1
Global•Murray Hill•value
The Consulate - Murray Hill
Murray Hill is not a neighborhood that typically rewards ambition — it runs on reliable, unchallenging, and safe.
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10.0
Based on 152 reviews
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Best Rated Restaurants in New York: 738 Top Picks for 2026
Every restaurant here holds a 4.3+ Google rating with 100+ reviews — the threshold where volume meets consistent quality. Sorted by rating, then review depth.
738 restaurantsMin 4.3 rating · 100+ reviewsUpdated August 2026
Highest-rated picks in New York
Fast answers from the restaurants that clear the rating and review-volume bar in New York.
The Consulate - Murray Hill
#1 pick
The Consulate - Murray Hill
Global | Murray Hill | value
Known for Hand Cut Lamb Tartare For One.
Fat Ronnie's Burger Bar NYC
#2 pick
Fat Ronnie's Burger Bar NYC
Burgers | New York | value
Strong pick for burgers.
Rosa – Agave & Wine Lounge
#3 pick
Rosa – Agave & Wine Lounge
Wine Bar | New York | moderate
Strong pick for wine.
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Burgers•New York•value
Fat Ronnie's Burger Bar NYC
Fat Ronnie's Burger Bar NYC is an easy burgers option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
burgersdinner
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10.0
Based on 145 reviews
3
Wine Bar•New York•moderate
Rosa – Agave & Wine Lounge
Rosa – Agave & Wine Lounge is the kind of wine bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
winedinnerdate night
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10.0
Based on 140 reviews
4
Ethiopian•Flatiron•moderate
Cafe Massawa
Cafe Massawa is an easy ethiopian option in Flatiron in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
group dinnerdinnerspicy
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10.0
Based on 137 reviews
5
Wine Bar•New York•moderate
Brick Wine Bar
Brick Wine Bar is the kind of wine bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
winedinnerdate night
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10.0
Based on 121 reviews
6
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Thai•New York•value
Mitr Thai Restaurant
Mitr Thai Restaurant keeps showing up in the right conversations when people want a reliable thai plan.
Thai fooddinnertakeout
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9.8
Based on 9572 reviews
7
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Thai•Long Island City•moderate
Soothr LIC
Soothr's Long Island City outpost carries the East Village original's reputation for regionally rooted Thai cooking into Queens, and by most accounts it has settled quickly into the role of neighborhood anchor rather than hype destination.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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9.8
Based on 5301 reviews
8
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Thai•Fort Greene•moderate
Glin Thai Bistro
Fort Greene has quietly become one of Brooklyn's best Thai corridors, and Glin Thai Bistro, on Myrtle between Washington Park and Carlton, makes the case loudly.
dinnercool
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9.8
Based on 4790 reviews
9
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Mediterranean•Murray Hill•value
Mira Mediterranean & Hookah Lounge
Murray Hill isn't exactly where I expect to find myself at 3 a.m., but Mira keeps the lights on until 4, which already makes it an outlier in a neighborhood that usually rolls up the sidewalks early.
dinner
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9.8
Based on 4567 reviews
10
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American•Upper East Side•moderate
Vintage Green Rooftop
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.
viewsdinnerdate night
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9.8
Based on 3185 reviews
11
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Thai•New York•value
Dagg Thai Restaurant
Here's the thing about a Midtown Thai spot a few steps from Grand Central: it could phone it in and still fill tables off commuter foot traffic.
Thai fooddinnertakeout
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9.8
Based on 2779 reviews
12
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Caribbean•New York•value
Jerk House Caribbean Restaurant
Let's be clear about what Jerk House is and isn't.
dinnercaribbean
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9.8
Based on 2618 reviews
13
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Mediterranean•Flatiron•splurge
Mama Mezze
Mama Mezze is the rare all-day Mediterranean room that earns the line and survives the twelve-top.
Business dinnerbusiness dinnerlunch
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9.8
Based on 2144 reviews
14
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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.
brunchcocktailfine dining
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9.8
Based on 2115 reviews
15
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Thai•Gramercy•moderate
Malii Gramercy
Malii Gramercy occupies the kind of Second Avenue address that doesn't beg for attention, which suits it.
classicdinnerdate night
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9.8
Based on 2083 reviews
16
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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.
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnercool
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9.8
Based on 1802 reviews
17
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Indian•Upper East Side•moderate
Cloves Indian Cuisine
Cloves Indian Cuisine sits at 66 Madison Ave with a pedigree that deserves attention before you even walk through the door.
spicydinnerindian
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9.8
Based on 1760 reviews
18
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Burgers•New York•value
Langan's
Langan's is a sensible burgers call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
burgersdinner
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9.8
Based on 1692 reviews
19
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Italian•Carroll Gardens•moderate
RUA Thai - Thai Restaurant Brooklyn
RUA Thai - Thai Restaurant Brooklyn is the kind of italian room in Carroll Gardens you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
dinnerdate nightitalian
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9.8
Based on 1576 reviews
20
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Halal•Flatiron•value
Sharif's Famous
Sharif's Famous is a sensible halal call in Flatiron in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
halaldinner
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9.8
Based on 1544 reviews
21
Halal•New York•value
Koyaki
Koyaki is threading a needle that not enough restaurants attempt: a halal kitchen running through a Japanese-Korean framework, committed to both traditions without hedging.
halaldinner
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9.8
Based on 1188 reviews
22
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Italian•Upper East Side•splurge
Giulietta
Giulietta is a sensible italian call in Upper East Side in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Special occasionspecial occasionbusiness dinner
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9.8
Based on 991 reviews
23
Japanese•New York•splurge
Shinzo Omakase
Shinzo Omakase is an easy japanese option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Omakasespecial occasionintimate
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9.8
Based on 978 reviews
24
Italian•Tribeca•splurge
Osteria Carlina Tribeca
Osteria Carlina arrives in Tribeca with something rarer than a good wine list: a room that appears to know exactly what it is.
upscaledinnerdate night
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9.8
Based on 909 reviews
25
Seafood•New York•splurge
Big Blue Seafood & Grill
Big Blue Seafood & Grill is a seafood restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
seafooddinnerupscale
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9.8
Based on 905 reviews
26
Wine Bar•New York•moderate
Sorso'
There are rooms that know exactly what they are, and Sorso — all 220 square feet of it on the corner of University Place and 10th Street — is one of them.
winedinnerdate night
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9.8
Based on 761 reviews
27
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Italian•Carroll Gardens•moderate
Aromi
Aromi arrives on Court Street with a clear sense of where it comes from: the name itself is a tribute to grandparents' gardens — the fruit trees, the herbs, the vegetables grown for the table — and that founding story isn't just marketin…
dinnerdate nightitalian
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9.8
Based on 753 reviews
28
Greek•Astoria•value
Mimoza Restaurant & Lounge
Mimoza Restaurant Lounge is making a case that Astoria's 30th Avenue corridor still has room to surprise you — not through reinvention, but through the kind of stubborn regional specificity that most gastropubs abandon the moment they in…
dinnergroup dinnergreek
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9.8
Based on 557 reviews
29
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Japanese•New York•splurge
Mido Omakase - West Village
Mido Omakase in the West Village has built a reputation around a deliberate argument: that omakase — the formal surrender of choice to the chef — should not require a three-week waitlist, a black card, or a room designed to intimidate.
Omakasedate nightspecial occasion
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9.8
Based on 443 reviews
30
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Spanish•New York•moderate
Tiny Tapas and Bites
Tiny Tapas and Bites occupies a particular niche that New York does surprisingly poorly: the neighborhood spot above 200th Street that takes its food seriously.
small platesdinnerdate night
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9.8
Based on 439 reviews
31
Contemporary•Greenpoint•moderate
Restaurant Relax
Restaurant Relax has been anchoring the same corner of Newell Street in Greenpoint, and the pitch hasn't changed: handmade Polish food, daily-scratch cooking, and zero interest in impressing anyone who needs a tasting menu to feel fed.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.8
Based on 423 reviews
32
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Italian•Carroll Gardens•moderate
Cremini's
Carroll Gardens doesn't need another red-sauce amnesia trip, and creminis seems to know it.
dinnerdate nightitalian
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9.8
Based on 423 reviews
33
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Mediterranean•Upper West Side•moderate
Florentin
Florentin takes its name from the bohemian Tel Aviv neighbourhood and its cooking philosophy from a wider Mediterranean arc — French, Italian, Greek and Middle Eastern influences pulled into a single coherent kitchen.
UWS dinnerfamily dinnerdinner
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9.8
Based on 393 reviews
34
Spanish•New York•moderate
AURA Tapas & Cocktail Bar
AURA Tapas & Cocktail Bar occupies a particular niche in the East Village ecosystem that First Avenue keeps generating: the Spanish-inflected room built equally around shareable plates and serious pours, where the cocktail program carrie…
small platesdinnerdate night
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9.8
Based on 387 reviews
35
Japanese•New York•splurge
Zen Sushi Omakase
Zen Sushi Omakase occupies a specific and deliberate position in New York's omakase landscape — not the hushed, ceremony-first rooms of Midtown where minimalism functions as the main course, but a counter built around maximalism as a con…
Omakasedate nightspecial occasion
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9.8
Based on 380 reviews
36
Vegetarian•New York•value
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap on First Avenue is one of the few vegetarian restaurants in Manhattan that has figured out how to be genuinely casual without feeling like an afterthought.
Plant-basedlunchdinner
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9.8
Based on 371 reviews
37
Diner•Upper East Side•value
Conway Diner
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.
classicdinnerdiner
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9.8
Based on 352 reviews
38
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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
39
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Japanese•New York•splurge
Kazumi Omakase
At $75 for a 13-course omakase with complimentary sake included, Kazumi is making a calculated argument: that Greenwich Village can sustain serious nigiri counter culture without the $300-plus price tag that dominates the conversation up…
Omakasedate nightspecial occasion
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9.8
Based on 345 reviews
40
Bistro•Bed-Stuy•moderate
Korkscrew Bistro
Korkscrew Bistro arrived on Tompkins Avenue in spring 2024 with a point of view that Bed-Stuy's dining scene had genuinely left open: the warm overlap of French and Spanish bistro culture run through a global lens, priced at a level wher…
dinner
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9.8
Based on 312 reviews
41
Steakhouse•Crown Heights•value
Butcher Grill House
Butcher Grill House on Troy Avenue is a specific kind of Crown Heights institution: a Premium Glatt Kosher steakhouse born from a butcher shop, which means the sourcing obsession isn't a marketing angle — it's the literal origin story.
dinnerhidden gem
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9.8
Based on 302 reviews
42
Japanese•Crown Heights•value
Don Udon
Don Udon is an easy japanese option in Crown Heights in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnerhidden gem
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9.8
Based on 289 reviews
43
Ethiopian•New York•moderate
Addey Ababa
Washington Heights doesn't need another Ethiopian restaurant that plays it safe, and Addey Ababa doesn't offer one.
group dinnerdinnerspicy
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9.8
Based on 269 reviews
44
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Sushi•New York•$$$$
Shin Takumi Omakase
Shin Takumi Omakase is doing something genuinely rare in New York's omakase scene: making the format accessible without hollowing it out.
hidden gemdate night
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9.8
Based on 237 reviews
45
Japanese•Lower East Side•moderate
Kaki
Kaki is the kind of japanese room in Lower East Side you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Lower East Side dinnerdate nightgroup dinner
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9.8
Based on 221 reviews
46
Japanese•New York•splurge
Omakase by Kun Tsuki
In the former home of Totto Ramen on West 51st Street, Omakase by Kun Tsuki has quietly redrawn what a New York omakase can cost — and what it can ask of you in return.
Omakasedate nightspecial occasion
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9.8
Based on 204 reviews
47
Vietnamese•Nolita•value
HIEN FROM VIETNAM
Hien From Vietnam isn't trying to be a full-service restaurant — it's a Vietnamese art café at 121 Mott St (Chinatown, closer to Little Italy than Nolita proper) built around the singular vision of owner Christmas Le, who brought her cof…
phodinnervietnamese
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9.8
Based on 199 reviews
48
Italian•NoHo•moderate
House of Domes
House of Domes has a thesis, and it commits to it fully: dining as theatrical ritual, with Tuscan craft at the center and a room designed to make the evening feel chosen.
stylishdinnerdate night
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9.8
Based on 197 reviews
49
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Mediterranean•New York•$$$$
Dear Margo
Dear Margo is a mediterranean pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
hidden gemdate night
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9.8
Based on 195 reviews
50
Japanese•New York•splurge
KAWA Omakase
At $88 for a 14-course seasonal omakase at a 13-seat East Village counter, KAWA poses a question that most Manhattan sushi rooms prefer you don't ask: what does the price actually reflect?
Omakasedate nightspecial occasion
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9.8
Based on 164 reviews
51
French•Bed-Stuy•moderate
BKB | Brooklyn Brasserie
BKB | Brooklyn Brasserie opened at 327 Stuyvesant Ave with a clear-eyed concept: transpose the Franco-Belgian brasserie tradition — specifically the animated corner bistros of Paris and the beer-forward cafés of Antwerp — into the heart…
dinner
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9.8
Based on 158 reviews
52
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American•East Village•value
Poppy
Poppy is a sensible american call in East Village in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
East Village night outcasual nightlate night
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9.8
Based on 135 reviews
53
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Wine Bar•New York•moderate
Somm Time
Somm Time is the kind of wine bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
winedinnerdate night
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9.8
Based on 123 reviews
54
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Brunch•New York•$$$$
Arvine
Arvine suits a night out when you want brunch that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
brunchwine barcocktail
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9.8
Based on 117 reviews
55
Italian•Carroll Gardens•moderate
6 Restaurant - NYC
6 Restaurant - NYC is a italian pick in Carroll Gardens in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned. Tiger Bread with cultured butter, garlic confit and Bitterballen with dijon mustard also give you a decent sense of the menu.
dinnerdate nightitalian
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9.8
Based on 110 reviews
56
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Steakhouse•New York•$$$$
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
57
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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
58
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French•West Village•moderate
Boucherie West Village
Boucherie West Village suits a night out in West Village when you want french that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Date nightdate nightdinner
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9.6
Based on 9525 reviews
59
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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
60
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Dessert•New York•moderate
Le Parisien Bakery
A French bakery wedged into West 46th Street, half a block off the Times Square churn — which tells you most of what you need to know about who's at the counter beside you.
dessertdinner
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9.6
Based on 8187 reviews
61
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Thai•Upper East Side•splurge
Up Thai
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.
Special occasionspecial occasionbusiness dinner
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9.6
Based on 8148 reviews
62
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Burgers•Gramercy•moderate
Diner 24 NYC
A 24-hour diner is a strange thing to evaluate on Sophie's usual terms — there's no pacing to a room that never closes, no held shape to a night that bleeds into morning.
classicdinnerdate night
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9.6
Based on 8140 reviews
63
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Thai•Upper East Side•splurge
THEP Thai Restaurant
THEP arrives labelled fine dining, but the cheque tells a more honest story: $31 to $50 a head, entrees holding between $16 and $25.
Special occasionspecial occasionbusiness dinner
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9.6
Based on 6787 reviews
64
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Italian•NoHo•moderate
La Pecora Bianca SoHo
Here's the thing about La Pecora Bianca SoHo: it's a bright, busy room that knows exactly what it is, which is not always a place built for two.
stylishdinnerdate night
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9.6
Based on 6399 reviews
65
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Thai•East Village•value
Soothr
Soothr is a dependable thai option in East Village that a lot of diners already know and return to.
East Village night outcasual nightlate night
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9.6
Based on 6346 reviews
66
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Thai•Hell’s Kitchen•moderate
Elephant Ear
Elephant Ear does something that most Hell's Kitchen spots refuse to commit to: it picks a lane — specifically, the bold, herb-forward heat of Southeast Asian cooking — and drives down it without hedging.
theaterdinner
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9.6
Based on 5993 reviews
67
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Chinese•Flushing•moderate
GAN-HOO BBQ
GAN-HOO BBQ is a dependable chinese option in Flushing that a lot of diners already know and return to.
Flushing feastgroup dinnerlunch
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9.6
Based on 5796 reviews
68
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Indian•New York•moderate
Patiala Indian Grill & Bar
Patiala Indian Grill & Bar is doing something the midrange Indian dining scene in New York rarely pulls off with conviction: it centers the kitchen's identity on the grill, not the curry pot.
spicydinnerindian
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9.6
Based on 4588 reviews
69
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Japanese•New York•value
Kin ramen
Kin ramen is a sensible japanese call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
noodlesdinnerjapanese
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9.6
Based on 4520 reviews
70
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Breakfast•Bed-Stuy•moderate
Hole In The Wall
Hole In The Wall is an easy global option in Bed-Stuy in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinner
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9.6
Based on 4309 reviews
71
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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
72
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Halal•New York•value
Shukette
Here's what Shukette is actually doing: running one of the more serious live-fire, Middle Eastern-inflected kitchens in the city out of a 68-seat room on 9th Avenue.
halaldinner
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9.6
Based on 4094 reviews
73
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Italian•West Village•moderate
Osteria Nonnino
Osteria Nonnino suits a night out in West Village when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Date nightdate nightdinner
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9.6
Based on 4060 reviews
74
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Thai•New York•value
Hey Thai
Hey Thai operates on a principle that a lot of New York restaurants have quietly abandoned: Thai food at its best is aggressive, not polite.
