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Soothr

Noodles are the star at this Thai East Village gem that got raves from Eater and the New York Times after it opened in 2020. You'll find them in a host of regional dishes like the spicy ba mii pu (dry crab noodles) and chicken khao soi. Pair them with equally exciting cocktails like the tequila and tamarind syrup-based Pay-Thai in a neon-lit space that'll make you feel you're at one of Bangkok's famed street-food markets.

Babbo Ristorante

You know you're going to get some of the best Italian food at this legendary Joe Bastianich haunt because it's been going strong since 1998. Babbo set the stage for contemporary fine-dining Italian restaurants in the city, and you can still expect exemplary dishes like warm lamb's tongue and citrusy sweetbreads all while seated in a Greenwich Village townhouse where Led Zeppelin and Blondie play in the background.

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• MICHELIN Plate

  2023

• MICHELIN Plate

  2022

• MICHELIN Plate

  2021

Scarr's Pizza

Few places can top the New York-style pizzas turned out by talented pizzaiolo Scarr Pimentel at this Lower East Side trailblazer. Lines down the block form daily for slices of the exceptional pizza dough that's made with flour Pimentel mills himself – but those with bookings can slide right in. Get your pies with toppings like cremini mushrooms, cured anchovies, and hot honey for a meal that has captured the praise of The New Yorker, Eater, The New York Times, and more.

l'abeille

Joël Robuchon alum Mitsunobu Nagae melds his Japanese heritage with French cooking at this MICHELIN-Starred Tribeca gem. That means you might find dishes like foie gras crème brûlée stuffed in citrus or miso-marinated Japanese butterfish with baby artichoke on the seasonal tasting menu – or choose from à la carte options at the bar. Either way, you'll be seated in a space that's definition: Tribeca; an elegant room with velvet chairs and booths and a marble accent wall.

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• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2023

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2022

The Musket Room

Head to this MICHELIN-Starred Nolita gem for the globetrotting tasting menu from Food & Wine Best New Chefs Mary Attea and Camari Mick. Expect next-level pastries and upscale dishes like jamón Ibérico and smoked mussels in a way that never feels stuffy. Few fine-dining restaurants in New York straddle the balance between casual and formal so effortlessly.

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• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2023

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2022

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2021

Casa Mono

Few places do Spanish food as well as this cosy Gramercy restaurant serving some of the city's best tapas since 2003. Star chef Andy Nusser makes the food he grew up eating in Spain, and dishes like garlicky razor clams, delicate bone marrow, and creamy scrambled eggs with uni have helped the restaurant score a MICHELIN star and a coveted three-star review from The New York Times.

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• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2023

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2022

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2021

Wildair

Fabián von Hauske-Valtierra and Jeremiah Stone brought Paris's neo-bistro phenomenon to the Lower East Side at this trendsetting New American spot. Inventive but always tasty snacks, like sausage-stuffed fried olives with mornay sauce, showstopping desserts, and one of the city's best steaks are accompanied by rare natural wines that will leave you swooning.

Demo

When alums from the wildly creative Wildair open a restaurant, you take notice. That's true of this buzzy West Village spot that Eater called the most exciting new wine bar in Manhattan. Head over during the day for coffee and pastries, and then return at night for aperitivo and French-, Spanish-, and Italian-influenced food, like thinly sliced beef tongue, all while seated at glossy red marble tables and espresso-toned booths.

Sushi Ichimura

Legendary sushi chef Eiji Ichimura leads this intimate, 10-seat MICHELIN-Starred destination in Tribeca. Once you're seated at the sleek wooden counter, you'll be enthralled by an Edomae-style seasonal omakase that can stretch to 20 courses and include a mochi rice cracker filled with uni and caviar along with aged nigiri and temaki. Eating it off exquisite plates made by acclaimed Japanese ceramicist Shiro Tsujimura makes an evening here all the more thrilling.

