To Try (Food Fancy)

1. Balthazar

9.0

80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY

French Restaurant · SoHo · 1058 tips and reviews

Gramercy Tavern is one of To Try (Food Fancy).

2. Gramercy Tavern

9.4

42 E 20th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave), New York, NY

American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 446 tips and reviews

Mercer Kitchen is one of To Try (Food Fancy).

3. Mercer Kitchen

99 Prince St (at Mercer St), New York, NY

American Restaurant · SoHo · 401 tips and reviews

ChikaLicious Dessert Bar is one of To Try (Food Fancy).

4. ChikaLicious Dessert Bar

203 E 10th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY

Dessert Shop · East Village · 252 tips and reviews

5. Cookshop

8.9

156 10th Ave (btwn W 19th St & W 20th St), New York, NY

American Restaurant · Chelsea · 520 tips and reviews

Caroline: Good bloodys. Energetic, greenmarket-driven hot spot by the High Line serving American fare plus a popular brunch.

Friend of a Farmer is one of To Try (Food Fancy).

6. Friend of a Farmer

8.0

77 Irving Pl (btwn E 18th & E 19th St), New York, NY

American Restaurant · Gramercy Park · 348 tips and reviews

7. Lupa

8.3

170 Thompson St (btwn Bleecker & W Houston St), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 232 tips and reviews

Caroline: Good date spot

Vinegar Hill House is one of To Try (Food Fancy).

8. Vinegar Hill House

9.1

72 Hudson Ave (at Water St), Brooklyn, NY

American Restaurant · Vinegar Hill · 262 tips and reviews

Colonia Verde is one of To Try (Food Fancy).

9. Colonia Verde

9.1

219 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Latin American Restaurant · Fort Greene · 87 tips and reviews

10. AQUAGRILL

210 Spring St (at 6th Ave.), New York, NY

Financial Service · SoHo · 164 tips and reviews

Caroline: Best of VV. Really great raw bar

11. Sushi Dojo NYC

110 1st Ave (btwn E 6th & E 7th St), New York, NY

Sushi Restaurant · East Village · 87 tips and reviews

Caroline: Best of VV. Better to sit at the sushi bar and let Bouhadana give you a lesson as he turns out a modestly priced omakase feast.

12. Le Relais de Venise L'Entrecôte

8.5

155 E 54th St (btwn Lexington & Third Ave), New York, NY

French Restaurant · Midtown East · 157 tips and reviews

Caroline: Really good steak in french country setting

Jacques Brasserie is one of To Try (Food Fancy).

13. Jacques Brasserie

7.2

204 E 85th St Ste 206 (off 3rd Ave), New York, NY

French Restaurant · Yorkville · 27 tips and reviews

14. Lavagna

8.9

545 E 5th St (btwn Avenue A & Avenue B), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 78 tips and reviews

15. I Sodi

8.7

105 Christopher St (at Bleecker St), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · West Village · 97 tips and reviews

16. Balthazar

9.0

80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY

French Restaurant · SoHo · 1058 tips and reviews

The Tastes that Make the City: The pommes frites are the best french fries in NYC, making our list of "The Tastes That Make the City: NYC Edition." Read more.

Pig and Khao is one of To Try (Food Fancy).

17. Pig and Khao

9.0

68 Clinton St (btwn Rivington & Stanton St), New York, NY

Filipino Restaurant · Lower East Side · 305 tips and reviews

4 Charles Prime Rib is one of To Try (Food Fancy).

18. 4 Charles Prime Rib

9.3

4 Charles St (Greenwich Ave), New York, NY

Steakhouse · West Village · 67 tips and reviews

19. Lilia

9.1

567 Union Ave (at Frost St), Brooklyn, NY

Italian Restaurant · Williamsburg · 190 tips and reviews

20. Porsena

21 E 7th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · East Village · 71 tips and reviews

Emilio's Ballato is one of To Try (Food Fancy).

21. Emilio's Ballato

8.2

55 E Houston St (at Mott St), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · NoHo · 67 tips and reviews

Niche Niche is one of To Try (Food Fancy).

22. Niche Niche

43 Macdougal St (at King Street), New York, NY

Theme Restaurant · SoHo · 12 tips and reviews

23. Cote

8.5

16 W 22nd St (btw 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY

Korean Restaurant · Flatiron District · 72 tips and reviews