Thai fooddinnertakeout
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9.6
Based on 3661 reviews
75
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Vietnamese•New York•value
La Dong
La Dong is a vietnamese restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
phodinnervietnamese
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9.6
Based on 3604 reviews
76
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Thai•Hell’s Kitchen•moderate
Chalong Southern Thai
Southern Thai cooking is not the same thing as Thai cooking, and Chalong in Hell's Kitchen is making a deliberate case that New York is finally ready to understand the difference.
theaterdinner
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9.6
Based on 3547 reviews
77
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Spanish•New York•moderate
EZ Paella & Tapas
EZ Paella & Tapas suits a night out when you want spanish that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
small platesdinnerdate night
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9.6
Based on 3387 reviews
78
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Brunch•New York•value
Citizen of Soho - A Breakfast Restaurant & Cafe
Citizen of Soho is the Australian cafe export doing what Aussie cafes do best: bright rooms, exposed brick, and coffee taken seriously, all open from 7 AM on the corner of Lafayette.
brunch
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9.6
Based on 3188 reviews
79
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Chinese•New York•$$
The Best Sichuan
The Best Sichuan suits a night out when you want chinese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.6
Based on 3044 reviews
80
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Spanish•New York•moderate
Salinas Restaurant
Salinas Restaurant is a spanish pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
small platesdinnerdate night
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9.6
Based on 2837 reviews
81
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Mexican•New York•$$$$
Mezcali
Mezcali is the kind of mexican room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.6
Based on 2823 reviews
82
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Bar And Grill•New York•$$$
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
83
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Italian•Upper East Side•splurge
La Pecora Bianca UES
La Pecora Bianca's Upper East Side location occupies a corner of the market-driven Italian category that the neighbourhood has historically underserved.
Special occasionspecial occasionbusiness dinner
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9.6
Based on 2662 reviews
84
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Bakery•New York•value
Broad Nosh Bagels & Caterings 42nd Street
Broad Nosh runs on a simple, honest premise that too many NYC bagel shops have abandoned: every bagel here is hand-rolled, kettle-boiled, and baked on premises daily.
Bagelsbreakfastcoffee
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9.6
Based on 2609 reviews
85
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Indian•Jackson Heights•value
Mojitos
Mojitos is an easy indian option in Jackson Heights in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnerhidden gemindian
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9.6
Based on 2517 reviews
86
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Mediterranean•Upper West Side•moderate
Dagon
Dagon has arrived on the Upper West Side as something the neighbourhood rarely produces: a genuinely ambitious Israeli and Eastern Mediterranean kitchen that diners are treating as a destination rather than a convenience.
UWS dinnerfamily dinnerdinner
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9.6
Based on 2433 reviews
87
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Breakfast•Murray Hill•value
Hole In The Wall - Murray Hill
Hole In The Wall - Murray Hill is a global restaurant in Murray Hill in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinner
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9.6
Based on 2323 reviews
88
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Korean•Murray Hill•value
KJUN
Murray Hill is nobody's idea of a dining destination, which makes KJUN feel almost like a dare.
dinner
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9.6
Based on 2194 reviews
89
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Vegetarian•New York•value
Anixi Mediterranean Vegan Restaurant
Anixi Mediterranean Vegan Restaurant is an easy vegetarian option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation. Fire Roasted Eggplant and Mushroom Ragù Hummus also give you a decent sense of the menu.
Plant-basedlunchdinner
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9.6
Based on 2169 reviews
90
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Halal•New York•value
Halal Eats
Halal Eats is an easy halal option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
halaldinner
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9.6
Based on 2144 reviews
91
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Chinese•New York•value
Jiang Nan NYC
Jiang Nan NYC is a chinese restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
lunchdinner
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9.6
Based on 1983 reviews
92
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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
93
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Pizza•East Village•value
Nuovo York Pizza
Atalay Mali came to pizza the way most people don't — through chemical engineering.
Pizzacasual nighttakeout
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9.6
Based on 1630 reviews
94
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Italian•Nolita•moderate
Nolita Pizza
Nolita Pizza is the kind of italian room in Nolita you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Nolita dinnerdate nightdinner
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9.6
Based on 1440 reviews
95
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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
96
Ethiopian•New York•moderate
RAS Plant Based
RAS Plant Based is a ethiopian restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
group dinnerdinnerspicy
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9.6
Based on 1361 reviews
97
Contemporary•Upper West Side•moderate
Pig and Khao
Pig and Khao suits a night out in Upper West Side when you want contemporary that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
UWS dinnerfamily dinnerdinner
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9.6
Based on 1338 reviews
98
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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
99
Halal•New York•value
Shawarma Bay
Shawarma Bay is not trying to impress anyone, and that's exactly why it has a following.
halaldinner
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9.6
Based on 1299 reviews
100
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
101
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
102
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
103
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
104
Thai•Fort Greene•moderate
SUKH
Fort Greene does not need another Thai restaurant running through the Bangkok-greatest-hits routine, and Sukh — opened by the team behind Prospect Heights' Nourish — has no interest in being one.
dinnercool
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9.6
Based on 1144 reviews
105
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French•Bed-Stuy•moderate
Recette
Recette is a french restaurant in Bed-Stuy in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinner
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9.6
Based on 1113 reviews
106
Indian•Jackson Heights•value
Moon Cheese Restaurant
Moon Cheese Restaurant is an easy indian option in Jackson Heights in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnerhidden gemindian
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9.6
Based on 1086 reviews
107
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American•Bushwick•value
Otis
Otis isn't trying to be the hottest restaurant in Bushwick — it's trying to be the one you stop debating and just go to.
Bushwick dinnercasual nightlate night
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9.6
Based on 1073 reviews
108
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Seafood•New York•splurge
Aquarelle seafood & mediterranean east village restaurant NYC
Aquarelle seafood & mediterranean east village restaurant NYC is an easy seafood option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
seafooddinnerupscale
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9.6
Based on 1042 reviews
109
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Japanese•New York•splurge
Uka Omakase
Uka Omakase occupies an unglamorous stretch of East 60th, and the proposition here is tiered rather than singular.
Omakasedate nightspecial occasion
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9.6
Based on 1031 reviews
110
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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
111
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
112
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American•Hell’s Kitchen•moderate
Miss Nellie's
Miss Nellie's arrives with a strong conceptual foundation: a Hell's Kitchen bar-restaurant named for Nellie Bly, the globe-circling journalist, and decorated accordingly — Victorian dark wood, framed curiosities, the feel of a well-appoi…
theaterdinner
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9.6
Based on 928 reviews
113
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Chinese•New York•$$$
Mountain House Times Square
On West 46th Street — a block that runs almost entirely on pasta and steak frites for the pre-curtain crowd — Szechuan Mountain House Times Square is doing something distinctly different.
date night
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9.6
Based on 890 reviews
114
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Korean•New York•$$
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
115
Burgers•Nolita•value
7th Street Burger Soho
7th Street Burger occupies a very specific lane in New York's smash-burger moment — and it does so with unusual discipline.
burgersdinner
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9.6
Based on 877 reviews
116
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Fine Dining•New York•splurge
MICHELIN ★
FREVO
Frevo occupies one of the more considered settings in New York fine dining: a West Village address accessible only through an unmarked art gallery, which guests pass through before arriving at an intimate counter-and-table room with a ha…
Fine diningspecial occasionrefined
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9.6
Based on 842 reviews
117
Halal•Upper West Side•value
Halal Chicks and Platters
Halal Chicks and Platters is a halal restaurant in Upper West Side in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
halaldinner
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9.6
Based on 790 reviews
118
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Spanish•New York•moderate
BONSAII Tapas & Wine Bar
BONSAII lands at 127 East 55th Street with a premise that Midtown doesn't often attempt seriously: a tapas bar built on the friction between Asian and Spanish culinary instincts, run by restaurateurs Kevin Cardenas and Ruben Cabrera, who…
small platesdinnerdate night
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9.6
Based on 786 reviews
119
Japanese•New York•splurge
TAKUMI OMAKASE
Takumi Omakase is not a room interested in restraint as a philosophy.
Omakasedate nightspecial occasion
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9.6
Based on 786 reviews
120
Bakery•New York•value
NYC Bagel & Coffee House (NYCBCH)
NYC Bagel & Coffee House isn't trying to reinvent anything, and that restraint appears to be precisely the point.
Bagelsbreakfastcoffee
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9.6
Based on 703 reviews
121
Greek•Park Slope•value
Tziki
Tziki opened in Chelsea in 2024 with a founding story that's worth paying attention to: four friends with roots in Athens, Chios, Kefalonia, and Cyprus decided the city needed souvlaki done the way Athens has been doing it, the year the…
group dinnerdinnergreek
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9.6
Based on 692 reviews
122
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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
123
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Greek•Astoria•value
Fresco’s Grand Cantina
Fresco's Grand Cantina isn't trying to blend into Astoria's established Greek-and-Mediterranean corridor — it's doing something deliberately louder and more inclusive.
dinnergroup dinnergreek
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9.6
Based on 670 reviews
124
Korean•Koreatown•moderate
Seoul BAP
Seoul Bap arrives on K-town's 32nd Street corridor with a clear point of view: this is not a greatest-hits Korean kitchen calibrated for the tourist gaze.
Korean BBQgroup dinnerlate night
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9.6
Based on 661 reviews
125
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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
126
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American•Long Island City•moderate
4747LIC
Long Island City has spent years defined by proximity — the bridge, the skyline across the water, the borough it is not.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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9.6
Based on 639 reviews
127
American•Flatiron•splurge
Little Maven
Little Maven is Gary Vaynerchuk's VCR Group doing something genuinely ambitious in the Flatiron corridor: not a celebrity vanity project, but a neighborhood-anchored contemporary American room built around chef Josh Capon and Conor Hanlo…
Business dinnerbusiness dinnerlunch
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9.6
Based on 528 reviews
128
Vietnamese•New York•value
Pho99 NYC
Pho99 NYC is an easy vietnamese option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
phodinnervietnamese
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9.6
Based on 508 reviews
129
Vegetarian•New York•value
Sentir Vegan Mexican Restaurant
Sentir Vegan Mexican is doing something that most plant-forward restaurants in New York are too timid to attempt: cooking within the full grammar of Mexican cuisine rather than gesturing at it.
Plant-basedlunchdinner
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9.6
Based on 487 reviews
130
French•Union Square•moderate
Le Basque French Vegan Restaurant
Chef Guy Vaknin — the founder of City Roots Hospitality and a decade-plus architect of New York's upscale plant-based scene — has done something genuinely unusual at Le Basque: he's built a Basque Country–inflected French restaurant wher…
centraldinnerlunch
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9.6
Based on 483 reviews
131
Indian•New York•moderate
Ane Bar & Restaurant
Ane Bar & Restaurant is an easy indian option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
spicydinnerindian
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9.6
Based on 477 reviews
132
Vietnamese•New York•value
Ly Ly Vietnam Cookhouse
Ly Ly Vietnam Cookhouse on East 81st Street is the kind of place that makes you reconsider the Upper East Side's reputation as a culinary dead zone.
phodinnervietnamese
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9.6
Based on 455 reviews
133
Ethiopian•New York•moderate
Benyam
Benyam is a Harlem Ethiopian restaurant that positions itself as something more than a place to eat — it's a statement about Black creative life on the northern end of Manhattan.
group dinnerdinnerspicy
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9.6
Based on 447 reviews
134
American•Upper West Side•moderate
Westville Upper West Side
Westville has built a quiet reputation across Manhattan for market-vegetable-forward American cooking that treats the side dish as the actual star of the meal, and its Upper West Side location carries that philosophy with the same casual…
UWS dinnerfamily dinnerdinner
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9.6
Based on 443 reviews
135
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French•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Essential by Christophe
Essential by Christophe is a Michelin-starred French restaurant on the Upper West Side built around a specific argument: that classical French technique, when wielded with precision rather than nostalgia, still belongs in a conversation…
frenchlate nightcocktail
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9.6
Based on 438 reviews
136
Soul Food•Harlem•moderate
The Good Good
The Good Good is the East Harlem project that happens when three people who've already proven themselves — Juliet and Justine Masters of The Edge Harlem, and Lesly Bernard, the hospitality veteran behind Tillman's and Clementine — decide…
dinnersoul food
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9.6
Based on 395 reviews
137
Chinese•Chinatown•value
Bao Noodle House 包之面
Bao Noodle House sits at the edge of Chinatown on Bowery doing something the neighborhood's newer arrivals rarely attempt: cooking Fujianese-rooted food without softening it for outside audiences.
Chinatown crawllunchgroup dinner
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9.6
Based on 375 reviews
138
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Japanese•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Tempura Matsui
Tempura Matsui occupies a position in New York dining that has no direct equivalent: it is, by every verifiable account, the only restaurant in the United States dedicated exclusively to tempura at this level of craft.
japanesemichelin stardate night
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9.6
Based on 371 reviews
139
Seafood•New York•splurge
Pesce lulu Seafood Kitchen NYC
Pesce Lulu is doing something genuinely rare inside Midtown East's lunch-break ecosystem.
seafooddinnerupscale
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9.6
Based on 331 reviews
140
Spanish•West Village•moderate
WEST10WEST
West10West is making a specific argument about what a West Village dinner can be, and the room appears to make the case before the food arrives.
Date nightdate nightdinner
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9.6
Based on 330 reviews
141
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Steakhouse•New York•$$$$
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
142
Burgers•New York•value
Burgers & Beer
West Village has no shortage of burger spots leaning on nostalgia or gimmick, but Burgers & Beer at 170 West 4th Street is operating on a different frequency — a father-daughter-owned shop that treats the smash burger as a legitimate cul…
burgersdinner
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9.6
Based on 319 reviews
143
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Japanese•New York•splurge
Domo omakase
Domo Omakase occupies a modest footprint on East 29th Street in the Murray Hill corridor — not the neighborhood you'd expect for serious omakase, which is partly the point.
Omakasedate nightspecial occasion
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9.6
Based on 309 reviews
144
Vietnamese•New York•value
Pho Dragon Restaurant
Pho Dragon is a price-level-one Vietnamese counter in New York that has, by every account, placed its entire bet on the bowl.
phodinnervietnamese
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9.6
Based on 304 reviews
145
Chinese•Chinatown•value
Grandma’s Dumpling House
Grandma's Dumpling House, tucked into 24 Pell Street in the heart of Chinatown, is doing something specific and deliberate: Northern Chinese dumplings made by hand, wrapper by wrapper, without machines and without shortcuts.
Chinatown crawllunchgroup dinner
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9.6
Based on 292 reviews
146
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Contemporary•New York•moderate
Hide Rooftop
Hide Rooftop does something Manhattan rarely bothers with anymore: it refuses to choose a lane and commits to that refusal with genuine confidence.
viewsdinnerdate night
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9.6
Based on 269 reviews
147
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Seafood•Upper West Side•splurge
The Shell Seafood Kitchen & Bar
The Shell Seafood Kitchen & Bar arrived on Amsterdam Avenue with a clear point of view: Mediterranean-inflected seafood — Italian, French, and Spanish in its bones — served with the kind of hospitality that co-founder Val Crovetto has bu…
seafooddinnerupscale
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9.6
Based on 268 reviews
148
Wine Bar•New York•moderate
Cork Wine Bar (Soho)
Cork Wine Bar in Soho has a reputation that precedes it for reasons that have little to do with the wine list alone.
winedinnerdate night
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9.6
Based on 237 reviews
149
Ethiopian•Greenpoint•moderate
Bersi Ethiopian Restaurant
Bersi is, first and foremost, a plant-forward Ethiopian kitchen built around a genuine point of view rather than a compromise position.
group dinnerdinnerspicy
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9.6
Based on 233 reviews
150
Caribbean•Crown Heights•value
Greyz Bistro
Chef Garth Cheese is doing something at Greyz Bistro that Crown Heights specifically earns — a modern Caribbean-Asian fusion that doesn't treat either tradition as a backdrop for the other.
dinnerhidden gem
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9.6
Based on 218 reviews
151
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Cambodian•New York•$
BIB GOURMAND
Bayon Cambodian Restaurant
Bayon arrived on the Upper East Side not from ambition alone but from necessity reframed as opportunity — the Truong family's Angkor Cambodian Bistro was a pandemic casualty, and Bayon is its direct successor, opened at 408 East 64th Str…
bib gourmanddate night
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9.6
Based on 208 reviews
152
Italian•Carroll Gardens•moderate
Untable
Untable seats thirty-six people — twenty-six of them in a room so compact the tables are almost conspiratorial — and yet it reportedly drew lines down Carroll Gardens blocks that the neighborhood hadn't seen in years.
dinnerdate nightitalian
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9.6
Based on 207 reviews
153
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Restaurant•New York•$$$$
COTE 550
COTE 550 is not a sequel — it's a manifesto.
hidden gemdate night
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9.6
Based on 206 reviews
154
Breakfast•Bushwick•value
Tlacualli Breakfast
Tlacualli Breakfast operates from a quietly radical premise for Bushwick: that Mexican morning food, done with real intention, is its own complete tradition — not a novelty spin on eggs Benedict or an excuse to put sriracha on a burrito.
Bushwick dinnercasual nightlate night
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9.6
Based on 204 reviews
155
Italian•Nolita•moderate
Boni and Mott
Boni & Mott is the kind of Nolita room that earns its place on the street by being unambiguous about what it is.
