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Brunch•New York•$$$$
L'Adresse NoMad
L'Adresse NoMad is the kind of brunch room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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Best cocktail Restaurants in New York: 94 Picks for 2026
The best restaurants for cocktail in New York, curated by TastyPals editors.
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Top picks for cocktail in New York
Fast answers for diners searching for cocktail restaurants in New York. These first picks make the occasion easier to compare.
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Brunch•Williamsburg•moderate
Isla & Co - Williamsburg
Isla & Co - Williamsburg is an easy contemporary option in Williamsburg in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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9.8
Based on 1802 reviews
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Mediterranean•Lower East Side•moderate
Motek West Village
Motek has built a reputation as one of downtown New York's more confident rooms for Israeli and Eastern Mediterranean cooking — polished without being precious, and priced at a level that doesn't punish you for ordering the way the menu…
Lower East Side dinnerdate nightgroup dinner
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9.8
Based on 349 reviews
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Japanese•Lower East Side•moderate
Kaki
Kaki is the kind of japanese room in Lower East Side you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Lower East Side dinnerdate nightgroup dinner
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9.8
Based on 221 reviews
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Brunch•New York•$$$$
Arvine
Arvine suits a night out when you want brunch that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
brunchwine barcocktail
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9.8
Based on 117 reviews
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Steakhouse•New York•$$$$
STK Steakhouse Rooftop NYC
STK Steakhouse Rooftop NYC is the kind of steakhouse room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktailfine diningdate night
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9.6
Based on 20442 reviews
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Mexican•New York•value
LOS TACOS No.1
Los Tacos No.
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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9.6
Based on 15500 reviews
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American•Lower East Side•moderate
Essex
Essex has operated as a reliable anchor of Lower East Side dining for years, and its reputation rests on a straightforward premise: a roomy, energetic American room that knows how to run a high-volume service without the wheels coming off.
Lower East Side dinnerdate nightgroup dinner
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9.6
Based on 8874 reviews
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Brunch•New York•$$
Hole In The Wall - FiDi
Hole In The Wall - FiDi is a strong brunch move in New York when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
brunchlate nightcocktail
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9.6
Based on 4134 reviews
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Italian•Chelsea•moderate
Da Andrea Chelsea
Da Andrea has spent years building a reputation as Chelsea's most reliable answer for Emilia-Romagna cooking — the pasta-forward, northern Italian tradition that prioritizes technique and generosity over trend-chasing.
Gallery nightdate nightgroup dinner
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9.6
Based on 1962 reviews
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Mexican•New York•value
Taqueria by El Prieto NYC
Taqueria by El Prieto NYC is a mexican restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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9.6
Based on 1432 reviews
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Korean•Williamsburg•moderate
Sungold
Sungold arrives in Williamsburg at an interesting intersection: Korean technique and Japanese sensibility, both organized around live fire.
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnerdate night
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9.6
Based on 1279 reviews
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Bar•New York•moderate
London & Martin Co.
London & Martin Co. is the kind of bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Cocktails and foodcocktailsdate night
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9.6
Based on 1268 reviews
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Bar•New York•moderate
Sir Henry’s
Sir Henry's is a three-floor bar on 8th Avenue that doesn't bother picking a lane — and the concept is specific enough that it actually works.
Cocktails and foodcocktailsdate night
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9.6
Based on 1259 reviews
15
Mexican•New York•value
Cuerno
Cuerno occupies the cavernous bones of the Time-Life Building at 1271 Avenue of the Americas, and by most accounts it pulls off something Midtown rarely attempts: convincing you the neighborhood outside doesn't exist.
