The Top Spots

Below is a summary of my favorite NYC restaurants, categorized by cuisine. Visit the linked cuisine tab for more details on my top spots. As with all of the other pages, the restaurants within each cuisine category are ordered alphabetically.

American

  • ABCV
  • Au Cheval
  • Bird Dog
  • Fairfax
  • Harlem Public

Brunch

  • Pardon My French

Chinese

  • Chelsea Dim Sum
  • MáLà Project 

Dessert

  • Levain Bakery
  • Lady M
  • Culture Espresso
  • Caffe Panna

Fine Dining

  • Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi

French

  • Claudette
  • Le Crocodile
  • Pastis
  • Raoul’s

Indian

  • Indian Accent
  • Semma

Italian

  • Ci Siamo
  • Emilio’s Ballato
  • Forsythia
  • I Sodi
  • Mamo
  • Misi
  • Palma
  • Torrisi
  • Via Carota

Korean

  • COTE
  • Nowon
  • Thursday Kitchen

Mediterranean

  • Laser Wolf
  • Shoo Shoo
  • Shukette
  • Zou Zou

Mexican

  • Cosme
  • La Esquina

Pizza

  • FINI Pizza
  • Harry’s
  • Prince Street Pizza
  • Rubirosa
  • Una Pizza Napoletana
  • Vezzo

Ramen

  • Ajisen Ramen
  • Ichiran
  • Mr. Taka

Steakhouse

  • Four Charles Prime Rib

Thai

  • Soothr
  • Thai Diner
  • Wayla