Nolita dinnerdate nightdinner
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9.6
Based on 203 reviews
156
Pizza•Union Square•moderate
Angelina Bakery Union Square
Angelina Bakery Union Square is an easy pizza option in Union Square in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
centraldinnerlunch
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9.6
Based on 186 reviews
157
Spanish•New York•moderate
Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus is a concept with genuine historical weight, and alandalus — the restaurant — appears to take that seriously.
small platesdinnerdate night
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9.6
Based on 175 reviews
158
Contemporary•Park Slope•value
390 Social
Park Slope has no shortage of date-night bars dressed up as restaurants, but 390 Social — open on Fifth Avenue — commits to a distinct identity: a speakeasy-grown-over-by-nature, split across two levels, where Chef Laura Modigliani's sea…
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.6
Based on 168 reviews
159
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Korean•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
bōm
Bōm earns its address in the Flatiron by doing something its neighbors rarely attempt: building a full argument for why Korean fine dining belongs at a chef's counter rather than a banquet table.
koreanmichelin stardate night
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9.6
Based on 161 reviews
160
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Italian•New York•$$$$
Bar Rocco
Bar Rocco is, at bottom, a vanity project that earns its keep — and that's meant as a compliment.
hidden gemdate night
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9.6
Based on 154 reviews
161
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Steakhouse•New York•$$$$
Golden Steer at One Fifth
Golden Steer at One Fifth is a steakhouse pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
fine dininghidden gemdate night
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9.6
Based on 149 reviews
162
Dominican•New York•value
Que Rico Restaurant
Que Rico Restaurant is an easy dominican option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnerdominicanlatin american
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9.6
Based on 144 reviews
163
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Korean•New York•$$$$
Norimen
Norimen suits a night out when you want korean that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktailhidden gemdate night
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9.6
Based on 138 reviews
164
Halal•Park Slope•value
Mama Halal Food
Mama Halal Food is a sensible halal call in Park Slope in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
halaldinner
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9.6
Based on 132 reviews
165
Contemporary•Greenpoint•moderate
Frijoleros
Frijoleros suits a night out in Greenpoint when you want contemporary that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.6
Based on 115 reviews
166
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Japanese•Greenpoint•moderate
HOUSE Brooklyn
HOUSE Brooklyn is a japanese pick in Greenpoint in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.6
Based on 109 reviews
167
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Korean•Koreatown•moderate
miss KOREA BBQ
Twenty-two years into its run on West 32nd Street, Miss Korea BBQ has become the room other Koreatown spots are quietly measured against — not because it chases trends, but because it doesn't.
Korean BBQgroup dinnerlate night
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9.4
Based on 18973 reviews
168
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Shopping Mall•New York•$$
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
169
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Global•New York•value
OLIO E PIÙ
OLIO E PIÙ keeps showing up in the right conversations when people want a reliable global plan.
lunchdinner
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9.4
Based on 11298 reviews
170
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Vietnamese•New York•value
OBAO
OBAO occupies a particular lane in New York's Vietnamese scene that most restaurants in that category don't bother with: the menu reads less like a preservation project and more like an active conversation with the cuisine.
phodinnervietnamese
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9.4
Based on 9528 reviews
171
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Japanese•New York•value
Ivan Ramen
Ivan Orkin's path to the Lower East Side is unusual enough to be worth understanding before you walk in.
noodlesdinnerjapanese
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9.4
Based on 9505 reviews
172
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Brunch•New York•value
The Dead Rabbit
The Dead Rabbit keeps showing up in the right conversations when people want a reliable global plan.
lunchdinner
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9.4
Based on 8393 reviews
173
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Thai•New York•value
Thai Villa
Thai Villa keeps showing up in the right conversations when people want a reliable thai plan.
Thai fooddinnertakeout
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9.4
Based on 7659 reviews
174
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Bakery•New York•value
Broad Nosh Bagels Deli & Catering 58th Street
Broad Nosh Bagels Deli & Catering 58th Street is a dependable bakery option that a lot of diners already know and return to.
Bagelsbreakfastcoffee
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9.4
Based on 7496 reviews
175
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Dessert•New York•moderate
Levain Bakery
Levain Bakery is one of the better-known dessert spots in New York, which makes it a practical place to start.
dessertdinner
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9.4
Based on 7235 reviews
176
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American•Crown Heights•value
Cornbread Brooklyn
Cornbread Brooklyn is one of the better-known american spots in Crown Heights in New York, which makes it a practical place to start.
dinnerhidden gem
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9.4
Based on 7213 reviews
177
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Contemporary•Long Island City•moderate
Lost in Paradise Rooftop
Lost in Paradise Rooftop suits a night out in Long Island City when you want contemporary that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 6792 reviews
178
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Burgers•New York•value
Au Cheval
Au Cheval is one of the better-known burgers spots in New York, which makes it a practical place to start. Chopped Chicken Liver and Roasted Marrow Bones also give you a decent sense of the menu.
burgersdinner
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9.4
Based on 6395 reviews
179
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Italian•Flatiron•splurge
La Pecora Bianca NoMad
La Pecora Bianca NoMad is a dependable italian option in Flatiron that a lot of diners already know and return to. Local Burrata and Fritto Misto also give you a decent sense of the menu.
Business dinnerbusiness dinnerlunch
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9.4
Based on 6244 reviews
180
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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
181
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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
182
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Thai•NoHo•moderate
Fish Cheeks
Fish Cheeks is the kind of thai room in NoHo you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
stylishdinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 5215 reviews
183
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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
184
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Mediterranean•Gramercy•moderate
Barbounia
Barbounia is a mediterranean pick in Gramercy in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
classicdinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 4951 reviews
185
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French•Union Square•moderate
Boucherie Union Square
Boucherie Union Square is a sensible french call in Union Square in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
centraldinnerlunch
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9.4
Based on 4888 reviews
186
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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
187
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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
188
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Greek•New York•value
Shuka
Shuka is a sensible greek call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
group dinnerdinnergreek
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9.4
Based on 4257 reviews
189
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French•Upper West Side•moderate
French Roast
French Roast on the Upper West Side has built its reputation not on ambition but on something rarer: consistency.
UWS dinnerfamily dinnerdinner
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9.4
Based on 4181 reviews
190
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Brunch•New York•value
Hole In The Wall - Flatiron
Hole in the Wall's Flatiron outpost runs on Australian-cafe logic, which is to say brunch isn't a weekend ritual here — it's a weekday default that stretches from 9am to 9pm.
brunch
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9.4
Based on 3982 reviews
191
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American•New York•splurge
Manhatta
On the 60th floor at 28 Liberty Street, Manhatta trades on a view that genuinely rivals the paid observation decks downtown — and to its credit, the kitchen doesn't coast on the altitude.
Fine diningspecial occasionrefined
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9.4
Based on 3835 reviews
192
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Cocktail Bar•New York•$$
The Best Sichuan 39 一品成都
The Best Sichuan 39 一品成都 is the kind of cocktail bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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9.4
Based on 3543 reviews
193
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Pizza•West Village•value
L’industrie Pizzeria - West Village
L’industrie Pizzeria - West Village is a sensible pizza call in West Village in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Pizzacasual nighttakeout
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9.4
Based on 3408 reviews
194
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Thai•New York•moderate
BIB GOURMAND
Pranakhon
Pranakhon is the kind of thai room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
centraldinnerbib gourmand
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9.4
Based on 3214 reviews
195
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American•DUMBO•moderate
Westville Dumbo
Westville Dumbo is the kind of american room in DUMBO you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 3068 reviews
196
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Chinese•Flushing•moderate
Mountain House Flushing 川山甲
Mountain House Flushing 川山甲 is an easy chinese option in Flushing in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Flushing feastgroup dinnerlunch
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9.4
Based on 2803 reviews
197
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Chinese•New York•$$
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
198
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Chinese•Flushing•moderate
Jiang Nan Flushing
Jiang Nan Flushing is a sensible chinese call in Flushing in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Flushing feastgroup dinnerlunch
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9.4
Based on 2484 reviews
199
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Burgers•New York•value
Black Iron Burger Theater District | Hamburger restaurant Bar
Black Iron Burger Theater District | Hamburger restaurant Bar is an easy burgers option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
burgersdinner
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9.4
Based on 2447 reviews
200
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Peruvian•Union Square•moderate
Mission Ceviche Union Square
Mission Ceviche Union Square is an easy peruvian option in Union Square in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
centraldinnerlunch
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9.4
Based on 2073 reviews
201
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Ethiopian•Flushing•moderate
Bunna Cafe
Bunna Cafe is an easy ethiopian option in Flushing in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
group dinnerdinnerspicy
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9.4
Based on 1969 reviews
202
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Mediterranean•Manhattan•moderate
Motek Flatiron
Motek occupies a particular niche in the Midtown brunch landscape that the neighbourhood rarely manages well: a full Israeli breakfast format with enough range to accommodate a table of people who do not agree on what morning eating shou…
centraldinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 1962 reviews
203
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American•Hell’s Kitchen•moderate
UT47 Kitchen & Bar
UT47 Kitchen & Bar is an easy american option in Hell’s Kitchen in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
theaterdinner
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9.4
Based on 1855 reviews
204
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Chinese•Flushing•moderate
Shoo Loong Kan
Shoo Loong Kan operates with a specific kind of institutional confidence — the quiet kind that comes from a Chengdu-born chain that knows its audience and doesn't negotiate on the fundamentals.
Flushing feastgroup dinnerlunch
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9.4
Based on 1708 reviews
205
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Vegetarian•New York•value
Willow Vegan Bistro
Willow Vegan Bistro is a vegetarian restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Plant-basedlunchdinner
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9.4
Based on 1680 reviews
206
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Chinese•Flushing•moderate
CHELI FLUSHING浙里
CHELI FLUSHING浙里 is an easy chinese option in Flushing in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Flushing feastgroup dinnerlunch
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9.4
Based on 1663 reviews
207
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Japanese•Prospect Heights•moderate
Ozakaya
Ozakaya is a japanese pick in Prospect Heights in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
dinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 1606 reviews
208
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Vegetarian•New York•value
Vegan On The Fly
Vegan On The Fly is a vegetarian restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Plant-basedlunchdinner
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9.4
Based on 1590 reviews
209
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Contemporary•Tribeca•splurge
Bluestone Lane Tribeca Café
Bluestone Lane's Tribeca outpost has a reputation that precedes it in a specific, useful way: this is a café that understands Tribeca mornings operate at a different register than the rest of Manhattan.
upscaledinner
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9.4
Based on 1564 reviews
210
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Greek•Astoria•value
Inca Paisa Restaurant Astoria
Inca Paisa on Broadway is doing something Astoria genuinely needed: holding two culinary identities — Colombian and Peruvian — in the same room without collapsing either into a greatest-hits approximation.
dinnergroup dinnergreek
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9.4
Based on 1547 reviews
211
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Japanese•New York•value
Shinjuku Ramen
Shinjuku Ramen is an easy japanese option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
noodlesdinnerjapanese
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9.4
Based on 1535 reviews
212
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Italian•Fort Greene•moderate
Evelina
Evelina is a italian restaurant in Fort Greene in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnercool
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9.4
Based on 1522 reviews
213
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Pizza•New York•value
Roma Pizza & restaurant
Roma Pizza & restaurant is an easy pizza option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Pizzacasual nighttakeout
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9.4
Based on 1521 reviews
214
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Indian•New York•moderate
Spice Symphony Times Square
Spice Symphony, a few steps off the main theatre district drag on West 46th Street, addresses one of Midtown's most persistent dining frustrations: where to find genuinely well-spiced Indian cooking within walking distance of Broadway wi…
spicydinnerindian
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9.4
Based on 1485 reviews
215
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Bakery•New York•value
Bagel Shop
On the Upper East Side, the Bagel Shop (1659 3rd Ave) keeps things refreshingly unpretentious: open 7am to 4pm daily, budget-friendly, the kind of place you duck into and walk out happy.
Bagelsbreakfastcoffee
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9.4
Based on 1477 reviews
216
Indian•New York•moderate
Musaafer
Musaafer is a indian restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
spicydinnerindian
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9.4
Based on 1297 reviews
217
Global•Crown Heights•value
The Munchies
The Munchies is a sensible global call in Crown Heights in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnerhidden gem
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9.4
Based on 1285 reviews
218
Peruvian•New York•moderate
Tumi Peruvian Restaurant NYC
Tumi Peruvian Restaurant NYC is a peruvian restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
seafooddinnergroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 1206 reviews
219
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Italian•Park Slope•value
Scottadito Osteria Toscana
Scottadito Osteria Toscana occupies a particular lane in Park Slope's dining landscape that few Italian rooms dare to claim: romantic without being precious, Tuscan without being a museum piece, and priced at a level where ordering acros…
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.4
Based on 1181 reviews
220
Chinese•Chinatown•value
Jin Mei Dumpling
Jin Mei Dumpling is a chinese restaurant in Chinatown in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Chinatown crawllunchgroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 1159 reviews
221
Global•Crown Heights•value
Crown Heights Mozzarella
Crown Heights Mozzarella is a sensible global call in Crown Heights in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnerhidden gem
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9.4
Based on 1151 reviews
222
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Italian•Upper East Side•splurge
La Voglia NYC
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.
Special occasionspecial occasionbusiness dinner
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9.4
Based on 1109 reviews
223
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Bakery•New York•value
Nala’s Bagel and Brunch
What Nala's Bagel and Brunch appears to understand — and what its following confirms — is that restraint can be its own form of hospitality.
Bagelsbreakfastcoffee
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9.4
Based on 1100 reviews
224
Halal•Park Slope•value
Halal Bros Grill 5th Ave
Halal Bros Grill 5th Ave is a sensible halal call in Park Slope in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
halaldinner
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9.4
Based on 1070 reviews
225
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Indian•Jackson Heights•value
Salvaje Social Club NYC
Salvaje Social Club NYC is an easy indian option in Jackson Heights in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnerhidden gemindian
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9.4
Based on 1054 reviews
226
Thai•New York•value
CHADA NYC
CHADA NYC is a thai restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Thai fooddinnertakeout
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9.4
Based on 1051 reviews
227
Vegetarian•SoHo•value
Le Botaniste
Le Botaniste is a vegetarian restaurant in SoHo in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Plant-basedlunchdinner
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9.4
Based on 1017 reviews
228
American•SoHo•moderate
Blue Ribbon Brasserie
Blue Ribbon Brasserie is a american pick in SoHo in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
SoHo lunchlunchdinner
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9.4
Based on 1007 reviews
229
Italian•Upper West Side•moderate
Canto Upper West Side
The Upper West Side has long had an identity problem — too residential for downtown ambition, too genteel to court the scene.
UWS dinnerfamily dinnerdinner
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9.4
Based on 970 reviews
230
Greek•New York•value
White Olive
White Olive is a greek restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
group dinnerdinnergreek
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9.4
Based on 965 reviews
231
Japanese•Gramercy•moderate
Oceans
Oceans lands on Park Avenue South with the ambition of a Vancouver import that knows exactly what it wants to be: a 220-seat seafood palace that doesn't apologize for its scale.
classicdinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 830 reviews
232
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Burgers•Hell’s Kitchen•moderate
Lovely's Old Fashioned
Lovely's Old Fashioned is a love letter pressed into a potato bun — specifically, it's Chef Adam Schop's tribute to his grandmother Charlotte, who raised him on burgers layered with pickles and onions on exactly that bun.
theaterdinner
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9.4
Based on 825 reviews
233
American•Long Island City•moderate
Kakes NYC
Kakes NYC lands in Long Island City as a 21+ lounge and dining destination built around a specific premise: that dessert thinking should run through an entire meal, not just arrive at the end.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 762 reviews
234
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Korean•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Jua
Jua suits a night out when you want korean that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
koreanmichelin stardate night
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9.4
Based on 736 reviews
235
Mediterranean•Prospect Heights•moderate
Leland Eating and Drinking House
Leland Eating and Drinking House arrived in 2020 on the corner of Dean and Underhill in Prospect Heights, and it's one of those rooms that seems to have understood its neighborhood before the neighborhood quite understood itself.
dinner
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9.4
Based on 695 reviews
236
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
237
French•West Village•moderate
Mino Brasserie
Mino Brasserie is making a quiet, deliberate argument in the West Village: that French brasserie cooking doesn't need to be reimagined, only done right and priced honestly.
Date nightdate nightdinner
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9.4
Based on 667 reviews
238
French•West Village•moderate
Le Petit Village
Le Petit Village opened in February 2025 at the corner of 7th Avenue South and Perry Street — a room built, quite deliberately, to feel like the South of France in the 1970s rather than a contemporary West Village opening.
Date nightdate nightdinner
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9.4
Based on 645 reviews
239
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Indian•Park Slope•value
LORE
lore is doing something Park Slope badly needed and didn't know how to ask for: a contemporary South Asian kitchen that refuses to flatten its influences into a greatest-hits curry menu.
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.4
Based on 612 reviews
240
Vegetarian•West Village•value
CHLOE'S
Chef Chloe Coscarelli's return to 185 Bleecker Street is more than a homecoming — it's a corrective.
Plant-basedlunchdinner
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9.4
Based on 599 reviews
241
Peruvian•New York•moderate
Harlemite Peruvian Cuisine
Harlemite Peruvian Cuisine occupies a specific and necessary lane on Lenox Avenue in Central Harlem — a traditional Peruvian kitchen helmed by Chef Gabriel in a neighborhood where that culinary tradition is rare, planting ají pepper heat…
seafooddinnergroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 593 reviews
242
Japanese•Greenpoint•moderate
ACRE
ACRE opened on Meserole Avenue in the spring of 2020 — which is either the worst timing imaginable or proof that the concept was strong enough to survive it.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.4
Based on 582 reviews
243
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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
244
Contemporary•Greenpoint•moderate
MADRE
MADRE is the kind of restaurant that Greenpoint's evolution has been building toward: a grown-up neighborhood spot that doesn't mistake seriousness for stiffness.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.4
Based on 552 reviews
245
Contemporary•Bushwick•value
Tabaré Bushwick
Tabaré's original Williamsburg location spent over a decade building a reputation around one very specific argument: that Uruguayan cooking — parrilla culture, grass-fed beef, the kind of food that takes its time — belongs in New York's…
Bushwick dinnercasual nightlate night
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9.4
Based on 551 reviews
246
Dominican•Flatiron•value
Chica & The Don
Chica the Don is doing something the Flatiron dining scene genuinely needed: straightforward Dominican cooking at a price point that doesn't require a business card to justify.
dinnerdominicanlatin american
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9.4
Based on 528 reviews
247
Chinese•Chinatown•value
Fu Zhou Wei Zhong Wei Jia Xiang Feng Wei
Fu Zhou Wei Zhong Wei Jia Xiang Feng Wei is a chinese restaurant in Chinatown in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Chinatown crawllunchgroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 521 reviews
248
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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
249
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Korean•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★★
ATOMIX
Atomix is not trying to translate Korean cuisine for a Western audience — it is asking Western fine dining to meet Korean cuisine on its own terms.
koreanfine diningmichelin star
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9.4
Based on 513 reviews
250
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Restaurant•Manhattan•$$$$
Sempre Oggi
Sempre Oggi occupies a particular and underserved lane on the Upper West Side: a 150-seat Michelin-listed modern Italian that treats the neighborhood as worthy of serious cooking rather than comfortable coasting.
date night
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9.4
Based on 493 reviews
251
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Korean•Koreatown•moderate
Oncheon NYC
Koreatown on 32nd Street runs on volume — the BBQ joints, karaoke staircases, late-night tofu soup spots keeping the block humming past midnight.
