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1. Casa Mono
4.7
Exceptional(2837)
Price: Very Expensive
• Spanish • Union Square
Booked 42 times today
Casa Mono and its sister restaurant, Bar Jamon, are located next to each other on Irving Place and 17th Street, just east of Union Square. Awarded three stars from The New York Times in 2015 and a Michelin Star in 2009 (and every year since), Casa Mono is a tapas bar restaurant inspired by the cooking of Spain’s Costa Brava.***Keeping our guests and staff safe is our number one priority.We are strictly following CDC, OSHA and NYC Health Department guidelines.***
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2. Zou Zou's
4.6
Exceptional(1468)
Price: Expensive
• Mediterranean • Hell's Kitchen
Booked 127 times today
Zou Zou’s is a lively and modern Eastern Mediterranean restaurant from chef Juliana Latif, who spent years working at some of the most notable restaurants throughout New York City, including The NoMad. The menu is inspired by and celebrating the cuisine and flavors of the Eastern Mediterranean region, bringing in influences from Lebanon, Israel, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, among others. Zou Zou’s is located within the Manhattan West Plaza, on the ground level of Pendry Manhattan West. If arriving at 33rd Street (between 9th & 10th), follow the walkway to the plaza, turn left, and find the Zou Zou’s entrance on your left.If arriving at the Ninth Avenue entrance (at 32nd Street), walk through the plaza towards Whole Foods – Zou Zou’s will be on the right side of the plaza just past the NHL Experience Store.
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3. Park Ave Kitchen by David Burke
4.5
Awesome(295)
Price: Expensive
• American • Midtown East
Booked 18 times today
Park Ave Kitchen opened quietly on 12/14/23, on the corner of 48th Street and Lexington Avenue in NYC. Located on the ground floor of beautiful 277 Park Avenue, Chef Burke created a New-American Brasserie with a widely varied food and beverage offering, thanks to its unique combination of ala carte dining room and cafe/grab & go shared space. Complemented by a high degree of hospitality, Park Ave Kitchen has quickly become one of the most popular midtown dining destinations.From dry-aged steaks to fresh fish, sushi to juicy burgers, grain bowls to custom salads, delicious desserts and specialty coffees, Park Ave Kitchen offers something for everyone. Breakfast (served all day!), lunch, Happy Hour and dinner! The bar offers award-winning wines, an eclectic beer list, creative cocktails and mocktails.Park Ave Kitchen by David Burke is Chef David Burke’s first new venture in NYC in almost 3 years, and a welcome neighbor to David Burke Tavern, his flagship NYC locale.
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4. Wildair
4.7
Exceptional(178)
Price: Expensive
• Wine Bar • Lower East Side
Booked 15 times today
Wildair is a New York Restaurant founded by Chef Jeremiah Stone and Fabian von Hauske. Our style of dining is fun, loud and really energetic. Our tables are high tops and all our food is meant to be shared with everyone. Expect interesting takes on dishes like our potato cake topped with sea urchin and pickled jalapeños, or our pissaladieclaire. We have an amazing dessert program and on Saturdays we have donuts at 12:00 that change every week. We also have one of the most unique and amazing natural wine lists in the city.
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5. Marcellino
4.5
Awesome(88)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • SoHo
Booked 27 times today
Marcellino bridges the traditional with the contemporary, bringing live-fire cooking, housemade pasta, and a robust Italian wine list, delicious house cocktails to the heart of Little Italy in New York City.
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6. Barbounia
4.7
Exceptional(3989)
Price: Moderate
• Mediterranean • Gramercy Park
Booked 71 times today
Located in the heart of Gramercy in New York City at 20th Street and Park Avenue South, Barbounia's atmosphere and design, which complement and attract a fashion, music and entertainment clientele, takes you off the busy streets of Manhattan and transcends you to the middle of the Mediterranean. With a spectacular open kitchen, tall arched ceilings divided by Moorish columns, large wooden communal tables, and pillowed banquettes; you feel the magnificent energy emanating from the kitchen, staff and patrons.
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7. Wabi Nori Hand Roll Bar
4.6
Exceptional(132)
Price: Expensive
• Sushi • Lower East Side
Booked 20 times today
A Sophisticated Interpretation Of Traditional Japanese CuisineA distinctive, well-preserved and comfortable space, high-quality products, authentic cuisine, food and drinks are done flawlessly.We continue to be one of the top Japanese restaurants in America, attracting countless food lovers from all over the world. Our one-of-a-kind menu includes authentic tapas-style Japanese dishes and homemade desserts.
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8. The Restaurant at Great Jones Distilling Co
4.7
Exceptional(476)
Price: Expensive
• Contemporary American • NoHo
Booked 12 times today
The Restaurant at Great Jones Distilling Co. is proud to serve classic favorites reinvigorated by modern technique, and enriched by the flavors of sumptuous local ingredients. Enjoy a unique dining experience that pays homage to a bygone era of the city’s past, and find the best of New York on every plate.Enjoy our $25 Burger and Old Fashioned special, every Tuesday - Thursday!
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9. ASKA
4.9
Exceptional(68)
Price: Very Expensive
• Nordic • Williamsburg
Booked 10 times today
Chef Fredrik Berselius brings his love of nature to his urban surroundings through food at Brooklyn's only two Michelin-starred restaurant. With an emphasis on ingredients from the Northeastern region and influenced by his Scandinavian homeland, Aska, Swedish for "ashes," offers a distinctive dining experience through a procession of courses prepared from an open kitchen and served to guests of only ten tables each night.
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10. Blu on the Hudson
4.7
Exceptional(1184)
Price: Very Expensive
• Contemporary American • Weehawken
Booked 142 times today
With views of Manhattan, BLU on the Hudson offers innovative drinks & fine dining featuring New American Mediterranean food with Asian accents. For a sushi experience, visit our sister restaurant BLU SUSHI.

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