway, Fresh Meadows, Queens; Hot Bialys, 116-63 Queens Boulevard (at 78th Avenue), Forest Hills.
• Good restaurants in Astoria: Ubol's Kitchen, Le Sans Souci, 718, J. J.'s Fusion Kitchen and Sushi Bar, Agnanti.
• Some suggested good Indian restaurants: Sai Bhavan, 141-20 Holly Ave., Flushing, NY, 718-359-2091; Chola, 232 East 58th St., 212 688-4619; Royal Tangra Masala 2207 Hillside Ave., New Hyde Park, 516-746-4898.
• Good restaurants in Queens.
• Brooklyn.

More suggestions are at chowhound.com/, Amateur Gourmet, Eater, nycnosh, Restaurant Girl, Midtown lunch.

• Tender Buttons, 143 E. 62nd St. (Lexington Ave.).
• Yuppie Puppy Pet Care, 274 West 86th Street, 212-877-2747.

Please send comments and corrections to Harvey Gould, hgould@guessu.edu.