Korean BBQgroup dinnerlate night
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9.4
Based on 490 reviews
252
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Spanish•Upper West Side•moderate
Tasca NYC
Tasca NYC is not competing with the tapas density of downtown Manhattan, and that restraint appears to be the point.
small platesdinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 459 reviews
253
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Wine Bar•New York•$$
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
254
Italian•Upper East Side•splurge
Water & Wheat Upper East
Water & Wheat on 3rd Avenue is built on a thesis, not a trend.
Special occasionspecial occasionbusiness dinner
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9.4
Based on 416 reviews
255
Italian•Upper East Side•splurge
L'Osteria
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.
Special occasionspecial occasionbusiness dinner
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9.4
Based on 386 reviews
256
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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
257
Seafood•Upper West Side•moderate
The Mermaid Inn Upper West Side
The Mermaid Inn's return to the Upper West Side — this iteration at 335 Columbus Ave — carries the particular weight of a neighborhood actually wanting something back.
UWS dinnerfamily dinnerdinner
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9.4
Based on 378 reviews
258
Chinese•Chinatown•value
North Dumpling 北方锅贴
North Dumpling 北方锅贴 is a chinese restaurant in Chinatown in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Chinatown crawllunchgroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 371 reviews
259
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American•Prospect Heights•moderate
Arden
Arden arrives in Prospect Heights without fanfare, which appears to be a deliberate posture.
dinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 350 reviews
260
Italian•Crown Heights•value
Briscola Trattoria
Crown Heights doesn't need another restaurant cosplaying as somewhere it's not, and Briscola Trattoria — which landed in September 2024 from Top Chef alum Silvia Barban and the LaRina crew — apparently understands this.
dinnerhidden gem
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9.4
Based on 337 reviews
261
Dominican•New York•value
Cocina Consuelo
Cocina Consuelo came out of a premise that sounds simple and almost never works: two people with serious kitchen pedigree — Karina Garcia, rooted in Dominican cooking and Hamilton Heights, and her husband Lalo Rodriguez, Mexican by train…
dinnerdominicanlatin american
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9.4
Based on 326 reviews
262
Japanese•New York•value
Yasubee Authentic Ramen
Yasubee Authentic Ramen is not trying to impress you — and in a city where ramen has become a vehicle for chef ego and forty-dollar bowls with reservation wait lists measured in months, that restraint reads as a genuine point of view.
noodlesdinnerjapanese
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9.4
Based on 301 reviews
263
Thai•Prospect Heights•moderate
The Nuaa Table
Chef Pitipong Bowornneeranart spent years running the kitchen at Nuaa on the Upper East Side before that restaurant closed in 2018, and The Nuaa Table in Prospect Heights reads like a deliberate second act — quieter, more intentional, an…
dinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 301 reviews
264
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
265
Brunch•Park Slope•value
The Common Park Slope
What The Common gets right — and what too many Park Slope spots miss — is a refusal to be precious about breakfast.
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.4
Based on 267 reviews
266
Greek•New York•value
Gaia Restaurant
Gaia Restaurant is a sensible greek call in New York when you want something that usually lands well. Hamachi Crudo and Octopus also give you a decent sense of the menu.
group dinnerdinnergreek
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9.4
Based on 264 reviews
267
Pizza•Bushwick•value
Lucky Charlie
The oldest coal oven in America sits inside a 42-seat room on Irving Avenue in Bushwick, and that single fact tells you almost everything about Lucky Charlie's ambitions.
Bushwick dinnercasual nightlate night
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9.4
Based on 252 reviews
268
Peruvian•New York•moderate
INKAICO Peruvian Kitchen
At 447 Bergen St in the Slope-adjacent stretch of Brooklyn, INKAICO Peruvian Kitchen plants its flag as something specific: a Latino-owned room where Chef Miguel Aguilar — Lima-born, Bobby Flay-trained, and carrying genuine family legacy…
seafooddinnergroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 245 reviews
269
Chinese•Chinatown•value
Phoenix Palace
Phoenix Palace landed at 85 Bowery as a sister concept to Potluck Club, and by most accounts it arrived without the usual hedging of a new opening.
Chinatown crawllunchgroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 244 reviews
270
Wine Bar•New York•moderate
The Purple Tongue Wine Bar
Hell's Kitchen runs on pre-curtain adrenaline, and most of its wine bars are built accordingly — turnover-focused, forgettable by design.
winedinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 240 reviews
271
Contemporary•Prospect Heights•moderate
Cafe Mado
Cafe Mado has built a reputation in Prospect Heights as a room that understands something many contemporary neighborhood restaurants do not: intimacy is a spatial and atmospheric decision before it is a culinary one.
dinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 237 reviews
272
Indian•Jackson Heights•value
BarrelHouse NY
BarrelHouse NY is a indian restaurant in Jackson Heights in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnerhidden gemindian
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9.4
Based on 230 reviews
273
American•Upper West Side•moderate
The Grand Feast
At 854 Amsterdam Avenue, where Cafe Roma once held court between 101st and 102nd streets, Chef Jose and maître d' Felipe have built something the Upper West Side quietly needed: a family-run room organized around the classical French and…
UWS dinnerfamily dinnerdinner
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9.4
Based on 221 reviews
274
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Korean•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Joo Ok
Joo Ok suits a night out when you want korean that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
koreanmichelin stardate night
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9.4
Based on 191 reviews
275
Greek•Astoria•value
Porta 23
Porta 23 opened on 23rd Avenue with a premise that still reads as genuinely unusual for Astoria's Greek-heavy dining corridor: a kitchen that threads New American cooking through a distinctly Brazilian sensibility, landing somewhere betw…
dinnergroup dinnergreek
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9.4
Based on 188 reviews
276
Japanese•New York•value
Loong Ramen
Loong Ramen is doing something specific and worth paying attention to: a Battery Park waterfront spot founded by Michelin-trained chefs from Shanghai, serving tonkotsu-based ramen at price-point-one through a lens that is distinctly pan-…
noodlesdinnerjapanese
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9.4
Based on 186 reviews
277
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Sushi•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
noda
Chef Shigeyuki Tsunoda trained in edomae at Sushi Iwa in Ginza before relocating to New York, and Noda exists to make that lineage felt at close range.
sushijapanesemichelin star
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9.4
Based on 171 reviews
278
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Pizza•East Village•$$$$
Pizza Studio Tamaki
Pizza Studio Tamaki on St.
hidden gemdate night
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9.4
Based on 167 reviews
279
Italian•Prospect Heights•moderate
Wayward Fare
Akhtar Nawab already proved his range with Alta Calidad, a Bib Gourmand operation that built a serious following on the strength of its cooking rather than its concept.
dinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 157 reviews
280
Ethiopian•New York•moderate
Awaze
Awaze arrives in New York with a focused ambition: to bring Ethiopian cooking to a mid-price audience without flattening its edges.
group dinnerdinnerspicy
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9.4
Based on 149 reviews
281
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Wine Bar•Manhattan•$$$$
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
282
Greek•New York•value
Delos Greek Restaurant
Delos Greek Restaurant is an easy greek option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation. TARAMOSALATA and HTAPODI also give you a decent sense of the menu.
group dinnerdinnergreek
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9.4
Based on 127 reviews
283
Peruvian•New York•moderate
Brasa Peruvian Kitchen
Brasa Peruvian Kitchen is an easy peruvian option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation. Tuna Ceviche and Spicy Mango Shrimp also give you a decent sense of the menu.
seafooddinnergroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 109 reviews
284
Wine Bar•New York•moderate
Cellar 36
Cellar 36 is the kind of wine bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
winedinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 101 reviews
285
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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.
Gallery nightdate nightgroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 51821 reviews
286
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French Brasserie•New York•value
La Grande Boucherie
This is the kind of room New York doesn't build anymore, and that's the whole point of going.
brunchdinner
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9.2
Based on 10289 reviews
287
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Pizza•New York•value
NY Pizza Suprema
NY Pizza Suprema is a dependable pizza option that a lot of diners already know and return to.
Pizzacasual nighttakeout
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9.2
Based on 8587 reviews
288
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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
289
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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.
pizzacheap eatsitalian
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9.2
Based on 8296 reviews
290
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Burgers•East Village•value
Veselka
Veselka is a dependable burgers option in East Village that a lot of diners already know and return to.
East Village night outcasual nightlate night
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9.2
Based on 7753 reviews
291
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Italian•Nolita•moderate
Rubirosa
Rubirosa is a dependable italian option in Nolita that a lot of diners already know and return to.
Nolita dinnerdinnerstylish
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9.2
Based on 7163 reviews
292
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Bakery•New York•value
Best Bagel & Coffee
Best Bagel & Coffee is doing something quietly radical in a city that has turned breakfast into a content opportunity: it's refusing to perform.
Bagelsbreakfastcoffee
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9.2
Based on 6668 reviews
293
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Greek•Astoria•value
Taverna Kyclades Astoria
Taverna Kyclades has held down a block on 31st Avenue in Astoria long enough that its reputation no longer requires any marketing.
dinnergroup dinnergreek
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9.2
Based on 5229 reviews
294
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American•New York•moderate
MICHELIN ★
Gramercy Tavern
Gramercy Tavern has been a fixed point in New York dining for thirty years, which is an achievement that deserves precision rather than applause.
centraldinnermichelin star
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9.2
Based on 4888 reviews
295
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Bakery•New York•value
Liberty Bagels Midtown
Liberty Bagels Midtown is not performing New York nostalgia — it is operating inside it, without apology.
Bagelsbreakfastcoffee
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9.2
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Bakery•New York•value
Russ & Daughters
Russ & Daughters is a bakery restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Bagelsbreakfastcoffee
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9.2
Based on 4658 reviews
297
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French•New York•splurge
MICHELIN ★★★
Le Bernardin
Le Bernardin has held a position at the top of American fine dining long enough that the claim no longer reads as opinion — it reads as category description.
Fine diningspecial occasionrefined
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9.2
Based on 4588 reviews
298
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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
299
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Peruvian•Upper East Side•moderate
Mission Ceviche
Mission Ceviche is a sensible peruvian call in Upper East Side in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
seafooddinnergroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 4268 reviews
300
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Thai•Cobble Hill•moderate
Lemongrass Brooklyn
Lemongrass Brooklyn suits a night out in Cobble Hill when you want thai that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cozydinnerdate night
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9.2
Based on 4138 reviews
301
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Steak House•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
COTE Flatiron
COTE Flatiron is an easy steak house option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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9.2
Based on 4056 reviews
302
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Bakery•New York•$
Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company
Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company has built its reputation on a process that New York's best bagel shops have always treated as non-negotiable: hand-rolling and kettle-boiling.
bagelscoffeecheap eats
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9.2
Based on 3892 reviews
303
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Spanish•SoHo•moderate
Boqueria Soho
Boqueria Soho is the kind of spanish room in SoHo you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
small platesdinnerdate night
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9.2
Based on 3811 reviews
304
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American•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Russ & Daughters Cafe
Russ & Daughters Cafe is a strong brunch move in New York when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
brunchbib gourmand
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9.2
Based on 3632 reviews
305
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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, and the Manhattan outpost is reported to carry that lineage with some seriousness.
noodlesdinnercocktail
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9.2
Based on 3520 reviews
306
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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
307
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Pizza•New York•value
Kesté Pizza e Vino
Here's the thesis on Kesté: Roberto Caporuscio trained directly under the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana in Naples, and the downtown Manhattan room he brought that education back to is about as unpretentious as a serious pizza oper…
Pizzacasual nighttakeout
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9.2
Based on 3357 reviews
308
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Italian•Murray Hill•value
Scarpetta
Scarpetta is an easy italian option in Murray Hill in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinner
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9.2
Based on 3236 reviews
309
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Italian•Nolita•moderate
Osteria Barocca
Osteria Barocca is the kind of italian room in Nolita you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Nolita dinnerdate nightdinner
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9.2
Based on 3172 reviews
310
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Korean•New York•moderate
BIB GOURMAND
Cho Dang Gol
Cho Dang Gol occupies a specific and deliberate position in Koreatown that is worth understanding before you book.
Korean BBQgroup dinnerlate night
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9.2
Based on 3132 reviews
311
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New American•New York•value
Parker & Quinn
Parker & Quinn earns a weekend detour when you want brunch that beats the usual default.
brunchdinner
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9.2
Based on 3114 reviews
312
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Chinese•Chinatown•value
Shu Jiao Fu Zhou
Shu Jiao Fu Zhou is a chinese restaurant in Chinatown in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Chinatown crawllunchgroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 3060 reviews
313
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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
314
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Restaurant•New York•splurge
MICHELIN ★★
The Modern
The Modern is the kind of restaurant room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Fine diningspecial occasionrefined
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9.2
Based on 2747 reviews
315
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Contemporary•Greenpoint•moderate
Karczma
Greenpoint has been Brooklyn's Polish stronghold for decades, and Karczma — open — is the neighborhood's most durable argument for keeping that identity alive.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.2
Based on 2591 reviews
316
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Chinese•Flushing•moderate
JUQI
JUQI is a sensible chinese call in Flushing in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Flushing feastgroup dinnerlunch
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9.2
Based on 2538 reviews
317
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Italian•SoHo•moderate
Piccola Cucina Osteria Siciliana
Piccola Cucina Osteria Siciliana is the kind of italian room in SoHo you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
SoHo lunchlunchdinner
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9.2
Based on 2529 reviews
318
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French•Manhattan•splurge
MICHELIN ★
Daniel
Restaurant Daniel occupies a particular position in the New York fine dining landscape that very few addresses can claim: a three-Michelin-star room on East 65th Street where the prestige of the address and the rigour of the kitchen are…
Fine diningspecial occasionrefined
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9.2
Based on 2528 reviews
319
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American•Union Square•moderate
Union Square Cafe
Union Square Cafe occupies a particular psychic space in New York dining that very few rooms manage: it is the restaurant people return to not because they're chasing something new, but because they trust it completely.
centraldinnerlunch
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9.2
Based on 2470 reviews
320
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Korean•Koreatown•moderate
Anytime Kitchen
Anytime Kitchen is a sensible korean call in Koreatown in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Korean BBQgroup dinnerlate night
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9.2
Based on 2414 reviews
321
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Pizza•New York•value
Capizzi
Capizzi has a reputation built on exactly the kind of restraint that New York's noisier pizza spots tend to forget is a skill.
Pizzacasual nighttakeout
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9.2
Based on 2399 reviews
322
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Italian•Upper East Side•splurge
Piccola Cucina Uptown
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.
Special occasionspecial occasionbusiness dinner
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9.2
Based on 2376 reviews
323
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Italian•Murray Hill•value
Ci Siamo
Ci Siamo is an easy italian option in Murray Hill in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinner
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9.2
Based on 2255 reviews
324
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American•Hell’s Kitchen•moderate
Barking Dog Hell’s Kitchen
Barking Dog Hell’s Kitchen is a sensible american call in Hell’s Kitchen in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
theaterdinner
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9.2
Based on 2244 reviews
325
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Vegan•New York•$$
P.S. Kitchen
P.S. Kitchen suits a night out when you want vegan that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.2
Based on 2229 reviews
326
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Dessert•Park Slope•moderate
SALSWEE
Park Slope runs deep with weekend-brunch destinations, but Salswee is making a quieter, more deliberate argument: that a dessert-forward café can anchor a proper evening rather than simply fill a lazy Sunday morning.
dessertdinner
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9.2
Based on 2195 reviews
327
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Pizza•Midtown•value
Don Antonio
What Don Antonio is doing in Midtown deserves more attention than the neighborhood usually pays to pizza history.
Pizzacasual nighttakeout
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9.2
Based on 2165 reviews
328
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Brunch•New York•value
In Common NYC - A Breakfast & Brunch Restaurant
In Common NYC has apparently figured out what most brunch spots get catastrophically wrong: choosing a lane and staying in it.
brunch
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9.2
Based on 2155 reviews
329
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Vegan•New York•$$$
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
330
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Dessert•Flatiron•moderate
NY Bakery and Desserts Times Square
NY Bakery and Desserts Times Square is a sensible dessert call in Flatiron in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
dessertdinner
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9.2
Based on 1977 reviews
331
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Italian•SoHo•moderate
Piccola Cucina Estiatorio
Piccola Cucina Estiatorio is a italian pick in SoHo in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
SoHo lunchlunchdinner
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9.2
Based on 1960 reviews
332
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Vegan•New York•$$
Franchia Vegan Café
Franchia Vegan Café is the kind of vegan room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.2
Based on 1948 reviews
333
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Catering Service•New York•$$
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
334
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Greek•New York•value
Skinos
Skinos occupies a genuinely unusual position in the Financial District — a Greek restaurant steps from One World Trade Center at 123 Washington Street that seems to function equally well as a neighborhood regular and a full-scale celebra…
group dinnerdinnergreek
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9.2
Based on 1906 reviews
335
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Mediterranean•Fort Greene•moderate
Olea
Fort Greene has been quietly accumulating restaurants that feel like they belong to the neighborhood rather than to a moment, and Olea reads as the clearest example of that.
dinnercool
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9.2
Based on 1866 reviews
336
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Mediterranean•Upper East Side•splurge
ZOI MEDITERRANEAN UES
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.
