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🏢 Midtown East, New York City
40 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 40 Restaurants
✨ Business, Steakhouse, Classic
Grand Central, corporate towers, and iconic fine dining destinations.
Known for: Grand Central, Chrysler Building, St. Regis
Don't miss: Aquavit, The Modern, King Cole Bar, Grand Central Oyster Bar
💡 Grand Central Oyster Bar is one of NYC's most beautiful rooms.
Top 10 in Midtown East
1
Sushi Sho
Japanese Omakase · Michelin 3-Star (New 2025)
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
Scandinavian · 2 Michelin Stars
Two Michelin stars for Scandinavian fine dining that most New Yorkers still haven't tried, which is their loss. Emma Bengtsson's tasting menu ($305) features Arctic char, gravlax, ...
96
3
Jōji
Japanese · 1 Michelin Star
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
4
Le Pavillon
French / Seafood · Michelin 1-Star
Daniel Boulud stunning Midtown East restaurant inside One Vanderbilt that proves fine dining and sustainability can coexist beautifully. The soaring glass-and-greenery-filled space...
93
5
Tempura Matsui
Japanese · 1 Michelin Star
One Michelin star for tempura that's elevated to an art form. Kazushige Suzuki's Murray Hill restaurant serves a $295 dinner omakase and $168 lunch focused entirely on the Japanese...
93
6
Sushi Yasuda
Sushi
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
7
Cafe Carmellini
French-Italian / Fine Dining · Eater NY Best New 2024, Michelin-listed 2025, NY Times 3-star
Andrew Carmellini's 2024 fine-dining flagship inside the Fifth Avenue Hotel — a French-Italian tasting-menu room with a hand-painted ceiling, a serious cellar, and one of the most-...
92
8
La Grenouille
French / Fine Dining · Established 1962 — last of the great Midtown French palaces
Charles Masson's 1962 Midtown French institution — the last of the great 1960s French grande-dame rooms still operating in Manhattan. The floral program is legendary, the menu has ...
92
9
The Grill
American
Major Food Group's Midtown power restaurant in the iconic Seagram Building is American grandeur at its most theatrical. The tableside preparations — Dover sole, steak Diane, baked ...
91
10
The Pool
Seafood
Major Food Group's stunning seafood restaurant in the Seagram Building with a centerpiece pool and seasonal fish. The Dover sole is buttery, the lobster is pristine, and the room i...
91
All 40 Restaurants in Midtown East
Grand Central Terminal
Tourist Attraction
90
Caviar Russe
Caviar / Seafood
90
Summit One Vanderbilt
Observation Deck
89
Kajitsu
Japanese / Shojin Ryori
88
Wolfgang's Steakhouse
Steakhouse
87
Grand Central Oyster Bar
Seafood
87
Aburiya Kinnosuke
Japanese Izakaya
87
Le Café Louis Vuitton
French Café
87
Smith & Wollensky
Steakhouse
86
Sparks Steak House
Steakhouse
86
PopUp Bagels - Midtown East
Bagels
86
Lavo Italian Restaurant
Italian
84
King Cole Bar
Cocktail Bar
84
Pietro's
Italian Steakhouse
83
The Palm Too
Steakhouse / Italian
82
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