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Must-visit Food in New York
Freemans is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

1. Freemans

8.9
1 Freeman Aly (at Rivington St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 571 tips and reviews
Balthazar is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

2. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1059 tips and reviews
Morandi is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

3. Morandi

8.5
211 Waverly Pl (at 7th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 211 tips and reviews
Lula's Sweet Apothecary is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

4. Lula's Sweet Apothecary

516 E 6th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Alphabet City · 87 tips and reviews
Quantum Leap is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

5. Quantum Leap

226 Thompson St (btwn Bleecker & W 3rd St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 73 tips and reviews
Cafe Gitane at The Jane Hotel is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

6. Cafe Gitane at The Jane Hotel

113 Jane St (at The Jane Hotel), New York, NY
French Restaurant · West Village · 168 tips and reviews
Bouley is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

7. Bouley

163 Duane St (Hudson St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Tribeca · 121 tips and reviews
Cipriani Downtown is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

8. Cipriani Downtown

8.8
376 W Broadway (btwn Spring & Broome), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · SoHo · 112 tips and reviews
Harry Cipriani is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

9. Harry Cipriani

8.2
781 5th Ave (btwn E 59th & E 60th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Central Park · 60 tips and reviews
'sNice is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

10. 'sNice

150 Sullivan St (btwn Prince & W Houston St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · SoHo · 50 tips and reviews
Bar Pitti is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

11. Bar Pitti

8.2
268 Avenue of the Americas (btwn Bleecker & W Houston St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 203 tips and reviews
Lure Fishbar is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

12. Lure Fishbar

9.0
142 Mercer St (at Prince St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · SoHo · 401 tips and reviews
Saigon Shack is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

13. Saigon Shack

8.4
114 Macdougal St (at Bleecker St), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 394 tips and reviews
Sant Ambroeus is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

14. Sant Ambroeus

8.5
259 W 4th St (at Perry St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 72 tips and reviews
Chelsea Market is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

15. Chelsea Market

9.2
75 9th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Market · Chelsea · 1218 tips and reviews
Eataly Flatiron is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

16. Eataly Flatiron

9.2
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · NoMad · 1479 tips and reviews
Le Bilboquet is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

17. Le Bilboquet

25 E 63rd St (btwn Madison & Park Ave.), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Upper East Side · 28 tips and reviews
Mermaid Oyster Bar is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

18. Mermaid Oyster Bar

9.0
79 Macdougal St (btwn Bleecker & W Houston St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 270 tips and reviews
La Esquina is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

19. La Esquina

8.6
114 Kenmare St (at Lafayette St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · SoHo · 723 tips and reviews
Hundred Acres is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

20. Hundred Acres

38 Macdougal St (btwn Prince & W Houston St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · SoHo · 209 tips and reviews
Blue Ribbon Bakery Kitchen is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

21. Blue Ribbon Bakery Kitchen

35 Downing St (at Bedford St), New York, NY
Bakery · West Village · 121 tips and reviews
Gemma is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

22. Gemma

8.2
335 Bowery (btwn E 2nd & E 3rd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 191 tips and reviews
Cafe Select is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

23. Cafe Select

8.4
212 Lafayette St (at Kenmare St), New York, NY
Swiss Restaurant · SoHo · 262 tips and reviews
Souen East Village is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

24. Souen East Village

7.5
326 E 6th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · East Village · 54 tips and reviews
Pure Food and Wine is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

25. Pure Food and Wine

54 Irving Pl (btwn 17th & 18th St.), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Gramercy Park · 158 tips and reviews
Monkey Bar is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

26. Monkey Bar

8.8
60 E 54th St (btwn Madison & Park Ave.), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Midtown East · 79 tips and reviews
Freds is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

27. Freds

660 Madison Ave Fl 9 (at E 60th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Upper East Side · 86 tips and reviews
Central Park Boathouse is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

28. Central Park Boathouse

8.8
E 72nd St (Park Dr N), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Central Park · 292 tips and reviews
Scalinatella is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

29. Scalinatella

8.4
201 E 61st St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 33 tips and reviews
Campagnola is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

30. Campagnola

7.7
1382 1st Ave (at E 74th St.), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 37 tips and reviews
Cafe Luxembourg is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

31. Cafe Luxembourg

8.7
200 W 70th St (Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 102 tips and reviews
Bubby's is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

32. Bubby's

8.9
120 Hudson St (btwn Franklin & Moore St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Tribeca · 528 tips and reviews
Locanda Verde is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

33. Locanda Verde

9.1
377 Greenwich St (at N Moore St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Tribeca · 508 tips and reviews
The Odeon is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

34. The Odeon

8.7
145 W Broadway (at Thomas St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Tribeca · 219 tips and reviews
Scarpetta is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

35. Scarpetta

8.5
88 Madison Ave (at 29th Street), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoMad · 273 tips and reviews
Villa Pacri is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

36. Villa Pacri

55 Gansevoort St, New York, NY
Lounge · Meatpacking District · 19 tips and reviews
Naka Naka is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

37. Naka Naka

458 W 17th St (Btw 9th Ave & 10th Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Chelsea · 20 tips and reviews
Cookshop is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

38. Cookshop

9.0
156 10th Ave (btwn W 19th St & W 20th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chelsea · 520 tips and reviews
The Lion is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

39. The Lion

62 W 9th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 100 tips and reviews
Cupping Room Cafe is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

40. Cupping Room Cafe

359 W Broadway (Grand & Broome), New York, NY
Restaurant · SoHo · 130 tips and reviews
Little Atlas is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

41. Little Atlas

7.7
6 W 4th St (btw Broadway and Mercer), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwich Village · 26 tips and reviews
Mercer Kitchen is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

42. Mercer Kitchen

99 Prince St (at Mercer St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · SoHo · 401 tips and reviews
One Lucky Duck - Chelsea Market is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

43. One Lucky Duck - Chelsea Market

75 9th Ave (btwn 15th & 16th St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Chelsea · 32 tips and reviews
The Spotted Pig is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

44. The Spotted Pig

314 W 11th St (at Greenwich St), New York, NY
Gastropub · West Village · 838 tips and reviews
John Dory Oyster Bar is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

45. John Dory Oyster Bar

1196 Broadway (at W 29th St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · NoMad · 272 tips and reviews
Asiate is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

46. Asiate

80 Columbus Cir, New York, NY
American Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 56 tips and reviews

Vanity FairVanity Fair: UK Funnyman James Corden ordered the halibut with miso broth at the Asian Fusion favorite.

Le Bernardin is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

47. Le Bernardin

9.2
155 W 51st St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Theater District · 310 tips and reviews

Vanity FairVanity Fair: Broadway critic Michael Riedel orders the East Coast oysters and baked cod with baby-octopus salad from this acclaimed seafood restaurant.

Má Pêche is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

48. Má Pêche

15 W 56th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Midtown East · 238 tips and reviews
Il Buco is one of Must-visit Food in New York.

49. Il Buco

9.0
47 Bond St (btwn Lafayette & Bowery), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoHo · 150 tips and reviews