Special occasionspecial occasionbusiness dinner
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9.2
Based on 1847 reviews
337
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Italian•New York•$$$
Don Angie
Don Angie has sustained a reputation that most New York restaurants would struggle to maintain for a single season, let alone across years of relentless demand as the West Village's most contested reservation.
italiandate night
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9.2
Based on 1792 reviews
338
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Mediterranean•Manhattan•$$
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
339
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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
340
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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
341
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Seafood•Upper East Side•splurge
Sea Fire Grill
Sea Fire Grill is a sensible seafood call in Upper East Side in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
seafooddinnerupscale
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9.2
Based on 1668 reviews
342
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Italian•West Village•moderate
Canto West Village
Canto, on Perry Street in the West Village, operates in the register this neighborhood does best: a room reportedly calibrated to feel like a borrowed living room — tables close enough that the conversation is ambient rather than overhea…
Date nightdate nightdinner
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9.2
Based on 1628 reviews
343
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Chinese•Chinatown•value
1915 Lanzhou Hand Pulled Noodles & Dumplings
1915 Lanzhou Hand Pulled Noodles & Dumplings is a chinese restaurant in Chinatown in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Chinatown crawllunchgroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 1575 reviews
344
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Dominican•New York•value
El Tina Harlem Restaurant
El Tina in Harlem is a Dominican comedor operating with the quiet authority of a family that has zero interest in explaining itself to anyone.
dinnerdominicanlatin american
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9.2
Based on 1445 reviews
345
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Japanese•SoHo•moderate
Momoya SoHo
Momoya SoHo suits a night out in SoHo when you want japanese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
SoHo lunchlunchdinner
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9.2
Based on 1439 reviews
346
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Korean•East Village•value
Thursday Kitchen
Thursday Kitchen isn't angling for a reservation you plan two weeks out — it's after your impulse decision on a slow weeknight, and the East Village address is exactly right for that.
East Village night outcasual nightlate night
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9.2
Based on 1435 reviews
347
Mexican•Park Slope•value
Chela
Chela is a strong brunch move in Park Slope in New York when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.2
Based on 1426 reviews
348
Contemporary•DUMBO•moderate
Lucky Rabbit Noodles
Lucky Rabbit Noodles is the kind of contemporary room in DUMBO you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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9.2
Based on 1389 reviews
349
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American•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★GREEN STAR
Family Meal at Blue Hill
Family Meal at Blue Hill is a american pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
fine diningmichelin stardate night
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9.2
Based on 1347 reviews
350
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French•New York•splurge
MICHELIN ★★
Gabriel Kreuther
Gabriel Kreuther has spent enough time in New York kitchens — most notably at The Modern — to understand what this city asks of a serious French restaurant, and his eponymous Midtown dining room, positioned near Bryant Park, represents h…
Fine diningspecial occasionrefined
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9.2
Based on 1316 reviews
351
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Scandinavian•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★★
Aquavit
Aquavit is the kind of scandinavian room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
michelin stardate night
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9.2
Based on 1292 reviews
352
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Korean•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Oiji Mi
Oiji Mi is a korean pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
koreanmichelin stardate night
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9.2
Based on 1261 reviews
353
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Italian•Hell’s Kitchen•moderate
Norma Hell's Kitchen
Norma Hell's Kitchen is a sensible italian call in Hell’s Kitchen in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
theaterdinner
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9.2
Based on 1252 reviews
354
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South Indian•New York•$$
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
355
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French•New York•$$$
Le Crocodile
Le Crocodile occupies a considered corner of the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, and the ambition from the outset was pointed: to build a French bistro that felt inevitable rather than imported.
frenchdate night
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9.2
Based on 1231 reviews
356
Italian•NoHo•moderate
Vic's
Vic's is a italian pick in NoHo in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
stylishdinnerdate night
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9.2
Based on 1223 reviews
357
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Italian•West Village•moderate
Palma
Palma is a italian pick in West Village in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Date nightdinnerintimate
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9.2
Based on 1187 reviews
358
Greek•New York•value
Avra Rockefeller Center
Avra Rockefeller Center is a greek restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
group dinnerdinnergreek
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9.2
Based on 1146 reviews
359
Latin American•Williamsburg•moderate
Tabare Williamsburg
Tabare is doing something Williamsburg has needed for a long time: treating Uruguayan food as the main event rather than an asterisk on a pan-Latin menu.
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnerdate night
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9.2
Based on 1112 reviews
360
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Chinese•New York•$$
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
361
Italian•Carroll Gardens•moderate
Clover Club
Clover Club is the kind of italian room in Carroll Gardens you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
dinnerdate nightitalian
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9.2
Based on 1092 reviews
362
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Korean•New York•$$
Tosokchon NYC
Tosokchon NYC is the kind of korean room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.2
Based on 1072 reviews
363
Contemporary•Gramercy•moderate
Dear Irving Gramercy
Dear Irving Gramercy is a contemporary pick in Gramercy in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
classicdinnerdate night
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9.2
Based on 1058 reviews
364
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Peruvian•New York•moderate
Artesano
What Artesano seems to understand — and what separates it from a lot of Peruvian restaurants working New York right now — is that the cuisine demands range.
seafooddinnergroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 1020 reviews
365
Mexican•Fort Greene•moderate
Colonia Verde
Fort Greene does not lack for ambition, but Colonia Verde does something the borough's more congratulated rooms routinely fumble: it holds a specific culinary geography and refuses to let it blur.
dinnercool
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9.2
Based on 1003 reviews
366
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Korean•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★★★
Jungsik
Jungsik is the kind of korean room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
koreanmichelin stardate night
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9.2
Based on 1000 reviews
367
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Korean•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Kochi - Korean Fine Dining
Kochi - Korean Fine Dining is a korean pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
fine diningkoreanmichelin star
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9.2
Based on 991 reviews
368
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Wine Bar•New York•$$
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
369
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Italian•New York•$$$$
Bird Dog
Bird Dog is the kind of italian room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
fine diningdate night
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9.2
Based on 947 reviews
370
Indian•New York•moderate
Adda
Adda in Long Island City operates on a premise that the rest of New York's Indian dining scene would do well to study: cook from specific regional traditions with seriousness, charge prices that don't require a special occasion, and trus…
spicydinnerindian
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9.2
Based on 911 reviews
371
Vegetarian•New York•value
Avant Garden
Avant Garden is making a quiet, principled argument that vegetarian dining in New York doesn't require sacrifice.
Plant-basedlunchdinner
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9.2
Based on 909 reviews
372
Spanish•Cobble Hill•moderate
La Vara
La Vara is the kind of spanish room in Cobble Hill you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cozydinnerdate night
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9.2
Based on 902 reviews
373
Italian•West Village•moderate
Saint Theo's
Saint Theo's arrived on Bleecker Street in July 2021 as something the West Village had been quietly waiting for: a room that takes the Venetian cicchetti tradition seriously without making it feel like a museum exercise.
Date nightdate nightdinner
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9.2
Based on 891 reviews
374
Pizza•Bushwick•value
Ops
Ops doesn't announce itself, which is part of the point.
Bushwick dinnercasual nightlate night
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9.2
Based on 867 reviews
375
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Chinese•New York•$$
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
376
Greek•New York•value
Pylos
Pylos is a greek restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
group dinnerdinnergreek
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9.2
Based on 845 reviews
377
Chinese•Flushing•moderate
Alley 41 蜀巷
Alley 41 sits on a side street off Flushing's Main Street by design — the owner modeled the space on the narrow lanes of his Sichuan hometown, and that intention carries through into the architecture.
Flushing feastgroup dinnerlunch
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9.2
Based on 832 reviews
378
Italian•Bushwick•value
Santa Panza
Santa Panza is the kind of Bushwick neighborhood restaurant that earns its staying power not through concept but through authorship.
Bushwick dinnercasual nightlate night
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9.2
Based on 787 reviews
379
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Italian•Greenpoint•moderate
Sereneco
Sereneco's origin story is legitimately unusual, and it shapes everything about how the place is put together.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.2
Based on 775 reviews
380
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Italian•Park Slope•value
Piccoli Trattoria
Piccoli Trattoria has been doing its thing in Park Slope, and its staying power in a neighborhood that cycles through restaurants like seasonal menus says something real.
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.2
Based on 701 reviews
381
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Seafood•Fort Greene•moderate
Theodora
Theodora is the kind of project that happens when a chef stops optimizing for a certain kind of Manhattan approval and builds toward a personal vision instead.
dinnercool
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9.2
Based on 698 reviews
382
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Korean•New York•$$$$
BIB GOURMAND
8282
At 84 Stanton Street on the Lower East Side, 8282 operates from a precise and playful premise: Korean flavors as a launching pad rather than a destination.
koreanbib gourmanddate night
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9.2
Based on 654 reviews
383
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Korean•New York•$$
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
384
Steakhouse•Tribeca•splurge
Beefbar New York
Beefbar arrived in Tribeca carrying the full weight of its Monaco origins, and the neighborhood — cast-iron blocks, high ceilings, a certain expectation of ease — absorbs it without friction.
upscaledinnerdate night
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9.2
Based on 635 reviews
385
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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
386
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American•New York•splurge
MICHELIN ★★
Atera
Atera operates in a register that most New York tasting menu rooms only approximate.
Fine diningspecial occasionrefined
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9.2
Based on 621 reviews
387
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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
388
Thai•Park Slope•value
Bangkok Degree
Bangkok Degree is a strong brunch move in Park Slope in New York when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.2
Based on 590 reviews
389
Seafood•West Village•moderate
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb earns its name.
Date nightdate nightdinner
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9.2
Based on 576 reviews
390
Ethiopian•New York•moderate
Haile
Haile is making a case that deserves attention: Ethiopian cooking, practiced with conviction and without softened edges, represents some of the most genuinely communal dining available in New York right now.
group dinnerdinnerspicy
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9.2
Based on 566 reviews
391
Italian•Park Slope•value
Mariella
Park Slope has no shortage of candlelit Italian rooms where the pasta is fine and the check is forgiving, but Mariella, on 6th Avenue, is doing something quieter and more principled than the neighborhood average.
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.2
Based on 537 reviews
392
Italian•Cobble Hill•moderate
Barbalu Bklyn
Barbalu Bklyn is doing something quietly radical in Cobble Hill: running an Italian-inflected contemporary room that trusts its neighborhood instead of performing for it.
cozydinnerdate night
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9.2
Based on 537 reviews
393
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American•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Sixty Three Clinton
Sixty Three Clinton is the product of a fifteen-year friendship and nearly a decade of shared kitchens in New York — and that biography matters more than it usually would.
fine diningmichelin stardate night
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9.2
Based on 529 reviews
394
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Indian•New York•$$$$
BIB GOURMAND
Ishq
Ishq is a indian pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
bib gourmanddate night
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9.2
Based on 514 reviews
395
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Wine Bar•New York•$$$$
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
396
Vegetarian•New York•value
Le Botaniste
Le Botaniste operates on a philosophy that most plant-forward restaurants pay lip-service to and then quietly abandon: that a vegetarian menu should feel like an act of abundance rather than concession.
Plant-basedlunchdinner
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9.2
Based on 489 reviews
397
Italian•Carroll Gardens•moderate
Levant on Smith
The name means "to rise" — and Levant on Smith has an ambition that slightly exceeds its neighborhood's expectations, which is exactly the right amount.
dinnerdate nightitalian
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9.2
Based on 481 reviews
398
American•New York•value
The Mary Lane
The Mary Lane is running a quiet experiment in whether a globally-inflected menu can hold its own in New York without a high-concept pitch deck to justify itself — and by most accounts, it's working.
lunchdinner
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9.2
Based on 456 reviews
399
Italian•Bed-Stuy•moderate
Macosa Trattoria
Macosa Trattoria is making a quiet argument that Bed-Stuy deserves Italian cooking that doesn't apologize for its ambitions.
dinner
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9.2
Based on 452 reviews
400
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Greek•Astoria•value
Truth Restaurant Astoria
Truth Restaurant Astoria is a greek restaurant in Astoria in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnergroup dinnergreek
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9.2
Based on 441 reviews
401
French•Bushwick•value
La Cantine
La Cantine is doing something Bushwick genuinely needed: a casual all-day spot that sits between the dive bar with a panini press and the Williamsburg-priced café that charges you for the aesthetic.
Bushwick dinnercasual nightlate night
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9.2
Based on 437 reviews
402
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Seafood•New York•$$$$
Dame
Dame arrives in Greenwich Village carrying meaningful provenance: the chef-owners behind Cervo's, which built a reputation on precise, curatorial Iberian cooking, turned their attention here to British seafood — a tradition that American…
seafoodwine barcocktail
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9.2
Based on 395 reviews
403
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American•Manhattan•$$
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
404
Italian•West Village•moderate
Felice on Hudson
Felice on Hudson is a italian pick in West Village in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Date nightdate nightdinner
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9.2
Based on 384 reviews
405
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Pizza•Midtown•value
See No Evil Pizza
See No Evil Pizza is an easy pizza option in Midtown in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Pizzacasual nighttakeout
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9.2
Based on 376 reviews
406
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Greek•Astoria•value
Tootles & French
Tootles & French is a sensible greek call in Astoria in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnergroup dinnergreek
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9.2
Based on 354 reviews
407
Dominican•New York•value
El Sazón R.D.
El Sazón R.D. is a dominican restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnerdominicanlatin american
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9.2
Based on 354 reviews
408
Ethiopian•New York•moderate
Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant
Lalibela has built a reputation as the Ethiopian restaurant for people who are done approximating the experience — and the distinction matters.
group dinnerdinnerspicy
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9.2
Based on 343 reviews
409
Chinese•Flushing•moderate
Chuan Bistro 三杯叙
Chuan Bistro 三杯叙 is a sensible chinese call in Flushing in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Flushing feastgroup dinnerlunch
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9.2
Based on 340 reviews
410
Turkish•Park Slope•value
Rana Fifteen
Rana Fifteen is a smart brunch call in Park Slope when the morning is supposed to feel a little more like an occasion.
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.2
Based on 333 reviews
411
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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
412
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French•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
l’abeille
l’abeille suits a night out when you want french that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
frenchmichelin stardate night
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9.2
Based on 308 reviews
413
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Italian•Park Slope•value
Black Oak on Fifth
Black Oak on Fifth earns a weekend detour in Park Slope when you want brunch that beats the usual default.
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.2
Based on 295 reviews
414
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Japanese•New York•$$
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
415
Indian•Flatiron•moderate
Passerine
Passerine is an easy indian option in Flatiron in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
spicydinnerindian
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9.2
Based on 261 reviews
416
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American•Upper West Side•moderate
The Wolfe
The Wolfe is a american pick in Upper West Side in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
UWS dinnerfamily dinnerdinner
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9.2
Based on 260 reviews
417
Seafood•East Village•splurge
Penny
Penny is addressing something the East Village has long needed and rarely received: a seafood-forward room that operates with genuine warmth rather than the battered-and-fried pub standard or the cold minimalism of the austere raw bar.
seafooddinnerupscale
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9.2
Based on 256 reviews
418
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Italian•New York•$$
Locanda Verde Hudson Yards
Locanda Verde Hudson Yards is a sensible italian restaurant call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
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9.2
Based on 252 reviews
419
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Korean•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Nōksu
Nōksu is a korean pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
koreanmichelin stardate night
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9.2
Based on 205 reviews
420
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Sushi•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
sushi AMANE
sushi AMANE is a sushi pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
sushijapanesemichelin star
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9.2
Based on 205 reviews
421
Japanese•Upper East Side•value
Taishoken NYC
Taishoken NYC is making a specific argument on the Upper East Side, and it's one worth hearing: that the tsukemen format — thick, chewy noodles served separately from an intensely reduced dipping broth — belongs in the same conversation…
noodlesdinnerjapanese
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9.2
Based on 196 reviews
422
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Italian•Lower East Side•moderate
Fossetta
Fossetta is a italian pick in Lower East Side in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Lower East Side dinnerdate nightgroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 195 reviews
423
Korean•Koreatown•moderate
TAL Bistro & Bar | Koreatown NYC
TAL Bistro & Bar is worth tracking if you care about what happens when a NYC nightlife operation decides to take food seriously.
Korean BBQgroup dinnerlate night
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9.2
Based on 194 reviews
424
Caribbean•Upper East Side•value
Jumieka Grand
Jumieka Grand is an easy caribbean option in Upper East Side in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnercaribbean
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9.2
Based on 185 reviews
425
Contemporary•DUMBO•moderate
Nobody Told Me
Nobody Told Me operates in deliberate contrast to the rest of DUMBO's restaurant economy, which tends to traffic in river-view drama and exposed-brick ambition.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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9.2
Based on 182 reviews
426
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Japanese•Manhattan•$$$$
Blue Ribbon Sushi & Steak
Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar and Grill in Manhattan occupies a specific and useful niche in New York's special-occasion landscape: a hybrid Japanese-American room that takes both its raw fish and its beef seriously enough that neither side of t…
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 173 reviews
427
Caribbean•New York•value
Kabawa
Kabawa is a caribbean restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnercaribbean
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9.2
Based on 142 reviews
428
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Japanese•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Tsukimi
Tsukimi suits a night out when you want japanese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
japanesemichelin stardate night
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9.2
Based on 141 reviews
429
Peruvian•New York•moderate
Nuyores
Nuyores is a peruvian restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
seafooddinnergroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 135 reviews
430
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Restaurant•New York•$$$$
The Eighty Six
The Eighty Six is the kind of restaurant room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 124 reviews
431
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Deli•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Katz's Delicatessen
Katz's Delicatessen is one of the better-known deli spots in New York, which makes it a practical place to start.
bib gourmand
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9.0
Based on 53252 reviews
432
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Contemporary•DUMBO•moderate
Time Out Market New York
Time Out Market New York is the kind of contemporary room in DUMBO you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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9.0
Based on 7936 reviews
433
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Burgers•New York•value
5 Napkin Burger
5 Napkin Burger is one of the better-known burgers spots in New York, which makes it a practical place to start.
burgersdinner
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9.0
Based on 7673 reviews
434
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American•Upper West Side•moderate
Jacob's Pickles
Jacob's Pickles is not trying to compete with the destination restaurants that migrate uptown on reputation alone — it is trying to be a neighborhood institution, and by most accounts it has succeeded on those precise terms.
