The 50 Best Restaurants in NYC Right Now

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The 50 best restaurants in NYC right now

Including dazzling newcomers and familiar favorites.
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Choosing a favorite restaurant in New York City is a joyful task with myriad
possibilities depending on the occasion, mood and even the time of year. Your favorite
dive, fine dining destination and 'any night' type of place might all occupy top spots on
your personal best list in spite of their disparate qualities.
Our list of NYC’s 50 best restaurants is the same, spanning each of those categories
and more to comprise a catalogue of all the places we wish we were at right now. They
don’t have to be the newest or the most recently reviewed, just places that we want to
return to again and again, and that we think that you will, too.
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1. Gage & Tollner

Restaurants Downtown Brooklyn
What is it? At once an emblem of Old New York and a relative newcomer, Gage &
Tollner was revived well over a century after first opening at this location in 1892. A trio
of Brooklyn hospitality pros, including chef Sohui Kim, reopened the august institution
to quick acclaim in 2021.
Why we love it? G&T's landmarked interior, which hosted several unrelated businesses
before its latest unveiling, is beautiful: enveloped in crimson velvet, gilded and
appointed with towering mirrors to reflect all its splendor. The menus are terrific, too,
abundant with steaks, chops, seafood towers, sensational fried chicken and best-in-
class desserts. The recent addition of weekend lunch service makes the tough-to-book
Brooklyn jewel a little bit easier to get into, and G&T recently started making its
sensational pastries available for pre-order. Check out Sunken Harbor Club upstairs,
too, if you get the chance.
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Photograph: Courtesy of Chris Payne
2. Crown Shy
Restaurants American Financial District
What is it? An excellent entrée to NYC’s nicer-than-normal restaurants, Crown Shy is as

suitable for a special occasion as it is for an evening that unexpectedly turns a bit
fancy. The 2019 opening was longtime chef de cuisine at Michelin-starred Eleven
Madison Park James Kent’s first solo venture.
Why we love it? Handsome, distinguished, and ultimately as delightful as a twirl

around a ball, a visit to this sweeping space, where the spirits are as high as the
ceilings, simply always seems important. The soothing Gruyère fritters that helped
launch it all in 2019 are still here, and the related upstairs bar, Overstory is a
knockout spot for drinks with a view after dinner. Crown Shy also hosts guest chefs
some Sundays, with Kent leading a morning after running club subsequent Mondays.
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Photograph: Courtesy of Adrian Gaut
3. Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi

