My mom has a delicious grilled Caesar salad recipe that I love. Grill-charred romaine, salty anchovy paste in homemade dressing, shaved parmesan, and a lemon wedge—tastes like summer! –Madeline Fass, senior market editor
The Caesar salad at the Monkey Bar has main character energy. This is not your humble starter course. It has whitefish instead of anchovies—a much more delicate seafood addition—and it has potato chips in lieu of croutons, making for a far superior crunch in my opinion. The dressing is zesty yet dense but doesn’t make the salad soggy. It’s really perfect. –Chloe Malle, Editor, Vogue.com
When it comes to Caesar salad, I’m not as fussed about the what as I am about the where. My idea of absolute heaven—if there really is a paradise up there, this is pretty much exactly how I picture it—is checking into a fancy hotel, jumping onto a set of crisp white linen sheets, pressing play on some trashy reality TV, and then ordering a Caesar salad with French fries and a Diet Coke (with plenty of ice and lemon, obvs). After my first bite of lettuce slathered with that briny, garlicky dressing—ideally offset by delicate shavings of Parmesan and the crunch of a perfect crouton—I transcend. –Liam Hess, living editor
While not billed as a Caesar, Barbuto’s famous kale salad contains many of the Caesar’s defining ingredients—anchovies, pecorino, egg yolk—but the rest is slightly remixed. The West Village restaurant has swapped romaine for Tuscan kale, added in fresh vasil leaves, and traded croutons for breadcrumbs. The result is a more elevated take on the salad—and it’s become a bit of a “thing,” as far as foods go. –Lilah Ramzi, contributing editor
It’s hard to narrow this down to one place, but at the moment, I think that Emmett’s on Grove has my favorite Caesar salad. The house-made croutons never miss. And if chicken Caesar wraps count? Bobwhite Counter has my number one spot in that category, no questions asked. –Taylor Lashley, social media manager
I’m not sure if Federico’s is the best Caesar salad I’ve had or if I’m just always super hungry whenever I am down at the Jersey Shore. Not only is it super cheap but it also pairs well with thin-crust pizzas. –Irene Kim, production and editorial coordinator, Vogue Runway