There may be better steaks in NY, but no steakhouse can equal this 1885 Herald Square stalwart. The bar mixes up one of the city's best Manhattans. Read more.
The 27 course menu is a journey. White truffle sushi will make you cry a little. It's pretty expensive, but worth every penny. Read more.
A true icon of NYC - total elegance! the kind you only see in movies. Get a Butler, coffee service and feel your stress melt away!
If you have American express, use the AmEx package! $200 credit at the spa and restaurant!
King Cole Bar is a must, the historic mural is beautiful, this place is class, class, class! Also be sure to ask the bartender about the origins of the Bloody Mary.
Yasuda regulars know their sushi chefs by name and send them Christmas cards. If you're not getting world-class omakase here, you're not at Yasuda. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Try the Sushi Matsu instead of the Omakase, it is much cheaper and if you ask for chef’s choice, you are essentially getting the same experience at a fraction of the price.
Tony’s new favorite restaurant in New York City! It is a mix of Japanese and Korean BBQ styles. As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.
They use real fresh hearts of palm. They have one chef per two customers. It's an amazing experience. -Tracey Bloom, Top Chef
Famous for molecular gastronomy and their eclectic menu, but you shouldn’t overlook their cocktails - especially the Snow Globe!
Matthew Lightner's long-awaited seventeen-seat space has opened in Tribeca. Stay tuned to see if New York embraces this $150 ten-course tasting menu. Read more.
Exciting, well conceived & executed food served to you by the chefs at your bar stool. Impossible to book, but worth it if you can manage to get lucky.
In this intimate atmosphere of carefully considered details, romance luxuriates, especially in the private back room. To taste what’s in season that day, ask for the unlisted Chef’s Tasting Menu.
This recently-opened spot in the West Village wins “most creative” with their six-course, $85 menu inspired by The Beatles most iconic love songs. Read more.
This is the real thing. A place for Gotham insiders. Gold leaf ceilings and enchanting murals by Madeline author and illustrator Ludwig Bemelmans. Arrive by 8pm and take a small table near the piano.
It is one thing to be in love. And quite another to be in love and seated in one of the world’s greatest French restaurants. A sumptuous and sensual experience by celebrated chef Daniel Boulud.
As in Time Warner Center, and as in the center of that. A cool hundred wine choices and the cocktail list runs equally encyclopedic. Add to that a plate of Snake River wagyu beef sashimi. Live Large. Read more.
Delicious, but very small portions 4 the price. That said, the food is thoughtful & precise. Everything on the plate is meant to be there & the wine selection does enhance the plate. BTW, gets loud!
Once you get a reservation, you’ll be treated to a fun and interesting dining experience. Get a custom cocktail and then have the ‘Special Blend’ Burger or the Delmonico Steak!
Not yet the best Spanish restaurant in Manhattan, but the biggest, most comfortable, *good* one by a mile. The kale salad's great, as are the small plates. Avoid the weak appetizers. Read more.
Amazing atmosphere (especially when then windows are open) to enjoy wine, scrumptious tapas, hot music and Flamenco dancers (Tuesdays).
Restaurant, oyster bar, and cocktails with a local bent and an eye for steampunk design.
Excellent, inventive cocktails and small plates from mad food scientist Wylie Dufresne. Come for a nibble or stay for a DIY tasting menu.
Sandwich, fruit, cookies, peanuts, and a drink for $4! Use free wifi, browse copies of the Wall Street Journal, or charge your phone in the spacious lounge upstairs.
The 21 Club is a world famous New York restaurant that started out as a Prohibition-era speakeasy.
A step inside reveals a cozy and comfortable environment that is perfect for a romantic date. We recommend the Gnocchi with truffle sauce or the Caprese Mozzarella.
Homey just like the name implies with impeccable food and extensive wine list. Sit in the garden when it’s warm and dive into the Hudson Valley Duck Confit Salad!
Though it’s not quite the same as it was when F. Scott Fitzgerald hung out here (along with contemporaries like Ernest Hemingway), you can soak in the old-timey ambience—assuming you can get a table. Read more.
Want classic NYC? Then don't miss this still-thriving Tribecainstitution. John Belushi famously cooked his own burgers at the Frenchbrasserie, once the go-to hangout for SNL in its heyday.
Enter through Cipriani on the balcony at Grand Central & you'll feel as if you have entered a bygone era. Drinks are expensive ($15 martini) but the atmosphere is worth it. Reserve a table in advance.
"Even though it gets a big fashion and art-world crowd, it always has a Zen vibe. It's my sanctuary, even on weekend nights. I get the black cod." -Chloe Sevigny, in the WSJ's Insider's Guide to NYC Read more.
Cocotte is an amazing little find. Quaint and romantic with crisp wines and small bites bursting with flavor. Day dreaming of their stuffed mushrooms as I type... mmm
One of the most romantic restaurants in the city. A great place to go for an anniversary. Try the beef Wellington as part of the Prix Fix menu for $78.
Don't let the pawn shop in the front fool you, open the doors and enter a fan resto and lounge.
How can you not support an elegant restaurant that serves food from its own farm in upstate New York? It just doesn’t get any fresher than that. I love that you can get a simple egg dish on the dinner
Phenomenal ambiance and food – you might be enjoying dinner next to a celeb or a fashion editor. We recommend the Braised Rabbit or the Roasted Amish Chicken.
This new Chelsea hotspot serves up some of the best tapas in the city, with one of the most extensive menus we've seen. Don't miss the veal sweetbreads, blowfish tails, and duck wing drumettes.
Try splitting a $25 prix-fixe lunch with your companion and adding one or two of the ever-changing small dishes. In the prix-fixe, the pork buns are a perennial favorite. Read more.
For special occasions it’s hard to beat this mainstay with Brooklyn Bridge views. For a more relaxed date, sit in the terrace and sample appetizers, desserts and drinks ($25 per-person minimum). Read more.
This decidedly old-school steakhouse is a rite of passage for Wall Street traders willing to shell out $88 for the signature porterhouse for two. Lunch reservations are doable, but bring cash. Read more.
It's hard to go wrong with a toothsome pasta filled with truffled mascarpone, in a silky rich butter sauce, but they do it best here. The cappelletti with a sprinkle of prosciutto is the way to go.
Nick Curtin, formerly of Acme and Compose, is cooking rustic, market-driven New American fare. Order the clam chowder croquettes, the seared steak tartare, and anything cooked in the wood-fired oven. Read more.
The original location of Masatoshi “Gari” Sugio's chainlet is still one of the best sushi restaurants in NYC. Start with an omakase tasting, finish with the tempura-fried ice cream. [Eater 38 Member]
One of the best Japanese restaurants outside of Japan. Ask for any special sushi/sashimi options of the menu -- they may have something very nice. Also the Ohmi beef is amazing (but $) nocheap :))
French-leaning small plates can be cobbled together to compose an excellent & affordable meal here. Try the classic croque madame ($10) or the brandade ($9), a pot of featherlight whipped salt cod. Read more.
Modeled after the Calais-Mediterranée Express, a luxury train famous for transporting wealthy passengers to the French Riviera in the ’20s and ’30s, the narrow space replicates a refined dining car.
