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’s Best New Restaurants: March 2016
Teisui is one of NYC’s Best New Restaurants: March 2016.

1. Teisui

246 5th Ave, New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · NoMad · 15 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Sample the ten-course tasting menu, which includes a miso soup that’s heated with rocks from Mount Fuji. Read more.

Dinnertable is one of NYC’s Best New Restaurants: March 2016.

2. Dinnertable

206 Avenue A (btwn E 12th & E 13th St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Alphabet City · 37 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: We’re swooning over this tiny hidden restaurant that’s tucked away behind the super-cool cocktail bar The Garret East. Don’t miss the lasagna bolo (you know, Bolognese) for two. Read more.

Nix is one of NYC’s Best New Restaurants: March 2016.

3. Nix

72 University Pl (btwn E 10th St & E 11th St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 102 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Try hot bread fresh out of the tandoori oven, then get adventurous with cacio e pepe made using shiitake mushrooms instead of pasta and cheese. Read more.

Freds is one of NYC’s Best New Restaurants: March 2016.

4. Freds

101 7th Ave (16th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chelsea · 5 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: We suggest you shop first, and then go to town on the orecchiette a la Contadina with baby brussels sprouts, squash, mushrooms and Hudson Valley Harvest Italian sausage. Read more.

Natsumi Tapas is one of NYC’s Best New Restaurants: March 2016.

5. Natsumi Tapas

6.9
323 3rd Ave (24th Street), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Rose Hill · 7 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Italian and Japanese flavors combine at this new Gramercy spot--yep, it might be the only place in the city you can get green-tea-ricotta flatbread and shrimp fettuccine topped with tobiko. Read more.

San Carlo Osteria Piemonte is one of NYC’s Best New Restaurants: March 2016.

6. San Carlo Osteria Piemonte

8.6
90 Thompson St (Spring St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · SoHo · 48 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: You’re not getting spaghetti and meatballs at this new Italian spot. It's Piedmontese cuisine, so you’ve gotta try the fritto misto (sweetbreads, frog legs and asparagus—come on, guys, live a little). Read more.

Antico Noè is one of NYC’s Best New Restaurants: March 2016.

7. Antico Noè

220 E 53rd St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Turtle Bay · 31 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Legendary Florence panini shop Antico Noè has opened a new lunch spot in the Big Apple. We’ll have the marinated eggplant with artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, olive spread and pesto sauce. Read more.

Le Coq Rico is one of NYC’s Best New Restaurants: March 2016.

8. Le Coq Rico

30 E 20th St (btw Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Flatiron District · 42 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Le Coq Rico means “The Bistro of Beautiful Birds” in French, and its name doesn’t disappoint--it’s all about the poultry (and the eggs) here. Even the macaroni au gratin has chicken morsels inside. Read more.

The Cynical Schnauzer is one of NYC’s Best New Restaurants: March 2016.

9. The Cynical Schnauzer

884 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Modern European Restaurant · Clinton Hill · 9 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: This quirky new Clinton Hill hot spot features tasty goodies like snails and sunchokes, carrot carbonara and mackerel with kohlrabi broth. Read more.

Two Hands is one of NYC’s Best New Restaurants: March 2016.

10. Two Hands

8.8
251 Church St, New York, NY
Australian Restaurant · Tribeca · 118 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: The Aussies behind the super-successful Two Hands coffee shop have opened a full-service restaurant of the same name. If you’ll excuse us, we have a date with the ricotta hotcake with pears. Read more.

11. Bodega Negra

7.7
355 W 16th St (btwn 8th and 9th ave.), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Chelsea · 60 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Barrels of booze and vintage guitars line the walls of this sultry and mysterious spot. It’s perfect for those evenings when you want to unleash your inner senorita. Read more.

12. Thomas Sweet Ice Cream Co.

9.0
3214 P St NW (at Wisconsin Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Ice Cream Parlor · Georgetown · 74 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Try not to be overwhelmed by the assortment of flavors. But, whatever you choose, you must add some homemade fudge. It's next-level stuff. Read more.