Restaurants

Adda

Lower Manhattan$$$

Regional Indian cooking from the Unapologetic Foods team, now in the East Village.

Agnanti

Queens$$

Astoria's refined Greek restaurant facing Astoria Park.

Al Di La Trattoria

Brooklyn$$

Long-running Park Slope Venetian trattoria known for its malfatti and braised rabbit.

Amy Ruth's

Harlem$$

Harlem soul food known for chicken and waffles.

Angelina's Ristorante

Staten Island$$$

Tottenville's white-tablecloth Italian for special-occasion dinners.

Antonio's Trattoria

The Bronx$$

Belmont standby for brick-oven pizza and southern Italian classics.

Arepas Cafe

Queens$

Small Astoria café devoted to Venezuelan arepas stuffed to order.

Arthur Avenue Retail Market

The Bronx$$

Indoor market of Italian food stalls, cheese counters and sandwich makers, opened in 1940.

Astoria Seafood

Queens$$

Pick your fish from the ice counter and they cook it — cash-heavy, no frills.

Ayada Thai

Queens$$

Fiery, acclaimed Thai cooking in Elmhurst.

Bahari Estiatorio

Queens$$

Home-style Greek casseroles and grilled fish in Astoria.

Balthazar

SoHo$$$

A SoHo brasserie that feels transplanted straight from Paris.

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Beatstro

The Bronx$$

Mott Haven restaurant pairing Puerto Rican and soul food with a hip-hop soundtrack.

Beccofino Restaurant

The Bronx$$

Neighbourhood Riverdale trattoria near Wave Hill.

Beso

Staten Island$$

St. George tapas bar a short walk from the Staten Island Ferry.

Bocelli Ristorante

Staten Island$$$

An elegant Italian seafood restaurant on Hylan Boulevard.

Brioso Ristorante

Staten Island$$$

Refined Italian cooking on New Dorp Lane.

Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain

Brooklyn$

An old-fashioned soda fountain in a restored 1920s pharmacy.

Buvette

Greenwich Village$$

Jody Williams' tiny, beloved West Village all-day café.

Carbone

SoHo$$$$

Red-sauce nostalgia performed at a very high level in Greenwich Village.

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Casa Enrique

Queens$$$

Michelin-starred Mexican in Long Island City — mole de Piaxtla, chamorro and a serious mezcal list.

Charlie's Bar & Kitchen

The Bronx$$

A lively Mott Haven gastropub with a big brunch.

City Island Lobster House

The Bronx$$$

Sprawling seafood house at the foot of the City Island bridge.

Defonte's Sandwich Shop

Brooklyn$

Massive Italian hero sandwiches in Red Hook since 1922.

Denino's Pizzeria & Tavern

Staten Island$

Port Richmond tavern serving thin, crisp pies since 1937 — a Staten Island rite of passage.

Denino's Pizzeria Tavern

Staten Island$$

Staten Island's benchmark for thin-crust tavern pizza since 1937.

Di Fara Pizza

Brooklyn$

Midwood institution where pies were hand-finished by Dom DeMarco for decades — still a pilgrimage slice.

Dirt Candy

Little Italy$$$

Inventive vegetable-focused tasting menus on the Lower East Side.

Dominick's

The Bronx$$

Arthur Avenue's family-style red-sauce institution — no menus, communal tables.

Dominique Ansel Bakery

SoHo$$

The SoHo patisserie that invented the Cronut.

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Duzan

Queens$

Late-night Steinway Street counter for shawarma, falafel and grilled kebabs.

Eleven Madison Park

Chelsea$$$$

A landmark art-deco dining room serving an ambitious plant-based tasting menu.

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Ellen's Stardust Diner

Midtown$$

A retro diner where the waiters are Broadway hopefuls who sing your order.

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Enoteca Maria

Staten Island$$

Steps from the ferry terminal, with rotating grandmothers cooking the food of their home regions — a genuine local secret.

F&J Pine

The Bronx$$

A Morris Park seafood institution since 1970.

Frankel's Delicatessen

Brooklyn$$

A modern Jewish deli in Greenpoint.

Frankies 457 Spuntino

Brooklyn$$

Carroll Gardens staple for simple, well-sourced Italian cooking.

Full Moon Pizzeria

The Bronx$

Arthur Avenue slice shop where the line moves fast and the Sicilian is worth the wait.

Gage & Tollner

Brooklyn$$$$

An 1879 Downtown Brooklyn dining room, beautifully restored — chops, oysters and proper cocktails under gaslight.

Gargiulo's

Brooklyn$$$

A grand old-school Neapolitan dining hall in Coney Island since 1907.

Golden Mall Food Stalls

Queens$

Basement warren of tiny stalls under Main Street — hand-pulled noodles, lamb skewers, Sichuan and more.

Gramercy Tavern

Greenwich Village$$$$

A warm, seasonal New York classic with a walk-in tavern up front.

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Grimaldi's

Brooklyn$$

Coal-fired pies under the Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO.

Grimaldi's Pizzeria

Brooklyn$$

The long-queued coal-oven pizzeria under the Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO.

