The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near Amdo Momo
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Rank 1. Amdo Momo
Tibetan
A former Tibetan monk operates this food truck in Jackson Heights with an almost monastic devotion to a single item: momos folded with visible care, their delicate skins yielding to beef that has surrendered completely to broth. Eight dumplings for eight dollars arrives as something between sustenance and sacrament, steam rising like an offering.
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Rank 6. Risbo
Rotisserie French
Boris Ginet's industrial-chic cafe anchors itself around a Parisian-style rotisserie, where a 72-hour-marinated roasted chicken emerges as the undisputed centerpiece. The menu spans bowls, seasonal vegetables, and house platters, all best enjoyed on the garden patio steps from Prospect Park.
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Rank 7. Bong
Cambodian
A cramped Cambodian counter in Crown Heights where the energy matches the spice. Plea satch ko arrives as gossamer beef in a funky, incendiary sauce; a whole fish, bronzed and crackling, comes with green mango and the apparatus for lettuce wraps. It's the kind of place that works best in a crowd, shouting over the din.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
- Eater 2025 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 8. Agi’s Counter
Creative
Pink walls and the ghost of a Hungarian grandmother preside over Crown Heights, where Jeremy Salamon's diner specializes in bread that demands second visits. A grilled potato pullman arrives under whipped chicken liver mousse and sour cherry caramel; nokdeli float in restorative chicken broth. Casual and fine-tuned at once, often leaving you wondering if you have room for one more.
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Best Chef: New York State · Jeremy Salamon
- Punch 2025 · Best New Bartenders · Ben Hopkins
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 9. Bagel Pub
NY-Style Bakery
- BagelUp #6 · The Definitive 30 Best Bagel Shops in New York City
- Eater The Best Bagels in New York City
- The Infatuation #10 · The 19 Best Bagels In NYC, Ranked
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Rank 10. Cafe Mado
American Contemporary
Café Mado unfolds from casual coffee counter to skylit dining room, where house-baked bread and handmade pasta anchor a menu that shifts seamlessly between breakfast and refined dinner. Pissaladière with anchovies and caramelized onions gives way to pici with pesto, each dish marked by restraint and precision.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Grub Street 2025 · The 43 Best Restaurants in New York
- The New York Times 2025 · The Best New Restaurants in New York
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Rank 11. Chavela's
Mexican
Chef Arturo Leonar's guacamole arrives laced with smoked trout and morita chile, a provocation wrapped in tradition; his crabmeat taquitos and Oaxacan tamales show equal ingenuity without abandoning the fundamentals. The dining room explodes with color—Mexican tile, ceramic butterflies, wrought iron—matching the kitchen's restless intelligence.
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Rank 13. Cas
Jamaican, Caribbean
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Rank 15. Wheated
New Haven-Style Pizza
- BagelUp #30 · The Definitive 30 Best Bagel Shops in New York City
- The New York Times The 25 Best Pizza Places in New York Right Now
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Rank 16. A&A Bake & Doubles Shop
Trinidadian Caribbean
A cramped counter on Fulton Street where doubles arrive warm, their fluffy baras split to order and stuffed with chickpeas that taste of cumin and heat. For two dollars fifty cents, you get the argument between sweet and spice, between bread and legume, between restraint and mess.
- Eater 2026 · The 38 Best Restaurants in New York City
- Time Out 2026 · The 45 best restaurants in NYC right now
- The New York Times 2026 · #95 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
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Rank 17. Sofreh
Persian
In a serene Park Slope room of marble and black timber, chef-owner Nasim Alikhani cooks the Persian cuisine of her homeland with confident restraint. Roasted eggplant yielding to kashk and crispy onions, pomegranate-marinated ribeye kebab, lamb shank braised into submission—the colorful plates need no ornament here, only the clean walls to frame them.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Best Chef: New York State · Nasim Alikhani
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Best Chef: New York State · Nasim Alikhani
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Rank 18. Island Pops
Caribbean Dessert
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- US Coffee Championships 2025 · #1 · U.S. Latte Art Championship · Piyapat "Flook" Lapteerawut
- US Coffee Championships 2025 · #7 · U.S. Brewers Cup · Peace Sakulclanuwat
- US Coffee Championships 2025 · #7 · U.S. Coffee in Good Spirits Championship · John Chau Ly
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Rank 20. The Four Horsemen
Natural Wine Bar
The wine list moves with obsessive focus through natural varietals at this perpetually mobbed Williamsburg bar, where Nick Curtola's seasonal cooking—veal sweetbread skewers, crisp chickpea crepe studded with squash blossoms and lardon, fried skate wing—never overreaches. There is intelligence in the room, and in the glaze.