★★★★★ Restaurants Upper West Side Recommended
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★★★★★ Restaurants Upper West Side Recommended
What is it? Last year's buzziest restaurant (which actually opened in 2022) is as good
as you’ve heard, and maybe even better. It follows Bronx-raised chef Kwame
Onwuachi's D.C. restaurants, Top Chef season and James Beard award.
Why we love it? Its ethereal space, where sunshine streams in by day, and light fixtures
fashioned after clouds are suspended overhead, is as comfortable as it is cooly grand.
Its Afro-Caribbean-influenced menu lists one stunner after another, and its short rib
pastrami is New York City’s can’t miss dish.
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4. Gramercy Tavern
Restaurants American creative Flatiron $$$$
What is it? A New York City classic among New York City classics, Gramercy Tavern is
both a special occasion destination and an every day, but better, kind of place. It’s the
special sort of spot where you arrange to go after you’ve become engaged, or simply
slip into to escape a sudden rain.
Why we love it? Big night out atmosphere crackles in the dining room in the back and
the tavern space up front, with a bar that that feels like the place to be. The dining
room’s $168 five-course tasting, which presently includes Arctic char and roasted duck
breast, is splendid for a splurge, or you can order à la carte in the (also lovely) tavern
section, where every main is $38 or less.
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Photograph: Courtesy Will Ellis
5. Dhamaka
Restaurants Lower East Side
What is it? NYC’s dazzling best new restaurant of 2021 with dishes seldom seen on
local menus.
Why we love it? The unstoppable Unapologetic Foods team spotlights what they refer
to as “the forgotten side of India.” Dhamaka recently updated most of its menu, but
favorites like the gurda kapoora (goat kidney, testicles, red onion and pao) and
champaran meat (mutton, garlic, red chili) remain. The group has continued opening
new venues since Dhamaka, including Rowdy Rooster, which serves the best new fried
chicken sandwich in NYC, and Masalawala & Sons, which was one of 2022's best new
restaurants.
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Photograph: Courtesy Kochi /Melissa Hom
6. Kochi
Restaurants Korean Hell's Kitchen
What is it? Per se alum chef Sungchul Shim’s $145 nine-course tasting of skewers
inspired by Korean royal court cuisine. A sool pairing is also available for $105.
Why we love it? Kochi first opened in 2019 and was subsequently awarded a Michelin
star. Ordering everything on the menu is usually relegated to daydreams, but at Kochi,
it’s possible. Courses include items like charcoal grilled Spanish mackerel and braised
short rib. Shim followed Kochi's success with five-star restaurant Mari late in 2021,
which also collected a sparkler in 2022. His latest, Don Don, was also recently awarded
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which also collected a sparkler in 2022. His latest, Don Don, was also recently awarded
four Time Out stars in these pages.
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7. Rezdôra
Restaurants Italian Flatiron
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What is it? New York City's best Italian restaurant. Rezdôra follows chef Stefano
Secchi's turn at highly-regarded Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy.
Why we love it? Dinner at Rezdôra feels like a new culinary experience even for people
who grew up on pasta night. Individual plates are available, but its $98 regional pasta
tasting is an exciting tour of the restaurant's best. Prime time reservations are still
tough to acquire, but you should be able to ease in for weekday lunch.
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Photograph: Paul Wagtouicz
8. Sushi Nakazawa
Restaurants Japanese West Village $$$$
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What is it? Incredible omakase from Jiro Dreams of Sushi’s chef Daisuke Nakazawa.
Why we love it? This city’s full of expensive omakase, and Sushi Nakazawa has all the
exquisite quality and reverent ambiance of its tip-top price peers for a slightly less
account-clearing sum. It is not unexpected to see $300+ chef’s selections at NYC’s
best sushi restaurants, but reservations at Nakazawa’s counter are $180 for about 20
palate-changing courses like fatty tuna, sea urchin and yellowtail. It’s $150 in the
peaceful dining room, and perfect sake pairings are $90. Nakazawa followed his
eponymous first spot with Saito in 2022.
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Photograph: Courtesy of Untable
9. Untable
★★★★★ Restaurants Carroll Gardens Recommended
What is it? Just joining its esteemed peers here, this self-billed “unconventional” Thai
restaurant on a darling Brooklyn block is NYC’s best new restaurant of 2023.
Why we love it? Untable’s outstanding drinks defy the conceit that all the good
cocktails already exist, menu items like the crab croquettes with tom yum purée, tiger
shrimp and “what the hell” fried rice (named for its fiery heat) are best in class, and the
hospitality is warmly inviting. It also does not accept reservations, so prepare to wait
for a table at last year’s finest debut.
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10. Clover Hill

Restaurants Brooklyn Heights
What is it? One of 2022’s best new restaurants on a picturesque block in Brooklyn. In
addition to our early five star review, the special occasion tasting spot went on to
further accolades like a Michelin star and the guide’s young chef of the year award for
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further accolades like a Michelin star and the guide’s young chef of the year award for
co-owner Charlie Mitchell.
Why we love it? In New York City, nothing is truly ever “off the beaten path.” So-called
hidden gems are somebody’s regular. But a place can be a bit more tucked away than
the rest, mapped as hard to reach in paces from the subway. Sweet, petite Clover Hill is
just that, situated on an almost unbelievably telegenic little reach of westernmost

