Fodor's Choice: The Best Restaurants in New York City
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Fodor's Choice New York City Restaurants
| 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... |
$$ Cuisine, American |
SoHo |
Bar Boulud
Acclaimed French chef Daniel Boulud, known for upscale New York... Reserve |
$$$ Cuisine, French |
Upper West Side |
The Breslin Bar and Dining Room
A sceney meatopia inside the ever-trendy Ace Hotel, the Breslin... |
$$$ Cuisine, British |
Flatiron District |
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Burger Joint
What's a college burger bar, done up in particleboard and rec-room... |
$ Cuisine, Burger |
Midtown West |
Café Sabarsky
In the Neue Galerie, this stately coffeehouse is meant to duplicate... |
$$ Cuisine, Austrian |
Upper East Side |
Candle 79
The Upper East Side may seem like an unlikely place for gourmet... Reserve |
$$ Cuisine, Vegetarian |
Upper East Side |
The City Bakery
This self-service bakery-restaurant has the urban aesthetic to... |
$ Cuisine, American |
Flatiron District |
Clinton St. Baking Co.
There once was a time when this Lower East Side restaurant was... |
$$ Cuisine, American |
Lower East Side |
Co.
Co., or, as it's pronounced, "Company," took the New York pizza... Reserve |
$ Cuisine, Pizza |
Chelsea |
Daniel
Celebrity-chef Daniel Boulud has created one of the most elegant... Reserve |
$$$$ Cuisine, French |
Upper East Side |
Danji
Diminutive and dark, Danji is no ordinary Korean restaurant... |
$$$ Cuisine, Korean |
Midtown West |
Edi & the Wolf
For those who have always wanted to spend an evening in a countryside... |
$$$ Cuisine, Austrian |
East Village |
Eleven Madison Park
Luxury, precision, and creativity are the driving forces at this... Reserve |
$$$$ Cuisine, American: Modern American |
Flatiron District |
Empellon Taqueria
Chef Alex Stupak worked for years as the wizard-like pastry chef... |
$$$ Cuisine, Mexican |
West Village |
Emporio
In a neighborhood where the long, boutique-lined blocks can feel... |
$$ Cuisine, Italian |
NoLIta |
The Fat Radish
The phrase "seasonal British" might have once seemed puzzling... Reserve |
$$ 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... |
$$ Cuisine, American |
Lower East Side |
Gotham Bar & Grill
A culinary landmark, Gotham Bar & Grill is every bit as thrilling... Reserve |
$$$$ Cuisine, American |
Union Square |
Hundred Acres
Set on a quiet block of Greenwich Village, the rustic, farmhouse-slash-greenhouse... Reserve |
$$$ Cuisine, American: Modern American |
SoHo |
I Sodi
In a city of what seems like a million Italian restaurants, this... Reserve |
$$$ Cuisine, Italian |
West Village |
Katz's Delicatessen
Everything and nothing has changed at Katz's since it first opened... |
$ Cuisine, Deli |
Lower East Side |
Le Bernardin
Owner Maguy LeCoze presides over the teak-panel dining room at... Reserve |
$$$$ Cuisine, French |
Midtown West |
M. Wells Dinette
When the original version of this beloved and experimental restaurant... |
$ Cuisine, Canadian |
Queens |
Marea
Carefully sourced, meticulously prepared fish and seafood take... Reserve |
$$ 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... |
$$ Cuisine, American |
East Village |
Osteria Morini
Less formal than chef Michael White's other renowned Italian... Reserve |
$$ Cuisine, Italian |
SoHo |
Pastis
Long a mainstay in the Meatpacking District, Pastis looks like... |
$$$ Cuisine, French: Bistro |
Meatpacking District |
Per Se
The New York interpretation of what many consider America's finest... Reserve |
$$$$ Cuisine, American |
Upper West Side |
Plataforma Churrascaria Rodizio
This sprawling, boisterous shrine to meat, with its all-you-can-eat... Reserve |
$$$ 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... |
$$ Cuisine, Italian |
Fort Greene |
Saxon & Parole
One of the hottest spots on this burgeoning stretch of the Bowery... Reserve |
$$ 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... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Italian |
NoLIta |
A Voce
Executive chef Missy Robbins has a passion for Italian cuisine... Reserve |
$$$ 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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