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Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011
The Dutch is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

1. The Dutch

8.6
131 Sullivan St (at Prince St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · SoHo · 457 tips and reviews

Ty A.Ty Ahmad-Taylor: From Sam Sifton of the NYT: Eat a tiny fried oyster sandwich, a bite of steak tartare, a dish of smoked chicken and mushroom stroganoff. Have a steak and some raw oysters

Boulud Sud is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

2. Boulud Sud

8.4
20 W 64th St (btwn Broadway & Central Park West), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 135 tips and reviews
John Dory Oyster Bar is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

3. John Dory Oyster Bar

1196 Broadway (at W 29th St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · NoMad · 272 tips and reviews
Ciano is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

4. Ciano

45 E 22nd St (btwn Park Ave. & Broadway), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Flatiron District · 47 tips and reviews
Empellón Taqueria is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

5. Empellón Taqueria

8.1
230 W 4th St (at W 10th St), New York, NY
Taco Restaurant · West Village · 229 tips and reviews
Hunan Kitchen Of Grand Sichuan is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

6. Hunan Kitchen Of Grand Sichuan

7.9
42-47 Main St (at Franklin Ave), Flushing, NY
Chinese Restaurant · 40 tips and reviews

Ty A.Ty Ahmad-Taylor: Must orders: “BBQ fish” and cumin lamb.

Tertulia is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

7. Tertulia

359 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 4th & Washington Pl), New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · West Village · 115 tips and reviews
Red Rooster is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

8. Red Rooster

8.5
310 Malcolm X Blvd (btwn W 125th & W 126th St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · 552 tips and reviews
Danji is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

9. Danji

346 W 52nd St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 279 tips and reviews