French Seafood · Midtown West · Michelin 3-Star, James Beard Outstanding Restaurant
Eric Ripert's Midtown seafood temple has held three Michelin stars for over a decade, and there's a reason nobody argues about it. The thinly pounded yellowfin tuna and the barely cooked lobster are a...
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Eleven Madison Park
American Tasting Menu · Flatiron / NoMad · Michelin 3-Star, James Beard Outstanding Restaurant
Daniel Humm legendary Flatiron tasting-menu temple that went fully plant-based in 2021 and somehow maintained its status as one of the most extraordinary dining experiences on the planet. Love it or h...
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Carbone
Italian-American · Greenwich Village · Michelin 1-Star
The most theatrical Italian restaurant in America. The tuxedoed waiters, the Sinatra soundtrack, the spicy rigatoni vodka that launched a thousand Instagram reels — Carbone is dinner as performance ar...
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Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi
Afro-Caribbean American · Lincoln Center · James Beard Best Chef New York 2024, World's 50 Best One To Watch 2023
Kwame Onwuachi's Lincoln Center masterpiece earned a James Beard Award and World's 50 Best recognition, and somehow it's still underrated. The suya-spiced steak, the jollof rice, and the shrimp cockta...
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Crown Shy
New American · Financial District · Michelin 1-Star
The Art Deco dining room at 70 Pine Street is jaw-dropping, and the food matches the architecture. Gruyere fritters with chile and lime are the best thing you'll eat this week. Crown Shy operates in t...
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Atomix
Korean Tasting Menu · Flatiron / NoMad · Michelin 2-Star
Fourteen seats. Two Michelin stars. A Korean fine dining experience ranked among the World's 50 Best Restaurants. Ellia and Junghyun Park's Atomix serves a $450 tasting menu at a wooden counter that w...
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Le Coucou
French · SoHo · Michelin 1-Star, James Beard Best New Restaurant
Daniel Rose swoon-worthy French restaurant in SoHo that made classic French cooking feel exciting again when everyone else was chasing trends. The room is drop-dead gorgeous -- soaring ceilings, Paris...
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Sushi Nakazawa
Sushi Omakase · West Village · Michelin 1-Star
Daisuke Nakazawa trained under Jiro Ono — yes, that Jiro — and his West Village omakase is one of the purest sushi experiences in America. Twenty-one courses of pristine Edomae-style nigiri at a 10-se...
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Gramercy Tavern
New American · Flatiron / NoMad · Michelin 1-Star, James Beard Outstanding Restaurant
Danny Meyer's Gramercy Park institution has been quietly excellent for three decades. The front tavern is walk-in friendly with seasonal a la carte, and the back dining room serves a $175 tasting menu...
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Olmsted
New American · Park Slope / Prospect Heights · Michelin 1-Star, James Beard Best Chef Nominee
Greg Baxtrom's Prospect Heights restaurant grows half its ingredients in the backyard garden, and you can taste the obsession in every bite. The carrot crepe is the signature — so good it's been on th...