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Top 10 Restaurants in New York City

A list of the 8 best restaurants in New York City, including Katz's Delicatessen (Lower East Side, Manhattan). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

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Updated Sep 5, 2026Checked Sep 5, 2026

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    Lower East Side, Manhattan

    A cafeteria-style Jewish deli operating since 1888, best known for hand-carved pastrami on rye.

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    Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    A wood-paneled steakhouse dating to 1887 known for dry-aged porterhouse and a cash-only, old-fashioned dining room.

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    Le Bernardin

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    Midtown, Manhattan

    A three-Michelin-star French seafood restaurant led by chef Eric Ripert since the mid-1990s.

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    Gramercy Tavern

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    Flatiron District, Manhattan

    A Danny Meyer-founded New American restaurant with a casual front tavern and a formal tasting-menu dining room in back.

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    Balthazar

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    SoHo, Manhattan

    A bustling French brasserie in SoHo serving classic bistro fare and fresh-baked bread from its in-house bakery since 1997.

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    Carbone

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    Greenwich Village, Manhattan

    A retro Italian-American red-sauce restaurant on Thompson Street known for tableside spicy rigatoni and tuxedoed service.

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    East Village, Manhattan

    David Chang's original 2004 East Village restaurant that popularized steamed-bun pork belly and remains a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick.

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    Lower East Side, Manhattan

    A sit-down offshoot of the century-old appetizing store, serving smoked fish, bagels, and egg creams on Orchard Street.

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