UWS dinnerfamily dinnerdinner
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9.0
Based on 7404 reviews
435
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Chinese•Flushing•moderate
Nan Xiang Soup Dumplings - Flushing
Nan Xiang Soup Dumplings - Flushing is a dependable chinese option in Flushing that a lot of diners already know and return to.
Flushing feastgroup dinnerlunch
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9.0
Based on 7117 reviews
436
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American•New York•$$
Fraunces Tavern
Fraunces Tavern suits a night out when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 6712 reviews
437
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Korean•Koreatown•moderate
Jongro BBQ
Jongro BBQ is a dependable korean option in Koreatown that a lot of diners already know and return to.
Korean BBQgroup dinnerlate night
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9.0
Based on 5514 reviews
438
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Ramen•New York•$$
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
439
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Japanese•New York•value
Ichiran
Ichiran doesn't compete for the title of best date spot or loudest group table in New York — and that deliberate narrowness is the whole point.
noodlesdinnerjapanese
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9.0
Based on 4696 reviews
440
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American•Murray Hill•value
Refinery Rooftop
Let's be clear about what Refinery Rooftop is actually selling: Empire State Building views through a retractable glass roof, set inside an industrial-chic room of vaulted brick and warm wood that reportedly sidesteps the generic rooftop…
dinner
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9.0
Based on 4395 reviews
441
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Middle Eastern•Park Slope•moderate
ilili NoMad
ilili NoMad is the kind of middle eastern room in Park Slope you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Shared platesgroup dinnerdate night
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9.0
Based on 4226 reviews
442
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American•Hell’s Kitchen•moderate
Mom's Kitchen and Bar
Mom's Kitchen and Bar is an easy american option in Hell’s Kitchen in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
theaterdinner
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9.0
Based on 4189 reviews
443
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Spanish•New York•moderate
Boqueria W40th
Boqueria W40th suits a night out when you want spanish that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
small platesdinnerdate night
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9.0
Based on 3939 reviews
444
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American•Upper West Side•moderate
Maison Pickle
Maison Pickle is the Upper West Side doing what it does best when it stops apologizing for not being downtown: leaning into comfort with full conviction and zero irony.
UWS dinnerfamily dinnerdinner
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9.0
Based on 3697 reviews
445
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Indian•New York•moderate
BIB GOURMAND
Dhamaka
Dhamaka has built a reputation in New York precisely by refusing to make Indian food legible to a midtown palate.
Lower East Side dinnerdate nightgroup dinner
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9.0
Based on 3683 reviews
446
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Dessert•New York•moderate
Bibble & Sip
Bibble & Sip is a dessert restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dessertdinner
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9.0
Based on 3664 reviews
447
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Diner•New York•value
Carnegie Diner & Cafe
Carnegie Diner & Cafe is a diner restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
classicdinnerdiner
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9.0
Based on 3641 reviews
448
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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
449
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Burgers•New York•value
Emily
Emily is a burgers restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
burgersdinner
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9.0
Based on 3535 reviews
450
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Dessert•New York•moderate
Taiyaki NYC Japanese Ice Cream
Taiyaki NYC Japanese Ice Cream is a dessert restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dessertdinner
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9.0
Based on 3516 reviews
451
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Dessert•New York•moderate
Grace Street Coffee & Desserts
Grace Street Coffee & Desserts has made a specific and confident bet: that a room organized around Korean-inflected sweets and serious matcha can hold its position in New York without hedging toward brunch crowds or late-night traffic.
dessertdinner
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9.0
Based on 3483 reviews
452
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Chinese•Chinatown•value
Shanghai 21
Shanghai 21 is a sensible chinese call in Chinatown in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Chinatown crawllunchgroup dinner
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9.0
Based on 3463 reviews
453
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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
454
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Dessert•East Village•moderate
Spot Dessert Bar East Village
Spot Dessert Bar East Village is a dessert restaurant in East Village in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dessertdinner
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9.0
Based on 3171 reviews
455
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Mexican•Crown Heights•value
Chavela's
Chavela's is a sensible mexican call in Crown Heights in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnerhidden gem
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9.0
Based on 3132 reviews
456
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Vegetarian•New York•value
PLANTA New York
PLANTA New York is making a quiet but unmistakable argument: plant-based dining does not require you to sacrifice the thrill of the meal.
Plant-basedlunchdinner
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9.0
Based on 3111 reviews
457
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Contemporary•East Village•value
Cafe Mogador
Cafe Mogador has been on St.
East Village night outcasual nightlate night
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9.0
Based on 3063 reviews
458
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Italian•New York•splurge
Marea
Marea makes a specific and unapologous argument from its address on Central Park South: that Italian coastal cooking, executed at the highest technical register, belongs among the most civilized proposals a New York dining room can offer.
Fine diningspecial occasionrefined
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9.0
Based on 3041 reviews
459
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Mexican•Long Island City•moderate
Casa Enrique
Casa Enrique has held a Michelin star for Mexican cooking long enough that the accolade no longer surprises anyone paying attention to serious regional cuisine in New York — what still surprises people is the setting.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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9.0
Based on 3039 reviews
460
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Korean•Koreatown•moderate
Woorijip
Woorijip doesn't ask you to sit down and be taken care of — it asks you to grab a tray, make decisions fast, and eat like you mean it.
Korean BBQgroup dinnerlate night
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9.0
Based on 3033 reviews
461
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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
462
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Korean•Koreatown•moderate
Her Name is Han
Her Name is Han is an easy korean option in Koreatown in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Korean BBQgroup dinnerlate night
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9.0
Based on 2837 reviews
463
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Chinese•Chinatown•value
Uncle Lou 快樂人
Uncle Lou 快樂人 is an easy chinese option in Chinatown in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Chinatown crawllunchgroup dinner
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9.0
Based on 2621 reviews
464
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Greek•Astoria•value
Mom's Kitchen & Bar
Mom's Kitchen & Bar is an easy greek option in Astoria in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnergroup dinnergreek
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9.0
Based on 2575 reviews
465
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Indian•Tribeca•splurge
Bungalow
Bungalow is the kind of indian room in Tribeca you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
upscaledinnerdate night
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9.0
Based on 2530 reviews
466
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Middle Eastern•New York•moderate
Au Za'atar - Midtown East
Au Za'atar in Midtown East is doing something quietly radical for the neighborhood: it's positioning Lebanese breakfast and brunch as a destination in their own right, not a secondary offering bolted onto a dinner menu.
Shared platesgroup dinnerdate night
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9.0
Based on 2518 reviews
467
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Mexican•Greenpoint•moderate
Oxomoco
Oxomoco operates at a specific intersection that Brooklyn does not pull off often: a wood-fired Mexican kitchen with genuine ambition, priced and paced in a way that does not punish you for ordering a second round.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.0
Based on 2442 reviews
468
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Italian•Gramercy•moderate
Upland
Upland is the kind of italian room in Gramercy you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
classicdinnerdate night
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9.0
Based on 2430 reviews
469
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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
470
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Italian•West Village•moderate
La Lanterna di Vittorio
La Lanterna di Vittorio suits a night out in West Village when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Date nightdinnerintimate
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9.0
Based on 2420 reviews
471
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Greek•New York•$$$$
estiatorio Milos Midtown
estiatorio Milos Midtown is an easy greek restaurant option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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9.0
Based on 2384 reviews
472
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Japanese•Union Square•moderate
Kyuramen - Union Square
Kyuramen - Union Square is an easy japanese option in Union Square in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
centraldinnerlunch
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9.0
Based on 2268 reviews
473
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Soul Food•Harlem•moderate
Harlem Public
Harlem Public is a soul food restaurant in Harlem in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnersoul food
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9.0
Based on 2241 reviews
474
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Bakery•Flatiron•value
Liberty Bagels Wall Street
Liberty Bagels Wall Street — technically addressed in Flatiron, spiritually operating somewhere between civic institution and corner bakery — is doing something the upscale brunch crowd has largely abandoned: feeding people properly, fas…
Bagelsbreakfastcoffee
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9.0
Based on 2181 reviews
475
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French•New York•moderate
MICHELIN ★
Le Coucou
Le Coucou on Howard Street operates on a logic that most contemporary New York dining rooms have largely abandoned: genuine French classicism, executed without irony or concession to the novelty market.
SoHo lunchlunchdinner
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9.0
Based on 2113 reviews
476
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Cocktail Bar•New York•$$$
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
477
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French•New York•splurge
MICHELIN ★★★
Per Se
Per Se is a sensible french call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Fine diningspecial occasionrefined
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9.0
Based on 2097 reviews
478
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Pizza•New York•value
Best Pizza
Best Pizza in Williamsburg is not being ironic with the name, and that straightforwardness extends to everything about the place.
Pizzacasual nighttakeout
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9.0
Based on 2088 reviews
479
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Seafood•Tribeca•splurge
1803 NYC
1803 NYC suits a night out in Tribeca when you want seafood that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
upscaledinnerdate night
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9.0
Based on 2081 reviews
480
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Japanese•New York•value
Kyuramen
Kyuramen is an easy japanese option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
noodlesdinnerjapanese
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9.0
Based on 1987 reviews
481
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Japanese•Flatiron•splurge
The Flatiron Room NoMad
The Flatiron Room NoMad is an easy japanese option in Flatiron in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Business dinnerbusiness dinnerlunch
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9.0
Based on 1986 reviews
482
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Sushi•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Sushi Nakazawa
Daisuke Nakazawa's apprenticeship under Jiro Ono at Sukiyabashi Jiro is not incidental biography — it is the organizing principle of the entire operation on Commerce Street.
sushijapanesemichelin star
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9.0
Based on 1951 reviews
483
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American•New York•splurge
MICHELIN ★
Crown Shy
Crown Shy occupies a landmarked art deco tower in the Financial District, and the room is reported to do something most New York special-occasion spaces struggle with: hold elegance and ease in the same frame.
Fine diningspecial occasionrefined
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9.0
Based on 1864 reviews
484
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American•New York•$$$
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
485
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American•Murray Hill•value
Monkey Bar
Murray Hill doesn't collect much editorial ink, and Monkey Bar is the kind of place that makes you wonder why critics keep bypassing the neighborhood.
dinner
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9.0
Based on 1811 reviews
486
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Peruvian•New York•moderate
Kausa
Kausa is an easy peruvian option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
seafooddinnergroup dinner
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9.0
Based on 1795 reviews
487
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Soul Food•Harlem•moderate
Lido Harlem Restaurant
Lido Harlem Restaurant is a sensible soul food call in Harlem in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnersoul food
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9.0
Based on 1779 reviews
488
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Greek•Astoria•value
The Bonnie
The Bonnie is an easy greek option in Astoria in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnergroup dinnergreek
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9.0
Based on 1682 reviews
489
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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
490
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Chinese•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
MáLà Project
MáLà Project is a chinese pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
chinesecocktailbib gourmand
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9.0
Based on 1594 reviews
491
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Vegetarian•New York•$$
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
492
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Bakery•Manhattan•$$
Win Son Bakery
Win Son Bakery arrived not as a concept engineered for weekend brunch culture, but as a natural extension of the serious Taiwanese cooking already established at Win Son, the full-service restaurant it shares a corner with in East Willia…
brunchcocktail
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9.0
Based on 1527 reviews
493
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Soul Food•Harlem•moderate
The Edge Harlem
The Edge Harlem is doing something specific, and that specificity is exactly why it registers.
dinnersoul food
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9.0
Based on 1526 reviews
494
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Chinese•New York•$$
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
495
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Vietnamese•East Village•value
Madame Vo
Madame Vo is doing something the East Village Vietnamese scene has largely failed to pull off: treating the cuisine as worthy of a real dining room without flipping to SoHo pricing to justify it.
phodinnervietnamese
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9.0
Based on 1511 reviews
496
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Italian•Nolita•moderate
Emporio
Emporio is the kind of italian room in Nolita you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Nolita dinnerdate nightdinner
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9.0
Based on 1478 reviews
497
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Italian•Carroll Gardens•moderate
Frankies 457 Spuntino
Frankies 457 Spuntino is the kind of italian room in Carroll Gardens you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
dinnerdate nightitalian
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9.0
Based on 1466 reviews
498
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
499
American•Bed-Stuy•moderate
Rustik Tavern
Rustik Tavern is a american restaurant in Bed-Stuy in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinner
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9.0
Based on 1405 reviews
500
Vietnamese•East Village•value
Hanoi House
Hanoi House isn't chasing refinement — it's chasing something harder to fake: a room that actually feels like the food deserves to be eaten in it.
phodinnervietnamese
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9.0
Based on 1356 reviews
501
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French•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★★
Jean-Georges
Jean-Georges is the kind of french room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
fine diningcocktailfrench
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9.0
Based on 1352 reviews
502
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Vegan•New York•$$
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
503
Italian•Chelsea•$$
Bocca di Bacco Chelsea
Bocca di Bacco Chelsea is the kind of italian room in Chelsea you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date nightgallery nightcocktails
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9.0
Based on 1328 reviews
504
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Japanese•Murray Hill•value
The Flatiron Room Murray Hill
The Flatiron Room Murray Hill is a sensible japanese call in Murray Hill in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
dinner
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9.0
Based on 1257 reviews
505
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Restaurant•New York•$$$$
The Tyger
The Tyger is a restaurant pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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9.0
Based on 1243 reviews
506
Contemporary•West Village•moderate
Dante West Village
Dante West Village is the kind of contemporary room in West Village you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Date nightdate nightdinner
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9.0
Based on 1228 reviews
507
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Middle Eastern•Bushwick•value
Ayat Bushwick
Ayat in Bushwick is running a genuinely unusual play for the neighborhood: Palestinian home cooking at a price point that sits at the very bottom of our scale, no asterisks attached.
Bushwick dinnercasual nightlate night
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9.0
Based on 1204 reviews
508
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Indian•Park Slope•value
Masalawala & Sons
Masalawala & Sons is a smart brunch call in Park Slope when the morning is supposed to feel a little more like an occasion.
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.0
Based on 1173 reviews
509
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Chinese•Chinatown•value
King Dumplings
King Dumplings is a sensible chinese call in Chinatown in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Chinatown crawllunchgroup dinner
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9.0
Based on 1149 reviews
510
Indian•Jackson Heights•value
The Queensboro
The Queensboro is an easy indian option in Jackson Heights in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnerhidden gemindian
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9.0
Based on 1136 reviews
511
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Brunch•New York•value
Banter NYC
Banter NYC has picked a clear lane — globally-inflected brunch at the most approachable price point in the room — and every dish on the menu seems designed to hold that position without apology.
brunch
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9.0
Based on 1126 reviews
512
Italian•Park Slope•value
al di là Trattoria
Al di là has been anchoring Fifth Avenue in Park Slope long enough to predate the neighborhood's own mythology, and by every account it still refuses to romanticize itself.
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.0
Based on 1078 reviews
513
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French•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Le Pavillon
Le Pavillon is a french pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
frenchfine diningmichelin star
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9.0
Based on 1057 reviews
514
American•Williamsburg•moderate
Sweetwater
Sweetwater lands in a Williamsburg landscape crowded with rooms that seem more interested in their own concept than in the people sitting inside them.
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnerdate night
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9.0
Based on 1024 reviews
515
Italian•East Village•value
Hearth
Marco Canora opened Hearth in 2003, and two decades later it has become something genuinely rare in New York: a neighborhood restaurant whose commitment to sourcing actually shows up as infrastructure rather than marketing copy.
East Village night outcasual nightlate night
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9.0
Based on 1015 reviews
516
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French•New York•$$$$
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
517
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Mediterranean•Greenpoint•moderate
Glasserie
Glasserie occupies a former glass factory in Greenpoint, and the space — high ceilings, candlelight, the bones of something industrial softened into something warm — has a reputation for feeling genuinely unforced in a way that a lot of…
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.0
Based on 945 reviews
518
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Italian•New York•moderate
MICHELIN ★
Torrisi
Torrisi occupies a position in New York's dining landscape that few Italian-American restaurants have seriously contested: the deliberate, rigorous reclamation of a cuisine long accustomed to being condescended to.
Nolita dinnerdate nightdinner
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9.0
Based on 941 reviews
519
American•Park Slope•value
Stone Park Cafe
Stone Park Cafe earns a weekend detour in Park Slope when you want brunch that beats the usual default.
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.0
Based on 923 reviews
520
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American•New York•splurge
MICHELIN ★
The Musket Room
The Musket Room is an easy american option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Fine diningspecial occasionrefined
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9.0
Based on 917 reviews
521
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Italian•East Village•value
Gnocco
Here's what gnocco has been doing in the East Village for twenty-plus years: holding the line against concept-driven Italian-American excess without making a big deal about it.
East Village night outcasual nightlate night
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9.0
Based on 903 reviews
522
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Greek•Astoria•value
Sotto la Luna
Sotto la Luna is a sensible greek call in Astoria in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnergroup dinnergreek
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9.0
Based on 899 reviews
523
Dominican•New York•value
Zoralie
Zoralie is a dominican restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnerdominicanlatin american
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9.0
Based on 860 reviews
524
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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
525
Asian•Bushwick•value
The Monkey King
The Monkey King is a sensible asian call in Bushwick in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Bushwick dinnercasual nightlate night
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9.0
Based on 825 reviews
526
Chinese•Long Island City•moderate
Jing Li
Jing Li is the kind of chinese room in Long Island City you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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9.0
Based on 817 reviews
527
Italian•Park Slope•value
Pasta Louise Restaurant
Park Slope has no shortage of Italian-adjacent rooms where the lighting is flattering and the pasta is merely fine.