Brooklyn Heights. Starting at $305 per person, the relaxed fine dining destination is
priced to match its excellently sourced and executed, multi-course, seasonally updated
menu.
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Photograph: Courtesy of Spencer Pazer
11. Gator
★★★★★ Restaurants Greenpoint Recommended
What is it? “Contemporary Americana with a flair for sustainability.”
Why we love it? It uses ingredients that would otherwise be relegated to waste in its
fantastic preparations; it’s fresh and has knockout flavor combinations. The beets,
mac and cheese, hake and pork chop are all superb and it is charming, comfortable
and romantic in that carefree, French cinema kind of way.
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Photograph: Courtesy of Heather Willensky
12. Figure Eight

★★★★★ Restaurants West Village Recommended
What is it? Another newcomer among the best new restaurants of 2023, Figure Eight
on lovely Cornelia Street "celebrates the culture and culinary richness of the lower
Atlantic coast through a Chinese-American lens.”
Why we love it? Its seafood tower is among the best in town, a particularly delicious
and celebratory addition to an already festive category. Its drinks, ribs and fried fish are
real hits, too.
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Photograph: Courtesy of Mike Persico
13. K'Far
★★★★★ Restaurants Williamsburg Recommended
What is it? A pretty Israeli restaurant by way of Philadelphia in Williamsburg’s Hoxton

hotel.
Why we love it? That K’Far might be better known as Laser Wolf’s related downstairs
neighbor is a quirk of the headline cycle. The latter’s nice, and lovely, too, on the hotel’s
10th floor. But K’Far is superb on the lobby level, with large dining rooms arranged a
few ways and a chicken schnitzel to recall again and again, along with savory baklava,
Palestinian lamb tartare and world class dorade.
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Photograph: Cayla Zahoran
14. Cote
Restaurants Korean Flatiron $$$$
What is it? “New York City’s first Korean steakhouse"—among the best in both
categories.
Why we love it? Cote is sleek, stylish and superb, with gleaming, bronzed inset grills to
heat all manner of meat at your table. It’s butcher’s feast cannot be beat, replete with
American Wagyu beef and the requisite cumulous egg soufflé, duo of stews and
banchan.
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Courtesy Atoboy/Diane Kang
15. Atoboy
Restaurants Korean Flatiron $$$$
What is it? Chef Junghyun Park’s array of modern Korean small plates are presented in
five courses for a set price of $75. Fried chicken with gochujang and spicy peanut
sauce is available as an add-on for $28.
Why we love it? Tasting menus are one of the best ways to sample as much as
possible, but some are too rigid and prohibitively expensive. Park’s prix-fixe is more
affordable than most, and you’ll get to choose from a few options for some courses.
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Photograph: Gabi Porter
16. Sofreh
Restaurants Persian Prospect Heights $$$$
What is it? One of NYC's few Persian restaurants where plates like roasted eggplant
dip, beef kebab and rosewater sorbet shine bright.
Why we love it? The Prospect Heights favorite is one of the best and only
representations of Persian cuisine in town. Sofreh's lengthy cocktail list is also unlike
most others in the area.
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Photograph: Time Out / Ali Garber
17. Ugly Baby

Restaurants Thai Carroll Gardens
What is it? Booming on Smith Street in Carroll Gardens since 2017, Ugly Baby is a Thai
restaurant that will test the limits of your heat tolerance. Fiery flavors abound in the
“stay-away spicy Udon Thani’s duck salad," and orders of soothing tue ka ko will slake
any palate flames.
Why we love it? Ugly Baby’s use of spice is a master class in heat notable
to aficionados and novices alike. Like a lot of the city's best no-reservations
restaurants, the wait for tables can be long, and if you don't nab a spot close to 5pm,
expect to linger for a while.
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18. Elias Corner

