THE BEST Restaurants in New York City

From street food to fine dining — discover the best restaurants in New York City with curated picks, local tips, and free itinerary planning tools.

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🍽️ Restaurants in New York City

  • Katz’s Delicatessen — A legendary Lower East Side deli famous for towering pastrami sandwiches since 1888.
  • Joe’s Pizza — An institution for classic New York-style pizza by the slice in Greenwich Village.
  • Peter Luger — A venerable Brooklyn steakhouse known for dry-aged beef and German potatoes.
  • Le Bernardin — A three-Michelin-star French seafood restaurant by chef Eric Ripert.
  • Shake Shack — A popular fast-casual burger chain that started in Madison Square Park.
  • Dominique Ansel Bakery — The home of the Cronut and other inventive pastries in SoHo.
  • Prune — A beloved East Village restaurant with eclectic, homey American dishes.
  • The Spotted Pig — A West Village gastropub known for its burger and gastropub classics.
  • Junior’s — A Brooklyn landmark famous for cheesecake and classic diner fare.
  • Russ & Daughters — An appetizing shop on the Lower East Side known for smoked fish and bagels.
  • Lombardi’s Pizza — America’s first pizzeria, serving coal-oven pies since 1905.
  • Xi’an Famous Foods — A fast-casual chain serving hand-ripped noodles and spicy Northwestern Chinese dishes.
  • Di Fara Pizza — A Brooklyn pizzeria famed for its long waits and masterful thin-crust pies.
  • Gramercy Tavern — A celebrated American restaurant with a tavern room and seasonal tasting menu.
  • Carbone — A high-end Italian-American restaurant in Greenwich Village with theatrical service.
  • The Modern — A Michelin-starred restaurant at MoMA with modern French cuisine.
  • Sylvia’s — A Harlem institution for soul food and Southern comfort dishes.
  • Patsy’s Pizzeria — A historic East Harlem pizzeria with coal-oven pies and Sinatra connections.
  • Tao Downtown — A massive, clubby Asian restaurant in Chelsea known for its 16-foot Buddha statue, upscale Chinese-Japanese menu, and celebrity-spotting scene.
  • Eataly NYC — A sprawling Italian food hall and marketplace in Flatiron and Downtown.

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