๐ Midtown East, New York City
49 restaurants ยท 2026
๐ฝ๏ธ 49 Restaurants
Grand Avenue steakhouses, Japanese counter seats on 49th, and a dense run of power-lunch rooms between Park and Third.
Top 10 in Midtown East
1
Sushi Sho
Three Michelin stars at an eight-seat Edomae sushi counter in Midtown. Keiji Nakazawa, the sushi master behind Sushi Nakazawa, created a $450 omakase experience that just surpassed...
97
2
Aquavit
Two Michelin stars for Scandinavian fine dining that most New Yorkers still haven't tried. Emma Bengtsson's tasting menu ($305) runs through Arctic char, gravlax, and dishes that t...
96
3
St. Patrick's Cathedral
The Gothic pile that anchors 5th Avenue like a rebuke to Midtown commerce โ twin spires, vaulted nave, bronze doors that weigh a ton each. Step inside and Rockefeller Center disapp...
96
4
Jลji
One Michelin star for a subterranean omakase hidden near Grand Central Terminal. Chef George Ruan serves lunch ($295) and dinner ($410) at a sleek counter tucked beneath One Vander...
94
5
Le Pavillon
Daniel Boulud's Midtown East restaurant inside One Vanderbilt makes fine dining and sustainability feel inevitable rather than trendy. The glass-and-greenery space is one of the mo...
93
6
Tempura Matsui
One Michelin star for tempura that's elevated to an art form. Kazushige Suzuki's Midtown East restaurant serves a $295 dinner omakase and $168 lunch focused entirely on the Japanes...
93
7
Sushi Yasuda
A blond-wood Midtown sushi temple that has been an NYC benchmark since 1999, famous for its pristine fish and the warm rice ethos championed by its original chef. The a la carte co...
92
8
Cafe Carmellini
Andrew Carmellini's 2024 fine-dining flagship inside the Fifth Avenue Hotel โ a French-Italian tasting-menu room with a hand-painted ceiling, a serious cellar, and one of the most-...
92
9
The Grill
Major Food Group's Midtown power restaurant in the historic Seagram Building is American grandeur at its most theatrical. The tableside preparations โ Dover sole, steak Diane, bake...
91
10
The Pool
Major Food Group's seafood restaurant in the Seagram Building, built around a centerpiece pool and seasonal fish. The room is one of the most glamorous in Midtown, the Dover sole i...
91
All 49 Restaurants in Midtown East
COTE 550
91
Grand Central Terminal
90
Caviar Russe
90
Le Jardinier
90
The Lobster Club
90
Summit One Vanderbilt
89
Santi
88
Monkey Bar
88
Bar Chimera
88
Wolfgang's Steakhouse
87
Grand Central Oyster Bar
87
The Polo Bar
87
Aburiya Kinnosuke
87
Le Cafรฉ Louis Vuitton
87
iDen & Quanjude
87
Smith & Wollensky
86
Sparks Steak House
86
Hyderabadi Zaiqa
85
2nd Ave Deli
85
Kjun
85
Lady M
85
Shun Lee Palace
85
Lavo Italian Restaurant
84
King Cole Bar
84
Sakagura
84
Spice Symphony
83
Ess-a-Bagel
83
Ophelia
83
Little Alley
83
P.J. Clarke's
83
The Campbell
83
Lavo Party Brunch
83
Pietro's
83
The Palm Too
82
The Gold Room
80
Ground Central Coffee
80
Remi43 Flower & Coffee
80
Avra Estiatorio
78
Just Salad
78
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