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NYC’s best
Joe's Pizza is one of NYC’s best.

1. Joe's Pizza

9.0
1435 Broadway (W 40th St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Theater District · 105 tips and reviews
Levain Bakery is one of NYC’s best.

2. Levain Bakery

9.2
351 Amsterdam Ave (at W 77th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Upper West Side · 84 tips and reviews
Carbone is one of NYC’s best.

3. Carbone

9.1
181 Thompson St (btwn Bleecker & W Houston St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 243 tips and reviews
Minetta Tavern is one of NYC’s best.

4. Minetta Tavern

8.8
113 Macdougal St (at Minetta Ln), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 621 tips and reviews
Buvette is one of NYC’s best.

5. Buvette

9.2
42 Grove St (btwn Bedford & Bleecker St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · West Village · 533 tips and reviews
L'Artusi is one of NYC’s best.

6. L'Artusi

9.3
228 W 10th St (btwn Bleecker & Hudson St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 397 tips and reviews
Cotenna is one of NYC’s best.

7. Cotenna

9.1
21 Bedford St (btwn Downing St and 6th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 239 tips and reviews
Eleven Madison Park is one of NYC’s best.

8. Eleven Madison Park

9.2
11 Madison Ave (at E 24th St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · NoMad · 292 tips and reviews
Family Meal at Blue Hill is one of NYC’s best.

9. Family Meal at Blue Hill

9.0
75 Washington Pl (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 149 tips and reviews
Barbuto is one of NYC’s best.

10. Barbuto

8.4
113 Horatio St (btwn Jane St & 12th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 334 tips and reviews
Rubirosa is one of NYC’s best.

11. Rubirosa

9.2
235 Mulberry St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 842 tips and reviews
ABC Kitchen is one of NYC’s best.

12. ABC Kitchen

9.1
35 E 18th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 720 tips and reviews
Paulie Gee's is one of NYC’s best.

13. Paulie Gee's

9.3
60 Greenpoint Ave (btwn Franklin & West St), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Greenpoint · 401 tips and reviews
Emmy Squared is one of NYC’s best.

14. Emmy Squared

9.0
364 Grand St (at Marcy Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Williamsburg · 168 tips and reviews
Maialino is one of NYC’s best.

15. Maialino

2 Lexington Ave (at Gramercy Park N), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Gramercy Park · 460 tips and reviews
La Esquina is one of NYC’s best.

16. La Esquina

8.6
114 Kenmare St (at Lafayette St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · SoHo · 723 tips and reviews
Bohemian is one of NYC’s best.

17. Bohemian

57 Great Jones St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · NoHo · 181 tips and reviews
Kiki's is one of NYC’s best.

18. Kiki's

9.2
130 Division St (btwn Orchard & Ludlow St), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · Chinatown · 213 tips and reviews
Roberta's Pizza is one of NYC’s best.

19. Roberta's Pizza

9.3
261 Moore St (at Bogart St), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · East Williamsburg · 864 tips and reviews
Chobani is one of NYC’s best.

20. Chobani

8.9
152 Prince St (at W Broadway), New York, NY
Snack Place · SoHo · 219 tips and reviews
sweetgreen is one of NYC’s best.

21. sweetgreen

9.0
1164 Broadway (at W 28th St), New York, NY
Salad Restaurant · NoMad · 325 tips and reviews
I Sodi is one of NYC’s best.

22. I Sodi

8.7
105 Christopher St (at Bleecker St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 97 tips and reviews
4 Charles Prime Rib is one of NYC’s best.

23. 4 Charles Prime Rib

9.3
4 Charles St (Greenwich Ave), New York, NY
Steakhouse · West Village · 67 tips and reviews
Anfora is one of NYC’s best.

24. Anfora

34 8th Ave (at Jane St), New York, NY
Wine Bar · West Village · 103 tips and reviews
Apothèke is one of NYC’s best.

25. Apothèke

8.8
9 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 434 tips and reviews
Blacktail is one of NYC’s best.

26. Blacktail

22 Battery Pl (at Little West St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Battery Park City · 75 tips and reviews
La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels is one of NYC’s best.

27. La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels

9.3
249 Centre St (at Broome St), New York, NY
Wine Bar · SoHo · 88 tips and reviews
Gospel is one of NYC’s best.

28. Gospel

7.6
281 Lafayette St, New York, NY
Lounge · NoLita · 1 tip
Cosme is one of NYC’s best.

29. Cosme

8.6
35 E 21st St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Flatiron District · 280 tips and reviews
Estela is one of NYC’s best.

30. Estela

8.5
47 E Houston St (at Mulberry St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoLita · 252 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Estela is the ideal restaurant with reasonable portions. It serves tartare in a tapas-sized bowl and a hanger steak that just involves a few bites of flesh and won't mess up a palate. Read more.

The Spotted Pig is one of NYC’s best.

31. The Spotted Pig

314 W 11th St (at Greenwich St), New York, NY
Gastropub · West Village · 838 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Spotted Pig stays open until 2 a.m. on weeknights. The correct order here is the roquefort burger, a chin-dribbling, medium rare beef patty slathered in blue cheese Read more.

The Beatrice Inn is one of NYC’s best.

32. The Beatrice Inn

285 W 12th St (W. 4th St.), New York, NY
Steakhouse · West Village · 69 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Eating steakhouse-sized portions of meat after 11 pm can have devastating gastrointestinal consequences on even the sturdiest diners. But if you have to Beatrice Inn in the West Village is the choice. Read more.

Bar Jamon is one of NYC’s best.

33. Bar Jamon

8.9
125 E 17th St (at Irving Pl), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Gramercy Park · 76 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Sit at one of the communal benches in Bar Jamon and order some slices of tortilla espanola, a nourishing egg and potato custard slicked with garlic aioli, and there is your perfect late night meal. Read more.

2nd Ave Deli is one of NYC’s best.

34. 2nd Ave Deli

8.7
162 E 33rd St (btw 3rd & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
Jewish Restaurant · Rose Hill · 181 tips and reviews

EaterEater: My colleague will argue a better pastrami sandwich is to be had at Katz's, but I'll politely disagree — 2nd Avenue's pastrami sandwich is the real cured meat champion. Read more.