Close Icon
Gear IconImportant Reminder:The City Guide app will be sunsetting on December 15, 2024, with the web version to follow in early 2025. Please visit our FAQ to learn more or to download our Swarm app.
Learn more
NYC to try

NYC to try

Creator Avatar
Created by ᴡ O'Donnell • Updated On: July 26, 2014
Motorino is one of NYC to try.

1. Motorino

8.5
349 E 12th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · East Village · 317 tips and reviews
Barrio Chino is one of NYC to try.

2. Barrio Chino

8.5
253 Broome St (btwn Orchard & Ludlow St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Lower East Side · 298 tips and reviews
Room Service is one of NYC to try.

3. Room Service

166 8th Ave (btwn 18th & 19th), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Chelsea · 75 tips and reviews
Houston Hall is one of NYC to try.

4. Houston Hall

7.7
222 W Houston St (btwn Varick & Bedford St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · West Village · 228 tips and reviews
Circolo45 is one of NYC to try.

5. Circolo45

45 Bond St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoHo · 19 tips and reviews
L'Apicio is one of NYC to try.

6. L'Apicio

13 E 1st St (btwn Bowery & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 119 tips and reviews
The Dead Rabbit is one of NYC to try.

7. The Dead Rabbit

9.3
30 Water St (btwn Broad St & Coenties Slip), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 489 tips and reviews
The Smile is one of NYC to try.

8. The Smile

26 Bond St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Café · NoHo · 396 tips and reviews
The General is one of NYC to try.

9. The General

199 Bowery (at Spring St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 94 tips and reviews
Puddin' by Clio is one of NYC to try.

10. Puddin' by Clio

102 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · East Village · 66 tips and reviews
Pounds & Ounces is one of NYC to try.

11. Pounds & Ounces

160 8th Ave (at W 18th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chelsea · 99 tips and reviews
Bar Belly is one of NYC to try.

12. Bar Belly

9.0
14 Orchard St (at Canal St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 116 tips and reviews
Tequila Park Taqueria is one of NYC to try.

13. Tequila Park Taqueria

356 W 58th St (at 9th Ave), New York, NY
Taco Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 15 tips and reviews
Little Owl is one of NYC to try.

14. Little Owl

8.7
90 Bedford St (at Grove St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 247 tips and reviews
Pig and Khao is one of NYC to try.

15. Pig and Khao

9.1
68 Clinton St (btwn Rivington & Stanton St), New York, NY
Filipino Restaurant · Lower East Side · 306 tips and reviews
Hudson Common is one of NYC to try.

16. Hudson Common

356 W 58th St (Near 9th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 78 tips and reviews
The Summit Bar & Cafe is one of NYC to try.

17. The Summit Bar & Cafe

8.5
133 Avenue C (btwn E 8th & E 9th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 204 tips and reviews
Palma is one of NYC to try.

18. Palma

8.9
28 Cornelia St (btwn Bleecker St & W 4th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 133 tips and reviews
Clinton Hall is one of NYC to try.

19. Clinton Hall

7.6
90 Washington St (at Rector St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Financial District · 110 tips and reviews
American Whiskey is one of NYC to try.

20. American Whiskey

7.5
211 W Broadway (at Franklin St), New York, NY
Gastropub · Tribeca · 147 tips and reviews
Burke & Wills is one of NYC to try.

21. Burke & Wills

226 W 79th St (Broadway), New York, NY
Australian Restaurant · Upper West Side · 55 tips and reviews
The Fat Radish is one of NYC to try.

22. The Fat Radish

17 Orchard St (btwn Hester & Canal St), New York, NY
English Restaurant · Chinatown · 223 tips and reviews
Los Americanos is one of NYC to try.

23. Los Americanos

305 Church St (Walker), New York, NY
South American Restaurant · Tribeca · 36 tips and reviews
Todd's Mill is one of NYC to try.

24. Todd's Mill

162 Orchard St (Stanton), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 31 tips and reviews
Kotobuki is one of NYC to try.

25. Kotobuki

8.0
56 3rd Ave (10th Street), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · East Village · 97 tips and reviews
Queen Vic is one of NYC to try.

26. Queen Vic

6.0
68 2nd Ave (4th Street), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 36 tips and reviews
Shanghai Gourmet 上海人家 is one of NYC to try.

27. Shanghai Gourmet 上海人家

23 Pell St (at Doyers St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 30 tips and reviews
Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodles 清味蘭州拉麵 is one of NYC to try.

28. Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodles 清味蘭州拉麵

8.3
1 Doyers St (btwn Bowery & Pell St), New York, NY
Noodle Restaurant · Chinatown · 170 tips and reviews
Dim Sum Go Go is one of NYC to try.

29. Dim Sum Go Go

7.7
5 E Broadway (at Bowery & Chatham Sq), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Two Bridges · 137 tips and reviews
Golden Unicorn is one of NYC to try.

30. Golden Unicorn

8.2
18 E Broadway (at Catherine St), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 228 tips and reviews
Tasty Dumpling is one of NYC to try.

31. Tasty Dumpling

7.5
42 Mulberry St (btwn Bayard & Mosco St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Chinatown · 101 tips and reviews
Il Buco is one of NYC to try.

32. Il Buco

9.0
47 Bond St (btwn Lafayette & Bowery), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoHo · 150 tips and reviews
La Cenita is one of NYC to try.

33. La Cenita

409 W 14th St (btwn 9th & 10th Ave), New York, NY
Latin American Restaurant · Chelsea · 30 tips and reviews
Maysville is one of NYC to try.

34. Maysville

17 W 26th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · NoMad · 247 tips and reviews
Cómodo is one of NYC to try.

35. Cómodo

58 MacDougal St (at King St), New York, NY
Latin American Restaurant · SoHo · 77 tips and reviews
Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant is one of NYC to try.

36. Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant

8.7
4 Clinton St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Bakery · Lower East Side · 973 tips and reviews
Norma's is one of NYC to try.

37. Norma's

119 W 56th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Breakfast Spot · Theater District · 312 tips and reviews
Northern Spy Food Co. is one of NYC to try.

38. Northern Spy Food Co.

511 E 12th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Alphabet City · 316 tips and reviews
Cookshop is one of NYC to try.

39. Cookshop

9.0
156 10th Ave (btwn W 19th St & W 20th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chelsea · 520 tips and reviews
Bubby's is one of NYC to try.

40. Bubby's

8.9
120 Hudson St (btwn Franklin & Moore St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Tribeca · 528 tips and reviews
Robongi is one of NYC to try.

41. Robongi

7.8
520 Washington St (5th St.), Hoboken, NJ
Sushi Restaurant · 52 tips and reviews
Fung Tu is one of NYC to try.

42. Fung Tu

22 Orchard St (btwn Hester & Canal St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 85 tips and reviews
Wine Spot is one of NYC to try.

43. Wine Spot

127 Macdougal St (at W. 3rd. St.), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Greenwich Village · 19 tips and reviews
Bavaria Bier Haus is one of NYC to try.

44. Bavaria Bier Haus

19 S William St (Also entrance on Stone St.), New York, NY
German Restaurant · Financial District · 36 tips and reviews
North River is one of NYC to try.

45. North River

166 1st Ave (Between 10th And 11th), New York, NY
American Restaurant · East Village · 39 tips and reviews
Tablao is one of NYC to try.

46. Tablao

361 Greenwich St (Franklin & Harrison), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Tribeca · 26 tips and reviews
The Park 112 is one of NYC to try.

47. The Park 112

2080 Frederick Douglass Blvd (at W 112 St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Central Harlem · 27 tips and reviews
Thelma on Clinton is one of NYC to try.

48. Thelma on Clinton

29 Clinton St, New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 17 tips and reviews
Bleecker Kitchen & Co. is one of NYC to try.

49. Bleecker Kitchen & Co.

643 Broadway (Bleecker), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 46 tips and reviews
Han Dynasty is one of NYC to try.

50. Han Dynasty

8.8
90 3rd Ave (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · East Village · 346 tips and reviews
Little Rascal is one of NYC to try.

51. Little Rascal

8.4
163 Elizabeth St (at Kenmare St), New York, NY
Turkish Restaurant · NoLita · 67 tips and reviews
Rochelles NYC is one of NYC to try.

52. Rochelles NYC

205 Chrystie St (at Stanton St), New York, NY
Whisky Bar · Lower East Side · 34 tips and reviews
Moran's - Chelsea is one of NYC to try.

53. Moran's - Chelsea

146 10th Ave (at corner of 19th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chelsea · 20 tips and reviews
B&B Winepub is one of NYC to try.

