Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants

Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants

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Created by Camilla C • Updated On: January 6, 2013

my top 20 restaurants i tried during 2012. definitely spots i'll be returning to.

Ichimura at Brushstroke is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

1. Ichimura at Brushstroke

30 Hudson St (at Duane St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Tribeca · 22 tips and reviews
The Toucan & The Lion is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

2. The Toucan & The Lion

342 E 6th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave.), New York, NY
Restaurant · East Village · 76 tips and reviews
Maharlika Filipino Moderno is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

3. Maharlika Filipino Moderno

111 1st Ave (btwn E 6th & 7th St), New York, NY
Filipino Restaurant · East Village · 212 tips and reviews
Potlikker is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

4. Potlikker

338 Bedford Ave (S 3rd St.), Brooklyn, NY
Restaurant · Williamsburg · 37 tips and reviews
La Vara is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

5. La Vara

9.0
268 Clinton St (btwn Warren St & Verandah Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Spanish Restaurant · Cobble Hill · 142 tips and reviews
Neta is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

6. Neta

61 W 8th St (near 6th Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 69 tips and reviews
Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

7. Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar

9.1
95 1st Ave (at 6th St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · East Village · 230 tips and reviews
The NoMad Restaurant is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

8. The NoMad Restaurant

1170 Broadway (inside NoMad Hotel), New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoMad · 391 tips and reviews
Empellón Cocina is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

9. Empellón Cocina

105 1st Ave (btwn 6th & 7th St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · East Village · 152 tips and reviews
OOTOYA is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

10. OOTOYA

9.1
8 W 18th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Union Square · 281 tips and reviews
Foragers Table is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

11. Foragers Table

300 W 22nd St (at 8th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chelsea · 102 tips and reviews
RedFarm is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

12. RedFarm

8.5
529 Hudson St (btwn Charles & W 10th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · West Village · 288 tips and reviews
Momofuku Ko is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

13. Momofuku Ko

163 1st Ave (at E 10th St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · East Village · 70 tips and reviews
il Buco Alimentari & Vineria is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

14. il Buco Alimentari & Vineria

8.8
53 Great Jones St (btwn Lafayette St & Bowery), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoHo · 246 tips and reviews
Calliope is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

15. Calliope

84 E 4th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · East Village · 64 tips and reviews
Manzo is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

16. Manzo

7.9
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoMad · 85 tips and reviews
Ayada Thai is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

17. Ayada Thai

9.0
7708 Woodside Ave (btwn 77th & 78th St), Elmhurst, NY
Thai Restaurant · 125 tips and reviews
Jeffrey's Grocery is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

18. Jeffrey's Grocery

9.1
172 Waverly Pl (at Christopher St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 236 tips and reviews
Jack's Wife Freda is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

19. Jack's Wife Freda

8.8
226 Lafayette St (btwn Kenmare & Spring St), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · SoHo · 522 tips and reviews
Back Forty West is one of Best of 2012: Top 20 NYC Restaurants.

20. Back Forty West

70 Prince St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · SoHo · 157 tips and reviews