- 50 Best 2025 · #15 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurant
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Rank 21. Aska
Scandinavian, Tasting
In a dark South Williamsburg room, Fredrik Berselius executes Nordic cooking with precision and intimacy—dry-aged quail with morels and truffle jus, langoustine with gooseberry, hake crowned in beluga and beer cream. The kitchen presents each course, the chef himself circulating, all of it built on local, seasonal sourcing that feels deliberate rather than decorative.
- Michelin Guide 2 Stars
- 50 Best 2025 · #24 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
- The New York Times 2026 · #16 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
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Rank 22. Gage & Tollner
Steakhouse
A Brooklyn steakhouse from 1892 glows with vintage mirrors and brass chandeliers, its no-nonsense cocktail list and amber-lit dining room instantly charming. The kitchen honors Edna Lewis's Southern legacy through seafood towers, crab cakes, and fried chicken that justify the historical setting with genuine substance.
- World's 101 Best #84 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- Esquire 2023 · Turf Club · The Best Martinis in America
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. East
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Rank 24. Maison Sun
French/Asian
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Rank 25. Terrace Bagels
NY-Style Bakery
- BagelUp #22 · The Definitive 30 Best Bagel Shops in New York City
- The New York Times The 16 Best Bagels in New York City Right Now
- The Infatuation #18 · The 19 Best Bagels In NYC, Ranked
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Rank 26. Bar Madonna
Italian-American
- 50 Best 2026 · #36 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. East
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- VinePair 2023 · Industry Icon of the Year · The Next Wave Awards
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. East
- Time Out #11 · The 30 best bars in NYC right now
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Rank 29. Pitt's
Southern
- Food & Wine 2025 · Pancake Soufflé · Best Dishes Our Editors Ate This Year
- Punch 2025 · Rosie Martini · Our Favorite Cocktails
- Punch 2025 · Best New Bartenders · Ben Hopkins
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Rank 30. Villager NYC
Australian
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Rank 31. Saga
New American
A dining room suspended above the city, wrapped in peach velvet and green marble, opens onto a terrace for aperitifs before the meal proper. Hokkaido scallops arrive with shaved fennel and vadouvan butter; Australian lamb carries spiced jus and frothed herbs. The closing ritual—a Moroccan tea service with small sweets—feels less like dessert than benediction.
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Rank 33. Lilia Ristorante
Italian
At Lilia, pasta commands attention, but the opening moves—fried dough with cacio e pepe spice, blowfish in Sicilian lemon, charred focaccia with green garlic butter—arrive with equal ambition. These early dishes establish the restaurant's gift for marrying rustic Italian foundations with precise, burnished technique.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Missy Robbins
- Eater 2026 · The 38 Best Restaurants in New York City
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- Time Out #9 · The 21 very best coffee shops in NYC
- The Infatuation The Best Croissants In NYC
- Eater The Best Croissants in NYC
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- The Infatuation The Best Bakeries in NYC
- The Infatuation The Best Croissants In NYC
- Eater The Best Croissants in NYC
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- Sprudgie Awards 2024 · Finalist · Notable Roaster
- Sprudgie Awards 2023 · Honoree · Best New Cafe
- Eater The Best Coffee Shops in New York City
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Rank 37. Sailor
Seafood
Lines snake around this Fort Greene corner for Bloomfield's seasonal cooking that makes simplicity look inevitable: eggs with celery salt and mayo, a Caesar salad, roast chicken. Lunch brings a spring onion and goat gouda quiche and fries that justify the wait. Light falls through the skylight onto a bistro settling into its role as neighborhood anchor.