Havana Cafe

The Bronx$$

Throggs Neck spot for Cuban classics like ropa vieja and lechón.

Ho' Brah Tacos

Staten Island$

West Brighton taqueria with a devoted local following.

Hometown Bar-B-Que

Brooklyn$$

Texas-style smoked meats in a Red Hook warehouse.

Il Bambino

Queens$

Pressed panini and small plates with a back garden in Astoria.

Ippudo NY

Greenwich Village$$

The ramen house that introduced much of New York to tonkotsu, with a lively dining room.

Jackson Diner

Queens$$

A longtime anchor of Jackson Heights' Little India, known for its lunchtime buffet.

Jacob's Pickles

Upper West Side$$

Upper West Side comfort-food spot known for fried chicken, biscuits and house pickles.

Jake's Steakhouse

The Bronx$$$

A classic steakhouse overlooking Van Cortlandt Park.

Joe & Pat's

Staten Island$$

Family-run since 1960, famous for its crackery thin-crust pies.

Joe & Pat's Pizzeria

Staten Island$$

Thin-crust Staten Island institution serving since 1960.

Joe's Pizza

Greenwich Village$

The Greenwich Village slice benchmark since 1975.

Joe's Pizza

Greenwich Village$

The Greenwich Village counter that defines the New York slice.

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Joe's Steam Rice Roll

Queens$

Stone-ground rice rolls made to order — a Flushing street-food fixture.

John Brown Smokehouse

Queens$$

Kansas City–style barbecue in Long Island City.

Johnny's Reef Restaurant

The Bronx$$

Cafeteria-style fried seafood at the very tip of City Island, with outdoor tables over the water. Seasonal hours.

Juliana's Pizza

Brooklyn$$

Coal-oven pizzeria in DUMBO from the founder of the original Grimaldi's, a block from Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Junior's

Brooklyn$$

Downtown Brooklyn diner famous for its cheesecake since 1950.

Junior's Restaurant

Midtown$$

Brooklyn's cheesecake institution, with a busy Times Square outpost.

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Kabab Café

Queens$$

Chef Ali's intimate Egyptian kitchen on Little Egypt's Steinway Street.

Katz's Delicatessen

Little Italy$$

The Lower East Side institution that has been hand-carving pastrami since 1888.

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Keens Steakhouse

Midtown$$$

An 1885 chophouse famous for mutton chops and clay pipes on the ceiling.

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Killmeyer's Old Bavaria Inn

Staten Island$$

A 19th-century tavern at Staten Island's southern tip serving German classics.

L&B Spumoni Gardens

Brooklyn$

Bensonhurst classic since 1939: thick Sicilian squares, sauce on top, and spumoni from the window.

La Morada

The Bronx$

Family-run Mott Haven kitchen for Oaxacan moles and tlayudas.

Lakruwana

Staten Island$$

Sri Lankan restaurant near the ferry known for its weekend buffet.

Lakruwana Restaurant

Staten Island$$

Sri Lankan cooking on Bay Street, with a weekend buffet served on hand-thrown pottery — locals, not tourists.

Le Bernardin

Midtown$$$$

Eric Ripert's three-Michelin-star temple to seafood in Midtown.

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Lee's Tavern

Staten Island$

A neighborhood bar famous for its thin-crust bar pies.

Leo's Latticini (Mama's of Corona)

Queens$

Old-school Italian hero sandwiches and fresh mozzarella.

Levain Bakery

Upper West Side$

Upper West Side basement bakery famous for six-ounce cookies.

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Liebman's Delicatessen

The Bronx$$

Riverdale's kosher-style deli since 1953.

Lilia

Brooklyn$$$

Missy Robbins' handmade-pasta restaurant in a converted Williamsburg auto body shop; reservations go fast.

Lombardi's

Little Italy$$

Widely credited as America's first pizzeria, still firing coal-oven pies.

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Los Tacos No. 1

Chelsea$

Standing-room tacos in Chelsea Market with a devoted following.

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Lucali

Brooklyn$$

Carroll Gardens pizzeria serving candlelit thin-crust pies, cash only and BYOB.

Magnolia Bakery

Greenwich Village$

The little West Village bakery that made cupcakes famous.

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Maharaja Sweets & Snacks

Queens$

Jackson Heights counter for chaat, samosas and trays of mithai, in the heart of the South Asian strip.

Mario's Restaurant

The Bronx$$

A family-run Neapolitan restaurant on Arthur Avenue since 1919.

Mike's Deli

The Bronx$

Old-school Italian deli inside the Arthur Avenue Retail Market.

Mike's Deli at the Arthur Avenue Retail Market

The Bronx$

Third-generation Italian deli inside the covered Arthur Avenue market — heroes, mozzarella, imports.

Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao

Queens$$

Flushing soup-dumpling specialist, a short walk from the Main Street 7 train.

Nathan's Famous

Brooklyn$

The original 1916 Coney Island hot dog stand.

Nobu Downtown

Lower Manhattan$$$$

Nobu's Financial District flagship inside a landmark 1912 banking hall.

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Nom Wah Tea Parlor

Chinatown$$

New York's oldest dim sum parlor, open since 1920.

