Best Restaurants for Spicy Food in Meatpacking District

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1. Little Ruby's Cafe - West Village

4.7

Exceptional(299)

Price: Moderate

• Australian • West Village

Booked 70 times today

Since 2003, Little Ruby’s Cafe has brought Australian cafe culture to New York City, offering approachable all-day fare, specialty drinks, and a full coffee program. Open for brekkie, lunch and dinner 7 days a week, Little Ruby’s Cafe’s beloved menu features the signature burgers, pastas, salads and brunch classics, all served in thoughtfully designed spaces.Located on the landmark corner of West 4th St & 7th Avenue, our newest Little Ruby’s Cafe features an airy, multi-level space. A first for Little Ruby’s, West Village offers a full bar with an exclusive cocktail program alongside our classic menu with new dishes unique to the location. With an expansive terrace and sweeping windows, the West Village restaurant invites guests to absorb the energy of the neighborhood as they enjoy their morning brekkie or grab cocktails and dinner with friends. Opening October 2023. Little Ruby’s West Village will be open 7 days a week for brekkie, lunch and dinner.

2. Soothr

4.7

Exceptional(135)

Price: Expensive

• Thai • East Village

Booked 110 times today

Soothr, properly pronounced “Sood” is the Thai word meaning “Recipe”. This East Village establishment is the vision of close friends who grew up in different regions of Thailand, hoping to share their experiences and recipes with the rest of the world. Raised in distinctive regional cities, each individual brings their own unique relationship with Thai cuisine, with a specific focus on the generational family recipes that have shaped their childhood and time growing up in Thailand. With a specialty in family noodle recipes from throughout Thailand, Soothr offers a culinary experience that is geared towards the comfort and warmth of dining at home. These traditional recipes have brought great comfort and a sense of home for generations, and Soothr at its core is an invitation to sit at the table and enjoy a classic, Thai family meal.

3. SAPPE

4.6

Exceptional(48)

Price: Expensive

• Thai • Greenwich Village

Booked 61 times today

SAPPE is a trip to explore something unique, authentic and ethereal. Our guest will be indulged and pampered through all their five perceptions; visual, auditory, olfactory, haptic and gustatory. SAPPE is the extraordinary place where people come to rejoice and revel. The train market and street food style are what SAPPE aim to offer. The vibe of bustling ambience of train station, the food stalls that offer street bites ‘ปิ้งย่าง (Ping-Yang)’ which is variety of grilled goodies on bamboo skewers and BBQ, as well as the bold flavor of E-San style cuisine are what SAPPE is looking to introduce.

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4. TAO Downtown - New York

4.6

Exceptional(7051)

Price: Expensive

• Fusion / Eclectic • Chelsea

Booked 62 times today

Designed by Rockwell Group, TAO Downtown offers a distinct sense of arrival and discovery and is the first TAO venue where guests descend into a multi-level space. The subterranean restaurant, located in the heart of Chelsea, is intended to look and feel as if it has been there for decades and only unearthed recently to reveal the artifacts within. Upon arrival, guests immediately encounter a long corridor with a dragon scale patterned screen and Chinese calligraphy murals mounted on weathered brick walls.

5. BONDST

4.8

Exceptional(3171)

Price: Very Expensive

• Japanese • NoHo

Booked 59 times today

BONDST, located in NoHo, is a trendy downtown restaurant with a warm minimalist interior design. The cuisine is new Japanese with European and Asian influences. BONDST is Citysearch's 2007 and 2008 audience award winner for Best Sushi in NYC, as well as the 2008 audience award winner for Best Martini in NYC.

6. Bad Roman

4.5

Awesome(2114)

Price: Expensive

• Italian • Upper West Side

Booked 184 times today

A new lively, modern Italian restaurant from Quality Branded.

7. Nobu Fifty Seven

4.7

Exceptional(6082)

Price: Very Expensive

• Japanese • Midtown West

Booked 170 times today

As the first uptown New York location for legendary chef Nobu Matsuhisa, we opened with much anticipation in the summer of 2005.Nobu's co-owners are his longtime partners: renowned restaurateur Drew Nieporent, Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro, and Hollywood film producer Meir Teper. The restaurant showcases Nobu's signature new style Japanese cuisine with classic dishes such as Tiradito Nobu Style and Black Cod Miso. The restaurant received three stars from the New York Times.

