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Best Restaurants
Red Rooster Harlem is one of Best Restaurants.

1. Red Rooster Harlem

8.7
310 Malcolm X Blvd (btwn W 125th & W 126th St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · 552 tips and reviews
Bocca East is one of Best Restaurants.

2. Bocca East

1496 2nd Ave (at E 78th St.), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 48 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the ravioli-like cappellacci ai profumi di primavera ($14) here, stuffed with a blend of sautéed asparagus and artichoke mixed with a nutty Castelmagno cheese. Read more.

Salinas is one of Best Restaurants.

3. Salinas

8.5
136 9th Ave (btwn 18th & 19th St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Chelsea · 79 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the Rosejat Rápida—a paella riff made with short noodles instead of rice—which incorporates poached chicken, chorizo and briny cockles. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Manzo is one of Best Restaurants.

4. Manzo

7.9
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoMad · 85 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The deeply flavorful sauce in the Tajarin al sugo d’Arrosto pasta is made with pan drippings. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Boulud Sud is one of Best Restaurants.

5. Boulud Sud

8.4
20 W 64th St (btwn Broadway & Central Park West), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 135 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the Grapefruit Givré, stuffed with rose-scented loukoum and topped with flossy halvah cotton candy and black-and-white sesame tuile. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Van Horn Restaurant is one of Best Restaurants.

6. Van Horn Restaurant

231 Court St (at Baltic), Brooklyn, NY
Restaurant · Boerum Hill · 96 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the fried chicken sandwich—fowl soaked in jalapeño-spiked buttermilk, fried to order & served in a Caputo’s bun with crunchy red cabbage–cilantro slaw. It’s 1 of our #100best dishes & drinks 2011. Read more.

Souvlaki GR is one of Best Restaurants.

7. Souvlaki GR

8.6
116 Stanton St (btwn Essex & Ludlow St.), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · Lower East Side · 199 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the pork souvlaki: herb-marinated pork butt seared over wood-charcoal embers and served in a fluffy grilled pita. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Ai Fiori is one of Best Restaurants.

8. Ai Fiori

8.4
400 5th Ave (at W 36th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Garment District · 177 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the luxurious scallop and bone marrow starter. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Empellón Taqueria is one of Best Restaurants.

9. Empellón Taqueria

8.1
230 W 4th St (at W 10th St), New York, NY
Taco Restaurant · West Village · 229 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the rich beer-braised-tongue tacos. The soft, shredded meat is slow-cooked with Negra Modelo, bacon and chorizo. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Cocoron is one of Best Restaurants.

10. Cocoron

9.1
16 Delancey St (at Chrystie St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 214 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the Stamina Soba, which combines savory and briny seaweed-bonito stocks and features pork belly, scallion and a plump ginger-chicken meatball. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

SriPraPhai is one of Best Restaurants.

11. SriPraPhai

9.0
6413 39th Ave (btwn 64th & 65th St), Woodside, NY
Thai Restaurant · 357 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the crispy Chinese watercress salad. The star green in this salad is lightly battered and deep-fried to gently temper its bitterness. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

La Maison du Macaron is one of Best Restaurants.

12. La Maison du Macaron

132 W 23rd St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Chelsea · 135 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the delicate cassis macaron, two almond-based meringues encasing a luscious cream filling that’s brightened with tart cassis. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Miss Lily's & Melvin's Juice Box is one of Best Restaurants.

13. Miss Lily's & Melvin's Juice Box

8.7
132 W Houston St (btwn Sullivan & MacDougal St), New York, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 346 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the toasted coconut cake, an exceptionally moist, fat-crumbed white cake. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Momofuku Noodle Bar is one of Best Restaurants.

14. Momofuku Noodle Bar

8.5
171 1st Ave (btwn E 10th & E 11th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Village · 848 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Get pastry chef Christina Tosi’s pretzel cake truffles, which spins bodega pretzels into supremely moist cake balls. They’re one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Épicerie Boulud is one of Best Restaurants.

15. Épicerie Boulud

8.1
1900 Broadway (at W 64th St), New York, NY
Café · Lincoln Square · 137 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the lemongrass-spiked sausage banh mi, a crazy-good riff that earns its hype. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

David Burke Kitchen is one of Best Restaurants.

16. David Burke Kitchen

23 Grand St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Hudson Square · 182 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the unconventional ants on a log. Roasted and split marrow bones studded with garlicky Pernod-and-fennel-butter-drenched snails. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Tertulia is one of Best Restaurants.

17. Tertulia

359 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 4th & Washington Pl), New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · West Village · 115 tips and reviews
L'Artusi is one of Best Restaurants.

18. L'Artusi

9.3
228 W 10th St (btwn Bleecker & Hudson St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 397 tips and reviews
Restaurant Marc Forgione is one of Best Restaurants.

19. Restaurant Marc Forgione

134 Reade St (btwn Hudson and Greenwich St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Tribeca · 170 tips and reviews
Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar is one of Best Restaurants.

20. Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar

9.1
95 1st Ave (at 6th St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · East Village · 229 tips and reviews
15 East is one of Best Restaurants.

21. 15 East

8.0
15 E 15th St (btwn 5th Ave & Union Sq W), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Union Square · 136 tips and reviews
Kajitsu is one of Best Restaurants.

22. Kajitsu

125 E 39th St (btwn Park & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Murray Hill · 72 tips and reviews
Gallow Green is one of Best Restaurants.

23. Gallow Green

8.9
542 W 27th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Lounge · Chelsea · 232 tips and reviews
The East Pole Kitchen & Bar is one of Best Restaurants.

24. The East Pole Kitchen & Bar

8.1
133 E 65th St (Lexington), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Upper East Side · 77 tips and reviews
The Marlton Hotel is one of Best Restaurants.

25. The Marlton Hotel

8.9
5 W 8th St (5th Ave), New York, NY
Hotel · Greenwich Village · 80 tips and reviews
Greensquare Tavern is one of Best Restaurants.

26. Greensquare Tavern

5 W 21st St (at 5th Ave.), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 53 tips and reviews
Maysville is one of Best Restaurants.

27. Maysville

17 W 26th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · NoMad · 247 tips and reviews
Cookshop is one of Best Restaurants.

28. Cookshop

9.0
156 10th Ave (btwn W 19th St & W 20th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chelsea · 520 tips and reviews
Boqueria Flatiron is one of Best Restaurants.

29. Boqueria Flatiron

8.9
53 W 19th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Flatiron District · 296 tips and reviews
Craftbar is one of Best Restaurants.

30. Craftbar

900 Broadway (at E 20th St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 154 tips and reviews
Spoon & Tbsp is one of Best Restaurants.

31. Spoon & Tbsp

17 W 20th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 132 tips and reviews
Estiatorio Milos is one of Best Restaurants.

32. Estiatorio Milos

8.8
125 W 55th St (btwn 6th and 7th Ave.), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · Theater District · 173 tips and reviews