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Bar And Grill•New York•$$$
Benny John's Bar and Grill
Benny John's Bar and Grill is a sensible bar and grill call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
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9.6
Based on 2726 reviews
$$$ · Upscale
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Elevated dining with polished kitchens, considered service, and rooms that feel considered. Right for a birthday, an impression, or when the meal itself is the plan.
20 restaurantsAvg rating 8.9Updated July 2026
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Chinese•New York•$$$
Mountain House Times Square
On West 46th Street — a block that runs almost entirely on pasta and steak frites for the pre-curtain crowd — Szechuan Mountain House Times Square is doing something distinctly different.
date night
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9.6
Based on 890 reviews
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Vegan•New York•$$$
BIB GOURMAND
Hangawi
Hangawi suits a night out when you want vegan that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
koreanbib gourmanddate night
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9.2
Based on 2085 reviews
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Italian•New York•$$$
Don Angie
Don Angie has sustained a reputation that most New York restaurants would struggle to maintain for a single season, let alone across years of relentless demand as the West Village's most contested reservation.
italiandate night
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9.2
Based on 1792 reviews
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French•New York•$$$
Le Crocodile
Le Crocodile occupies a considered corner of the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, and the ambition from the outset was pointed: to build a French bistro that felt inevitable rather than imported.
frenchdate night
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9.2
Based on 1231 reviews
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French•New York•$$$
Minetta Tavern
Keith McNally's Minetta Tavern has occupied its West Village address long enough to accumulate the kind of reputation that doesn't require a publicist.
frenchbrunchcocktail
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9.0
Based on 2843 reviews
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Cocktail Bar•New York•$$$
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
8
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American•New York•$$$
Harry's
Harry's suits a night out when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 1818 reviews
9
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Seafood•New York•$$$
BIB GOURMAND
Cervo's
Cervo's has built a coherent and specific identity on the Lower East Side: an Iberian-Atlantic seafood bar oriented around the tinned fish traditions of Portugal and Spain, grilled and cured seafood, and a natural wine program that draws…
bib gourmanddate night
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9.0
Based on 615 reviews
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Italian•West Village•$$$
Via Carota
Via Carota has built something that technically ambitious restaurants rarely manage: a reputation grounded entirely in restraint.
date night
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8.8
Based on 3276 reviews
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Korean Barbecue•New York•$$$
Gaonnuri
Gaonnuri is the kind of korean barbecue room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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8.8
Based on 1803 reviews
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Vegetarian•New York•$$$
abcV
abcV suits a night out when you want vegetarian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
brunchcocktaildate night
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8.8
Based on 1769 reviews
13
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Seafood•New York•$$$
MICHELIN ★
Estela
Estela is the kind of seafood room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
fine diningmichelin stardate night
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8.8
Based on 1560 reviews
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French•New York•$$$
Raoul's
Raoul's has held a position on Prince Street in SoHo since 1975, and its longevity is the kind that demands attention rather than nostalgia.
french
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8.8
Based on 1381 reviews
15
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American•New York•$$$
Wildair
Wildair has held a particular position on New York's Orchard Street since it opened — not as a restaurant that happens to serve natural wine, but as a room that appears to build its menu around the wine list rather than the other way aro…
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8.8
Based on 577 reviews
16
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French•Manhattan•$$$
La Goulue New York
La Goulue has occupied its Upper East Side post long enough that it functions less as a discovery than as a known quantity — and on the evidence of its reputation, that consistency is the point.
date night
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8.8
Based on 477 reviews
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Spanish•New York•$$$
MICHELIN ★
Casa Mono
Casa Mono suits a night out when you want spanish that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
fine diningmichelin stardate night
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8.6
Based on 1938 reviews
18
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Cocktail Bar•New York•$$$
53
53 suits a night out when you want cocktail bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktailfine dininglate night
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8.6
Based on 712 reviews
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Mediterranean•Manhattan•$$$
Amali NYC
Amali occupies a particular and useful niche on the Upper East Side: a Mediterranean dining room that has built its reputation around group eating done without fuss.
date night
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8.6
Based on 576 reviews
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Italian•New York•$$$
King
King occupies a Hudson Square dining room that has accumulated a quiet but consistent reputation as one of the more genuinely considered Italian restaurants in lower Manhattan.
italian
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8.4
Based on 584 reviews
Common questions about upscale dining in New York
What are the best upscale restaurants in New York?
Top upscale restaurants in New York include Benny John's Bar and Grill, Mountain House Times Square, Hangawi. TastyPals curates these picks based on Google ratings, review volume, and editorial judgment.
How much does dining cost at upscale restaurants in New York?
Upscale restaurants in New York are priced at the "$$$" tier — Elevated dining with polished kitchens, considered service, and rooms that feel considered. Right for a birthday, an impression, or when the meal itself is the plan.
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