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8. Emily West Village

4.8

Exceptional(224)

Price: Moderate

• Pizzeria • West Village

Booked 36 times today

A typical food love story. A boy meets a girl while eating pizza. He attends culinary school and open’s a pizza restaurant named after the girl. Thus bringing us to Emily! The Manhattan iteration of the Brooklyn based pizzeria centered around a historic brick oven and comforting food. Emily has earned a following for its signature Detroit-style pies and award winning burger. The pizza here is rectangular (not round) and utilizes the "frico" technique, in which cheese is drizzled on the edges of the pie to create a crispy brown exterior. Beyond the main event, the menu extends to include salads and sandwiches, which shouldn't be ignored (think an attention-grabbing burger and a top-notch spicy fried chicken sandwich). Please note, there will be a time limit of 1 hour 30 minutes for guests so we can fairly utilize our limited capacity. Our outdoor dining is enclosed with heaters that will keep you toasty! Thank you :)

9. Piggyback NYC

4.5

Awesome(82)

Price: Moderate

• Asian • Chelsea

Booked 7 times today

Asian inspired bar food coupled with traditional favorites making it perfect for quality shares to go around the table. Drinks range from a rotating draft list and wine selection to craft cocktail offerings.

10. STK - Rooftop

4.1

Excellent(3183)

Price: Expensive

• Contemporary American • Meatpacking District

Booked 24 times today

STK Steakhouse is “not your daddy’s steakhouse,” offering a high-energy dining experience that artfully combines the superior quality of a traditional steakhouse with a Vibe Dining atmosphere unlike any other. Delectable cuisine, upscale cocktails and an elevated Happy Hour, along with an in-house DJ and chic décor, all come together to offer a memorable fine dining experience that keeps guests enjoying their evening from drinks to dinner to late night. STK’s menu features reimagined classic American cuisine for lunch, brunch and dinner with unique local flair infused into each location’s menu. The brand’s beef program focuses on the highest quality, delicious and craveable steaks while emphasizing transparency and traceable sourcing practices.

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Helenevip
Greater Boston •25 reviews
5.0
Dined 2 days ago
What a wonderful dining experience! The food and service were fantastic and the prices were right, too. A great way to dine with a party of 8; they were so accommodating and kind to us. We will return!
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Cloves Indian CuisinePrice: Expensive• Indian• NoMad
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4.7
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Lihi
London •18 reviews
5.0
Dined 2 days ago
Soothr never fails - everything is just delicious! Dumplings for starters were amazing, the beef pad si wi so good and the tom yum delicious and spicy like we wanted. Highly recommend!
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SoothrPrice: Expensive• Thai• East Village
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4.7
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Ben
New York City •1 review
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
Great service! Delicious food! Love this place. Was there for a late lunch so fairly quiet. Highly recommended!!!
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Piggyback NYCPrice: Moderate• Asian• Chelsea
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4.5
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Chris
New York City •1 review
5.0
Dined on 20 Nov 2024
If you are going to the theatre and want to eat close by this place is amazing. Only about a 5 minute walk to most Broadway shows it is the perfect place. Other Chinese restaurants in the area are packed but somehow this one is not and the food was so much better than the others. Maybe its the funkball location, across from the mess that is the Port Authority and tucked b/w a McDonalds and Burger King that turns people away…but once you taste the food you wont be sorry for braving the walk. Authentic Szechuan meals and a section in the back of the menu for “American Chinese” food…Might have been some of the best Chinese food I have ever had…that includes the China Town mainstay’s.
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川雲涧 Sky Pavilion NYCPrice: Expensive• Sichuan• Hell's Kitchen
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4.9
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Johnvip
New York City •40 reviews
5.0
Dined on 2 Nov 2024
The Library is a terrific place to eat and drink, especially before shows at the Public Theater. The wait staff is first rate and there is a lot of good teamwork in play here.
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The Library at The PublicPrice: Moderate• American• NoHo
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4.8

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474 restaurants available nearby

1. Little Ruby's Cafe - West Village

2. Soothr

3. SAPPE

4. TAO Downtown - New York

5. BONDST

6. Bad Roman

7. Nobu Fifty Seven

8. Emily West Village

9. Piggyback NYC

10. STK - Rooftop

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