Fodor's Choice: The Best Restaurants in New York City

Fodor's Choice New York City Restaurants

Restaurants Overview
Name Price/
Cuisine
Location
 
Aldea
Bouley alumnus George Mendes has opened a restaurant that uses...

Reserve
$$$
Cuisine, Mediterranean
Flatiron District
 
Babbo Ristorante
It shouldn't take more than one bite of the ethereal homemade...
$$$
Cuisine, Italian
Greenwich Village
 
Back Forty West
The SoHo spinoff of the popular East Village restaurant, Back...
$$
Cuisine, American
SoHo
 
Bar Boulud
Acclaimed French chef Daniel Boulud, known for upscale New York...

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$$$
Cuisine, French
Upper West Side
 
The Breslin Bar and Dining Room
A sceney meatopia inside the ever-trendy Ace Hotel, the Breslin...
$$$
Cuisine, British
Flatiron District
 
Burger Joint
What's a college burger bar, done up in particleboard and rec-room...
$
Cuisine, Burger
Midtown West
 
Café Sabarsky
In the Neue Galerie, this stately coffeehouse is meant to duplicate...
$$
Cuisine, Austrian
Upper East Side
 
Candle 79
The Upper East Side may seem like an unlikely place for gourmet...

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$$
Cuisine, Vegetarian
Upper East Side
 
The City Bakery
This self-service bakery-restaurant has the urban aesthetic to...
$
Cuisine, American
Flatiron District
 
Clinton St. Baking Co.
There once was a time when this Lower East Side restaurant was...
$$
Cuisine, American
Lower East Side
 
Co.
Co., or, as it's pronounced, "Company," took the New York pizza...

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$
Cuisine, Pizza
Chelsea
 
Daniel
Celebrity-chef Daniel Boulud has created one of the most elegant...

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$$$$
Cuisine, French
Upper East Side
 
Danji
Diminutive and dark, Danji is no ordinary Korean restaurant...
$$$
Cuisine, Korean
Midtown West
 
Edi & the Wolf
For those who have always wanted to spend an evening in a countryside...
$$$
Cuisine, Austrian
East Village
 
Eleven Madison Park
Luxury, precision, and creativity are the driving forces at this...

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$$$$
Cuisine, American: Modern American
Flatiron District
 
Empellon Taqueria
Chef Alex Stupak worked for years as the wizard-like pastry chef...
$$$
Cuisine, Mexican
West Village
 
Emporio
In a neighborhood where the long, boutique-lined blocks can feel...
$$
Cuisine, Italian
NoLIta
 
The Fat Radish
The phrase "seasonal British" might have once seemed puzzling...

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$$
Cuisine, British
East Village
 
Fatty Crab
This rustic Malaysian cantina showcases the exciting cuisine...
$
Cuisine, Malaysian
West Village
 
Freemans
It's hard to believe now but there was once a time when New York...
$$
Cuisine, American
Lower East Side
 
Gotham Bar & Grill
A culinary landmark, Gotham Bar & Grill is every bit as thrilling...

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$$$$
Cuisine, American
Union Square
 
Hundred Acres
Set on a quiet block of Greenwich Village, the rustic, farmhouse-slash-greenhouse...

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$$$
Cuisine, American: Modern American
SoHo
 
I Sodi
In a city of what seems like a million Italian restaurants, this...

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$$$
Cuisine, Italian
West Village
 
Katz's Delicatessen
Everything and nothing has changed at Katz's since it first opened...
$
Cuisine, Deli
Lower East Side
 
Le Bernardin
Owner Maguy LeCoze presides over the teak-panel dining room at...

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$$$$
Cuisine, French
Midtown West
 
M. Wells Dinette
When the original version of this beloved and experimental restaurant...
$
Cuisine, Canadian
Queens
 
Marea
Carefully sourced, meticulously prepared fish and seafood take...

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$$
Cuisine, Italian, Seafood
Upper West Side
 
Mission Chinese Food
When the news spread that chef Danny Bowien was bringing his...
$
Cuisine, Chinese
Lower East Side
 
Momofuku Ko
A seasonal tasting menu full of clever combinations and esoteric...
$$$$
Cuisine, Asian
East Village
 
Momofuku Noodle Bar
Chef-owner David Chang has created a shrine to ramen with this...
$$
Cuisine, Asian
East Village
 
The NoMad
Named for the hotel, which itself is named for the up-and-coming...
$$$
Cuisine, American: Modern American
Flatiron District
 
North End Grill
The movers and shakers who frequent this handsome, seafood-heavy...
$$$
Cuisine, Seafood
TriBeCa
 
Northern Spy Food Co.
A gem in the East Village, named for an apple variety, Northern...
$$
Cuisine, American
East Village
 
Osteria Morini
Less formal than chef Michael White's other renowned Italian...

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$$
Cuisine, Italian
SoHo
 
Pastis
Long a mainstay in the Meatpacking District, Pastis looks like...
$$$
Cuisine, French: Bistro
Meatpacking District
 
Per Se
The New York interpretation of what many consider America's finest...

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$$$$
Cuisine, American
Upper West Side
 
Plataforma Churrascaria Rodizio
This sprawling, boisterous shrine to meat, with its all-you-can-eat...

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$$$
Cuisine, Brazilian
Midtown West
 
Reynards
In the hip Whyte Hotel, Reynards opened in 2012 and quickly became...
$$
American: Modern American
Williamsburg
 
Roberta's
Roberta's gets Manhattan-dwelling food lovers to get on the subway...
$$
Cuisine, Italian
Williamsburg
 
Roman's
When the masterminds behind Marlow & Sons opened this locavore...
$$
Cuisine, Italian
Fort Greene
 
Saxon & Parole
One of the hottest spots on this burgeoning stretch of the Bowery...

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$$
Cuisine, American: Modern American
East Village
 
Shake Shack
Although there are other locations of Danny Meyer's patties 'n...
$
Cuisine, American
Flatiron District
 
Tía Pol
It may be small, dark, and somewhat out-of-the-way, but none...
$
Cuisine, Spanish
Chelsea
 
Torrisi Italian Specialties
Italian-American cuisine is in-style, and this hot spot is bringing...
$$$$
Cuisine, Italian
NoLIta
 
A Voce
Executive chef Missy Robbins has a passion for Italian cuisine...

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$$$
Cuisine, Italian
Flatiron District
 
Zabb Elee
Don't expect to find pad Thai on the menu at this comfortable...
$
Cuisine, Thai
East Village
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