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Created by Lizzie Sack • Updated On: October 16, 2024
Cocodaq is one of Must try.

1. Cocodaq

12 E 22nd St, New York, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Flatiron District · No tips or reviews
Massara is one of Must try.

2. Massara

6.2
New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Flatiron District · 4 tips and reviews
Little Ways is one of Must try.

3. Little Ways

5.7
343 W Broadway, New York, NY
New American Restaurant · SoHo · 4 tips and reviews
Tadhana is one of Must try.

4. Tadhana

151 Allen St (Rivington), New York, NY
Filipino Restaurant · Lower East Side · 1 tip
Sawa is one of Must try.

5. Sawa

7.9
75A Fifth Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Lebanese Restaurant · North Slope · 1 tip

6. Chica And The Don

New York, NY
Latin American Restaurant · Flatiron District · No tips or reviews

7. Sendo

876 6th Ave Fl 2, New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · 1 tip
Theodora is one of Must try.

8. Theodora

8.6
7 Greene Ave (at Fulton St), Brooklyn, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Fort Greene · 2 tips and reviews
Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina is one of Must try.

9. Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina

160 Central Park S, New York, NY
Steakhouse · No tips or reviews
Penny is one of Must try.

10. Penny

7.6
90 E 10th St (btwn 3rd & 4th Ave), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 6 tips and reviews
Commodore II is one of Must try.

11. Commodore II

7.1
14 Avenue C (at E2nd St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Alphabet City · 3 tips and reviews
Kisa is one of Must try.

12. Kisa

7.8
205 Allen St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · 3 tips and reviews
Parcelle is one of Must try.

13. Parcelle

8.0
135 Division St (at Canal St), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Chinatown · 1 tip
Cecchi’s is one of Must try.

14. Cecchi’s

7.7
105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 3 tips and reviews
Frena is one of Must try.

15. Frena

773 10th Ave (W 52nd st), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · No tips or reviews
ZZ’s Club is one of Must try.

16. ZZ’s Club

37 Hudson Yards, New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · No tips or reviews
Beefbar is one of Must try.

17. Beefbar

105 Hudson St, New York, NY
Steakhouse · Tribeca · No tips or reviews
Moono is one of Must try.

18. Moono

8.8
29 E 32nd St (at Madison Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · NoMad · No tips or reviews
Tucci is one of Must try.

19. Tucci

643 Broadway (at Bleecker St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · No tips or reviews
Au Cheval is one of Must try.

20. Au Cheval

8.9
33 Cortlandt Alley (btwn White & Walker St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Downtown Manhattan · 70 tips and reviews
San Sabino is one of Must try.

21. San Sabino

8.2
113 Greenwich Ave, New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 3 tips and reviews
Studio 151 is one of Must try.

22. Studio 151

7.4
151 Avenue C, New York, NY
Bar · Alphabet City · 6 tips and reviews
Coqodaq is one of Must try.

23. Coqodaq

7.4
12 E 22nd St, New York, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · 5 tips and reviews
The Milling Room is one of Must try.

24. The Milling Room

8.8
446 Columbus Ave (at W 81st St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Upper West Side · 53 tips and reviews
Jadis is one of Must try.

25. Jadis

8.7
42 Rivington St (at Eldridge St.), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Lower East Side · 70 tips and reviews
Sappe is one of Must try.

26. Sappe

8.7
240 W 14th St (at 8th Ave), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · 6 tips and reviews
The Good Good is one of Must try.

27. The Good Good

1694 Park Ave (E 118th St & E 119th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Harlem · 2 tips and reviews
Noodle Village 粥麵軒 is one of Must try.

28. Noodle Village 粥麵軒

8.4
13 Mott St (btwn Chatham Sq & Mosco St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 138 tips and reviews
Sartiano’s is one of Must try.

29. Sartiano’s

7.5
99 Prince St, New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · 5 tips and reviews
Meduza Mediterrania is one of Must try.

30. Meduza Mediterrania

7.7
657 Hudson St (at Gansevoort St), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Meatpacking District · 1 tip
Bar Nena is one of Must try.

31. Bar Nena

63 Carmine St, New York, NY
Bar · West Village · No tips or reviews
Lulla is one of Must try.

32. Lulla

New York, NY
Restaurant · Chelsea · No tips or reviews
Nubeluz is one of Must try.

33. Nubeluz

9.2
25 W 28th St (Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoMad · 10 tips and reviews
Twenty Three Grand is one of Must try.

34. Twenty Three Grand

23 Grand St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · SoHo · No tips or reviews
Lamia's Fish Market is one of Must try.

35. Lamia's Fish Market

47 Avenue B (btwn E 3rd & 4th St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Alphabet City · 5 tips and reviews
One if by Land, Two if by Sea is one of Must try.

