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Brunch•New York•$$
Hole In The Wall - FiDi
Hole In The Wall - FiDi is a strong brunch move in New York when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
brunchlate nightcocktail
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9.6
Based on 4134 reviews
$$ · Mid-Range
Best Mid-Range Restaurants in New York: 70 Picks for 2026
The sweet spot for most nights out — full-service restaurants with real kitchens, proper drinks, and enough atmosphere to feel like an occasion without the splurge.
70 restaurantsAvg rating 8.9Updated July 2026
Top mid-range picks in New York
Fast answers for diners comparing mid-range restaurants in New York.
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Chinese•New York•$$
The Best Sichuan
The Best Sichuan suits a night out when you want chinese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.6
Based on 3044 reviews
3
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Thai•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Tha Phraya
Tha Phraya is a thai pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
bib gourmanddate night
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9.6
Based on 1311 reviews
4
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American•New York•$$
Lindens
Lindens suits a night out when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.6
Based on 973 reviews
5
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Korean•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
C as in Charlie
C as in Charlie is built on a specific and emotionally grounded premise: what happened when Korean immigrant parents in Atlanta couldn't source the right ingredients and had to improvise.
koreanbib gourmanddate night
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9.6
Based on 890 reviews
6
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Shopping Mall•New York•$$
Hudson Yards
Hudson Yards is a dependable shopping mall option that a lot of diners already know and return to.
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9.4
Based on 15023 reviews
7
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Cocktail Bar•New York•$$
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•$$
Chi Restaurant & Bar
Chi Restaurant & Bar is the kind of chinese room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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9.4
Based on 2620 reviews
9
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Wine Bar•New York•$$
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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Italian•Midtown•$$
Tony's Di Napoli
Tony's Di Napoli is the kind of italian room in Midtown you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.2
Based on 8320 reviews
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Pizza•West Village•$$
John's of Bleecker Street
John's of Bleecker Street is a genuinely unusual place to walk into — a converted chapel in the West Village that has housed a coal-fired brick oven since 1929.
pizzacheap eatsitalian
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9.2
Based on 8296 reviews
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American•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Russ & Daughters Cafe
Russ & Daughters Cafe is a american pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
brunchbib gourmanddate night
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9.2
Based on 3632 reviews
13
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Korean•New York•$$
MICHELIN ★
Jeju Noodle Bar
Jeju Noodle Bar is the kind of korean room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
koreanfine diningjapanese
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9.2
Based on 3391 reviews
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Cocktail Bar•New York•$$
Dutch Fred's
Dutch Fred's is the kind of cocktail bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 2909 reviews
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Vegan•New York•$$
P.S. Kitchen
P.S. Kitchen suits a night out when you want vegan that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.2
Based on 2229 reviews
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Vegan•New York•$$
Franchia Vegan Café
Franchia Vegan Café is the kind of vegan room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.2
Based on 1948 reviews
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Catering Service•New York•$$
Urban Vegan Kitchen
Urban Vegan Kitchen suits a night out when you want catering service that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.2
Based on 1916 reviews
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Mediterranean•Manhattan•$$
Miss Ada
Miss Ada occupies a particular niche in Brooklyn's brunch landscape that is worth understanding before you book: it is a Middle Eastern–focused Mediterranean restaurant operating in Fort Greene, a neighbourhood that consistently underper…
date night
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9.2
Based on 1733 reviews
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Italian•New York•$$
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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South Indian•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Lungi South Indian & Sri Lankan Restaurant
Lungi South Indian & Sri Lankan Restaurant is the kind of south indian room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
bib gourmanddate night
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9.2
Based on 1234 reviews
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Chinese•New York•$$
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
22
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Korean•New York•$$
Tosokchon NYC
Tosokchon NYC is the kind of korean room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.2
Based on 1072 reviews
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Wine Bar•New York•$$
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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Chinese•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Potluck Club
Potluck Club arrived on Chrystie Street in June 2022 carrying a dual mandate that most restaurants don't bother attempting: serve genuinely considered Chinese-American cooking at accessible prices while functioning as an anchor instituti…
chinesebib gourmanddate night
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9.2
Based on 846 reviews
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Korean•New York•$$
HOJOKBAN NYC
HOJOKBAN NYC suits a night out when you want korean that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.2
Based on 653 reviews
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American•New York•$$
Ampersand
Ampersand, on 294 3rd Ave in Gramercy, has carved out a clear identity in a neighborhood that's never quite known what it wants to be: a cocktail-forward bar that takes its food seriously without turning into a restaurant.
