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Upscale Restaurants in New York City
| Name | Price/ Cuisine |
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Aldea 
Bouley alumnus George Mendes has opened a restaurant that uses... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Flatiron District |
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Apiary
Set on a busy strip of the East Village, Apiary is a chic refuge... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
East Village |
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Aquagrill
Owned by a husband-and-wife team, Aquagrill is a popular SoHo... |
$$$ |
SoHo |
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Babbo Ristorante
After one bite of the ethereal homemade pasta or tender barbecued... |
$$$ |
Greenwich Village |
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Bar Americain
Celeb chef Bobby Flay's largest Manhattan restaurant is the soaring... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Midtown West |
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BLT Fish
Two stories above the less formal Fish Shack, BLT Fish is an... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Flatiron District |
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BLT Steak
Chef Laurent Tourondel may no longer be involved with his namesake... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Midtown East |
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Blue Hill
This tasteful, sophisticated chocolate-brown den of a restaurant—formerly... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Greenwich Village |
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Bond 45
Plates of fresh antipasti are displayed right as you walk into... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Midtown West |
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Brasserie Ruhlmann
In a plush 120-seat dining room with just enough Art Deco touches... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Midtown West |
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Buddakan
Few—if any—restaurants in Manhattan can rival the... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Chelsea |
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Ça Va
Located in the new InterContinental Hotel, this is chef Todd... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Midtown West |
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Café Luxembourg
The old soul of the Lincoln Center neighborhood seems to inhabit... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Upper West Side |
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Capsouto Frères
If you're looking for an elegant atmosphere, try Capsouto Frères... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
TriBeCa |
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Central Park Boathouse Restaurant
There are plenty of pushcarts offering hot dogs and sodas, but... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Upper East Side |
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Commerce
This former speakeasy harks back to days gone by with its Diego... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
West Village |
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Craft
Dining here is like a luscious choose-your-own-adventure game... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Flatiron District |
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DB Bistro Moderne
Daniel Boulud's "casual bistro" (it's neither, actually) consists... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Midtown West |
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Dressler
The critically acclaimed Dressler has a modern menu full of meaty... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Williamsburg |
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E.A.T
E.A.T., Eli Zabar's upscale American diner, may have high prices... |
$$$ |
Upper East Side |
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Eataly
The cavernous Eataly, from Mario Batali & Co., is a temple... |
$$-$$$ |
Flatiron District |
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Esca
The name is Italian for "bait," and this restaurant, courtesy... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Midtown West |
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Fairway Café
Fairway Supermarket is a neighborhood institution, living up... |
$$$ |
Upper West Side |
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Fred's at Barneys
Whether you're shopping for $50,000 watches or just window shopping... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Midtown East |
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Gordon Ramsay at The London and Maze
With more than a dozen restaurants around the world—and... Reserve Online |
$$-$$$$ |
Midtown West |
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Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant
Nestled deep in the belly of Grand Central Station, the Oyster... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Midtown East |
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The Grocery
The slow-rendered duck breast with caramelized red-wine sauce... |
$$$ |
Downtown Brooklyn |
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The Harrison
Jimmy Bradley's back in the kitchen at this perfect neighborhood... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
TriBeCa |
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Il Buco
The unabashed clutter of vintage kitchen gadgets and tableware... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
East Village |
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The Lambs Club
Restaurateur Geoffrey Zakarian's opulent supper club on the ground... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Midtown West |
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Lure Fishbar
Outfitted like the interior of a sleek luxury liner, Lure offers... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
SoHo |
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Má Pêche
Starkly decorated and set in the basement of the Chambers Hotel... |
$$$ |
Midtown West |
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Marc Forgione
Young chef Marc Forgione had big shoes to fill—his father... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
TriBeCa |
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Maya
The upscale-hacienda appearance of this justifiably popular restaurant... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Upper East Side |
