15 NYC Restaurants for Your Next Visit

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At Semma, woven ceiling panels, chandeliers, and chairs surround a long, white-topped bar. Rows of bottles line the wall behind.
Semma

Restaurant photo courtesy of Semma

New York City serves up a variety of high-low dining experiences, from groundbreaking award-winners to humble slice joints like Joe’s Pizza.  While it’s tough to make it here as a restaurateur, some establishments have stood the test of time: Grand Central Oyster Bar for bivalves, Katz’s Delicatessen for pastrami, Nom Wah Tea Parlor for dumplings, and Sylvia’s for soul food in Harlem. Wood-paneled Keens Steakhouse has prepared sizable steaks and mutton chops since 1885, while the Odeon remains popular for catching up with friends over French bistro fare. 

Meanwhile, New York City continues to make room for new spots, meaning there’s no shortage of places for your next memorable meal. Snag a table through Resy at one of our favorite NYC restaurants – some recently opened and others well on the way to becoming local institutions.

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Explore our picks below for where to eat in New York, plus check out our guides to where to stay and what to do.

Location Lower East Side

Sushi Oku

A blue lemon-shaped ceramic cloche is lifted from a dish of red and orange curls, from which a white vapor curls up.
The bar at Sushi Oku is dim, with vinyl records mounted on the wall and a cutting board behind the white counter for preparing food.
A pale, blurry chef’s hand holding chopsticks places a bead of wasabi atop a single peace of red-and-white sushi.

Located in a former pizza parlor, Sushi Oku offers a decadent 17-course omakase with bragging rights: there are only eight seats at the counter, and three seatings nightly. The soundtrack of hip-hop beats is in tune with the party vibe of its Lower East Side location.

Location Chinatown

Corima

On a big, flecked white dish, a twirl of squid and asparagus in a red-brown sauce is topped with crispy, olive green chicharones.
The exterior of Corima has a sign in a white, lit-up square and a black glass front.

Opened in early 2024, Corima serves elevated Northern Mexican cuisine in a sleek, minimalist space in the heart of Chinatown. The bar is just as noteworthy – mixing up cocktails with Sotol and other agave-based spirits and pouring natural wines from the Guadalupe Valley.

Location SoHo

King

The dining room at King has white-painted brick walls, big rectangular mirrors, and rows of small tables with white tablecloths.
A white diner holds a plate with a pile of seafood, transferring a piece of lobster to another plate on which a Black diner cuts a steak.

Run by three women, this snug SoHo bistro influenced by the south of France and Northern Italy has been a favorite of in-the-know diners since 2016. The menu at King is short and changes daily, based on what’s in season and the chefs’ remarkable creativity and attention to detail.

Lincoln Center

Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi

The brainchild of celebrity chef Kwame Onwuachi, Tatiana pays tribute to his New York childhood, fusing local and Afro Caribbean flavors to sensational, original results. To improve your odds of experiencing Tatiana for yourself, follow this advice for how to get the toughest reservations at NYC restaurants.

Williamsburg

Leo

Arguably one of the best places to grab a slice in Brooklyn – notably a sourdough one – Leo is refreshingly low-key. This corner spot in Williamsburg also serves brunch and a great selection of natural wines.  

Location Rockefeller Center

NARO

 Precise triangles of cut fish alternate with medallions of orange and white vegetables.
A pale hand pours amber broth into a bowl of mushrooms, sprouts, and yellow flowers.
A tan hand with painted fingernails and a white hand with bare fingernails drip parts of a twisted, sugar-encrusted pastry in a creamy sauce.
On a matte black dish, a brown crust is topped with brown, white, and purple globules. A drizzle of chocolate sauce curls around the edge.

Located in Rockefeller Center, NARO offers a tasting menu of inventive takes on traditional Korean staples. Pro tip: the more casual NARO Terrace offers à la carte options like kimchi fried rice.

Location West Village

Semma

A massive dosa folded into a huge triangle pokes over the side of a circular white dish, with a plate of chutneys nearby.

Helmed by Chef Vijay Kumar, formerly of San Francisco’s noted Rasa, Semma delivers authentic, spicy South Indian cuisine in a whimsically decorated space in the West Village.

Location Lower East Side

Dirt Candy

A bowl of green bowtie pasta rests in a clear broth with garnishes of basil leaves and small pink flowers.

At trailblazing chef Amanda Cohen’s Lower East Side restaurant Dirt Candy, you can dig into a five-course tasting menu of elevated vegetarian cuisine, each course inspired by a single headlining vegetable.

Lower Manhattan

La Compagnie Wine Bar

Mediterranean small plates and a selection of fine French wines from hundreds of small producers meet at the cozy La Compagnie Wine Bar, which opened in spring 2024 in Lower Manhattan.

Location Central Park South

Marea

In Marea, blue chairs crowd by round dining tables, and a large painting of a woman in glasses dominates one wall.
On a white dish, two rows of appetizers showcase fresh fish, cucumbers, and caviar in bright colors.
Multiple sets of hands reach across a dining table, holding wine glasses and cocktails over bowls of pasta, bread, cheese, and shellfish.

Overlooking Central Park South, Marea delivers on swanky décor and high-end coastal Italian cuisine (house-made pastas, raw seafood platters).

Location East Village

Soothr

An array of dishes is arrayed on a wooden table, including dumplings, pho, shrimp, and rice.
An array of colorful dishes, including stews and flower-like appetizers, rest on a table with a red velvet tablecloth strewn with star anise.

A Thai noodle shop that brings the energy of Bangkok to the East Village, Soothr is a destination for authentic, expertly prepared soups, noodle dishes, and inventive cocktails. And it’s coming soon in Long Island City in Queens.

Location West Village

The Noortwyck

Glass doors in front of The Noortwyck open so that small tables and chairs are arranged both inside and outside under a blue awning.
Inside The Noortwyck, curved tan leather booths alternate with small dining tables throughout a long dining room outfitted in neutral hues.
Overhead view of a rhomboid filet of mackerel, finely charred in a grid, sitting in a light yellow broth, and topped with a green paste.
Overhead view of a large white dish of agnolotti in a sauce filled with corn and herbs, topped with fine shavings of black truffle.

A relative newcomer to the crowded West Village dining scene, The Noortwyck has been making a name for itself since its 2022 debut for a seasonally driven menu marked by surprising twists.

Location Midtown

Monkey Bar

Monkey Bar is filled with red booths and mirrored pillars. Small lamps cast it in warm light and one wall is covered in cartoonish murals.

An iconic Midtown destination since the 1930s, Monkey Bar closed its doors during the pandemic, but now it’s back under new ownership and, many would say, better than ever. Slip into one of the red booths and settle in for an evening fueled by steaks, pastas, and good old-fashioned cocktails.

Location Financial District

Crown Shy

Overhead view of a range of dishes, including a long strip of beef ribs, a skillet of macaroni and cheese, flatbread, and a bowl of hummus.
Overhead view of a long loaf of laminated bread topped with herbs and curls of cheese. A bowl of white dip with green onions is by its side.

The Financial District isn’t necessarily known as a dining destination but it’s a worth a trip to dine at Crown Shy, which boasts a menu of globally influenced new American fare in a spacious, sleek space.

For more in-the-know New York City dining recommendations, check out Resy's Hit List.

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