- Esquire 2024 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Eater 2024 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 38. Brooklyn DOP Pizza
NY-Style Pizza
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Rank 39. Hart's
Mediterranean
Beneath the Franklin Avenue subway stairs sits a slate-blue sliver where Nick Perkins commands a marble counter kitchen like a conductor in a phone booth. Heirloom tomatoes swim in olive oil and chili; hake arrives with anchovies and bitter greens; pork Milanese arrives bronzed and playful. The space is whitewashed brick and blonde wood, but the real economy is in every plate.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Vogue 2026 · The 25 Best Restaurants in Brooklyn, According to Vogue Staff
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Rank 40. Dept of Culture
Nigerian (North-Central)
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
- Eater 2022 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: New York State · Ayo Balogun
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- BagelUp #11 · The Definitive 30 Best Bagel Shops in New York City
- Eater The Best Bagels in New York City
- The New York Times The 16 Best Bagels in New York City Right Now
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Rank 43. Theodora
Mediterranean Seafood
Wood smoke hangs thick in this Fort Greene dining room where Tomer Blechman applies Mediterranean sensibilities to seafood aged and charred over open flame. The dry-aged black cod arrives with miso beurre blanc and grilled vegetables; a pita comes topped with monkfish liver 'nduja. The restaurant hums with purpose, built entirely around what fire can do to fish.
- VinePair 2024 · Food & Beverage Program of the Year · The Next Wave Awards
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Time Out 2026 · The 45 best restaurants in NYC right now
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Rank 45. Che
Natural Wine Bar
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Rank 46. Red Hook Tavern
American
The Red Hook Tavern welcomes you with brass rail and vintage fixtures—exposed brick, frosted glass, floral wallpaper—arranged around an intimate bar. A dry-aged burger crowned with American cheese arrives alongside cottage fries; French onion soup comes properly bronzed and bubbling. It's comfort food and cocktails executed with the understated competence you'd expect from the Hometown BBQ team.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The Infatuation #22 · The 25 Best Restaurants In NYC
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Rank 47. L'industrie Pizzeria
New York-style Pizza
- 50 Top Pizza 2025 · #1 · 50 Top Pizza Slice USA
- The Infatuation #19 · The 25 Best Restaurants In NYC
- Time Out 2026 · The 45 best restaurants in NYC right now
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Rank 48. Shota Omakase
Omakase Sushi
Chef Cheng Lin guides diners through impeccably sourced nigiri and seared fish with the ease of a friend, refreshing rice between each piece. His transparency about Japanese sourcing and technique elevates what could be rote into something genuinely intentional.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: New York State · Cheng Lin
- Time Out 2026 · The 45 best restaurants in NYC right now
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Rank 49. Corima
Mexican
Chef Fidel Caballero's cooking on Allen Street charts an uncompromising path through Mexican tradition, whether from the kitchen counter or the boisterous dining room. Sourdough tortillas made with Sonoran wheat and chicken fat arrive with recado negro butter—a detail that suggests the ambition threading through every plate.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- 50 Best 2025 · #36 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Best Chef: New York State · Fidel Caballero
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Rank 50. Pizza Secret
Neapolitan Pizza
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- Eater 2026 · Where to Eat Brunch in New York City
- Grub Street 2026 · The 40 Best Restaurants for Kids (and Parents!)
