Christina Tosi's 10 Favorite Restaurants in New York City

by Christina Tosi

Updated 12 March 2019

James Beard Award-winner Christina Tosi, a chef with a serious sweet tooth, is the founder and owner of one of New York’s most beloved bakeries. She moved to the food-frenzied city to cook in restaurants and—after working with chef David Chang at Momofuku—opened her quirky, American-style bakery, Milk Bar. Her creative innovations, like the cereal milk panna cotta, became wildly popular and left a lasting mark on the city’s dessert scene. Curious where she likes to eat when she is off the clock? So were we. Check out this list of her favorite food spots in New York.

Benihana - New York, NY

4.2

4.2 (5578)

$30 and under

Japanese

Midtown West

About the restaurant

I DARE you to not have the best night of your life here - the onion volcano is always a show stopper. Bonus points if you can make it all the way through dinner pretending it’s someone in your party’s birthday.

Top review

Debra

Dined 2 days ago

I had a great time. Very nice experience. The food was delicious & plentiful.

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