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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9.6
Based on 1233 reviews
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Italian•Chelsea•moderate
Lulla NYC
Lulla NYC is the kind of italian room in Chelsea you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Gallery nightdate nightgroup dinner
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9.6
Based on 937 reviews
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Korean•New York•$$$$
Gurumé
Chef Joon Ryu and co-owner Kevin Chand set out to do something specific at Gurumé, and the concept earns its name: "gurumé" translates from Korean as "in the clouds," which is either a promise or a dare depending on how you feel about Th…
cocktaildate night
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9.6
Based on 691 reviews
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Contemporary•Williamsburg•moderate
Santa Fe BK
Santa Fe BK is doing something genuinely rare in Brooklyn: it's transplanting New Mexico's deeply regional food culture — the Christmas-style chiles, the hand-pressed flour tortillas, the sopapillas — into Williamsburg with co-owner John…
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnerdate night
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9.6
Based on 644 reviews
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French•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Essential by Christophe
Essential by Christophe is a Michelin-starred French restaurant on the Upper West Side built around a specific argument: that classical French technique, when wielded with precision rather than nostalgia, still belongs in a conversation…
frenchlate nightcocktail
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9.6
Based on 438 reviews
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Steakhouse•New York•$$$$
Sirrah
Sirrah arrived in the Meatpacking District in July 2025 with a premise that is almost aggressively maximalist: a 120-seat supper club built around a four-course prix fixe, designed by the LA-and-London firm Fettle, and outfitted with a h…
brunchwine barcocktail
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9.6
Based on 326 reviews
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Korean•New York•$$$$
Norimen
Norimen suits a night out when you want korean that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktailhidden gemdate night
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9.6
Based on 138 reviews
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Mexican•Chelsea•moderate
LOS TACOS No.1
Los Tacos No.1 opened inside Chelsea Market in 2013, founded by Tijuana native Christian Pineda alongside two California collaborators who were, by all accounts, genuinely frustrated by the state of tacos in New York City.
Gallery nightdate nightgroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 5340 reviews
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Mexican•New York•value
Amor Loco
Amor Loco operates at a price point that makes it genuinely accessible rather than transactional — rare for New York, rarer still for a Mexican kitchen that appears to be cooking with real conviction rather than performing a broadly pala…
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 5223 reviews
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Mexican•Chelsea•value
Mamasita Bar & Grill
Mamasita Bar & Grill keeps showing up in the right conversations in Chelsea when people want a reliable mexican plan.
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 5060 reviews
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Contemporary•Williamsburg•moderate
Fandi Mata
Fandi Mata suits a night out in Williamsburg when you want contemporary that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 4457 reviews
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French•Chelsea•moderate
LOULOU
LOULOU is doing something quietly radical in a neighborhood that defaults to either art-world expense-account dining or fast-casual grab-and-go: it's making French-leaning contemporary food feel genuinely personal.
Gallery nightdate nightgroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 4355 reviews
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Cocktail Bar•New York•$$
The Best Sichuan 39 一品成都
The Best Sichuan 39 一品成都 is the kind of cocktail bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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9.4
Based on 3543 reviews
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Chinese•New York•$$
Chi Restaurant & Bar
Chi Restaurant & Bar is the kind of chinese room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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9.4
Based on 2620 reviews
29
Mexican•Chelsea•value
Taqueria On Tenth
Chelsea has no shortage of tacos, but Taqueria On Tenth is doing something the neighborhood's brunch-and-boutique corridor rarely bothers with: operating at a single-dollar-sign price point that actually respects the tradition it draws f…
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 688 reviews
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Italian•Lower East Side•moderate
Taverna Di Bacco
Taverna Di Bacco is running a quietly subversive operation on the Lower East Side: a contemporary Italian-inflected kitchen at a price point that, by all accounts, refuses to make you feel like you compromised.
Lower East Side dinnerdate nightgroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 572 reviews
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American•Lower East Side•moderate
BETTY
Betty lands on the Lower East Side as the kind of contemporary room the neighborhood keeps promising and rarely delivers — grown-up without being airless, convivial without leaning on irony.
Lower East Side dinnerdate nightgroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 518 reviews
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Wine Bar•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Ruffian
Ruffian operates on a premise that most wine bars are too cautious to commit to: the menu isn't built around what's in season or what sells, but around a conceptual idea — a region, a historical era, a literary text.
wine barcocktailbib gourmand
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9.4
Based on 428 reviews
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Wine Bar•New York•$$$$
Chambers
Chambers is what happens when a world-class sommelier decides she's done being the support act.
wine barcocktailhidden gem
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9.4
Based on 380 reviews
34
French•Lower East Side•moderate
Le Jardin Bistro NYC
Le Jardin Bistro's move from Cleveland Place — where it held court for over 27 years as a SoHo institution — to 95 Delancey Street on the Lower East Side is one of the more consequential relocations in recent New York French dining.
