Zohran Mamdani eats. We know this because the 34-year-old, newly elected mayor of New York City posts about his favorite restaurants. He talks about it in interviews. Folks actually see him in restaurants, bodegas, corner groceries and more.

For Mamdani, like many of us, food is a cultural connection, and by all appearances, he's eager to connect all of us with his favorite spots either through Instagram posts, casual references on network TV or in panels where he is, surprisingly often, asked to name his go-to eateries. And fortunately, he's got pretty good taste.

Collected here are some of Mamdani's most frequently mentioned favorite restaurants. Many are near where he lives in Astoria, Queens, but we're sure he'll start mentioning a few more beyond the neighborhood after a campaign

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