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Rank 52. LORE
American-infused Indian
A corner storefront in Park Slope where chef Jay Kumar fuses Indian spice with American ingredients in dishes like roasted squash over babaghanoush and duck confit with tamarind sauce. The warm service and poetic cocktail list elevate what might feel like a neighborhood spot into something more deliberately refined.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Vogue 2026 · The 25 Best Restaurants in Brooklyn, According to Vogue Staff
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- 50 Best 2025 · #46 · World's 50 Best Bars
- 50 Best 2026 · #33 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar
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Rank 54. SEY
Nordic Coffee
- Time Out #4 · The 21 very best coffee shops in NYC
- Eater The Best Coffee Shops in New York City
- Sprudge The Sprudge Guide to Coffee in North Brooklyn
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Rank 55. Rolo's
Wood-fired Steakhouse
A wood-fire grill commands the dining room at this Ridgewood corner, its amber light catching the faces of newcomers and lifers alike. The polenta bread arrives fluffy and smoke-touched, ready for Calabrian chili butter or wild oregano; the dry-aged steaks demand green garlic. A bar up front makes cocktails with quiet competence, and the servers move through it all with genuine ease.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: New York State · Rafiq Salim
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Eater 2026 · The 38 Best Restaurants in New York City
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Rank 56. Sunn’s
Korean
At Sunn's, Chef Sunny Lee elevates banchan from supporting cast to main event, producing six daily small plates that bend Korean tradition toward France and Italy in a kitchen barely larger than a closet. Crushed olives tangle with eggplant namul; hot mustard stands in for Dijon—stubbornly original gestures in a room that refuses to apologize for its ambitions.
- Food & Wine 2025 · Sunn’s Salad · Best Dishes Our Editors Ate This Year
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Emerging Chef · Sunny Lee
- Esquire 2025 · The Best New Restaurants in America
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- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East
- Vogue 2026 · The 25 Best Restaurants in Brooklyn, According to Vogue Staff
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- 50 Best 2025 · #41 · World's 50 Best Bars
- 50 Best 2026 · #35 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar
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Rank 60. Maison Premiere
New Orleans-Style Cocktail Bar
- 50 Best 2026 · #40 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Time Out #7 · The 30 best bars in NYC right now
- The Infatuation The Best Cocktail Bars in NYC
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Rank 61. Ciao, Gloria
Italian
- Time Out #20 · The 21 very best coffee shops in NYC
- Sprudge The Sprudge Guide to Coffee In South Brooklyn
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Rank 62. Bagel Pub
NY-Style Bakery
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A Park Slope cocktail bar where Indian spice logic governs the program: draft Negronis tinged with toasted coconut, a Mangalorean built around mango powder and curried coconut cream. Jay Kumar, who runs the Indian restaurant Lore nearby, approaches mixing with the same restless seasoning hand that defines his kitchen.
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Rank 64. Eyval
Modern Persian
Ali Saboor's Bushwick restaurant wields the Persian pantry with painterly precision—barberries, fenugreek, saffron, black lime—in modern arrangements that feel both reverent and playful. The yogurt alone, voluptuous and tangy, suggests a chef thinking in flavors rather than categories.
- Roadbook The Best Restaurants in New York City
- Grub Street 2025 · The 43 Best Restaurants in New York
- The New York Times 2026 · #57 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
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Rank 65. Xi'an Famous Foods
Xi'an-Style
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Rank 66. Bagel Hole
NY-Style Bakery
- BagelUp #12 · The Definitive 30 Best Bagel Shops in New York City
- The Infatuation #15 · The 19 Best Bagels In NYC, Ranked
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Rank 67. Superbueno
Mexican-American
- 50 Best 2025 · #12 · World's 50 Best Bars
- 50 Best 2026 · #9 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- VinePair 2023 · Bar Program of the Year · The Next Wave Awards
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Rank 69. Roman's
Italian
At Roman's, bare wood tables catch the light of low candles while the marble bar behind becomes a shrine to aperitif knowledge and seasonal Italian cooking. The menu shifts with the calendar, but each dish arrives as though it were the only thing you came for.
- Roadbook The Best Restaurants in New York City
- The New York Times 2026 · #53 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
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Rank 70. Win Son Bakery
Taiwanese-American Bakery
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An 82-story tower anchors Lower Manhattan's transformation, with floor-to-ceiling windows framing the Oculus and the harbor beyond. The neighborhood's rebirth unfolds around you—shopping, restaurants, and the lingering sense of a district reclaiming its place.