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.0
Based on 811 reviews
528
Italian•Nolita•moderate
Peasant
Peasant suits a night out in Nolita when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Nolita dinnerdate nightdinner
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9.0
Based on 810 reviews
529
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American•New York•$$
MICHELIN ★
Tuome
Tuome is a american pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
fine diningmichelin stardate night
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9.0
Based on 779 reviews
530
Ethiopian•Upper West Side•moderate
Massawa
Massawa is a sensible ethiopian call in Upper West Side in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
group dinnerdinnerspicy
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9.0
Based on 758 reviews
531
Contemporary•Greenpoint•moderate
Wenwen
Wenwen takes its name from two women — Eric Sze's mother and wife, who share the same Chinese character — and that founding detail tells you something about how the place operates.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.0
Based on 735 reviews
532
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Czech•New York•$$
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
533
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Korean•Park Slope•value
Haenyeo
Haenyeo earns a weekend detour in Park Slope when you want brunch that beats the usual default.
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.0
Based on 665 reviews
534
Italian•Carroll Gardens•moderate
Gersi Restaurant Brooklyn
Gersi Restaurant Brooklyn suits a night out in Carroll Gardens when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
dinnerdate nightitalian
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9.0
Based on 626 reviews
535
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Seafood•New York•$$$
BIB GOURMAND
Cervo's
Cervo's has built a coherent and specific identity on the Lower East Side: an Iberian-Atlantic seafood bar oriented around the tinned fish traditions of Portugal and Spain, grilled and cured seafood, and a natural wine program that draws…
bib gourmanddate night
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9.0
Based on 615 reviews
536
Brunch•Upper East Side•value
Café Maud
Café Maud is a sensible global call in Upper East Side in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
lunchdinner
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9.0
Based on 558 reviews
537
American•NoHo•moderate
Odd Sister
Odd Sister landed on Mercer Street in late 2023 with a design thesis most new restaurants are too timid to commit to: the speakeasy and the salon, collapsed into one room without apology.
stylishdinnerdate night
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9.0
Based on 510 reviews
538
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Brunch•Murray Hill•value
Albert’s Bar
Albert’s Bar is a sensible global call in Murray Hill in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
dinner
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9.0
Based on 510 reviews
539
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Korean•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Mari - Korean Handroll
Mari - Korean Handroll suits a night out when you want korean that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
fine diningsushikorean
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9.0
Based on 490 reviews
540
Seafood•New York•splurge
Cobble Fish
Cobble Fish operates as an unambiguous seafood counter in New York City — no staging required, no concept to decode.
seafooddinnerupscale
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9.0
Based on 479 reviews
541
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Korean•Bushwick•value
Nowon Bushwick
Nowon Bushwick is an easy korean option in Bushwick in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Bushwick dinnercasual nightlate night
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9.0
Based on 473 reviews
542
Mexican•Bushwick•value
Sobre Masa
Sobre Masa is a sensible mexican call in Bushwick in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Bushwick dinnercasual nightlate night
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9.0
Based on 468 reviews
543
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Cocktail Bar•New York•$$
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
544
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Chicken•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Chick Chick
Chick Chick suits a night out when you want chicken that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
bib gourmanddate night
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9.0
Based on 458 reviews
545
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Sushi•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★★
Sushi Noz
Sushi Noz is a sushi pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
sushijapanesemichelin star
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9.0
Based on 453 reviews
546
Japanese•Greenpoint•moderate
Lingo
Lingo is doing something quietly radical in Greenpoint: a menu that refuses to pledge allegiance to any single culinary tradition, and by all accounts it's sharper for it.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.0
Based on 330 reviews
547
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Japanese•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★★
odo
odo is a japanese pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
japanesemichelin stardate night
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9.0
Based on 309 reviews
548
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Sushi•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
KOSAKA
KOSAKA is a sushi pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
sushijapanesemichelin star
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9.0
Based on 308 reviews
549
Chinese•Flushing•moderate
Nong Geng Ji 农耕记 · 湖南菜
Nong Geng Ji 农耕记 · 湖南菜 is a sensible chinese call in Flushing in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Flushing feastgroup dinnerlunch
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9.0
Based on 265 reviews
550
Italian•Carroll Gardens•moderate
Luana's Tavern
Luana's Tavern suits a night out in Carroll Gardens when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
dinnerdate nightitalian
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9.0
Based on 253 reviews
551
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Japanese•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
69 Leonard Street
69 Leonard Street is the kind of japanese room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
japanesesushimichelin star
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9.0
Based on 240 reviews
552
Google
French•Manhattan•$$$$
Bridges
Bridges arrived in Chinatown without the usual fanfare of a soft-open press cycle, and by most accounts it didn't need one.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 215 reviews
553
Halal•New York•value
Halal Hibachi Bites
Halal Hibachi Bites is a sensible halal call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
halaldinner
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9.0
Based on 212 reviews
554
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Korean•New York•$$$$
BIB GOURMAND
ODRE
ODRE is the kind of korean room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
koreanbib gourmanddate night
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9.0
Based on 202 reviews
555
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Sushi•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
YOSHINO • NEW YORK
YOSHINO • NEW YORK is the kind of sushi room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
sushijapanesemichelin star
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9.0
Based on 170 reviews
556
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Sushi•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
icca
icca suits a night out when you want sushi that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
sushijapanesecocktail
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9.0
Based on 139 reviews
557
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Sushi•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Jōji
Jōji is a sushi pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
sushifine diningjapanese
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9.0
Based on 130 reviews
558
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Restaurant•Manhattan•$$$$
DOLORES
Dolores occupies a position in Greenpoint's increasingly serious dining landscape that is worth understanding before you go.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 110 reviews
559
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Pizza•Flatiron•value
Joe's Pizza Broadway
Joe's Pizza on Broadway is, by all accounts, a deliberate act of restraint in a neighborhood that has largely forgotten how to be cheap.
Pizzacasual nighttakeout
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8.8
Based on 25593 reviews
560
Google
Diner•Flatiron•value
Ellen's Stardust Diner
Let's be clear about what Ellen's Stardust Diner actually is: a Broadway-themed time capsule on the edge of Flatiron where the servers sing show tunes between delivering your eggs, and the whole room either surrenders to that immediately…
classicdinnerdiner
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8.8
Based on 24187 reviews
561
Google
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
562
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Contemporary•Flatiron•splurge
Eataly - Flatiron
Eataly - Flatiron is one of the better-known contemporary spots in Flatiron in New York, which makes it a practical place to start.
Business dinnerbusiness dinnerlunch
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8.8
Based on 10379 reviews
563
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American•Tribeca•splurge
Bubby's
Bubby's keeps showing up in the right conversations in Tribeca when people want a reliable american plan.
upscaledinner
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8.8
Based on 8635 reviews
564
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French•Tribeca•splurge
Balthazar
Balthazar keeps showing up in the right conversations in Tribeca when people want a reliable french plan.
upscaledinner
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8.8
Based on 7746 reviews
565
Google
Soul Food•Harlem•moderate
Red Rooster Harlem
Red Rooster Harlem is one of the better-known soul food spots in Harlem in New York, which makes it a practical place to start.
dinnersoul food
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8.8
Based on 7718 reviews
566
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American•Flatiron•splurge
The Smith
The Smith is one of the better-known american spots in Flatiron in New York, which makes it a practical place to start.
Business dinnerbusiness dinnerlunch
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8.8
Based on 6299 reviews
567
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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
568
Google
American•Upper West Side•moderate
The Smith
The Smith suits a night out in Upper West Side when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff. If Unable to identify signature dishes is your kind of order, that is a good sign.
UWS dinnerfamily dinnerdinner
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8.8
Based on 5476 reviews
569
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Mediterranean•NoHo•moderate
Jack's Wife Freda
Jack's Wife Freda is not trying to be the most interesting restaurant in New York.
stylishdinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 4936 reviews
570
Google
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
571
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Chinese•Chinatown•value
Wo Hop
Wo Hop is a sensible chinese call in Chinatown in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Chinatown crawllunchgroup dinner
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8.8
Based on 4474 reviews
572
Google
Dominican•Flatiron•value
Malecon Restaurant (175th Street)
Malecon Restaurant (175th Street) is a dominican restaurant in Flatiron in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnerdominicanlatin american
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8.8
Based on 4090 reviews
573
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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
574
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Fine Dining•New York•splurge
MICHELIN ★★★
Eleven Madison Park
Eleven Madison Park is a sensible fine dining restaurant call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Business dinnerbusiness dinnerlunch
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8.8
Based on 3283 reviews
575
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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
576
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Dominican•New York•value
Café Nuñez
Café Nuñez is making a quiet, stubborn argument that Dominican cooking belongs in the same conversation as every other cuisine New York takes seriously — and by most accounts, it's winning.
dinnerdominicanlatin american
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8.8
Based on 3002 reviews
577
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Diner•New York•value
Golden Diner
Golden Diner is an easy diner option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
classicdinnerdiner
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8.8
Based on 2904 reviews
578
Google
American•East Village•value
The Smith
The Smith is a sensible american call in East Village in New York when you want something that usually lands well. The Spritz and Yuzu Gimlet also give you a decent sense of the menu.
East Village night outcasual nightlate night
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8.8
Based on 2894 reviews
579
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Thai•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Thai Diner
Thai Diner is an easy thai option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
bib gourmand
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8.8
Based on 2876 reviews
580
Google
American•New York•moderate
RH Rooftop Restaurant at RH New York
RH Rooftop Restaurant at RH New York is a american pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
viewsdinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 2665 reviews
581
Google
American•New York•$$
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
582
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American•DUMBO•moderate
The River Café
The River Café suits a night out in DUMBO when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 2509 reviews
583
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Fine Dining•Upper East Side•splurge
The Penrose Bar
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.
Special occasionspecial occasionbusiness dinner
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8.8
Based on 2450 reviews
584
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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
585
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Italian•Tribeca•splurge
Locanda Verde Tribeca
Locanda Verde Tribeca is the kind of italian room in Tribeca you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
upscaledinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 2339 reviews
586
Google
Italian•Nolita•moderate
Little Ruby's SoHo
Little Ruby's SoHo is a italian pick in Nolita in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Nolita dinnerdate nightdinner
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8.8
Based on 2307 reviews
587
Google
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
588
Google
Contemporary•Long Island City•moderate
Maiella
Long Island City doesn't perform romance the way Manhattan does — no velvet-rope theatre, no sommelier deployed as a prop.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 2059 reviews
589
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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
590
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American•Bed-Stuy•moderate
Peaches HotHouse
Peaches HotHouse is an easy american option in Bed-Stuy in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinner
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8.8
Based on 2008 reviews
591
Google
Chinese•New York•$
Kungfu Kitchen - Times Square
Kungfu Kitchen - Times Square is a chinese restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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8.8
Based on 1905 reviews
592
Google
American•Gramercy•moderate
Friend Of A Farmer
Friend Of A Farmer is a american pick in Gramercy in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
classicdinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 1863 reviews
593
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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
594
Google
Sushi•New York•$$$$
BIB GOURMAND
Nami Nori West Village
Nami Nori arrives at 33 Carmine Street with a pedigree that sets expectations immediately.
sushijapanesebib gourmand
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8.8
Based on 1835 reviews
595
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Korean Barbecue•New York•$$$
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
596
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Vegetarian•New York•$$$
abcV
abcV suits a night out when you want vegetarian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
brunchcocktaildate night
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8.8
Based on 1769 reviews
597
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Korean•New York•$$
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
598
Google
Italian•Tribeca•splurge
Serafina Tribeca
Serafina Tribeca is a italian pick in Tribeca in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
upscaledinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 1704 reviews
599
Google
Seafood•New York•$$$
MICHELIN ★
Estela
Estela is the kind of seafood room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
fine diningmichelin stardate night
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8.8
Based on 1560 reviews
600
Google
Soul Food•Harlem•moderate
Maison Harlem
Maison Harlem is an easy soul food option in Harlem in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnersoul food
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8.8
Based on 1543 reviews
601
Google
American•Williamsburg•moderate
The Commodore
The Commodore suits a night out in Williamsburg when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 1444 reviews
602
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Dominican•New York•value
El Castillo De Jagua Restaurant
El Castillo De Jagua Restaurant is a dominican restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnerdominicanlatin american
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8.8
Based on 1440 reviews
603
Brunch•DUMBO•moderate
Superfine
Superfine is a contemporary pick in DUMBO in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
Read restaurant page
8.8
Based on 1405 reviews
604
American•Flatiron•splurge
BLACKBARN
BLACKBARN is a american restaurant in Flatiron in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Business dinnerbusiness dinnerlunch
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8.8
Based on 1394 reviews
605
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Mediterranean•DUMBO•moderate
Celestine
Celestine is a mediterranean pick in DUMBO in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 1383 reviews
606
Google
French•New York•$$$
Raoul's
Raoul's has held a position on Prince Street in SoHo, and its longevity is the kind that demands attention rather than nostalgia.
french
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8.8
Based on 1381 reviews
607
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Italian•Nolita•moderate
Pietro Nolita
Pietro Nolita is the kind of italian room in Nolita you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Nolita dinnerdate nightdinner
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8.8
Based on 1374 reviews
608
Google
Italian•New York•$$
John's of 12th Street
John's of 12th Street is a sensible italian restaurant call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Read restaurant page
8.8
Based on 1365 reviews
609
French•Bed-Stuy•moderate
Chez Oskar
Chez Oskar has been doing something quietly radical in Bed-Stuy for years: running a French-leaning global bistro that reads as genuinely belonging to the neighborhood rather than parachuting in from above it.
dinner
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8.8
Based on 1291 reviews
610
Burgers•Fort Greene•moderate
Walter's
Walter's is an easy burgers option in Fort Greene in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnercool
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8.8
Based on 1207 reviews
611
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American•New York•$$
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
612
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Seafood•New York•$$$$
estiatorio Milos Hudson Yards
estiatorio Milos Hudson Yards is an easy seafood restaurant option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.8
Based on 1121 reviews
613
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American•Upper West Side•moderate
The Milling Room
The Milling Room is a american pick in Upper West Side in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
UWS dinnerfamily dinnerdinner
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8.8
Based on 1072 reviews
614
Caribbean•New York•value
Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine
Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine is a sensible caribbean call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnercaribbean
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8.8
Based on 989 reviews
615
Contemporary•Greenpoint•moderate
Chez Ma Tante
Chez Ma Tante is the kind of contemporary room in Greenpoint you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more. Oysters and Chicken liver pâté also give you a decent sense of the menu.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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8.8
Based on 981 reviews
616
American Brasserie•East Village•value
The Terrace and Outdoor Gardens at the Times Square EDITION
The Terrace and Outdoor Gardens at the Times Square EDITION is a strong brunch move in East Village in New York when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
brunchdinner
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8.8
Based on 977 reviews
617
French•Fort Greene•moderate
Café Paulette
Café Paulette is a sensible french call in Fort Greene in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnercool
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8.8
Based on 972 reviews
618
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Dim Sum•New York•$$
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
619
Indian•New York•moderate
Chatti by Regi Mathew
Chatti by Regi Mathew is doing something that most Indian restaurants in New York still won't risk: building an entire identity around Kerala, not as a regional footnote tucked beneath a North Indian menu, but as the whole point.
spicydinnerindian
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8.8
Based on 822 reviews
620
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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
621
Burgers•Cobble Hill•moderate
Henry Public
Henry Public is the kind of burgers room in Cobble Hill you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cozydinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 664 reviews
622
Indian•Jackson Heights•value
Laly's Restaurant
Laly's Restaurant is a indian restaurant in Jackson Heights in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnerhidden gemindian
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8.8
Based on 606 reviews
623
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American•New York•$$$
Wildair
Wildair has held a particular position on New York's Orchard Street since it opened — not as a restaurant that happens to serve natural wine, but as a room that appears to build its menu around the wine list rather than the other way aro…
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8.8
Based on 577 reviews
624
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Fine Dining•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★★
Saga
Saga is the kind of fine dining restaurant room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
fine diningmichelin stardate night
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8.8
Based on 513 reviews
625
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French•Manhattan•$$$
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
626
Contemporary•Prospect Heights•moderate
gertrude’s
gertrude’s is the kind of contemporary room in Prospect Heights you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
dinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 472 reviews
627
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Brunch•Cobble Hill•moderate
June
June is a contemporary pick in Cobble Hill in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned. Burrata and Tuna Crudo also give you a decent sense of the menu.
cozydinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 449 reviews
628
American•Fort Greene•moderate
Sailor
Sailor is a american restaurant in Fort Greene in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnercool
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8.8
Based on 439 reviews
629
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French•Midtown•$$$$
L’Avenue at Saks
L'Avenue at Saks occupies a rooftop position above the Fifth Avenue flagship that few Midtown dining rooms can match for sheer situational advantage.