Lower East Side dinnerdate nightgroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 289 reviews
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Wine Bar•Manhattan•$$$$
Lei
Lei suits a night out in Manhattan when you want wine bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
wine barcocktailhidden gem
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9.4
Based on 131 reviews
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Pub•Manhattan•$$$$
Dean's
Dean's positions itself as a natural wine bar that takes the format seriously — and by most accounts, it succeeds on that distinction.
pubcocktailhidden gem
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9.4
Based on 31 reviews
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Contemporary•Chelsea•moderate
Chelsea Market
Chelsea Market is a contemporary pick in Chelsea in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.2
Based on 51821 reviews
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Mexican•New York•value
Vida Verde - Tequila Bar
Vida Verde Tequila Bar on West 55th Street is not positioning itself as a neighborhood taqueria, and the space makes that clear before you've ordered a drink.
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 4279 reviews
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Ramen•New York•value
BIB GOURMAND
TONCHIN NEW YORK
Tonchin's New York address on West 36th Street draws a clear line back to a Tokyo original that has been operating since 1992, and the Manhattan outpost is reported to carry that lineage with some seriousness.
noodlesdinnercocktail
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9.2
Based on 3520 reviews
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Cocktail Bar•New York•$$
Dutch Fred's
Dutch Fred's is the kind of cocktail bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 2909 reviews
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Italian•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Norma
Norma is a italian pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
italianwine barcocktail
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9.2
Based on 1729 reviews
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Italian•Chelsea•moderate
Zia Maria Chelsea
Zia Maria Chelsea has figured out something that most Italian-adjacent spots in this city fumble repeatedly: restraint is not timidity.
Gallery nightdate nightgroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 1711 reviews
43
Latin American•Williamsburg•moderate
Tabare Williamsburg
Tabare is doing something Williamsburg has needed for a long time: treating Uruguayan food as the main event rather than an asterisk on a pan-Latin menu.
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnerdate night
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9.2
Based on 1112 reviews
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Chinese•New York•$$
Chow House
Chow House is the kind of chinese room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 1103 reviews
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Wine Bar•New York•$$
Ladybird
Ladybird suits a night out when you want wine bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
wine barcocktailbrunch
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9.2
Based on 973 reviews
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American•New York•$$
Ampersand
Ampersand, on 294 3rd Ave in Gramercy, has carved out a clear identity in a neighborhood that's never quite known what it wants to be: a cocktail-forward bar that takes its food seriously without turning into a restaurant.
cocktailwine bardate night
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9.2
Based on 622 reviews
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Mexican•New York•value
LOLITA
Lolita is not trying to be New York's definitive taqueria, and that restraint is precisely what makes it interesting.
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 602 reviews
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Wine Bar•New York•$$$$
BIB GOURMAND
Soda Club
Soda Club is a wine bar pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
wine barcocktailitalian
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9.2
Based on 510 reviews
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Seafood•New York•$$$$
Dame
Dame arrives in Greenwich Village carrying meaningful provenance: the chef-owners behind Cervo's, which built a reputation on precise, curatorial Iberian cooking, turned their attention here to British seafood — a tradition that American…
seafoodwine barcocktail
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9.2
Based on 395 reviews
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Mediterranean•New York•$
BIB GOURMAND
Sami & Susu
Sami & Susu is the kind of mediterranean room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
wine barcocktailbib gourmand
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9.2
Based on 316 reviews
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Italian•Lower East Side•moderate
Fossetta
Fossetta is a italian pick in Lower East Side in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Lower East Side dinnerdate nightgroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 195 reviews
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American•New York•$$
Fraunces Tavern
Fraunces Tavern suits a night out when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 6712 reviews
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American•Manhattan•$$
P.J. Clarke's Third Avenue
P.J. Clarke's Third Avenue suits a night out in Manhattan when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
pubcocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 3550 reviews
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American•Chelsea•moderate
Cookshop
Cookshop suits a night out in Chelsea when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Gallery nightdate nightgroup dinner
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9.0
Based on 3246 reviews
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French•New York•$$$
Minetta Tavern
Keith McNally's Minetta Tavern has occupied its West Village address long enough to accumulate the kind of reputation that doesn't require a publicist.
