📍 Upper West Side, New York City
32 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 32 Restaurants
Columbus Avenue brunches, corner bagel shops, and a few serious tasting-room experiences near Lincoln Center and the park.
Top 10 in Upper West Side
1
Per Se
Thomas Keller's three-Michelin-star temple above Columbus Circle is the most expensive restaurant in New York, and for the right diner, it justifies every dollar. The nine-course t...
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2
Jean-Georges
Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Columbus Circle flagship has two Michelin stars and Central Park views that make every dinner feel like a movie. The egg caviar is one of the most famou...
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3
Central Park
843 acres dropped into the middle of Manhattan, and the whole city orbits it. Bethesda Fountain, Bow Bridge, The Mall, Belvedere Castle, Strawberry Fields. Enter at 72nd St west si...
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4
Essential by Christophe
One Michelin star for a French tasting menu on the Upper West Side, which is not a sentence anyone expected to write. Christophe Bellanca's intimate restaurant serves $175-$255 men...
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5
American Museum of Natural History
34 million specimens across 26 interconnected buildings. The dinosaur halls, the blue whale in the Hall of Ocean Life, the Rose Center for Earth and Space (Hayden Planetarium), and...
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6
Barney Greengrass
The self-proclaimed Sturgeon King has been smoking and slicing fish on the Upper West Side since 1908. The sturgeon is buttery and mild, the nova is silky perfection, and the scram...
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7
Levain Bakery
Levain Bakery started on West 74th Street with 6-ounce cookies that weigh more than some steaks. The chocolate chip walnut is the signature — gooey center, crispy edges, and a suga...
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8
Zabar's
More than a deli, Zabar's is an Upper West Side institution and a shrine to the art of Jewish-New York food shopping. The smoked fish counter is the real deal, the babka is transce...
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9
Mama's Too
An Upper West Side pizza shop with thick, cheesy square slices that went viral for a reason -- the spicy spring square with hot honey is aggressively good. The pepperoni square has...
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10
Beacon Theatre
Majestic 2,900-seat UWS concert hall with an Art Deco interior that earns its reputation and major headliner shows — rock, comedy, spoken word. The Allman Brothers played 238 conse...
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All 32 Restaurants in Upper West Side
Pig and Khao
86
PopUp Bagels
86
Kefi
85
Dizzy's Club
85
Cafe Luxembourg
85
Tavern on the Green
85
Gray's Papaya
84
Jacob's Pickles
84
Absolute Bagels
84
H&H Bagels
83
Maison Pickle
83
Thai Market
82
Westville
82
Rosetta Bakery
82
Chaotic Good Cafe
81
The Heights Bar & Grill
80
Tom's Restaurant
80
PlantShed
80
Plowshares Coffee Roasters
80
Solid State Coffee
80
Charlotte Cafe
79
Picky Barista
79
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