54. B&B Winepub

25 W Houston St (at Mercer St), New York, NY
Gastropub · SoHo · 289 tips and reviews
Black Seed Bagels is one of NYC to try.

55. Black Seed Bagels

7.5
170 Elizabeth St (btwn Kenmare & Spring St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · NoLita · 227 tips and reviews
Ippudo is one of NYC to try.

56. Ippudo

9.0
65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1164 tips and reviews
Beautique is one of NYC to try.

57. Beautique

8 W 58th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Midtown East · 21 tips and reviews
Birdbath Neighborhood Green Bakery is one of NYC to try.

58. Birdbath Neighborhood Green Bakery

200 Church St (at Thomas St), New York, NY
Bakery · Tribeca · 30 tips and reviews
Da Silvano is one of NYC to try.

59. Da Silvano

260 6th Ave (btw Houston & Bleecker), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 72 tips and reviews
Ideal Cheese Shop is one of NYC to try.

60. Ideal Cheese Shop

8.6
942 1st Ave (52nd St), New York, NY
Cheese Store · Turtle Bay · 12 tips and reviews
Grand Banks is one of NYC to try.

61. Grand Banks

9.0
Pier 25 (at N Moore St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Tribeca, New York, NY · 144 tips and reviews
Loopy Doopy Rooftop Bar is one of NYC to try.

62. Loopy Doopy Rooftop Bar

6.5
102 N End Ave (Conrad Hotel), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Battery Park City · 83 tips and reviews
Refinery Rooftop is one of NYC to try.

63. Refinery Rooftop

8.5
63 W 38th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Lounge · Garment District · 173 tips and reviews
PH-D Rooftop is one of NYC to try.

64. PH-D Rooftop

7.3
355 W 16th St, New York, NY
Roof Deck · Chelsea · 10 tips and reviews
The Roof is one of NYC to try.

65. The Roof

124 W 57th St (btwn 6th and 7th Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Theater District · 59 tips and reviews
Sonny's Soda Shoppe is one of NYC to try.

66. Sonny's Soda Shoppe

150 Lafayette St (Grand St & Howard St), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · SoHo · 6 tips and reviews
Hudson Clearwater is one of NYC to try.

67. Hudson Clearwater

9.1
447 Hudson St (at Morton St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · West Village · 198 tips and reviews
TreeHaus is one of NYC to try.

68. TreeHaus

830 3rd Ave, New York, NY
American Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 100 tips and reviews
Huertas is one of NYC to try.

69. Huertas

107 1st Ave (btwn E 6th & E 7th St), New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · East Village · 127 tips and reviews
Bodega Negra is one of NYC to try.

70. Bodega Negra

7.7
355 W 16th St (btwn 8th and 9th ave.), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Chelsea · 60 tips and reviews
The NoMad Restaurant is one of NYC to try.

71. The NoMad Restaurant

1170 Broadway (inside NoMad Hotel), New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoMad · 391 tips and reviews
1 Knickerbocker is one of NYC to try.

72. 1 Knickerbocker

1 Knickerbocker Ave (at Johnson Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Restaurant · East Williamsburg · 16 tips and reviews
Root & Bone is one of NYC to try.

73. Root & Bone

200 E 3rd St (btwn Ave A & Ave B), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Alphabet City · 293 tips and reviews
Boqueria Soho is one of NYC to try.

74. Boqueria Soho

9.2
171 Spring St (at Thompson St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · SoHo · 256 tips and reviews
Sirio Ristorante is one of NYC to try.

75. Sirio Ristorante

795 5th Ave (60th & 61st Street), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 40 tips and reviews
Harlow is one of NYC to try.

76. Harlow

111 E 56th St (Park Ave.), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Midtown East · 14 tips and reviews
Restaurant Triomphe is one of NYC to try.

77. Restaurant Triomphe

49 W 44th St (btw 5th & 6th), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Midtown East · 24 tips and reviews
Andanada is one of NYC to try.

78. Andanada

141 W 69th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 47 tips and reviews
Cafe Luxembourg is one of NYC to try.

79. Cafe Luxembourg

8.7
200 W 70th St (Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 102 tips and reviews
Little Prince is one of NYC to try.

80. Little Prince

8.3
199 Prince St (btwn Macdougal & Sullivan St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 106 tips and reviews
Emmett's is one of NYC to try.

81. Emmett's

8.5
50 Macdougal St (btwn Prince St and Houston St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · SoHo · 115 tips and reviews