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8.8
Based on 439 reviews
630
Italian•Lower East Side•moderate
Forsythia NYC
Forsythia NYC is the kind of italian room in Lower East Side you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Lower East Side dinnerdate nightgroup dinner
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8.8
Based on 433 reviews
631
Vietnamese•New York•value
Bánh Anh Em
Bánh Anh Em is a vietnamese restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
phodinnervietnamese
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8.8
Based on 423 reviews
632
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American•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★GREEN STAR
One White Street
One White Street is an easy american option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
fine diningmichelin star
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8.8
Based on 400 reviews
633
American•Prospect Heights•moderate
No. 7 Restaurant
No. 7 Restaurant is the kind of american room in Prospect Heights you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
dinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 388 reviews
634
Contemporary•Bushwick•value
The Ten Bells Brooklyn
The Ten Bells Brooklyn is a sensible contemporary call in Bushwick in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Bushwick dinnercasual nightlate night
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8.8
Based on 383 reviews
635
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Contemporary•New York•moderate
Creature's Rooftop
Creature's Rooftop suits a night out when you want contemporary that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
viewsdinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 308 reviews
636
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Fine Dining•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Corima
Corima is a sensible fine dining restaurant call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
fine diningmichelin star
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8.8
Based on 296 reviews
637
American•Fort Greene•moderate
Peaches Prime
Fort Greene has been quietly assembling one of Brooklyn's most interesting dining corridors, and Peaches Prime reads as the neighborhood's clearest statement of intent: contemporary American cooking filtered through a distinctly Black Br…
dinnercool
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8.8
Based on 280 reviews
638
American•New York•moderate
Lady Blue
Lady Blue is a american pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Cocktails and foodcocktailsdate night
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8.8
Based on 278 reviews
639
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Italian•West Village•moderate
Ambra
Ambra is a italian pick in West Village in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Date nightdate nightdinner
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8.8
Based on 259 reviews
640
Contemporary•DUMBO•moderate
gair
gair suits a night out in DUMBO when you want contemporary that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 240 reviews
641
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Chinese•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Yingtao
Yingtao is a sensible chinese call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
chinesemichelin star
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8.8
Based on 214 reviews
642
Indian•Jackson Heights•value
Luna's Kitchen & Bar
Luna's Kitchen & Bar is an easy indian option in Jackson Heights in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnerhidden gemindian
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8.8
Based on 165 reviews
643
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Sushi•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Noz 17
Noz 17 is an easy sushi option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
sushijapanesemichelin star
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8.8
Based on 120 reviews
644
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Contemporary•Flatiron•moderate
230 Fifth Rooftop Bar
230 Fifth Rooftop Bar suits a night out in Flatiron when you want contemporary that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
viewsdinnerdate night
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8.6
Based on 25186 reviews
645
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Soul Food•Harlem•moderate
Sylvia's Restaurant
Sylvia's is not trying to be the next thing in Harlem, and that restraint is the whole point.
dinnersoul food
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8.6
Based on 8911 reviews
646
Google
Pizza•New York•$$
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.
Read restaurant page
8.6
Based on 8483 reviews
647
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Halal•New York•value
Adel's Famous Halal Food
Adel's Famous Halal Food keeps showing up in the right conversations when people want a reliable halal plan.
halaldinner
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8.6
Based on 5424 reviews
648
Google
Diner•New York•value
Brooklyn Diner USA
Brooklyn Diner USA keeps showing up in the right conversations when people want a reliable diner plan.
classicdinnerdiner
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8.6
Based on 5071 reviews
649
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Mexican•Union Square•moderate
Rosa Mexicano
Rosa Mexicano at Union Square is doing something the neighborhood's dining landscape genuinely needs: contemporary Mexican cooking that respects the cuisine's architecture without flattening it into queso-blanketed familiarity.
centraldinnerlunch
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8.6
Based on 4740 reviews
650
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Contemporary•SoHo•moderate
Ladurée Soho
Ladurée Soho is a sensible contemporary call in SoHo in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
SoHo lunchlunchdinner
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8.6
Based on 3787 reviews
651
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Lounge Bar•New York•$$
Watermark
Watermark is an easy lounge bar option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
late nightcocktail
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8.6
Based on 3772 reviews
652
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Soul Food•Harlem•moderate
Corner Social
Corner Social doesn't position itself as a reinvention of anything — it lands in Harlem as a full-service soul food dining room that takes the neighborhood seriously.
dinnersoul food
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8.6
Based on 3314 reviews
653
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Chinese•Manhattan•$$
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
654
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American•Prospect Heights•moderate
Sweet Chick
Sweet Chick is a american pick in Prospect Heights in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
dinnerdate night
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8.6
Based on 3086 reviews
655
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Caribbean•New York•value
Negril Village
Negril Village is a caribbean restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinnercaribbean
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8.6
Based on 2872 reviews
656
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Burgers•New York•$$
Corner Bistro
Corner Bistro has occupied its West Village address, which in New York restaurant terms is close to geological.
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8.6
Based on 2817 reviews
657
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Korean Barbecue•New York•$$
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
658
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Italian•Manhattan•$$$$
Carbone New York
Carbone opened in the West Village in 2013 and has reportedly run at full capacity ever since — a decade-plus of sustained demand that, by most accounts, has not loosened the kitchen's standards.
date night
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8.6
Based on 2621 reviews
659
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American•Greenpoint•moderate
Five Leaves
Five Leaves is the kind of american room in Greenpoint you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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8.6
Based on 2608 reviews
660
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Seafood•Bushwick•value
Sea Wolf Brooklyn
Sea Wolf Brooklyn has figured out something most Bushwick openings overthink: commit to a lane and execute it without apology.
Bushwick dinnercasual nightlate night
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8.6
Based on 2495 reviews
661
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Chinese•Flushing•moderate
Shanghai You Garden
Flushing doesn't hand out loyalty cheaply, and Shanghai You Garden has spent enough time on the Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue circuit to become what regulars around here recognize as the real thing: a Shanghainese room that plays the…
Flushing feastgroup dinnerlunch
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8.6
Based on 2491 reviews
662
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Contemporary•East Village•value
Please Don't Tell
Please Don't Tell is a sensible contemporary call in East Village in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
East Village night outcasual nightlate night
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8.6
Based on 2436 reviews
663
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American•SoHo•moderate
The Dutch
The Dutch has developed a clear identity in a neighborhood full of rooms still auditioning for one — and that commitment alone puts it ahead.
SoHo lunchlunchdinner
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8.6
Based on 2426 reviews
664
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Diner•Chelsea•value
Empire Diner
Empire Diner sits on 10th Avenue in Chelsea like it has no interest in impressing you — which is exactly why it works.
classicdinnerdiner
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8.6
Based on 2346 reviews
665
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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
666
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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
667
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Soul Food•Harlem•moderate
Angel of Harlem
Angel of Harlem is a sensible soul food call in Harlem in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnersoul food
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8.6
Based on 2121 reviews
668
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Italian•Upper East Side•splurge
Uva
Uva has operated on Second Avenue, which, on the Upper East Side, counts for something — not merely longevity, but a particular kind of accumulated credibility.
Special occasionspecial occasionbusiness dinner
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8.6
Based on 2086 reviews
669
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Spanish•New York•$$$
MICHELIN ★
Casa Mono
Casa Mono suits a night out when you want spanish that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
fine diningmichelin stardate night
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8.6
Based on 1938 reviews
670
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Vegetarian•New York•$
BIB GOURMAND
Superiority Burger
Superiority Burger started as a counter-sized operation in the East Village and, by all accounts, expanded into a full room without abandoning the ethos that built its reputation: vegetarian cooking that is genuinely fun rather than prea…
bib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 1860 reviews
671
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Mexican•New York•$$
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
672
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Chicken•New York•$$$$
BIB GOURMAND
COQODAQ
COQODAQ is a chicken pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
bib gourmanddate night
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8.6
Based on 1679 reviews
673
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Japanese•Greenpoint•moderate
Rule of Thirds
Rule of Thirds is a japanese pick in Greenpoint in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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8.6
Based on 1642 reviews
674
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American•Prospect Heights•moderate
Sisters
Sisters is a american pick in Prospect Heights in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
dinnerdate night
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8.6
Based on 1556 reviews
675
Spanish•Williamsburg•moderate
Blend Williamsburg
Blend Williamsburg is a spanish pick in Williamsburg in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Brooklyn night outgroup dinnerdate night
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8.6
Based on 1413 reviews
676
Middle Eastern•New York•moderate
Zou Zou’s
Zou Zou's is making a specific argument about what Middle Eastern cooking can be in New York, and it's an argument worth tracking down.
Shared platesgroup dinnerdate night
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8.6
Based on 1383 reviews
677
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Japanese•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Sobaya
Sobaya has occupied the same East Village address, 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
678
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Chinese•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Pinch Chinese
Pinch Chinese is a chinese restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
chinesebib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 952 reviews
679
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Pizza•New York•$$
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
680
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Caribbean•Manhattan•value
Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi
Kwame Onwuachi's tatiana, positioned inside Lincoln Center, has generated serious critical attention as one of the more conceptually coherent restaurants New York has opened in recent years.
dinnerdate night
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8.6
Based on 895 reviews
681
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Chinese•Chinatown•value
Dim Sum Palace
Dim Sum Palace occupies a corner of the Chinatown grid where the clientele skews local and the prices stay honest without apology.
Chinatown crawllunchgroup dinner
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8.6
Based on 872 reviews
682
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Mediterranean•New York•$$
Mezze on the River
Mezze on the River is a sensible mediterranean call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktail
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8.6
Based on 858 reviews
683
Italian•DUMBO•moderate
AlMar
AlMar is a italian pick in DUMBO in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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8.6
Based on 830 reviews
684
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Cocktail Bar•New York•$$$
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
685
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Japanese•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★★
The Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare
The Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare suits a night out when you want japanese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
fine diningjapanesemichelin star
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8.6
Based on 615 reviews
686
Google
Mediterranean•Manhattan•$$$
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
687
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Tex-Mex•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Yellow Rose
Yellow Rose is a tex-mex restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
bib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 567 reviews
688
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Chinese•New York•$$
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
689
Mediterranean•Cobble Hill•moderate
Kitchen at Cobble Hill
Kitchen at Cobble Hill is a mediterranean pick in Cobble Hill in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cozydinnerdate night
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8.6
Based on 432 reviews
690
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European•Manhattan•$$$$
Claud
Claud comes from the team behind Frenchette, which is about as reliable a signal as the East Village offers that a room takes both French technique and natural wine seriously.
hidden gem
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8.6
Based on 395 reviews
691
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Asian•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Red Paper Clip Restaurant
Red Paper Clip Restaurant is a asian restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
fine diningmichelin star
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8.6
Based on 282 reviews
692
Seafood•Bed-Stuy•moderate
Copacabana seafood and brunch
Copacabana seafood and brunch is a global restaurant in Bed-Stuy in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dinner
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8.6
Based on 265 reviews
693
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Vietnamese•Manhattan•$$$$
Ha's Snack Bar
has snack bar occupies a small room in Chinatown at a moment when that neighbourhood is producing some of Manhattan's more interesting eating and drinking.
hidden gem
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8.6
Based on 181 reviews
694
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Pizza•SoHo•value
Lombardi's
Lombardi's is a dependable pizza option in SoHo that a lot of diners already know and return to.
Pizzacasual nighttakeout
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8.4
Based on 8971 reviews
695
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Chinese•Chinatown•value
Joe's Shanghai
Joe's Shanghai keeps showing up in the right conversations in Chinatown when people want a reliable chinese plan.
Chinatown crawllunchgroup dinner
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8.4
Based on 6183 reviews
696
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Latin American•Long Island City•moderate
Blend on the Water
Blend on the Water is the kind of latin american room in Long Island City you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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8.4
Based on 5941 reviews
697
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French•NoHo•moderate
Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery
Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery does something NoHo has long needed done correctly: it makes the room the argument.
stylishdinner
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8.4
Based on 5493 reviews
698
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Chinese•Flushing•moderate
Asian Jewels
Asian Jewels is a chinese restaurant in Flushing in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Flushing feastgroup dinnerlunch
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8.4
Based on 3071 reviews
699
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Pizza•New York•$$
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
700
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Indian•Jackson Heights•value
Taqueria Coatzingo
Taqueria Coatzingo is a sensible indian call in Jackson Heights in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnerhidden gemindian
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8.4
Based on 2105 reviews
701
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Italian•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Rezdôra
Rezdôra is an easy italian option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
italianmichelin star
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8.4
Based on 1707 reviews
702
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South Indian•New York•$$
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
703
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Contemporary•New York•moderate
Nubeluz
Nubeluz suits a night out when you want contemporary that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
viewsdinnerdate night
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8.4
Based on 1610 reviews
704
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Fine Dining•New York•$$
queensyard
queensyard is a sensible fine dining restaurant call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.4
Based on 1602 reviews
705
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Cocktail Bar•New York•$$
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
706
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Chinese•New York•$$$$
Hutong New York
Hutong New York is the kind of chinese room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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8.4
Based on 1399 reviews
707
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American•Hell’s Kitchen•moderate
Lilly's Craft and Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen has never been short on taverns, but Lilly's Craft and Kitchen at 675 9th Avenue pulls off something that most of its neighbors fumble: it earns that word "craft" without making you feel lectured at.
theaterdinner
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8.4
Based on 1257 reviews
708
Google
Mexican•New York•$$
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
709
Italian•Greenpoint•moderate
Milk & Roses
Milk & Roses has worked out something that a lot of Greenpoint rooms are still chasing: how to feel genuinely romantic without manufacturing the atmosphere through obvious moves.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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8.4
Based on 1014 reviews
710
Google
Chinese•New York•$
BIB GOURMAND
Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen
Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen is a chinese restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
chinesejapanesebib gourmand
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8.4
Based on 801 reviews
711
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
712
Google
American•NoHo•moderate
Jean's
Jean's arrived in NoHo without announcing itself, and that restraint appears to be entirely deliberate.
stylishdinnerdate night
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8.4
Based on 650 reviews
713
Google
Italian•New York•$$$
King
King occupies a Hudson Square dining room that has accumulated a quiet but consistent reputation as one of the more genuinely considered Italian restaurants in lower Manhattan.
italian
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8.4
Based on 584 reviews
714
Google
Israeli•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
SHMONÉ
SHMONÉ is a israeli restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
cocktailmichelin star
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8.4
Based on 578 reviews
715
Contemporary•New York•moderate
One40 Rooftop Restaurant & Bar
One40 Rooftop Restaurant & Bar is the kind of contemporary room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
viewsdinnerdate night
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8.4
Based on 332 reviews
716
Indian•Jackson Heights•value
Homemade Taqueria Jackson Heights
Homemade Taqueria Jackson Heights is an easy indian option in Jackson Heights in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnerhidden gemindian
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8.4
Based on 301 reviews
717
Chinese•Flushing•moderate
Lao Ke Le Shanghai Cuisine Restaurant - Soup Dumplings Dim Sum Wonton
Lao Ke Le Shanghai Cuisine Restaurant - Soup Dumplings Dim Sum Wonton is a chinese restaurant in Flushing in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Flushing feastgroup dinnerlunch
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8.4
Based on 248 reviews
718
Google
Fine Dining•New York•$$$$
MICHELIN ★★
César
César is a fine dining restaurant restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
fine diningmichelin star
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8.4
Based on 237 reviews
719
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Chinese•New York•$$$$
BIB GOURMAND
Tolo
Tolo is a chinese restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
chinesebib gourmand
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8.4
Based on 196 reviews
720
Google
Dominican•New York•value
La Casa Del Mofongo
La Casa Del Mofongo is an easy dominican option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dinnerdominicanlatin american
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8.2
Based on 4947 reviews
721
Google
Contemporary•DUMBO•moderate
Cecconi's DUMBO
Cecconi's DUMBO suits a night out in DUMBO when you want contemporary that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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8.2
Based on 3177 reviews
722
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Contemporary•Lower East Side•moderate
The Delancey Rooftop
The Delancey Rooftop suits a night out in Lower East Side when you want contemporary that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Lower East Side dinnerdate nightgroup dinner
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8.2
Based on 2338 reviews
723
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Dim Sum•New York•$$
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
724
Google
Korean•New York•$$
Gammeeok
Gammeeok is an easy korean option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.2
Based on 1558 reviews
725
Contemporary•Long Island City•moderate
Lighthouse Rooftop
Lighthouse Rooftop is the kind of contemporary room in Long Island City you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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8.2
Based on 947 reviews
726
Caribbean•Upper East Side•value
LÉLÉ
LÉLÉ is doing something the Upper East Side has needed for a while: bringing Afro-Caribbean culture into a room that doesn't sand down its edges for the neighborhood.
dinnercaribbean
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8.2
Based on 350 reviews
727
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Burmese•New York•$$
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
728
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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
729
Google
Italian•Flatiron•splurge
AMALFI Rooftop by Birreria
What AMALFI Rooftop by Birreria is arguing, architecturally and culinarily, is that the most persuasive table in Manhattan sits above the Flatiron District with a Campanian menu that has actual convictions.
Business dinnerbusiness dinnerlunch
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8.0
Based on 3217 reviews
730
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Italian•Nolita•moderate
The Butcher's Daughter
The Butcher's Daughter is a italian restaurant in Nolita in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Nolita dinnerdinnerstylish
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8.0
Based on 2171 reviews
731
Mediterranean•SoHo•moderate
Pera Soho
Pera Soho suits a night out in SoHo when you want mediterranean that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
SoHo lunchlunchdinner
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8.0
Based on 1085 reviews
732
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Soul Food•Harlem•moderate
Native Harlem
Native Harlem is a sensible soul food call in Harlem in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnersoul food
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8.0
Based on 573 reviews
733
Google
Chinese•Flushing•moderate
Golden Lake Pavilion
Golden Lake Pavilion is a sensible chinese call in Flushing in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Flushing feastgroup dinnerlunch
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7.8
Based on 2250 reviews
734
Contemporary•NoHo•moderate
The Nines
The Nines is doing something quietly radical for NoHo: making a mid-price room feel genuinely grown-up without tipping into theater.
stylishdinnerdate night
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7.8
Based on 341 reviews
735
Google
Chinese•Queens•moderate
The Alcove
The Alcove suits a night out in Queens when you want chinese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Queens diningdinnerconsidered
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4.8
Based on 1299 reviews
736
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Italian•Bronx•moderate
Antonio's Trattoria
Antonio's Trattoria suits a night out in Bronx when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Bronx diningdinnerconsidered
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4.6
Based on 1614 reviews
737
Google
Indian•Crown Heights•moderate
La'Mode BK
La'Mode BK is the kind of indian room in Crown Heights you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Crown Heights diningdinnerconsidered
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4.6
Based on 475 reviews
738
Google
Seafood•Bronx•moderate
City Island Lobster House
City Island Lobster House is a seafood pick in Bronx in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Bronx diningdinnerconsidered
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4.4
Based on 5695 reviews
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