Oxomoco

Brooklyn$$$

Wood-fired Mexican cooking in Greenpoint.

Patricia's of Morris Park

The Bronx$$

Wood-fired pizzas and Italian classics in Morris Park.

Paulie Gee's

Brooklyn$$

Greenpoint's cozy wood-fired pizza pioneer.

Peppa's Jerk Chicken

Brooklyn$

Smoky jerk chicken from a Flatbush drum grill.

Peter Luger

Brooklyn$$$$

The Williamsburg steakhouse that has defined New York steak since 1887.

Peter Luger Steak House

Brooklyn$$$$

Williamsburg steakhouse open since 1887 — dry-aged porterhouse, sizzling butter, cash-friendly tradition.

Pier 76

Staten Island$$

Pizza and Italian plates steps from the St. George ferry.

Prince Street Pizza

SoHo$

Square slices with crispy pepperoni cups in Nolita.

Pye Boat Noodle

Queens$

Thai boat noodles in a playful Astoria dining room.

Ralph's Famous Italian Ices

Staten Island$

The original 1928 Port Richmond ices stand; seasonal, typically spring to autumn.

Ralph's Famous Italian Ices

Staten Island$

Staten Island's favorite Italian ices since 1928.

Randazzo's Clam Bar

Brooklyn$$

A Sheepshead Bay seafood classic known for its spicy red sauce.

Red Rooster

Harlem$$

Marcus Samuelsson's Harlem restaurant celebrating the neighborhood's food and music.

Roberta's

Brooklyn$$

Bushwick's wood-fired pizza institution with a garden bar.

Roberto's

The Bronx$$$

Chef Roberto Paciullo's refined take on the cooking of Salerno, just off Arthur Avenue.

Roberto's Restaurant

The Bronx$$$

Arthur Avenue's benchmark Italian dining room, just off the market.

Rolo's

Queens$$

Wood-fired cooking and a bakery counter in Ridgewood.

Russ & Daughters

Little Italy$$

A century-old appetizing shop for smoked fish, bagels and caviar.

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Sahadi's

Brooklyn$

The Sahadi family's landmark Middle Eastern grocery on Atlantic Avenue, with a daytime café.

Sammy's Fish Box

The Bronx$$$

A City Island seafood mainstay since 1966.

Serendipity 3

Upper East Side$$

Upper East Side sweet shop known for its Frrrozen Hot Chocolate.

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Shake Shack

Chelsea$

The original Shake Shack kiosk, tucked inside Madison Square Park.

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Speedy Romeo

Brooklyn$$

Clinton Hill favorite for wood-fired pizzas and steaks.

Sripraphai

Queens$$

The Woodside pioneer widely credited with raising the bar for Thai food in New York.

Sylvia's

Harlem$$

The 'Queen of Soul Food' has been serving Harlem since 1962.

Tacoway Beach

Queens$

Beachside tacos at the Rockaway surf club.

Tanoreen

Brooklyn$$

Beloved Palestinian home cooking in Bay Ridge.

Tao Downtown

Chelsea$$$

A cavernous, theatrical Asian restaurant and late-night scene in Chelsea.

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Taqueria Coatzingo

Queens$

A long-running Jackson Heights taqueria.

Taverna Kyclades

Queens$$

Astoria's best-known Greek fish taverna, at the top of Ditmars Boulevard.

Tawa Food

Queens$

A tiny Nepali and Tibetan counter known for momos and roti.

The Arepa Lady

Queens$

Colombian arepas from a Jackson Heights legend.

The Halal Guys

Midtown$

The Midtown street cart that grew into a global chain.

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The Lemon Ice King of Corona

Queens$

Legendary Italian ices in Corona since 1944.

The River Café

Brooklyn$$$$

Fine dining on a barge beneath the Brooklyn Bridge.

The Smith

Central Park$$

A reliable, buzzy brasserie steps from Lincoln Center.

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Totonno's Pizzeria Napolitana

Brooklyn$

Coal-oven pizza on Coney Island since 1924.

Trattoria Zero Otto Nove

The Bronx$$

Wood-fired Neapolitan cooking on Arthur Avenue — the nicer sit-down meal in the Bronx's Little Italy.

Ugly Baby

Brooklyn$$

Intensely spicy regional Thai cooking in Carroll Gardens.

Upland

Midtown$$$

Seasonal Californian-Italian cooking in a handsome Park Avenue South room.

Veselka

Little Italy$$

An East Village Ukrainian diner open around the clock since 1954.

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Via Carota

Greenwich Village$$$

A West Village trattoria famous for its seasonal vegetables.

Vida

Staten Island$

Neighborhood staple on Stapleton's main strip for big plates and brunch.

White Bear

Queens$

A tiny Flushing counter famous for wontons in chili oil.

Win Son

Brooklyn$$

Inventive Taiwanese-American plates in East Williamsburg.

Xi'an Famous Foods

Chinatown$

Hand-pulled noodles and cumin lamb from northwestern China.

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Zum Stammtisch

Queens$$

A family-run Bavarian restaurant in Glendale since 1972.