cocktailwine bardate night
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9.2
Based on 622 reviews
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American•Manhattan•$$
Greywind
Dan Kluger's Greywind sits inside Hudson Yards, a neighbourhood whose restaurant landscape has historically skewed toward the safely ambitious — large-budget rooms calibrated to a captive audience of office workers and tourists rather th…
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 394 reviews
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Japanese•New York•$$
MICHELIN ★
Torien
Torien is the kind of japanese room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
japanesemichelin stardate night
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9.2
Based on 269 reviews
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Italian•New York•$$
Locanda Verde Hudson Yards
Locanda Verde Hudson Yards is a sensible italian restaurant call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
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9.2
Based on 252 reviews
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American•New York•$$
Fraunces Tavern
Fraunces Tavern suits a night out when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 6712 reviews
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Ramen•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Momofuku Noodle Bar
Twenty years after David Chang opened on First Avenue, Momofuku Noodle Bar remains a fixed point in New York's dining landscape — influential enough, by most accounts, to have genuinely redrawn the city's appetite for ramen, and clear-ey…
japanesebib gourmanddate night
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9.0
Based on 5326 reviews
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American•Manhattan•$$
P.J. Clarke's Third Avenue
P.J. Clarke's Third Avenue suits a night out in Manhattan when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
pubcocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 3550 reviews
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Chinese•New York•$$
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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Vegetarian•New York•$$
MICHELIN ★GREEN STAR
Dirt Candy
Dirt Candy suits a night out when you want vegetarian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
michelin stardate night
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9.0
Based on 1540 reviews
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Bakery•Manhattan•$$
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
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Chinese•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
CHELI MANHATTAN 浙里
CHELI MANHATTAN 浙里 is a chinese pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
chinesebib gourmanddate night
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9.0
Based on 1525 reviews
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Vegan•New York•$$
Delice & Sarrasin
Delice & Sarrasin is a vegan restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
fine dining
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9.0
Based on 1344 reviews
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Italian•Manhattan•$$
BOTTINO | modern italian dining
Bottino has operated on West 24th Street for more than two decades, which in Chelsea's gallery-adjacent dining scene amounts to a minor institutional fact.
wine barcocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 853 reviews
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American•New York•$$
MICHELIN ★
Tuome
Tuome is a american pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
fine diningmichelin stardate night
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9.0
Based on 779 reviews
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Czech•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Bohemian Spirit
Bohemian Spirit is a czech pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
bib gourmanddate night
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9.0
Based on 698 reviews
41
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Cocktail Bar•New York•$$
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
42
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Chicken•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Chick Chick
Chick Chick suits a night out when you want chicken that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
bib gourmanddate night
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9.0
Based on 458 reviews
43
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Thai•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Thai Diner
Thai Diner is an easy thai option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
bib gourmand
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8.8
Based on 2876 reviews
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American•New York•$$
The Malt House
The Malt House earns a weekend detour when you want brunch that beats the usual default.
brunch
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8.8
Based on 2527 reviews
45
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Korean•New York•$$
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
46
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Italian•New York•$$
John's of 12th Street
John's of 12th Street is a sensible italian restaurant call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.8
Based on 1365 reviews
47
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American•New York•$$
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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Dim Sum•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Little Alley
Little Alley is a sensible dim sum call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
chinesebib gourmand
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8.8
Based on 944 reviews
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Pizza•New York•$$
John's Pizzeria of Times Square
John's Pizzeria of Times Square is a dependable pizza restaurant option that a lot of diners already know and return to.