36. One if by Land, Two if by Sea

8.0
17 Barrow St (btwn W 4th St & 7th Ave S), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 108 tips and reviews
Thai Villa is one of Must try.

37. Thai Villa

9.2
5 E 19th St (btwn 5th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Flatiron District · 88 tips and reviews
Café Chelsea is one of Must try.

38. Café Chelsea

8.9
218 W 23rd St, New York, NY
French Restaurant · Chelsea · 2 tips and reviews
Tolo is one of Must try.

39. Tolo

7.0
28 Canal St (Essex and Division Street), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · No tips or reviews
Naks is one of Must try.

40. Naks

6.0
201 1st Ave (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Filipino Restaurant · East Village · No tips or reviews
Cote is one of Must try.

41. Cote

8.6
16 W 22nd St (btw 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · Flatiron District · 72 tips and reviews
Café Carmellini is one of Must try.

42. Café Carmellini

8.2
250 5th Ave (at W 28th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoMad · 2 tips and reviews
Roscioli is one of Must try.

43. Roscioli

8.1
43 Macdougal St (at King St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · SoHo · 6 tips and reviews
Figure Eight is one of Must try.

44. Figure Eight

18 Cornelia St (btw Bleecker & W4th), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · West Village · No tips or reviews
Emilio's Ballato is one of Must try.

45. Emilio's Ballato

8.7
55 E Houston St (at Mott St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoHo · 67 tips and reviews
Place des Fêtes is one of Must try.

46. Place des Fêtes

8.9
212 Greene Ave (at Grand Avenue), Brooklyn, NY
Wine Bar · Clinton Hill · 3 tips and reviews
Corner Bar is one of Must try.

47. Corner Bar

7.9
60 Canal St (Allan St), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Chinatown · 4 tips and reviews
Holiday Bar is one of Must try.

48. Holiday Bar

5.3
10 Downing St, New York, NY
Bar · West Village · 4 tips and reviews
The Nines is one of Must try.

49. The Nines

7.9
9 Great Jones St, New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoHo · 5 tips and reviews
Marea is one of Must try.

50. Marea

9.3
240 Central Park S (at 59th St & Broadway), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Theater District · 356 tips and reviews
Avra Madison is one of Must try.

51. Avra Madison

8.9
14 E 60th St, New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Upper East Side · 36 tips and reviews
Raoul's is one of Must try.

52. Raoul's

9.0
180 Prince St (btwn Thompson & Sullivan St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 167 tips and reviews
Alligator Pear is one of Must try.

53. Alligator Pear

6.0
150 W 30th St, New York, NY
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · 2 tips and reviews
MONO+MONO is one of Must try.

54. MONO+MONO

8.2
116 E 4th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Wings Joint · East Village · 115 tips and reviews
Bobo is one of Must try.

55. Bobo

8.4
181 W 10th St (at 7th Ave S), New York, NY
French Restaurant · West Village · 143 tips and reviews
House of The Red Pearl is one of Must try.

56. House of The Red Pearl

7.6
96 South St, New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · 6 tips and reviews
Torissi is one of Must try.

57. Torissi

New York, NY
Indian Restaurant · NoLita · No tips or reviews
Libertine is one of Must try.

58. Libertine

8.3
684 Greenwich St (at Christopher St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · 3 tips and reviews
Sen Sakana is one of Must try.

59. Sen Sakana

7.3
28 W 44th St, New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Midtown East · 15 tips and reviews
Thursday Kitchen is one of Must try.

60. Thursday Kitchen

9.1
424 E 9th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · East Village · 81 tips and reviews
Petrarca Cucina e Vino is one of Must try.

61. Petrarca Cucina e Vino

7.2
34 White St (at 6th Ave. & Church St.), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Tribeca · 36 tips and reviews
Al Coro is one of Must try.

62. Al Coro

85 10th Ave, New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Chelsea · 1 tip
Peter McManus is one of Must try.

63. Peter McManus

7.7
152 7th Ave (at W 19th St), New York, NY
Bar · Chelsea · 75 tips and reviews
Gage & Tollner is one of Must try.

64. Gage & Tollner

9.0
372 Fulton St (at Jay St), Brooklyn, NY
Steakhouse · Downtown Brooklyn · 16 tips and reviews
CheLi 浙里 is one of Must try.

65. CheLi 浙里

8.2
19 Saint Marks Pl (btw 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · East Village · 13 tips and reviews
Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi is one of Must try.

66. Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi

9.0
10 Lincoln Center Plz, New York, NY
African Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 2 tips and reviews
Raku is one of Must try.

67. Raku

9.2
342 E 6th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Udon Restaurant · East Village · 119 tips and reviews
Nat's on Bank is one of Must try.

