The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near Allium Eatery
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Rank 1. Allium Eatery
Modern New American
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- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best Chef: Northeast · Brian Lewis
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northeast · Brian Lewis
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- BagelUp #2 · The Definitive 30 Best Bagel Shops in New York City
- The New York Times The 16 Best Bagels in New York City Right Now
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- BagelUp #2 · The Definitive 30 Best Bagel Shops in New York City
- The New York Times The 16 Best Bagels in New York City Right Now
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Rank 20. La Bastide by Andrea Calstier
Modern French
A modern farmhouse in Westchester opens onto pastoral vistas where Chef Andrea Calstier and his wife Elena Oliver orchestrate an intimate tasting rooted in Provençal memory. Grilled gem lettuce meets poached celtuce and olive oil sabayon; squab arrives perfumed with rosemary and fig leaf. Dessert—chocolate and goat cheese—lands as a small, deliberate shock.
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Rank 26. Blue Hill
New American
Dan Barber's tasting menu unfolds as a philosophical argument about sustainable agriculture, each plate showcasing vegetables and dairy from his own farm with austere elegance. The meal moves from raw radishes to roasted heritage breeds to a finale of milk transformed into crumbs and jam, honoring the land's logic.
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- BagelUp #2 · The Definitive 30 Best Bagel Shops in New York City
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Rank 29. The Inn at Pound Ridge
Contemporary New American
A Victorian inn set among manicured grounds draws the quietly affluent to Pound Ridge for contemporary cooking that leans on Jean-Georges signatures—tuna tartare sharpened with ginger and chili oil, salmon in corn-lime broth. The rustic setting belies a polished kitchen intent on refinement.
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Rank 33. Cenadou
Modern French
A bright, plant-framed room lined with royal blue chairs and dark wood, where French bistro foundations meet Provençal sensibility. Poached vegetables arrive with warm aioli, lamb rack sits atop smoked eggplant purée, and the baba au rhum gets its theatrical finish tableside—traditions refined rather than abandoned.
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Rank 34. Augustine's Salumeria
Modern Italian
Marc Taxiera's restaurant trades in the immediate bounty of Westchester—grass-fed beef stewed into mafalda, a grilled pork chop dusted with pecan ash—in a comfortable, unfussy space that doubles as a charcuterie counter. The Italian-leaning menu pivots on what's fresh, though the kitchen's nightly specials are where real choice becomes a problem.
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Rank 35. Moli Restaurant
Chinese-Inspired
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Rank 36. OKO
Asian
The chef interprets Japanese cuisine through his own lens in a light-filled room where locals gather at a welcoming bar beneath soaring ceilings. An open kitchen sends out creative takes on nigiri, tempura, and hot dishes—miso black cod and crab-pork dumplings anchor a menu that rewards improvisation.
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Rank 38. Badageoni
Central Asian
Mount Kisco locals crowd this Georgian kitchen for its rustic hospitality and the kind of food that feels both unfamiliar and instantly right. Khachapuri arrives as a cheese-laden boat with a raw yolk waiting to be stirred in; lamb kebabs follow wrapped in lavash, and the whole room glows warm under Edison bulbs and dark wood.
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Rank 40. Osteria Padre Pio
Campanian Italian
Chef Andrea Ingenito's Campanian kitchen produces nearly everything from scratch—wooden boards arrive laden with house-made focaccia and caponatina, while the kitchen turns out silky pappardelle and baked corvina in generous portions. The dining room feels genuinely warm, the kind of place where locals return not for novelty but for the steady, unpretentious generosity of real regional cooking.
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A white farmhouse on working farmland serves seafood anchored by ingredients grown, smoked, and cured steps away—seared scallops arrive with house-cured bacon and a fried egg, while pea martinis taste of the surrounding fields. The care extends to carrot bread and strawberry ice cream cake, each a small argument that prettiness and conviction need not be strangers.
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Rank 42. Southern Table
Southern
An open kitchen's controlled chaos echoes off polished concrete and whitewashed brick in this modern farmhouse space. Fried green tomatoes give way to crispy buttermilk chicken and shrimp jambalaya—Southern comfort rendered with care—while bourbon-glazed donuts finish the meal. A place built for groups and appetites alike.
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Rank 44. O Mandarin
Chinese
Carved wooden panels and intimate booth lighting create warmth that belies O Mandarin's plain exterior, drawing multi-generational crowds. Soup dumplings and slow-cooked Beijing duck arrive with exacting technique and genuine flavor.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: New York State · Eric Gao
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Rank 45. Raasa
Indian
At Raasa, the menu traces a path through India's regional cuisines with precision and brightness: a bhel puri arrives as a calibrated play of sweet, spicy, and tart, while lamb curry achieves balance through tomato, onion, and subtle ginger against the soft give of garlic naan and cooling raita. Kulfi falooda—threaded with vermicelli and rose—closes the meal with deliberate charm.