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Rank 72. Leyenda
Mexican
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Rank 73. Miss Ada
Middle Eastern
A Fort Greene mainstay where whipped ricotta with brown butter and lamb-topped hummus emerge from a shockingly small kitchen. The backyard garden fills nightly despite scarce reservations, though the bar welcomes walk-ins for charred skewers and market salads meant for sharing.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Vogue 2026 · The 25 Best Restaurants in Brooklyn, According to Vogue Staff
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- VinePair 2024 · Industry Icon of the Year · The Next Wave Awards
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. East
- Time Out #8 · The 30 best bars in NYC right now
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Rank 75. Place des Fêtes
Spanish Wine Bar
The team behind Oxalis runs this Clinton Hill wine bar where small plates of grilled seafood, charred bread, and roasted vegetables share equal billing with zippy natural wines from obscure Spanish producers. The kitchen and bar face each other across a narrow room that fills nightly with the particular hum of people who came for good wine and stayed for better food.
- Wine Enthusiast 2023 · Forward 50 Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Time Out 2026 · The 45 best restaurants in NYC right now
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Rank 76. Al Badawi
Palestinian Middle Eastern
Plastic flowers cascade across the front and interior of this Palestinian spot on Atlantic Avenue, a visual announcement of the bold, abundant cooking within. Enormous mezze platters arrive with hot saj bread from the domed oven by the door, though the kitchen's finest moment may be its plainest: thin flatbread topped with melted cheese and ground pistachios.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Eater 2026 · The 38 Best Restaurants in New York City
- Grub Street 2025 · The 43 Best Restaurants in New York
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Rank 77. Francie
Brasserie French
In a limestone-fronted South Williamsburg corner, exposed brick and widely spaced tables frame an open kitchen where the real theater unfolds. Conchiglie arrives glossy with clam sauce, bacon, and sesame breadcrumbs; roast duck is wheeled tableside whole before carving. This is brasserie cooking rendered with enough precision to justify the attention.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: New York State · Chris Cipollone
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Rank 79. Antica Pesa
Roman Italian
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Rank 80. The River Café
Contemporary
Beneath the Brooklyn Bridge's shadow, this landmark trades intimacy for theater—jacket required, tables angled toward the Manhattan skyline. The prix fixe menu moves through precisely executed dishes: blue shrimp atop corn hominy, Dover sole in Burgundy truffle sauce, a soufflé that arrives warm and quivering. Formal service that doesn't feel starch, old money without the stuffiness.
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Rank 81. Ops
Neapolitan Pizza
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- US Coffee Championships 2025 · #1 · U.S. Latte Art Championship · Piyapat "Flook" Lapteerawut
- US Coffee Championships 2025 · #7 · U.S. Coffee in Good Spirits Championship · John Chau Ly
- US Coffee Championships 2025 · #7 · U.S. Brewers Cup · Peace Sakulclanuwat
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Rank 83. Ali's Trinidad Roti Shop
Trinidadian Caribbean
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Rank 84. Bergen Bagels
NY-Style Bakery
- The Infatuation #16 · The 19 Best Bagels In NYC, Ranked
- The New York Times The 16 Best Bagels in New York City Right Now
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Rank 85. Alta Calidad
Mexican
Light floods through the windows at this modern Mexican restaurant where a communal table and convivial bar create easy fellowship. The kitchen riffs on tradition with crispy tempura shrimp on tortilla with cabbage remoulade and paper-thin carne asada charred with Chihuahua cheese until the edges crisp and caramelize. It's cooking that respects its foundations while testing their limits.
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Rank 86. Bánh by Lauren
Vietnamese-French Bakery
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- The New York Times 22 of the Best Bakeries Across the U.S. Right Now
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Rank 87. The Sunken Harbor Club
Tropical Cocktail Bar
- VinePair 2024 · Bartender of the Year · The Next Wave Awards · Garret Richard
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East
- Time Out #2 · The 30 best bars in NYC right now
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Rank 88. Daphne's
Contemporary Italian
A corner storefront in Bed-Stuy glimmers behind silver beads, signaling the refined calm within—a tightly edited Italian-American kitchen that moves between shareable plates and house-made pasta with quiet confidence. The focaccia arrives golden and anchovy-bright; the grilled pork chop, ringed with slow-cooked greens and beans, tastes like restraint and precision working in concert.
