New York Restaurants
The best restaurants in New York, including Eleven Madison Park, Hawksmoor, Sadelle's, Carbone. 54 curated venues, MyRSVP is your guide to the city's most reservation-worthy tables. Each one books through its own reservation platform, linked on the venue page.
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Booking dinner for a trip usually means jumping between Resy, OpenTable, SevenRooms and a dozen separate restaurant sites just to work out which rooms are worth it and where each one takes reservations. MyRSVP does that once. We curate the New York restaurants worth your night and wire each one to its own booking platform, so you weigh them side by side and reserve in a couple of taps, all from one place.
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- Eleven Madison Park · Daniel Humm's three-Michelin-star tasting-menu flagship on Madison Square Park.
- Hawksmoor · London dry-aged beef and a legendary Sunday Roast under Gramercy's vaulted Assembly Hall
- Sadelle's · SoHo's power brunch: bagel towers, smoked fish, and a full-on scene
- Carbone · Mario Carbone's Greenwich Village flagship, where Veal Parmesan, Spicy Rigatoni Vodka and the tableside Caesar a la ZZ have been the toughest reservations in NYC since 2013.
- Jungsik · Tribeca's three-Michelin-star contemporary Korean tasting counter
- Nobu Downtown · Matsuhisa and De Niro's Japanese-Peruvian flagship in a landmarked FiDi room
- Sushi Nakazawa · Chef Daisuke Nakazawa's Edomae omakase counter in the West Village
- TAO Uptown · The original NYC TAO - giant Buddha, three-level Pan-Asian scene dining in Midtown
- Per Se · Thomas Keller's three-Michelin-star tasting menu above Central Park
- Tatiana · Kwame Onwuachi's Afro-Caribbean stunner at Lincoln Center - the hardest table in New York.
- Beauty & Essex · The pawn-shop door to Tao Group's Lower East Side theater
- Cipriani Downtown · SoHo's see-and-be-seen Cipriani - Bellinis, carpaccio, and the jet-set scene
- Torrisi · Major Food Group's Michelin-starred Italian-American room in the Puck Building
- Daniel · Daniel Boulud's Upper East Side French flagship - jacket-preferred, tableside classic
- Pastis · The reborn Meatpacking brasserie - buzzy, all-day, unmistakably Paris.
- Keens Steakhouse · The 1885 Midtown chophouse with 90,000 pipes on the ceiling.
- Manhatta · 60th-floor views from 28 Liberty Street, dinner at Manhatta!
- Marea · Central Park views and Indonesian rosewood on Columbus Circle, at Marea.
- Peter Luger Steak House · The definitive 1887 Brooklyn steakhouse - dry-aged Porterhouse for two.
- Smith & Wollensky · The 1977 Third Avenue steakhouse flagship - USDA Prime, dry-aged in-house.
- Tao · Rockwell Group's subterranean Chelsea temple at 92 9th Avenue, Tao Downtown.
- The Grill · Mid-century power dining in the landmark Seagram Building
- Jean-Georges · Two-Michelin-star French dining above Columbus Circle, with Central Park in every window.
- Lilia · Missy Robbins' Williamsburg pasta flagship - mafaldini and agnolotti, one of the hardest tables in Brooklyn.
- The Modern · MoMA's two-star dining room worth a standalone Midtown evening.
- Zuma New York · Contemporary Japanese izakaya and robata grill in NoMad
- Gramercy Tavern · The 1994 New York institution split between Dining Room and Tavern.
- L'Artusi · West Village modern-Italian institution - house-made pasta and a deep Italian wine list.
- Cathedrale · Tao Group's soaring East Village cathedral - French-Mediterranean and scene-y.
- Yoshino · Ten seats, one hinoki counter, and one of America's most decorated omakase.
- Delmonico's · America's original fine-dining steakhouse, since 1837
- Balthazar · The definitive SoHo French brasserie, see-and-be-seen since 1997
- Le Bernardin · Eric Ripert's three-Michelin-star Midtown seafood temple
- Don Angie · The West Village's cult Italian-American, home of the pinwheel lasagna for two.
- American Cut · Marc Forgione's art-deco Tribeca steakhouse
- Atomix · JP Park's two-Michelin-star modern Korean tasting counter, ranked No.1 in North America
- Rezdora · Cult Emilia-Romagna pasta in the Flatiron - Stefano Secchi's one-Michelin-star osteria
- Sei Less · Unmarked mural door on West 38th hides the speakeasy, Sei Less!
- Sartiano's · SoHo's see-and-be-seen Italian inside the Mercer Hotel
- Gran Morsi · Two-floor TriBeCa Italian tucked into 22 Warren Street, Gran Morsi.
- Brooklyn Chop House · Multi-level steakhouse on Nassau Street in the Financial District.
- Crane Club · Tao Group's West Chelsea clubstaurant - wood fire, marble, and a room built to be seen in.
- Le Coucou · Daniel Rose's Michelin-starred French room in SoHo
- BondST · Modern Japanese and sushi in a dark NoHo townhouse
- Icca · One-star Edomae omakase, hidden at the back of a Tribeca counter
- Cafe Carmellini · Andrew Carmellini's grand Italian-French flagship in NoMad's Fifth Avenue Hotel.
- 4 Charles Prime Rib · The clubby West Village prime-rib room that's one of NYC's hardest tables
- Industry Kitchen · 5,000 square feet on South Street Seaport, at Industry Kitchen.
- Sake No Hana · Tao Group's modern Japanese izakaya inside the Moxy Lower East Side
- COTE Korean Steakhouse · The Flatiron original - Michelin-starred Korean barbecue meets American steakhouse
- Sushi Noz · Two-Michelin-star Edomae omakase at a 200-year-old hinoki counter
- Catch NYC · Meatpacking's see-and-be-seen seafood, sushi, and steak flagship - with a rooftop
- Il Mulino New York · The 1981 Greenwich Village Italian institution - Abruzzese abundance and tableside theater.
- Sixty Three Clinton · Lower East Side tasting counter that opened July 2021, Sixty Three Clinton.
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New York restaurants · FAQ
What are the best restaurants in New York?
New York's most reservation-worthy restaurants are listed on this page, concept-driven dining rooms, celebrity-chef destinations, and marquee institutions. MyRSVP curates the list and wires each restaurant to its own booking platform (Resy, OpenTable, SevenRooms or TheFork), so instead of hopping between reservation sites to find the best tables and figure out where each takes bookings, you compare them side by side and book direct, all from one place.
How do I get hard-to-book reservations in New York?
Each restaurant on this page books through its own reservation platform, the booking button on the venue page takes you straight there. For the hardest tables, reserve as far ahead as you can; prime nights at the top rooms fill weeks out.
What's the dress code for fine dining in New York?
Most New York fine-dining rooms expect smart casual or business casual, collared shirts and closed-toe shoes for men, cocktail attire for women. A few rooms enforce stricter codes, noted on the venue page.
Are there celebrity-chef restaurants in New York?
Yes, many of the venues on this page are flagship rooms from celebrity chefs and award-winning culinary teams. Reserve tasting menus or a la carte through each restaurant's own booking platform, linked on the venue page.
Do New York restaurants take walk-ins?
Some do, but the top rooms book three to four weeks out (or more) for prime times. Reserve through the booking button on the venue page as early as you can.
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