Mission Chinese accepts reservations for large parties through the Reserve app. Parties starting at eight guests are required to pre-select a menu before their dinner, or they can leave it up to chef. Read more.
Restaurateur Keith McNally's enduring Soho brasserie is the best every day restaurant in New York City. Period. Read more.
A mainly vegan closet where the menu changes daily (though burgers and tempeh sloppy joes are a given), and the gelato is some of the best in town. Remember, he was once a pastry chef. Read more.
Gramercy Tavern is the king of farm-to-table cuisine in New York City. The front room is one of the best places in New York for a leisurely lunch, or a romantic meal during the week. Read more.
The husk meringue is one of the most written-about (and Instagrammed) dishes on the menu at Enrique Olvera’s Flatiron restaurant. Read more.
This Chelsea tapas restaurant from chefs Alex Raij and Eder Montero is still going strong after nearly 10 years in business. Do not miss the uni panini or the fried garbanzo beans. Read more.
Representing the esoteric cuisine of the Druze tribe of Israel whose religion is a mix of Islam and ancient Roman gnosticism, Gazala Place is named after chef / owner Gazala Habibi. Read more.
Open until 3 a.m. nightly, this subterranean izakaya has become a neighborhood staple offering interesting pub fare like Japanese barbecue and yakitori, rice balls, okonomiyaki, and noodles. Read more.
New Delhi import Indian Accent brings high-minded, upscale Indian cuisine to Midtown in an opulent, modern dining room accented with imported “Calcutta gold” white marble. Read more.
A solid choice for date night on the UWS, or a meal before a show at Lincoln Center. Even the most exotic dishes like the zaatar baked cod have that signature Boulud touch. [Eater 38 Member]
Patsy’s serves the quintessential example of the New York Neapolitan style of pizza — cooked in a grandfathered coal oven. Few, if any, places provide a more lucid touchstone to old New York. Read more.
Chef Missy Robbins serves an inventive and highly-personal style of Italian cuisine. Standouts include the veal steak, the cacio e pepe fritters, and the mafaldine pasta with pink peppercorns. Read more.
They don’t eat at Roberta’s in this episode, but Dev dons a pretty cool skull shirt from the essential Brooklyn pizza place. [Episode 5] Read more.
Peter Luger's porterhouse hits the table in a pool of hot butter and blood, with the filet and sirloin pre-sliced. Read more.
You can always find oysters, cured meats, and the famous brick chicken on the dinner menu, as well as rustic, market-driven specials. Read more.
The Amish chicken and pork schnitzel are highlights from the dinner menu. If you’re dining in a large group, make sure to get a few of the housemade sausages for the table. Read more.
Pitmaster and Brooklyn native Bill Durney serves jerk-style baby backs, and the smoked and fried Sriracha wings, which come with ranch dressing spiked with cilantro. Six wings for $8. Read more.