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• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2023

Raf's

This sister restaurant to MICHELIN-Starred The Musket Room is an Italian and French bakery by day and swanky, white tablecloth dinner destination by night. Don't miss pastry chef Camari Mick's baked goods – think candied orange almond croissant – in the morning, and return at night for chef Mary Attea's hearty dishes prepared in a wood-fired hearth.

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• MICHELIN Plate

  2023

Craft

This Flatiron restaurant is the very definition of celebrity chef Tom Colicchio's cooking: American fine dining informed by farmers market finds. Park yourself by the floor-to-ceiling windows along East 19th Street as you dig into plates of heirloom tomato salad and hen of the woods mushrooms alongside a superb bottle of wine – you'll know immediately why this restaurant has earned a James Beard Award and a three-star New York Times review.

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• MICHELIN Plate

  2023

• MICHELIN Plate

  2022

• MICHELIN Plate

  2021

Koloman

Contemporary Parisian food meets Viennese traditions at this NoMad spot that Esquire and the New York Times named one of 2022's best new restaurants. Chef Markus Glocker leans on his Austrian childhood and French training to create showstoppers like salmon en croûte and schnitzel with lingonberries. The space evokes turn-of-the-century European café with glass and brass light fixtures, banquette seating, and a dreamy bar with a large backlit clock.

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• MICHELIN Plate

  2023

• MICHELIN Plate

  2022

Hav & Mar

Combining his Swedish upbringing and Ethiopian heritage, celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson gives New Yorkers an innovative, seafood-forward fusion spot that could only come from him. The two cuisines blend beautifully in dishes like berbere-cured salmon served with apple water and avocado that earned this Chelsea hotspot two stars from the NY Times. It's all served in a vibrant space with sculptures from famed artist and restaurant partner Derrick Adams on the walls.

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• JAMES BEARD Semifinalist

  2023

• MICHELIN Plate

  2023

Le B.

Famed chef Angie Mar goes big on nostalgic ’80s and ’90s French-influenced dishes like oysters mornay and crêpes suzette at this sleek West Village restaurant. Expect the energy of The Beatrice Inn and the finesse of Les Trois Chevaux – a match you cannot beat.

Strange Delight

Even before The New Yorker raved about Strange Delight, this love letter to the famed oyster houses and cocktails of New Orleans was already making waves. Start with a glass of the creamy Ramos Gin Fizz, move on to a plate of charbroiled oysters with smoked garlic butter, and enjoy it all in a space that'll make you feel like you're at a NOLA oyster bar legend. After just one visit, this will become your go-to before or after a show at BAM.

Gjelina - New York

ASKA

Fredrik Berselius's legendary Scandinavian restaurant has nearly every accolade imaginable – two MICHELIN Stars, a three-star New York Times review, and four stars from Eater. Far from resting on its laurels, the Williamsburg tasting-menu destination continues to showcase the best of New York and Northeast food with a boundary-pushing Nordic lens.

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• MICHELIN 2 Stars

  2023

• MICHELIN 2 Stars

  2022

• MICHELIN 2 Stars

  2021

odo

Two MICHELIN Stars and a three-star New York Times review mean few kaiseki meals rival the one you'll find at this charming, hidden restaurant in the Flatiron District. Acclaimed chef Hiroki Odo of Kajitsu fame turns out hyper-seasonal Japanese food, and you might find dishes like eel that's steamed, charcoal-grilled, and drizzled with a sansho-pepper soy sauce. Keep the night going at odo's adjacent speakeasy lounge with stellar Japanese-inspired cocktails.

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• MICHELIN 2 Stars

  2023

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2022

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2021

Café Mars

There's inventive, and then there's this Gowanus Italian restaurant. A special MICHELIN award for outstanding service is reason enough to visit, but dishes like jell-olives and fluke crudo in aged parmesan have set social media aflame and given New York a rare new take on Italian cooking.

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• MICHELIN Bib Gourmand

  2023

Tempura Matsui

For when you want to feel transported to a warm Japanese home complete with a sloping wooden roof and paper screens for windows, look no further than this MICHELIN-Starred Midtown gem. You'll be treated to a dazzling tasting menu where tempura is the star. Expect plates of lightly battered shrimp interspersed with pristine sashimi and an epic sake selection. Make sure to grab a seat at the kitchen counter for a memorable evening up close to the action.