Restaurants Seafood Astoria $$$$
What is it? A familial seafood spot on a cozy Queens corner.
Why we love it? If you know anything about Elias Corner for Fish, you know that the
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Why we love it? If you know anything about Elias Corner for Fish, you know that the
decades-old local favorite eschews menus in favor of a catch of the day display case.
Choose from whole fish, octopus, bivalves and other fantastic sea fare. There’s a nice,
breezy side deck in addition to Elias’ homey dining room.
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19. Oxomoco
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19. Oxomoco
Restaurants Mexican Greenpoint $$$$
What is it? Michelin-starred Oxomoco (from the team behind Speedy Romeo) focuses
on wood-fired dishes. Taco options include beet “chorizo," fish and lamb varieties.
Why we love it? The food is serious and the atmosphere is buoyant and the whole
place is a lot of fun. Case in point: Oxomoco has frozen drinks on its cocktail list,
which many restaurants of this caliber can’t even.
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Photograph: Courtesy of AJ Annunziata
20. Cadence
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20. Cadence
Restaurants East Village
What is it? A vegan soul food restaurant led by executive chef Shenarri Freeman that
recently relocated from a slip of an address to a new, 80-seat space nearby. Cadence
is part of Overthrow Hospitality’s group of NYC plant-based restaurants.
Why we love it? Freeman’s menu is a list of hits like the rich, expertly-textured grits and
excellent hearts of palm cakes. The southern-fried lasagna with pine nut ricotta,
spinach and a red wine Beyond Meat bolognese is a can't-miss dish.
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21. Lillo
Restaurants Italian Cobble Hill
What is it? Excellent neighborhood pasta worth visiting in spite of its caveats.
Why we love it? Maybe it's because we first started visiting when Lillo still had a de
facto BYOB policy and before it became almost impenetrably popular, but we keep
recommending this tiny pasta shop even though it doesn’t have booze, a bathroom,
hardly any seats or take credit cards. We’re just so fond of Lillo’s no-nonsense
meatballs, fettuccine with speck and zucchini, branzino, broccoli rabe and lasagna,
that we’re willing to wait for one of it’s smattering of tables and pay cash for the
pleasure. Head to Henry Public next door for great drinks after dinner.
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Photograph: Courtesy Van Da
22. Van Da
Restaurants Vietnamese East Village
What is it? A Vietnamese restaurant that lit up the neighborhood when it first opened
in 2019 and earned notices like a star in the New York Times and a Michelin Bib
Gourmand nod in short order.
Why we love it? Van Da still has some items from its opening menu—a good thing
since it was never easy to nab a table. Early hits like the short rib grilled cheese with a
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shot of pho, shaking beef and shrimp and pork tapioca dumplings are as wonderful to
return to as they are to taste for the first time.
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23. Di Fara Pizza
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23. Di Fara Pizza
Restaurants Pizza Midwood $$$$
What is it? A favorite among favorites in a city with plenty of pizza.
Why we love it? Ask any new or old pizza-maker about their inspiration, touchpoint, or
simply their favorite pie, and Di Fara, which dates back to 1965, will come up again and
again. Toppings include all the hits–sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms and so on–in
addition to extras like soppressata, broccoli rabe and artichokes all atop thin, crispy
crust.
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24. Dirt Candy

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24. Dirt Candy
Restaurants Vegetarian Lower East Side $$$$
What is it? Chef Amanda Cohen’s Dirt Candy was dishing out creative, satisfying, wildly
popular vegetarian food before going plant-based became headline news.
Why we love it? Cohen’s prix-fixe changes seasonally, so there's always a reason to
come back. The present, $105, five-course menu includes inventive preparations
of mushrooms, squash and cabbage.
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Photograph: Courtesy of Amber Sutherland-Namako
25. Hometown Bar-B-Que

Restaurants Barbecue Red Hook $$$$
What is it? NYC’s best barbecue destination.
Why we love it? Hometown is in top form after more than ten years in Brooklyn. Lines
still form and stretch all the way out the door for ribs, pulled pork, towering
sandwiches and nice sides. It also has even more space to accommodate the crowds
than when it first opened, both inside the warehouse-sized dual dining areas (each with
its own bar), and outside at a multitude of picnic tables.
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26. Olmsted
Restaurants Contemporary American Prospect Heights $$$$
What is it? An accolade-collecting special occasion destination with a focus on

seasonality.
Why we love it? Olmsted became almost impossible to book with it first opened in
2016, and its still worth the lower effort today. Its expertly executed and frequently
rewritten menus are presently configured into an $89 dinner tasting, with ingredients
like duck liver and sunchoke.
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Photograph: Courtesy Belathée Photography
27. Leland Eating and Drinking House