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Rank 47. Café Alaia
Italian
At Café Alaia in Scarsdale, exposed beams and a double-height ceiling frame two long, narrow rooms that hum with easy conversation. House-made tortellini float in silken chicken broth; salmon arrives pan-seared with mustard sauce and market vegetables. It's the kind of Italian cooking that trades novelty for the comfort of things done well.
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- New England 2025 · Best New Italian · Yankee Food Awards
- Connecticut Magazine 2025 · Top New Restaurants
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Rank 49. Kanopi
Portuguese Mediterranean
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
- Connecticut Magazine 2026 · Top New Restaurants
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Rank 52. Burrata
Wood-fired Pizza
Chef Chas Anderson's wood-fired pizzeria hums with the energy of a place that executes without strain, its open room and abundant light a counterpoint to the serious work happening in back. The signature burrata pizza arrives fragrant and forgiving, while housemade pastas—veal polpettine, duck ragù rigatoni—propose a modern reckoning with red-sauce tradition.
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Rank 53. Maria Restaurant
Italian
The dining room at Maria balances midnight-blue leather and exposed brick with the easy chatter of regulars and visitors at the bar. The kitchen moves between Italian tradition—meatballs braised in marinara, served with ricotta and grilled bread—and contemporary interpretations, each dish calibrated to comfort without nostalgia.
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Rank 56. Mint Premium Foods
Mediterranean
A gourmet market bleeds into dining room along a deep Tarrytown storefront, where exposed brick and antique scatter set the stage for Mediterranean cooking that favors hearty seafood and seared beef. Grilled dates stuffed with goat cheese and prosciutto, ambitious burgers, and a sprawling beer list anchor a menu that prizes substance over pretense.
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Rank 57. Pizzeria La Rosa
NY-Style
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Rank 59. Goosefeather
Hong Kong-style Chinese
A carriage house converted into dining room on a sprawling Tarrytown estate, all period details and contemporary comfort. Dale Talde's kitchen riffs on Hong Kong fundamentals—kung pao chicken wings with buttermilk-dill ranch, bao filled with crispy shrimp and cool daikon—each dish a seasonal reinterpretation of a form he knows by heart. The setting and food move in concert.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: New York State · Dale Talde
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Rank 60. L'inizio
Italian
Scott and Heather Fratangelo's modest Italian room in Westchester speaks its warmth instantly: sunlit walls, bistro seating, the ease of a place that knows what it is. The cooking moves between seasons and continents without fuss—cantaloupe salad, cherry tomato bucatini, an ornate cookie board that justifies dessert on its own.
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Rank 62. Chutney Masala
Indian
Mustard walls and hand-blown glass fixtures warm the bright Main Street room where Chef Navjot Arora's boldly spiced cooking—bhindi masala with tangy amchoor, chana masala with Peshawari naan, lamb keema pao—mines local produce for complex flavor. The mango chutney alone justifies a visit.
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Rank 68. Dubrovnik
Croatian
A Michelin-selected Croatian restaurant where custom woodwork matches the kitchen's precision—branzino from the wood-fired grill arrives with smoky vegetables and broccoli rabe risotto. Live music some nights adds to the appeal of this New Rochelle find.
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Rank 70. MP Taverna
Modern Greek
Michael Psilakis's taverna occupies an 18th-century riverside building where brass fixtures and mahogany panels frame his modern take on Greek cooking. Meze arrive with flourishes like fresh dill in tzatziki; main courses pivot between restraint—chicken with crackling skin—and boldness, as in sausage brightened with orange peel. This is a place built for the table to share.
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Rank 72. The Cookery
Italian
A modest storefront in Dobbs Ferry where unconventional cooking draws steady crowds of couples and families. Duck liver cannoli arrives shatteringly crisp, its mousse luxuriant; house-made radiatore meets a slick lamb Bolognese. The kitchen elevates market vegetables and rotating specials with the care of a place that has already earned its regulars.
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Rank 73. Boro6 Wine Bar
Wine Bar
Soft jazz drifts through a marble-countered room in Hastings-on-Hudson where Paul DiBari's kitchen turns out hand-cut pasta with ricotta and tomatoes, brasato braised in red wine, rillettes studded with pork confit. The wine list matches the ambition of the cooking, and servers move with the unhurried grace of people who understand that civilization requires patience.
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Rank 76. Taglio Pizza
Roman-Style Pizza
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Rank 79. Kingston Tropical
Jamaican, Caribbean
For more than fifty years, Kingston Tropical has supplied Wakefield with Jamaican patties that hold their shape without sacrificing flake, each one marigold-bright and thyme-scented. The chicken filling justifies the pilgrimage alone, best consumed on a concrete bench while the No. 2 train announces itself overhead.
