Restaurants in Upper East Side, New York — sorted by rating and curated by TastyPals.
Dining in Upper East Side, New York.
Vintage Green is the Upper East Side rooftop that does the harder thing — pairing a genuine view with a kitchen that reportedly takes the cooking seriously, rather than coasting on the terrace alone.
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Cloves Indian Cuisine sits at 66 Madison Ave with a pedigree that deserves attention before you even walk through the door.
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Giulietta is a sensible italian call in Upper East Side in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
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Conway Diner started life as a fast-casual counter in the food court of New World Mall in Flushing — the kind of origin story that tells you something real about a kitchen's priorities.
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Up Thai is one of the better-known thai spots in Upper East Side in New York, which makes it a practical place to start.
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THEP arrives labelled fine dining, but the cheque tells a more honest story: $31 to $50 a head, entrees holding between $16 and $25.
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La Pecora Bianca's Upper East Side location occupies a corner of the market-driven Italian category that the neighbourhood has historically underserved.
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Crave Fishbar Upper East Side is a seafood restaurant in Upper East Side in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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La Voglia occupies a generous stretch of Third Avenue at 92nd, a block from the Y, and the room itself makes a case before the food arrives: 150 indoor seats, retractable windows, 80 more on the patio.
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Water & Wheat on 3rd Avenue is built on a thesis, not a trend.
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L'Osteria on the Upper East Side does not appear to be in the business of reinventing Italian fine dining, and by all accounts that restraint is the point.
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Mission Ceviche is a sensible peruvian call in Upper East Side in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
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Piccola Cucina Uptown trades on a familiar bit of theatre — the Bucatini Cacio e Pepe ($29.45) finished tablerise in a wheel of parmesan, a gesture more often seen than tasted these days.
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ZOI Mediterranean occupies the bones of Blue Mezze Bar on Second Avenue, and it carries the inheritance honestly: a candlelit room that fills early, dishes arriving in waves, a manager named Okan who works the floor like he knows your name.
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Sea Fire Grill is a sensible seafood call in Upper East Side in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
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Taishoken NYC is making a specific argument on the Upper East Side, and it's one worth hearing: that the tsukemen format — thick, chewy noodles served separately from an intensely reduced dipping broth — belongs in the same conversation…
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Jumieka Grand is an easy caribbean option in Upper East Side in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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Marcel is a fine dining restaurant in Upper East Side in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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Café Maud is a sensible global call in Upper East Side in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
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The Penrose Bar occupies a particular register on the Upper East Side that most rooms in this zip code fumble: it is neither a power-lunch bunker nor an occasion-restaurant desperately auditioning for prestige.
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Uva has operated on Second Avenue since 2005, which, on the Upper East Side, counts for something — not merely longevity, but a particular kind of accumulated credibility.
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LÉLÉ is doing something the Upper East Side has needed for a while: bringing Afro-Caribbean culture into a room that doesn't sand down its edges for the neighborhood.
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The top restaurants in Upper East Side include Vintage Green Rooftop, Cloves Indian Cuisine, Giulietta. TastyPals curates these picks based on Google ratings and editorial judgment.
Vintage Green Rooftop is among the highest-rated restaurants in Upper East Side with a 9.8 Google rating across 3,185 reviews.
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