Restaurants Prospect Heights
What is it? A charming neighborhood restaurant on a quaint corner that you might find
yourself unexpectedly going out of your way to return to.
Why we love it? A relatively small menu actually allows for myriad combinations, visit
after visit. We expect to try them all some day, once we can resist the temptation of
Leland’s trout rillette, charred lemon skillet mussels and whole fried fish. The kitchen
also turns out some of the best bread you’ll find in or out of NYC’s finest bakeries.
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28. Pata Paplean

Restaurants Thai Elmhurst
What is it? Now operating for more than a decade, this is a cozy noodle bowl
destinarion (we’d recommend the boat variety) where you’re sure to be satisfied.
Why we love it? These noodle soups are so fine you'll still want to seek them in the
steamy summer. Colorful cocktails will cool you down when temperatures rise above
the broth this season.
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29. Rangoon
Restaurants Burmese Crown Heights
What is it? What began as a Burmese cuisine pop-up by chef Myo Moe in 2015
became a brick-and-mortar restaurant in 2020.
Why we love it? Rangoon's southeast Asian cuisine is less commonly seen in NYC, and
Moe’s menu displays a nice array. Vibrant dishes like lemongrass fish noodle soup
and curry varieties are served in the bright, sleek space. Its email list also includes
special offers with surprising frequency, and Rangoon has gone on to open a
Manhattan location.
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Photograph: Time Out/Ali Garber
30. Bo Ky
Restaurants Chinese Chinatown $$$$
What is it? Bo Ky’s menu is one of few specializing in Chaoshan region cuisine. Its
noodle menu is long, and you'll find roasted duck and rice dishes too.
Why we love it? Bo Ky is not only one the most comprehensive, but also one of the
best noodle shops in the city, and it performs above its dollar sign designation.
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31. The Freakin Rican

Restaurants Puerto Rican Astoria
What is it? What first came into existence as a street fair staple, executive chef/owner
Derick López’s The Freakin Rican gained critical acclaim shortly after going brick and
mortar.
Why we love it? The plantain and pork pasteles alone are worth the trip to Astoria if
you aren’t a local.
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Photograph: Emma Orlow
32. Usha Foods

Restaurants Indian Queens
What is it? A vegetarian Indian food destination in Queens specializing in fast casual
bites, savory snacks and colorful desserts.
Why we love it? Generous portions and myriad combo platter options that let you try
almost everything in just a few visits make this one of the borough's highest-ranking
meatless options.
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Photograph: Bunna/Theodora Johnson
33. Bunna Cafe

Restaurants Ethiopian East Williamsburg $$$$
What is it? A vegetarian Etheopian go-to with an abundance of items like red lentils in
berbere sauce, ground split peas simmered with tomato and sautéed crimini
mushrooms. Cool the heat of spicier bites with a bit of injera.
Why we love it? Individual orders are like a mini buffet. And Bunna’s sharable quality
makes it a delightful date spot.
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34. Raoul’s
Restaurants French Soho $$$$
What is it? Soho’s most West Village-esque restaurant with Alsatian flair
Why we love it? Raoul’s romance feels thrillingly incidental; like a place that you and an
as-yet affectionate associate can accidentally stumble upon and fall in love. The
dining room’s a little moody, its art’s a little nudie and these rhymes must end now but
the steak here is quite good. You can also get oysters, of course, and tartare, foie gras,
moules frites and roast chicken. Even confirmed cocktail devotees will be tempted by
Raoul’s deep French reds.
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35. Tanoreen
Restaurants Mediterranean Bay Ridge $$$$
What is it? This Middle Eastern destination in Bay Ridge has been a standard-bearer in
its category since 1998. Palestinian-born chef-owner Rawia Bishara deftly captures the
flavors of her Nazareth childhood—charring eggplants in charcoal, rolling out pita,
hand-making savory yogurt.
Why we love it? Tanoreen’s staying power alone is evidence of its excellence, and it
comes up often when you ask locals for restaurant recommendations. Try the variety
of silky spreads like lemony labna and smoky baba ganoush.
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Photograph: Courtesy of Amber Sutherland-Namako
36. Sushi 35 West