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Michael Jordan's The Steakhouse NYC
Don't be dissuaded by the fact that this place is technically... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Midtown East |
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Minetta Tavern
By converting a moribund 80-year-old Italian restaurant into... |
$$$ |
Greenwich Village |
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The Modern and Bar Room
Both spots competing for the title of the country's best museum... Reserve Online |
$$$-$$$$ |
Midtown West |
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Nobu
At this huge, bustling TriBeCa dining room (or its sister location... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
TriBeCa |
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Odeon
New Yorkers change hangouts faster than they can press speed-dial... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
TriBeCa |
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Osteria Morini
Less formal than his other Italian joints, Osteria Morini is... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
SoHo |
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The Palm Restaurant
They may have added tablecloths, but it would take more than... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Midtown East |
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Park Avenue Summer/Autumn/Winter/Spring
New York's most self-consciously seasonal restaurant swaps out... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Upper East Side |
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Pastis
A trendy spin-off of Balthazar in SoHo, Pastis looks like it... |
$$$ |
Meatpacking District |
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Peasant
The crowd at this rustic restaurant is stylishly urban. Inspired... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
NoLIta |
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Peking Duck House
This Chinatown institution is the place to go in New York for... |
$$$ |
Chinatown |
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Perry St
Pay no mind to the cars whizzing by on the nearby West Side Highway... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
West Village |
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Plaza Food Hall by Todd English
At the Plaza Food Hall in the basement of the Plaza Hotel, celeb... |
$$$ |
Midtown East |
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Raoul's
One of the first trendy spots in SoHo, this arty French restaurant... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
SoHo |
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Rayuela
The young and sexy frequent this vibrant Lower East Side restaurant... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Lower East Side |
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Roman's
When the masterminds behind Marlow & Sons opened this locavore... |
$$$ |
Downtown Brooklyn |
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Rye
Chow down on delicious bistro classics and more creative American... |
$$$ |
Williamsburg |
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Saul restaurant
Owner Saul Bolton's experience as a cook at famed Le Bernardin... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Downtown Brooklyn |
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Scarpetta
Chef Scott Conant left L'Impero and Alto to open Scarpetta, a... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Meatpacking District |
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Seäsonal Restaurant and Weinbar
Partners and executive chefs Wolfgang Ban and Eduard Frauneder... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Midtown West |
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Shun Lee Palace
If you want inexpensive Cantonese food without pretensions, head... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Midtown East |
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Spice Market
This playground for New York's elite is set in a cavernous space... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Meatpacking District |
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The Spotted Pig
Part cozy English pub, part laid-back neighborhood hangout, part... |
$$$ |
West Village |
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The Standard Grill
Hotelier Andre Balasz has created an instant scene for celebs... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Meatpacking District |
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Sushi of Gari
Options at this popular sushi restaurant range from the ordinary... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Upper East Side |
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Tamarind
Many consider Tamarind Manhattan's best Indian restaurant. Forsaking... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Flatiron District |
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Telepan
Chef-owner Bill Telepan is a regular at the neighborhood greenmarket... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Upper West Side |
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Tocqueville
Hidden just steps from busy Union Square, Tocqueville is a refined... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Union Square |
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Tulcingo Del Valle Restaurant
This authentic Mexican grocery and restaurant serves tacos, tortas... |
$$$ |
Midtown West |
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Union Square Cafe
When he opened Union Square Cafe in 1985, Danny Meyer changed... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Union Square |
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Veselka
For authentic Ukrainian cuisine, 24-hour diner gem Veselka offers... |
$$$ |
East Village |
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A Voce
Executive chef Missy Robbins has a passion for Italian cuisine... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Flatiron District |
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Wallsé
Kurt Gutenbrunner's modern Austrian menu at this neighborhood... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
West Village |
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wd~50
Chef Wylie Dufresne—the mad genius and early progenitor... Reserve Online |
$$$ |
Lower East Side |
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