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• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2023

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2022

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2021

Kochi

Le Bernardin and Per Se alum Sungchul Shim dazzles diners with a nine-course Korean tasting menu of grilled skewers you should eat with your hands. You can expect tons of imaginative dishes like croquettes in beet soup, all while seated in the elegant marble and wood-clad interiors of the MICHELIN-Starred Hell's Kitchen restaurant.

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• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2023

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2022

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2021

Mari

The MICHELIN-Starred Kochi team's handroll destination is one of the most thrilling omakases you can experience in the city. Bites of grilled trout, king crab, and duck breast are so good that this Midtown restaurant, too, has its own MICHELIN Star.

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• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2023

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2022

Noz 17

This MICHELIN-Starred sequel to Sushi Noz seats just seven people at a time for one of the most intimate omakase experiences in town. Chef Junichi Matsuzaki will lead you through a 25-course, Edomae-style tasting, where the menu changes daily and includes seasonal ingredients imported from Tokyo. You might find dishes like lotus root dumplings or fermented sea urchin, but no matter what, this tasting will be one for the books.

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• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2023

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2022

Sushi Noz

Acclaimed chef Nozomu Abe leads this serene, two-MICHELIN-starred destination that's arguably one of the best sushi restaurants in town. Sit at one of two intimate wooden counters for an Edomae-style seasonal tasting menu that can stretch to 20 courses and include dishes like grilled sea perch with blue seaweed sauce. Delicate, cedar-lined walls and food presented on centuries-old Japanese ceramics make any meal here a singular, transportative experience.

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• MICHELIN 2 Star

  2023

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2022

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2021

Caviar Russe

For when only the biggest blowout celebrations will do, this Midtown hotspot's ultra-luxe menu – where caviar, naturally, is the star – can't be beat. Go for one of the three MICHELIN-Starred tasting menus, where chef Edgar Panchernikov's showstopping plates of Japanese mackerel, white asparagus, and oysters are all topped with caviar. Velvet booths, floor-to-ceiling windows, and tall chandeliers only reinforce just how special it feels to eat here.

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• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2023

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2022

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2021

Tsukimi

Snagging a seat at this serene MICHELIN-Starred kaiseki in the East Village means you can look forward to one of the most intimate dinners in town. At just 12 seats at two counters facing each other, you'll be treated to dish after dish of seasonal Japanese cooking. You might find pink conger fish with rhubarb jam and shiso flowers or tempura Japanese beltfish, and no matter what, you should ask about the sake selection to make it an extra-memorable evening.

Le Jardinier - New York

Joël Robuchon disciple Alain Verzeroli came into his own at this bright and plant-filled Midtown restaurant that reflects the seasonal, produce-forward menu. Dishes like halibut with morels and a white asparagus veloute manage to be both unfussy but still destination-worthy, as proven by its MICHELIN Star.

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• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2023

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2022

• MICHELIN 1 Star

  2021

Aquavit

A decades-long devotion to Scandinavian fine dining has earned this Midtown staple two MICHELIN Stars and a three-star New York Times review. Minimalist interiors with undulating wooden ceilings accompany dishes that arrive on earthenware that's equally stunning. Sit back and dig into chef Emma Bengtsson's tasting menus full of creative takes on Nordic classics like flaky cod and asparagus in buttery Norwegian Sandefjord sauce.

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• MICHELIN 2 Stars

  2023

• MICHELIN 2 Stars

  2022

• MICHELIN 2 Stars

  2021

Win Son

This East Williamsburg gem is the definition of a neighbourhood restaurant. Nearly a decade after its opening, it's still doing some of the most audacious and exciting Taiwanese American in the city. Dishes like minced pork and rice lou rou fan and the shrimp and mortadella Nutritious Sandwich are non-negotiable, but after that, the playful menu is your oyster.

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• MICHELIN Bib Gourmand

  2023

• MICHELIN Bib Gourmand

  2022