Restaurants Midtown West
What is it? A tiny, two table spot owned and operated by chefs from some of NYC’s
best (and most expensive!) sushi restaurants for far less cash.
Why we love it? Even with its slightly hard-to-find, second floor location and paucity of
seats, we will happily take Sushi 35 West’s sensational salmon roe, sea urchin, Spanish
mackerel and striped jack to go for the opportunity to taste exceptionally sourced fish
improved by beautiful knifework.
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37. Com Tam Ninh Kieu

Restaurants Vietnamese The Bronx
What is it? A pair of previous Hanoi House staffers took over this neighborhood spot in
an area that was once an enclave of New York's Vietnamese population. They
stayed true to the kitchen’s comforting recipes and incorporated a few updates.
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Why we love it? There's a share of great Vietnamese restaurants in NYC, and Com Tam
Ninh Kieu's homestyle preparations have become increasingly unique among them.
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38. Taverna Kyclades

Restaurants Greek Astoria $$$$
What is it? A perpetually-packed Greek restaurant that commands crowds even in a

neighborhood saturated with the cuisine.
Why we love it? Although Taverna Kyclades keeps it casual, lively lunch and dinner
here always feel like an event. This is also the rare spot that maintains a long menu
where everything (like the grilled octopus, saganaki, lamb chops and swordfish) is
consistently good.
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39. B&H Dairy

Restaurants Diners East Village $$$$
What is it? A kosher diner in the East Village serving up tuna melts, pierogies, kasha
varnishkes and borscht.
Why we love it? The narrow space has a tremendous egg cream, and it's one of the
last remaining old New York spots in the neighborhood
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40. Congee Village

Restaurants Chinese Lower East Side $$$$
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What is it? A jubilant Chinese restaurant with book-length menus and brightly colored
cocktails.
Why we love it? Congee's sprawling interior is ideally suited to boisterous nights filled
with stories you may have heard before that still elicit sonorous laughter. Lines accrue
fast, but the pretty bar area is a cozy place to wait if you can nab a spot, and the dining
areas beyond have plenty of big tables to accommodate groups. The menu’s almost as
large as the space, with several congee varieties and an encyclopedia of Chinese
plates.
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Photograph: Virginia Rollison
41. French Louie

Restaurants French Boerum Hill $$$$
What is it? Easy, local-favorite French fare
Why we love it? Every neighborhood would be lucky to have a restaurant like French
Louie, which serves as fine a special occasion spot as any fancy-address destination
in the city. If for example, you happened to be nearby, and it was your birthday, and a
sudden blizzard made even local travel inadvisable, you could still drift into French
Louie’s dimly honey-hued dining room for a suitable fête. Its moules frites, duck au
poivre and uncommonly generous portion of pȃté are priced decently enough to add to
your regular weekend rotation, too.
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42. Astoria Seafood

Restaurants Seafood Long Island City
What is it? A choose-your-own seafood adventure as close as many of us will ever get
to fishing.
Why we love it? Dining out and having fun are, shockingly, not always mutually
inclusive in NYC. At Astoria Seafood, you’ll peruse and choose from uncooked tuna,
octopus, sardines, branzino shellfish, scallops, snapper, fluke and all manner of sea
creatures before you tell ‘em how you’d like it cooked. BYOB and a bubbly, casual
environment make this popular spot worth its long lines.
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43. Kokomo
Restaurants Williamsburg
What is it? One of a few spots here that also appeared on our best restaurants of 2020
roundup, Kokomo is a Caribbean restaurant from husband and wife team Ria and
Kevol Graham.
Why we love it? As we wrote at the time, Kokomo’s wood-fired flatbreads, slow braised
oxtail and chicken and waffles are all bonafide comfort foods. The restaurant interior’s
warm tones and florid design further set the mood, and we recently named Kokomo
NYC's best outdoor dining spot in our Best of the City awards.
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44. Maya Congee Cafe

