Louro's Belly Goat Burger, One of Our 100 Favorite Dishes   No.
5: Belly goat burger from Louro (142 West 10th Street,
212-206-0606)  Goat is the most popular meat in the world. Let
David Santos show you why.  Sure, there are plenty of great
burgers in this city, but we're thinking about re-evaluating
that list after a visit to David Santos' Louro, for it may well
put out the best non-beef burger in New York. Beyond Louro's big
flavors, Santos is known for the restaurant's themed Nossa Mesa
supper club, where he curates zeitgeist-tapping dinners that
reflect his interests both inside (sea urchin, spicy food) and
outside (Breaking Bad, True Blood) of the kitchen. The belly
goat burger could very well anchor a Nossa Mesa goat dinner, but
sadly this bad boy is only offered at brunch. Santos hard-sears
his freshly ground goat patties (the mythical 80/20 ratio of, in
this case, goat meat and beef fat) and tops them with crisp
slabs of pork belly, a mixture of aged and fresh goat cheeses
and pickled red onions. The