25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try

1. Delmonico's

8.7

56 Beaver St (at William St), New York, NY

Steakhouse · Financial District · 135 tips and reviews

Pete's Tavern is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

2. Pete's Tavern

8.5

129 E 18th St (at Irving Pl), New York, NY

Pub · Gramercy Park · 141 tips and reviews

P.J. Clarke's is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

3. P.J. Clarke's

8.8

915 3rd Ave (at E 55th St), New York, NY

Pub · Midtown East · 316 tips and reviews

Keens Steakhouse is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

4. Keens Steakhouse

9.1

72 W 36th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY

Steakhouse · Koreatown · 484 tips and reviews

Peter Luger Steak House is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

5. Peter Luger Steak House

8.8

178 Broadway (at Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY

Steakhouse · Williamsburg · 694 tips and reviews

Katz's Delicatessen is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

6. Katz's Delicatessen

9.0

205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY

Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1451 tips and reviews

Ear Inn is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

7. Ear Inn

8.7

326 Spring St (btwn Greenwich & West), New York, NY

Pub · Hudson Square · 150 tips and reviews

Old Town Bar is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

8. Old Town Bar

8.3

45 E 18th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY

Bar · Flatiron District · 182 tips and reviews

Ferdinando's Focacceria is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

9. Ferdinando's Focacceria

8.1

151 Union St (btw Columbia and Hicks), Brooklyn, NY

Italian Restaurant · Carroll Gardens · 35 tips and reviews

Bamonte's is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

10. Bamonte's

7.8

32 Withers St (btwn Lorimer St & Union Ave), Brooklyn, NY

Italian Restaurant · Williamsburg · 69 tips and reviews

Lombardi's Pizza is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

11. Lombardi's Pizza

8.2

32 Spring St (at Mott St), New York, NY

Pizzeria · NoLita · 535 tips and reviews

Barbetta is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

12. Barbetta

6.7

321 W 46th St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave.), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 34 tips and reviews

Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

13. Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden

8.8

29-19 24th Ave (btwn 29th & 31st St), Astoria, NY

Beer Garden · Astoria · 247 tips and reviews

Grand Central Oyster Bar is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

14. Grand Central Oyster Bar

7.6

89 E 42nd St (Grand Central Terminal), New York, NY

Seafood Restaurant · Midtown East · 405 tips and reviews

Nathan's Famous is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

15. Nathan's Famous

8.1

1310 Surf Ave (at Stillwell Ave), Brooklyn, NY

Hot Dog Joint · Coney Island · 360 tips and reviews

21 Club is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

16. 21 Club

21 W 52nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY

American Restaurant · Midtown East · 129 tips and reviews

Totonno's Pizzeria Napolitano is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

17. Totonno's Pizzeria Napolitano

462 2nd Ave (btw 26th & 27th St), New York, NY

Pizzeria · Rose Hill · 6 tips and reviews

The Palm is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

18. The Palm

837 2nd Ave (btwn E 44th & E 45th St), New York, NY

Steakhouse · Turtle Bay · 25 tips and reviews

Frankie & Johnnie's Restaurant is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

19. Frankie & Johnnie's Restaurant

7.2

32 W 37th St (btwn 5th & 6th), New York, NY

Steakhouse · Garment District · 27 tips and reviews

John's of Bleecker Street is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

20. John's of Bleecker Street

8.9

278 Bleecker St (at Jones St), New York, NY

Pizzeria · West Village · 229 tips and reviews

Patsy's Pizzeria is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

21. Patsy's Pizzeria

8.9

2287 1st Ave (btwn E 117th & E 118th St), New York, NY

Pizzeria · East Harlem · 143 tips and reviews

Carnegie Deli is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

22. Carnegie Deli

854 7th Ave (at West 55th St), New York, NY

Deli · Theater District · 289 tips and reviews

L&B Spumoni Gardens is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

23. L&B Spumoni Gardens

9.1

2725 86th St (at W 10th St), Brooklyn, NY

Pizzeria · Gravesend · 432 tips and reviews

Forlini's is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

24. Forlini's

98 Baxter St. (btwn Bayad & Walker), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · Downtown Manhattan · 34 tips and reviews

La Grenouille is one of 25 Classic Restaurants Every New Yorker Must Try.

25. La Grenouille

3 E 52nd St (btwn 5th & Madison Ave), New York, NY

French Restaurant · Midtown East · 72 tips and reviews