# Top 10 Restaurants in New York City

Standout restaurants across the five boroughs, from century-old institutions to modern tasting-menu destinations. · community starter list

A community-ranked list of the 8 best restaurants in New York City, currently topped by Katz's Delicatessen (Lower East Side, Manhattan). Rankings shift as locals vote — last updated Aug 14, 2026.

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**Updated:** 2026-08-14 10:28:42

1. **[Katz's Delicatessen](/e/335.md)** (restaurant) — A cafeteria-style Jewish deli operating since 1888, best known for hand-carved pastrami on rye. — score 0
2. **[Peter Luger Steak House](/e/336.md)** (restaurant) — A wood-paneled steakhouse dating to 1887 known for dry-aged porterhouse and a cash-only, old-fashioned dining room. — score 0
3. **[Le Bernardin](/e/337.md)** (restaurant) — A three-Michelin-star French seafood restaurant led by chef Eric Ripert since the mid-1990s. — score 0
4. **[Gramercy Tavern](/e/338.md)** (restaurant) — A Danny Meyer-founded New American restaurant with a casual front tavern and a formal tasting-menu dining room in back. — score 0
5. **[Balthazar](/e/339.md)** (restaurant) — A bustling French brasserie in SoHo serving classic bistro fare and fresh-baked bread from its in-house bakery since 1997. — score 0
6. **[Carbone](/e/340.md)** (restaurant) — A retro Italian-American red-sauce restaurant on Thompson Street known for tableside spicy rigatoni and tuxedoed service. — score 0
7. **[Momofuku Noodle Bar](/e/341.md)** (restaurant) — David Chang's original 2004 East Village restaurant that popularized steamed-bun pork belly and remains a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick. — score 0
8. **[Russ & Daughters Cafe](/e/342.md)** (restaurant) — A sit-down offshoot of the century-old appetizing store, serving smoked fish, bagels, and egg creams on Orchard Street. — score 0

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