Restaurants Sandwich shops Bedford-Stuyvesant
What is it? An East Asian general store with bites at the counter, Maya Bed-Stuy
specializes in novel takes on congee.
Why we love it? Maya serves noteworthy congee with additions like quinoa, avocado
and other tasty ingredients.
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45. Noreetuh
Restaurants American East Village $$$$
What is it? Spam’s bad reputation in pop culture is unearned. And at Noreetuh, it's
among the menu’s stars. Plates like spicy Spam musubi invite you to reconsider the
canned meat that walked so tinned fish could run.
Why we love it? Few restaurants in New York specialize in Hawaiian cuisine.
Noreetuh has done so with gusto since 2015, quietly becoming a neighborhood staple.
46. A&A Bake and Doubles

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46. A&A Bake and Doubles
Restaurants Bedford-Stuyvesant $$$$
What is it? A small, James Beard award-winning Caribbean stop in Bed-Stuy with three
specialties: bake, doubles and roti.
Why we love it? Doubles are the real hit. The Trinidadian snacks, which start at $2-a-
pop, envelop fillings like a savory potato-channa curry in bara.
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47. Via Carota

Restaurants Italian West Village $$$$
What is it? This cozy Italian restaurant, run by the chef power couple of Jody Williams
and Rita Sodi, is a rustic, sophisticated and heart-swelling gem.
Why we love it? The simple food—towering insalata verde, hearty chopped steak and
any of the soul-satisfying pastas—makes this Village favorite a place where everyone
wants to be a regular.
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48. Teranga
Restaurants West African East Harlem
What is it? Chef Pierre Thiam first opened this West African fast-casual concept at
Harlem's Africa Center in 2019.
Why we love it? The counter service space is roomy and comfortable inside and out at
its sidewalk seats. Many of Teranga’s bowls are gluten free and/or vegan, and options
like grilled chicken and roasted salmon are also available.
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Photograph: Filip Wolak
49. Los Tacos No.1

Restaurants Mexican Chelsea $$$$
What is it? A taqueria-style counter where cooks roll masa and slice spit-roasted
pork with ease and speed to keep up with demand.
Why we love it? Los Tacos No. 1's lively Chelsea Market location is our favorite of the
micro-chain's outposts, which now number six throughout Manhattan. But we'd visit
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micro-chain's outposts, which now number six throughout Manhattan. But we'd visit
any one of them for pollo asado tacos, carne asada quesadillas and homemade aguas
frescas.
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50. The Arepa Lady

Restaurants Street food Jackson Heights $$$$
What is it? A cart-turned brick-and-mortar restaurant specializing in arepas and other

Colombian bites in Jackson Heights.
Why we love it? That titular item abounds, in adition to some of the best South
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Why we love it? That titular item abounds, in adition to some of the best South
American corn cakes in NYC.
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Jacob's Pickles
Bars Gastropubs Upper West Side $$$$
Jacob's Pickle helped the Upper West Side shed its sleepy restaurant reputation by
offering gastropub fare we could get behind. The comfort food, mac and cheese to
patty melt, pair effortlessly with the extensive beer list and whiskey cocktails.
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Wayla
Restaurants Thai Lower East Side
Wayla was already poised for stardom shortly after first opening its doors on the
Lower East Side in 2019, when seemingly everyone in NYC was salivating over its
noodle-wrapped meatballs, clamoring for tables and snapping selfies. Even now, years
later, prime-time reservations for chef Tom Naumsuwan’s homestyle Thai food still
aren’t easy to come by. His attention to ingredients, focus on fresh flavors and market-
inspired menus have folks filling up Wayla’s tables night after night.
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Sugar Hill Creamery