frenchbrunchcocktail
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9.0
Based on 2843 reviews
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Mediterranean•Chelsea•moderate
Jack's Wife Freda
Jack's Wife Freda 2 in Chelsea operates in a register that's genuinely rare: a Mediterranean and Middle Eastern-inflected room that doesn't announce itself as a concept or lean on the kind of consulting-chef theatrics that tend to age po…
Gallery nightdate nightgroup dinner
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9.0
Based on 2428 reviews
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Cocktail Bar•New York•$$$
Death & Co East Village
Death & Co East Village is the kind of cocktail bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 2104 reviews
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American•New York•splurge
MICHELIN ★
Crown Shy
Crown Shy occupies a landmarked art deco tower in the Financial District, and the room is reported to do something most New York special-occasion spaces struggle with: hold elegance and ease in the same frame.
Fine diningspecial occasionrefined
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9.0
Based on 1864 reviews
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American•New York•$$$
Harry's
Harry's suits a night out when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 1818 reviews
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Italian•Williamsburg•moderate
Aurora Brooklyn
Aurora Brooklyn is the kind of italian room in Williamsburg you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnerdate night
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9.0
Based on 1601 reviews
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Chinese•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
MáLà Project
MáLà Project is a chinese pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
chinesecocktailbib gourmand
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9.0
Based on 1594 reviews
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Bakery•Manhattan•$$
Win Son Bakery
Win Son Bakery arrived not as a concept engineered for weekend brunch culture, but as a natural extension of the serious Taiwanese cooking already established at Win Son, the full-service restaurant it shares a corner with in East Willia…
brunchcocktail
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9.0
Based on 1527 reviews
63
Portuguese•New York•moderate
Macao Trading Company
Macao Trading Company is doing something specific in Tribeca and doing it without apology: a Portuguese colonial-themed bar and kitchen that commits to the concept all the way through — dim lantern light, exposed brick, back-room atmosph…
Cocktails and foodcocktailsdate night
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9.0
Based on 1412 reviews
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French•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★★
Jean-Georges
Jean-Georges is the kind of french room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
fine diningcocktailfrench
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9.0
Based on 1352 reviews
65
Italian•Chelsea•moderate
Bocca di Bacco Chelsea
Bocca di Bacco Chelsea is the kind of italian room in Chelsea you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Gallery nightdate nightgroup dinner
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9.0
Based on 1328 reviews
66
American•Williamsburg•moderate
Sweetwater
Sweetwater lands in a Williamsburg landscape crowded with rooms that seem more interested in their own concept than in the people sitting inside them.
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnerdate night
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9.0
Based on 1024 reviews
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French•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Café Boulud at Maison BARNES
Café Boulud at Maison BARNES is a french pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
frenchlate nightcocktail
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9.0
Based on 950 reviews
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Italian•Manhattan•$$
BOTTINO | modern italian dining
Bottino has operated on West 24th Street for more than two decades, which in Chelsea's gallery-adjacent dining scene amounts to a minor institutional fact.
