NYC restaurants I still love

In my heyday I used to go out to eat several nights a week and had a crazy map with hundreds of places “to try.” Now, I largely prefer to cook my own meals and/or get utilitarian takeout which prioritizes protein, BUT every once in a while, I still like going to a restaurant and sitting down for A Nice Meal. Ideally without making a Resy four weeks in advance or lining up outside at 4:30 PM because part of having A Nice Meal is the sense of EASE in getting there. These are the places I go.