Eat your greens! The pure love of vegetables at Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Dan Kluger's restaurant always reminds us just how delicious they can be: Read more.
With equally strong wine, beer, and cocktail menus, this is a place to please every drinker.
New York City's oldest and most venerated dim sum parlor given new life, home to some of the best rice rolls in Chinatown.
The formal, fine dining jewel in Mario Batali's restaurant empire; consider their weekday prix-fixe lunch for the same exquisite food at a much lower price.
The portions are big and the service and staff are as friendly as can be, but the burgers are bland and the sides aren't much better.
The Salted Caramel Pretzel chicken fingers sound gross but taste awesome. Other favorites are the classic fingers and the buffalo. Stick with fries, not fried green beans.
One of our favorite wine bars in the city, where novice wine drinkers and oenophiles alike can taste something new.
Danny Meyer's original Union Square restaurant, still a very fine place for a meal after 25 years in business.
A historic West Village space beautifully made over; go for some of the best cocktails in the Village, or for Montreal-born chef Mehdi Brunet-Benkritly's insanely delicious, slightly oddball menu.
An upscale hot-doggery that does excellent sandwiches, shakes, and veggie specials, too.
Dutch vegetarian chain with a vibrant toppings bar for customizing pita sandwiches.
The shop that started the fancy doughnut craze in New York, it's still turning out some of our favorites. Try the creme brulee, tres leches, or peanut butter and jelly.
A cheffy, well-done take on Chinese-American classics; don't miss the dumplings, particularly the excellent xiao long bao.
Carefully crafted Northern Italian fare cooked by a very serious chef. Lunch is a great value.
On Monday nights, select bottles of wine are half-price, and the discounted bottles come with gratis snacks. Via CityEats.com Read more.
There is a 40-bottle list of Italian wines, all available for $40. The sommelier also curates a reserved wine list for something a little more special. Via CityEats.com Read more.
The restaurant offers two different prices for each dish. The higher price denotes a standard size, and the lower price denotes a tasting size for those who like to mix and match. Via CityEats.com Read more.
Add extra spice to Happy Hour (daily before 7pm) with the kitchen’s homemade salsas and condiments – the spicy ketchup is killer with papas. Via CityEats.com Read more.
Happy hour runs Monday through Friday from 4-7pm and on Saturdays, there’s a $28 prix fixe menu from 11:45am-5pm and $10 bottomless mojitos and raspberry mimosas. Via CityEats.com Read more.
Andrew Carmellini's wildly popular American bistro, equally good for dinner, late-night, brunch, or a slightly calmer lunch.
A sexy New Orleans=esque restaurant good for sharing plates like fried jambalaya balls.
Better than average Shanghai-style classics in a clean, bright setting. Tasty lunch specials are a great deal.
Satisfying sandwiches (for breakfast, lunch, or dinner) on crisp, crusty bread with various filling options, including Portuguese cured meats.
Soul-satisfying red sauce Italian done right. Great lasagna, chicken parm, some of the best pizza in Little Italy.
Good bread when it's fresh and the pickled veggies are abundant, but meats here are just alright. The one exception is a meatball variation, which is quite juicy.
From the guys behind Death & Co., including Joaquín Simó, Tales of the Cocktail 2012 American Bartender of the Year. Featuring everything from Tiki riffs to stirred classics, and the service is tops.
Dave Arnold joins the Momofuku team to transform Bar Bar into a lounge slinging perfectly pre-batched Manhattans, drinks made with hot pokers, plenty of liquid nitrogen, and a pork-heavy snack menu.
Drinks from Nicholas de Soto, who's big on infusions and creating flavors of his own in lieu of liqueurs. The vibe is comfortable and cozy on weekdays, rowdy on weekends. The Kinkakuji is a must.
A focus on gin from Ravi DeRossi, also behind Death & Co. The scene is a punk rock take on an English pub and the drinks, which include gin and tonics on tap are mostly classic and all affordable.
Chef Andrew Carmellini's return to the stage, following A Voce, is a rustic neighborhood Italian resto at the core. And on Mondays, home of some of New York's best fried chicken. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Right now, the menu is full of "greatest hit" dishes like the Kung Pao pastrami and the salt cod fried rice, as well as brand new Bowien creations. [Eater 38 Member]
Great for dates & business lunches alike, the subterranean Lure Fish Bar offers up a solid roster of sushi offerings as well as seafood, steak, & one of the best burgers in the city. [Eater 38 Member]
In the morning, a casual cafe offering light breakfast dishes. In the middle of the day, an Italian delicatessen. And at night, a bustling bar and dining room serving a menu of rustic Italian fare.
Perla is the year-old Italian restaurant from young gun chef Michael Toscano and restaurateur Gabe Stulman. Toscano has a knack for cooking pasta dishes and monster pieces of meat.
A unique take on Mexican cuisine here, with a menu that includes ceviches, tacos, and large plates to share. Diners have praised the eggs with urchin, the wings, the scallop and beef heart ceviche.
Diners have great things to say about the noodles and rice bowls at the Ivan Ramen Slurp Shop, the tapas from Mullen's El Colmado, and the terrines and sausages from The Cannibal.
Butter Midtown has a menu that's full of hearty dishes, many of which are cooked in a wood-fired oven. Standouts include the Welsh rarebit, the roasted chicken, and the monster Tomahawk steak for two.
The menu has things like duck-stuffed dates, smoked mussels in scallion oil, "dumpling knots" with ground pork, and a whole steamed fish with fennel and black beans. Many large plates are under $20.
The menu features favorites from Hudson Street, plus a few new additions, like a vegetable pancake, shrimp and mango dumplings, and diced raw tuna with noodles.
Contra is the new Lower East Side restaurant from chefs Fabian von Hauske (formerly of Faviken and Noma) and Jeremiah Stone (Isa).