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8.6
Based on 8483 reviews
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Lounge Bar•New York•$$
Watermark
Watermark is an easy lounge bar option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
late nightcocktail
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8.6
Based on 3772 reviews
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Chinese•Manhattan•$$
Café China
Café China has built a reputation as one of Midtown Manhattan's more serious Sichuan operations — a room that, by most consistent accounts, does not soften the cuisine to meet the expectations of a neighbourhood better known for business…
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8.6
Based on 3107 reviews
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Burgers•New York•$$
Corner Bistro
Corner Bistro has occupied its West Village address since 1961, which in New York restaurant terms is close to geological.
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8.6
Based on 2817 reviews
53
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Korean Barbecue•New York•$$
New Wonjo
New Wonjo is an easy korean barbecue option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.6
Based on 2690 reviews
54
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Malaysian•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Nyonya
Nyonya is a sensible malaysian call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
bib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 2185 reviews
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Mexican•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Covacha
Covacha is an easy mexican option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
mexicanbib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 1797 reviews
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Japanese•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Sobaya
Sobaya has occupied the same East Village address since 1996, which in New York's restaurant economy counts as something close to a statement of principle.
japanesebib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 1210 reviews
57
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Chinese•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Pinch Chinese
Pinch Chinese is a chinese restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
chinesebib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 952 reviews
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Pizza•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Una Pizza Napoletana
Una Pizza Napoletana is a sensible pizza call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
bib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 923 reviews
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Mediterranean•New York•$$
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
60
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Tex-Mex•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Yellow Rose
Yellow Rose is a tex-mex restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
bib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 567 reviews
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Chinese•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Peppercorn Station 青花椒 纽约
Peppercorn Station 青花椒 纽约 is a sensible chinese call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
chinesebib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 486 reviews
62
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Pizza•New York•$$
Lucali
Mark Iacono's Carroll Gardens storefront has accumulated the kind of reputation that makes people build itineraries around a pizza dinner — which is, depending on your threshold for hype, either a warning or an endorsement.
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8.4
Based on 3061 reviews
63
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South Indian•New York•$$
MICHELIN ★
Semma
Semma is an easy south indian option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
michelin star
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8.4
Based on 1610 reviews
64
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Fine Dining•New York•$$
queensyard
queensyard is a sensible fine dining restaurant call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.4
Based on 1602 reviews
65
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Cocktail Bar•New York•$$
Electric Lemon
Electric Lemon is a sensible cocktail bar call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.4
Based on 1422 reviews
66
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Mexican•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
ATLA Noho
ATLA Noho is an easy mexican option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
mexicanbib gourmand
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8.4
Based on 1234 reviews
67
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Dim Sum•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Dim Sum Go Go
Dim Sum Go Go is an easy dim sum option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
chinesebib gourmand
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8.2
Based on 1726 reviews
68
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Korean•New York•$$
Gammeeok
Gammeeok is an easy korean option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.2
Based on 1558 reviews
69
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Burmese•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Little Myanmar
Little Myanmar is an easy burmese option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
bib gourmand
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8.2
Based on 312 reviews
70
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Diner•Manhattan•$$
Kellogg’s Diner
Kellogg's Diner sits in Williamsburg at a comfortable remove from the neighbourhood's more theatrical brunch operations — the ones that have turned a weekend morning meal into a logistical exercise requiring advance planning and consider…
brunchcocktail
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8.0
Based on 4312 reviews
Common questions about mid-range dining in New York
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Top mid-range restaurants in New York include Hole In The Wall - FiDi, The Best Sichuan, Tha Phraya. TastyPals curates these picks based on Google ratings, review volume, and editorial judgment.
How much does dining cost at mid-range restaurants in New York?
Mid-Range restaurants in New York are priced at the "$$" tier — The sweet spot for most nights out — full-service restaurants with real kitchens, proper drinks, and enough atmosphere to feel like an occasion without the splurge.
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