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Rank 80. Louie & Ernie's Pizza
NY-Style Pizza
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Rank 83. Utopia Bagels
NY-Style Bakery
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Rank 84. Verana
Contemporary Italian
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Rank 85. Patricia's
Italian
Exposed brick and high ceilings frame Patricia's spare take on Italian cooking, where a brick oven yields pizzas with properly charred crusts and the wine list surprises with obscure varietals. The seafood risotto arrives creamy and studded with mussels, clams, and squid—a dish that suggests ambition beyond the neighborhood trattoria.
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Rank 86. Apropos Restaurant & Bar
Traditional American
In a converted 120-year-old abbey overlooking the Hudson, Apropos serves traditional fare with conviction: lamb ragù clinging to pappardelle, petite filet with green peppercorn sauce, pannacotta with moscato and apricot-chili preserve. The restored stone building, commanding views, and serious wine cellar justify the pilgrimage north from the city.
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Rank 88. Tobalá
Oaxacan Mexican
A dimly lit room in Riverdale lined with Oaxacan pottery and clay masks sets the stage for cooking that respects tradition without performing it. House-made corn tortillas arrive with salsa verde and chile de árbol; the barbacoa tacos showcase lamb in its plainest form, while duck enmoladas swim in a dark mole negro layered with fruit and chiles. A focused mezcal program anchors the drinks.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Grub Street 2026 · The 40 Best Restaurants for Kids (and Parents!)
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Rank 89. Dukagjini Burek
Albanian
A portrait of Mother Teresa presides over this Bronx counter where craggy phyllo pies filled with beef, feta, or spinach crackle and flake beneath your teeth. The burek here makes a compelling argument against pizza's dominance.
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Rank 90. Legend of Taste
Sichuan Chinese
A strip mall in Whitestone conceals a kitchen that trades in fermented heat and smoke. The smoked pork with garlic leaf tastes like bacon gone through tea smoke, while crispy eggplant arrives with a glass-like shell and creamy interior—the kind of specificity that separates real Sichuan cooking from its Americanized cousins.
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Rank 91. Çka Ka Qëllue
Albanian
Ramiz Kukaj's rustic Albanian dining room, decorated with folk photographs and traditional garb, serves fortifying meat and dairy dishes in the spirit of village hospitality. Burek and sarma arrive simple and comforting, built on bread, cheese, and the promise implied by the restaurant's name: whatever we have, we share.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The New York Times 2026 · #96 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
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Rank 92. Mario's Restaurant
Historic Italian
- Eater 2026 · The Best Classic Restaurants in NYC
- Grub Street 2026 · The 40 Best Restaurants for Kids (and Parents!)
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Rank 93. 188 Cuchifritos
Caribbean
At this Fordham Heights lunch counter, the air snaps with the sound of hot oil and the smell of pork frying in practiced hands. The multigenerational crowd knows what they came for, and 188 Cuchifritos delivers it without ceremony.
- Eater 2026 · The Best Classic Restaurants in NYC
- The New York Times 2026 · #87 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
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Rank 94. Ajo y Oregano
Dominican, Caribbean
A dining room of pink shutters and palm-green walls dishes up Puerto Rican stews in metal pots, their richness settling into your bones with each spoonful. The cuerito crackles audibly, and mofongo arrives as a sculptural pile of plantains crowned with shrimp, garlic sauce pooling at its base.
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Rank 95. Trattoria Tra Di Noi
Italian
Crimson walls and red-checked cloth create the intimacy of a confidence shared; Chef Marco Coletta runs this Arthur Avenue trattoria with operatic precision, consulting the nightly blackboard for handmade spaghetti alla chitarra crowned with meatballs and pomodoro, ricotta cheesecake to close. A place that makes you feel like the secret is yours alone.
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Rank 96. Mama Lee
Taiwanese
A narrow storefront in Bayside where Mei Lee cooks alone, the dining room spare and bright, existing solely in service to her Taiwanese food. The lion's head meatballs arrive in startling size, the beef noodle soup brimming with meat and broth, each dish a small rebuke to ambition itself.
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Rank 97. Casa Della Mozzarella
Old-School Italian
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- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. East
- Time Out #12 · The 30 best bars in NYC right now
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Rank 99. Prince Coffee House
Turkish Coffee
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A bright, no-nonsense dining room in Flushing where tabletop grills define the meal: beef short ribs glazed in traditional soy marinade arrive alongside lettuce for wrapping, while fried rice crisps and softens simultaneously on the hot surface. The banchan—pickled turnips, fermented bean paste soup, house kimchi funky with garlic—set the tone before the fire begins.