wine barcocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 853 reviews
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Cocktail Bar•New York•$$
Donna
Donna suits a night out when you want cocktail bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 459 reviews
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Sushi•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
icca
icca suits a night out when you want sushi that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
sushijapanesecocktail
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9.0
Based on 139 reviews
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Steakhouse•Williamsburg•moderate
Peter Luger Steak House
Peter Luger Steak House is a steakhouse pick in Williamsburg in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 15815 reviews
72
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Japanese•Chelsea•moderate
Buddakan
Buddakan suits a night out in Chelsea when you want japanese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Gallery nightdate nightgroup dinner
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8.8
Based on 5826 reviews
73
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American•Chelsea•moderate
Friedman's
Friedman's is the kind of american room in Chelsea you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Gallery nightdate nightgroup dinner
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8.8
Based on 4496 reviews
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American•Williamsburg•moderate
Sunday In Brooklyn
Sunday In Brooklyn suits a night out in Williamsburg when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 3950 reviews
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American•Lower East Side•moderate
Freemans
Freemans is a american pick in Lower East Side in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Lower East Side dinnerdate nightgroup dinner
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8.8
Based on 2371 reviews
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American•New York•moderate
VALERIE
VALERIE is a american pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Cocktails and foodcocktailsdate night
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8.8
Based on 2252 reviews
77
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Bar•New York•moderate
The Skylark - Rooftop Bar
The Skylark - Rooftop Bar is a bar pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Cocktails and foodcocktailsdate night
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8.8
Based on 2055 reviews
78
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Contemporary•Lower East Side•moderate
Dudleys
Dudley's has settled into the Lower East Side with the kind of confidence that suits the neighborhood — unpretentious in price and posture, but clearly serious about what comes out of the kitchen.
Lower East Side dinnerdate nightgroup dinner
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8.8
Based on 1840 reviews
79
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Vegetarian•New York•$$$
abcV
abcV suits a night out when you want vegetarian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
brunchcocktaildate night
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8.8
Based on 1769 reviews
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Korean•New York•$$
Barn Joo 35
Barn Joo 35 is an easy korean option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktail
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8.8
Based on 1754 reviews
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American•Williamsburg•moderate
The Commodore
The Commodore suits a night out in Williamsburg when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 1444 reviews
82
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American•New York•$$
The Wren
The Wren earns a weekend detour when you want brunch that beats the usual default.
cocktailbrunch
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8.8
Based on 1130 reviews
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French•Williamsburg•moderate
Francie
Francie has figured out something most Williamsburg openings never quite land: a clear sense of its own identity.
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 717 reviews
84
Italian•Lower East Side•moderate
Forsythia NYC
Forsythia NYC is the kind of italian room in Lower East Side you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Lower East Side dinnerdate nightgroup dinner
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8.8
Based on 433 reviews
85
American•New York•moderate
Lady Blue
Lady Blue is a american pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Cocktails and foodcocktailsdate night
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8.8
Based on 278 reviews
86
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Lounge Bar•New York•$$
Watermark
Watermark is an easy lounge bar option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
late nightcocktail
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8.6
Based on 3772 reviews
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Italian•Williamsburg•moderate
Lilia
Missy Robbins opened Lilia in Williamsburg and has since built what is, by most credible accounts, New York's most consistently respected pasta destination — a distinction that rests not on a single breakout moment but on sustained kitch…
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnerdate night
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8.6
Based on 2280 reviews
88
Spanish•Williamsburg•moderate
Blend Williamsburg
Blend Williamsburg is a spanish pick in Williamsburg in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnerdate night
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8.6
Based on 1413 reviews
89
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Mediterranean•New York•$$
Mezze on the River
Mezze on the River is a sensible mediterranean call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktail
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8.6
Based on 858 reviews
90
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Cocktail Bar•New York•$$$
53
53 suits a night out when you want cocktail bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktailfine dininglate night
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8.6
Based on 712 reviews
91
French•Chelsea•moderate
Café Chelsea
Café Chelsea is the kind of french room in Chelsea you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Gallery nightdate nightgroup dinner
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8.4
Based on 665 reviews
92
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Israeli•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
SHMONÉ
SHMONÉ is a israeli restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
cocktailmichelin star
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8.4
Based on 578 reviews
93
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Contemporary•Lower East Side•moderate
The Delancey Rooftop
The Delancey Rooftop suits a night out in Lower East Side when you want contemporary that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Lower East Side dinnerdate nightgroup dinner
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8.2
Based on 2338 reviews
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Diner•Manhattan•$$
Kellogg’s Diner
Kellogg's Diner sits in Williamsburg at a comfortable remove from the neighbourhood's more theatrical brunch operations — the ones that have turned a weekend morning meal into a logistical exercise requiring advance planning and consider…
brunchcocktail
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8.0
Based on 4312 reviews
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L'Adresse NoMad is among the top-rated options for cocktail in New York, with a 9.8 Google rating and 2,115 reviews.
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