68. Nat's on Bank

8.2
51 Bank St (at W 4th St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · West Village · 2 tips and reviews
Corner Bistro is one of Must try.

69. Corner Bistro

8.4
331 W 4th St (at Jane St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · 397 tips and reviews
Rudy's Bar & Grill is one of Must try.

70. Rudy's Bar & Grill

8.7
627 9th Ave (btwn W 44th & W 45th St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 275 tips and reviews
Koloman is one of Must try.

71. Koloman

7.0
16 W 29th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
French Restaurant · NoMad · 8 tips and reviews
Monterey is one of Must try.

72. Monterey

7.5
37 E 50th St, New York, NY
American Restaurant · Midtown East · 3 tips and reviews
Oiji Mi is one of Must try.

73. Oiji Mi

8.2
17 W 19th St, New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · Flatiron District · 6 tips and reviews
Hav & Mar is one of Must try.

74. Hav & Mar

8.0
245 11th Ave (at W26th St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · 4 tips and reviews
Torrisi is one of Must try.

75. Torrisi

9.1
275 Mulberry St (btw Prince & Houston), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 10 tips and reviews
4 Charles Prime Rib is one of Must try.

76. 4 Charles Prime Rib

9.3
4 Charles St (Greenwich Ave), New York, NY
Steakhouse · West Village · 67 tips and reviews
Bad Roman is one of Must try.

77. Bad Roman

7.5
10 Columbus Cir Fl 3, New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · 9 tips and reviews
Sweetbriar is one of Must try.

78. Sweetbriar

7.4
127 East 27th Street, New York, NY
Restaurant · Rose Hill · 3 tips and reviews

79. Nerea

89 Greenwich Ave (Bank St), New York, NY
Restaurant · West Village · 1 tip
Raku is one of Must try.

80. Raku

9.4
48 Macdougal St (King and Macdougal), New York, NY
Udon Restaurant · SoHo · 40 tips and reviews
Casa Cruz is one of Must try.

81. Casa Cruz

6.8
36 E 61st St (btwn Madison & Park Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 1 tip
Minetta Tavern is one of Must try.

82. Minetta Tavern

8.9
113 Macdougal St (at Minetta Ln), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 621 tips and reviews
Little Prince is one of Must try.

83. Little Prince

8.4
199 Prince St (btwn Macdougal & Sullivan St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 106 tips and reviews
The Waverly Inn is one of Must try.

84. The Waverly Inn

8.8
16 Bank St (at Waverly Pl), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 131 tips and reviews
The Lobster Club is one of Must try.

85. The Lobster Club

9.1
98 E 53rd St (btwn Park & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Midtown East · 16 tips and reviews
While We Were Young is one of Must try.

86. While We Were Young

7.2
183 W 10th St (7th Ave & West 4th), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 17 tips and reviews
Legacy Records is one of Must try.

87. Legacy Records

7.7
517 W 38th St (10th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 25 tips and reviews
La Mercerie is one of Must try.

88. La Mercerie

8.6
53 Howard St (at Mercer St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 38 tips and reviews
Indochine is one of Must try.

89. Indochine

8.4
430 Lafayette St (btwn Astor Pl & E 4th St), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · NoHo · 69 tips and reviews
1803 is one of Must try.

90. 1803

7.8
82 Reade St (at Church St), New York, NY
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Tribeca · 20 tips and reviews
Bar Pisellino is one of Must try.

91. Bar Pisellino

9.1
52 Grove St, New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · West Village · 27 tips and reviews
PUBLIC, an Ian Schrager hotel is one of Must try.

92. PUBLIC, an Ian Schrager hotel

8.8
215 Chrystie St (btwn E Houston & Stanton St), New York, NY
Hotel · Lower East Side · 42 tips and reviews
El Quijote is one of Must try.

93. El Quijote

7.8
226 W 23rd St (b/w 7th Ave & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · Chelsea · 3 tips and reviews
Yellow Rose is one of Must try.

94. Yellow Rose

8.9
102 3rd Ave, New York, NY
Tex-Mex Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 14 tips and reviews
Dame is one of Must try.

95. Dame

8.9
85 Macdougal St (btw Houston & Bleecker), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 14 tips and reviews
Via Carota is one of Must try.

96. Via Carota

9.2
51 Grove St, New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 173 tips and reviews
Carbone is one of Must try.

97. Carbone

9.1
181 Thompson St (btwn Bleecker & W Houston St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 243 tips and reviews
L'Artusi is one of Must try.

98. L'Artusi

9.3
228 W 10th St (btwn Bleecker & Hudson St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 397 tips and reviews
Thai Diner is one of Must try.

99. Thai Diner

9.5
186 Mott St (at Kenmare), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · NoLita · 59 tips and reviews