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- The New York Times The 25 Best Pizza Places in New York Right Now
- The New York Times The 25 Best Pizza Places in New York Right Now
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Rank 90. Runner Up
New American
A sliver of a room flooded with daylight, where the kitchen marshals seasonal vegetables and savory technique into small revelations: citrus salad brightened by aged gouda, daikon radish folded like tortellini around chicharrón, chaquicán layered between crackers. The cooking is direct and purposeful, built on fresh ingredients rather than flourish.
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Rank 91. Roberta's
Pizza
A red door opens onto industrial brick and a bohemian fervor that has only intensified over the years. Grilled bread arrives heaped with gigante beans and dandelion greens, crowned with a soft egg; the house bucatini swims in bright sungold tomato. The signature pizza remains the thing to eat here, though a porchetta sandwich to go works when the wait grows unbearable.
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Rank 92. Ha's Snack Bar
Wine Bar
At Ha's, a sliver of a room on Broome Street where stools outnumber tables, the menu pivots nightly between French toast and Vietnamese gestures, untethered to anything but appetite. The eggs mayo—spiked with Maggi, studded with trout roe—suggests the kitchen knows something about restraint and flavor that most restaurants have forgotten.
- Bon Appétit 2025 · America's Best New Restaurants
- The New York Times 2025 · The Restaurant List
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: New York State · Sadie Mae Burns and Anthony Ha
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Rank 93. Shelsky's of Brooklyn
NY-Style
- BagelUp #11 · The Definitive 30 Best Bagel Shops in New York City
- The Infatuation #9 · The 19 Best Bagels In NYC, Ranked
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Rank 94. Hometown Bar-B-Que
Barbecue
Wood smoke announces Hometown's Red Hook warehouse before you see it. The counter-service brisket arrives with a deep smoke ring and yielding pull; the jalapeño sausage, studded with melted cheese, reminds you why the trek from Manhattan matters. Collards and potato salad round out a meal that trades ambition for the clarity of meat cooked right.
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Rank 95. Bridges
New American
Sam Lawrence's spare, ambitious kitchen in a warm Chinatown room defies easy categorization, moving fluidly between cured fish, custard tarts, and savory cheesecake. The execution is precise, the service unhurried, and the whole enterprise carries the ease of a bistro with the rigor of a destination.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Esquire 2025 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- The Infatuation #21 · The 25 Best Restaurants In NYC
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Rank 96. Olmo
Mexico City Mexican
At Olmo, communal tables and pale wood create an unhurried cantina where Mexico City flavors feel lived-in rather than curated. Grilled branzino sits atop stewed beans ringed with morita salsa; carne asada arrives with a smoky chipotle bearnaise that outshines the verdolaga and fennel. The flan paleta, caramel-draped, closes the meal with restraint.
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Rank 97. F&F Pizzeria
Pizza
- Grub Street 2025 · The 43 Best Restaurants in New York
- The New York Times The 25 Best Pizza Places in New York Right Now
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Rank 98. Speedy Romeo
Wood-Fired Pizza
A former garage turned tavern where the wood-fired oven turns out pizza that breaks Italian rules without apology—St. Louis style with Provel cheese and pickled peppers sits alongside stuffed peppers studded with salami. The owner's Jean-Georges training shows in the smart, whimsical touches that elevate a kitschy space into something genuinely appealing.
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Rank 99. Lei
Wine Bar
On a narrow Chinatown street, Annie Shi has packed a wine bar so thoroughly that bottles climb the walls and diners spill into the alley. The kitchen, squeezed into every remaining crevice, sends out precise modern Chinese cooking—chilled celtuce with shallots, scallops with lily buds, hand-rolled noodles with braised lamb—that matches the ambition of a wine list that refuses to play it safe.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
- Esquire 2025 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 100. Russ & Daughters
Jewish
- BagelUp #4 · The Definitive 30 Best Bagel Shops in New York City
- The New York Times The 16 Best Bagels in New York City Right Now