Restaurants Ice cream parlors Harlem $$$$
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Sugar Hill Creamery owners Nick Larsen and Petrushka Bazin Larsen’s seasonal ice
cream flavors are often inspired by their Midwestern and Caribbean backgrounds as
well as their longtime home of Harlem. The husband-and-wife team has been crafting
distinct ingredient combinations out of their Central Harlem store since 2017, and
devoted fans hungry for frozen treats that you won’t find in the supermarket led the
pair to open a second location in Hamilton Heights just a few years later. Stop by often
—there’s always an innovative new flavor to try.
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Clinton St. Baking Company

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Clinton St. Baking Company
Restaurants American Lower East Side $$$$
Neil Kleinberg’s fluffy pancakes alone are more than enough reason to hit up this
brunch favorite. But the rest of the menu, from biscuit sandwiches to a smoked
salmon scramble, makes a case for why breakfast can be just as good for
dinner. Some consider brunch a sacred experience in New York, and this Lower East
Side classic doesn’t disappoint between its delicious bites and buzzy dining room.
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Fornino
Restaurants Pizza Greenpoint $$$$
Wood-fired brick-oven pies are sprinkled with herbs and vegetables grown in the
restaurant's greenhouse. Freshly picked arugula, for example, might be combined with
eggplant, bresaola and Parmesan, and locally grown figs may be matched with
prosciutto and Gorgonzola. Too esoteric for your family? No worries: Try the basic
marinara or Margherita. You can't go wrong with any of the pies here.
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Felice
Restaurants Italian Financial District
The Tuscan-inspired dishes, wine-bottle-lined walls and leather banquettes serve as

the perfect backdrop for comforting Italian fare. If there are two words that describe
FELICE, we’d choose cozy and carbs. The bowls of pasta beckon us to this intimate
restaurant no matter the time of year.
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Fornino
Restaurants Pizza Cobble Hill
The world-class pizzeria sets up shop at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Dig into wood-fired pies
(classic Margherita, eggplant-and-ricotta) and sandwiches (roasted turkey, prosciutto)
at one of the indoor picnic tables, or snag a patio seat overlooking the water. A rooftop
beer garden pours selections from Peroni and Brooklyn Brewery, along with wines by
the glass. One of our favorite spots for pizza in the city—you can't go wrong with any of
the pies here.
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Mr. Taka Ramen

Restaurants Japanese Lower East Side
New York is teeming with ramen options, but this Lower East Side spot commands a
loyal following for good reason: the overall quality and consistency of its broth,
whether a hearty tonkotsu or spicy miso, is always on point. We can't get enough of
the hearty tonkatsu and basically any dish from this kitchen.
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Best restaurants in NYC

1. Gage & Tollner

What is it? An excellent entrée to NYC’s nicer-than-normal restaurants, Crown Shy is as

Why we love it? Handsome, distinguished, and ultimately as delightful as a twirl

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3. Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi

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10. Clover Hill

just that, situated on an almost unbelievably telegenic little reach of westernmost

What is it? “Contemporary Americana with a ﬂair for sustainability.”

12. Figure Eight

What is it? A pretty Israeli restaurant by way of Philadelphia in Williamsburg’s Hoxton

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17. Ugly Baby

18. Elias Corner

What is it? A familial seafood spot on a cozy Queens corner.

Photograph: Gabi Porter

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Restaurants Vietnamese East Village

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23. Di Fara Pizza

What is it? A favorite among favorites in a city with plenty of pizza.

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24. Dirt Candy

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25. Hometown Bar-B-Que

What is it? NYC’s best barbecue destination.

What is it? An accolade-collecting special occasion destination with a focus on

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27. Leland Eating and Drinking House

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28. Pata Paplean

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31. The Freakin Rican

32. Usha Foods

33. Bunna Cafe

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36. Sushi 35 West

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37. Com Tam Ninh Kieu

38. Taverna Kyclades

What is it? A perpetually-packed Greek restaurant that commands crowds even in a

39. B&H Dairy