The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near Buoys
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Rank 3. Vic's Italian Restaurant Inc
Traditional Italian
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Rank 6. Pascal & Sabine
French
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Rank 8. Ada's Gojjo
Fusion
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Rank 9. Aarzu Modern Indian Bistro
Modern Indian
- USA Today 2025 · Restaurants of the Year
- NJ.com 2025 · #13 · New Jersey’s 99 greatest restaurants, ranked
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Rank 10. Anjelica’s
Refined Italian
- USA Today 2026 · Restaurants of the Year
- NJ.com 2025 · #11 · New Jersey’s 99 greatest restaurants, ranked
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Rank 11. Nettie's
Red Sauce Italian
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Rank 12. Ramen Nagomi
Noodles
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Rank 13. Lita
Spanish
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
- Esquire 2023 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Punch 2025 · Best New Bartenders · Ricardo Rodriguez
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Rank 14. Semolina Restaurant
Italian
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Rank 16. La Lupa
Roman Italian
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Rank 18. 2nd Jetty Seafood
Seafood
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- Esquire 2023 · Garden State Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- Esquire 2024 · The Best Bars in America
- Punch 2025 · Best New Bartenders · Ricardo Rodriguez
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Rank 21. Clemmy’s
Seasonal New American
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Rank 23. Papa's Tomato Pies
Italian
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- Eater 2026 · The Best Classic Restaurants in NYC
- Vogue 2026 · The 25 Best Restaurants in Brooklyn, According to Vogue Staff
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Rank 27. Toné Café
Georgian
The tarragon lemonade arrives green and herbaceous, the kitchen moving through Georgian spices—blue fenugreek, marigold, summer savory—with casual authority. Clay-oven khachapuri emerges fluffy and oozing, anchoring a menu of substantial stews and vegetables that feels less curated than lived-in.
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Rank 29. L&B Spumoni Gardens
Old-School Pizza
- The New York Times The 25 Best Pizza Places in New York Right Now
- The Infatuation Square Slice · 25 Iconic Dishes That Define New York
- Vogue 2026 · The 25 Best Restaurants in Brooklyn, According to Vogue Staff
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Rank 30. Randazzo's Clam Bar
Seafood
Across from the glimmering bay, this century-old Randazzo outpost warns of lobster-lovers-only parking with deadpan humor, its wood-paneled rooms smelling of the sea. The fried calamari arrives buoyantly crisp, but the real inheritance is Elena Randazzo's tomato sauce, fine-tuned in the 1950s and offered hot or mild with each plate.
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Rank 31. Baguette Delite
Vietnamese
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Rank 32. Ram & Rooster
Chinese-American
- USA Today 2026 · Restaurants of the Year
- NJ.com 2025 · #18 · New Jersey’s 99 greatest restaurants, ranked
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Rank 33. Rocco's of Roc Beach
Italian
- 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 37. Ramen Nagomi
Noodles
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Rank 38. Chatpati Delhi
North Indian
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Rank 40. Veganized
Vegetarian
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Rank 41. Happy Salad
Hong Kong-Style
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Rank 42. Me-Do Desserts
Chinese
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Rank 43. Brennan and Carr
American
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Rank 44. Neta Shari
Sushi
A spare, cobalt-walled omakase counter in Bensonhurst where dry-aged fish and beef hang in the window like trophies. The chef's knife work yields precisely calibrated bites—Hokkaido scallop bright with lime, Arctic char sealed in crisp skin and yuzu miso, eel seared and glazed to buttery submission. Value and precision meet without pretense.
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Rank 46. Shaw-Naé’s House
Southern
Shaw-naé Dixon emerges from her kitchen to embrace each of the six diners at her Staten Island table, and the meal becomes an act of devotion. Collards arrive with defiant tenderness, mac and cheese pools with chewy scraps, and whole fish emerge double-fried and loved into glory.
- The New York Times 2024 · The Restaurant List
- The Infatuation #16 · The 25 Best Restaurants In NYC
- The New York Times 2026 · #81 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
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Rank 47. Lakruwana
Sri Lankan
The walls of this Sri Lankan storefront shimmer with murals and sculptures, a visual carnival that matches the owner's infectious presence working the room. Kottu roti arrives as a sizzling heap of shredded flatbread and chicken; hoppers—crispy bowl-shaped crepes—cradle bright yellow fish curry. The energy is genuine, the street food uncompromising.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The New York Times 2026 · #93 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
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Rank 48. Yemenat
Yemeni Middle Eastern
In Bay Ridge's thriving Middle Eastern enclave, Yemenat serves Yemeni home cooking at a family table: lamb haneeth arrives as a glossy braise over hadrami rice, while sides like spiced tomato paste and rashoosh bread are portioned for sharing. The cooking is straightforward and generous, each dish calibrated not for refinement but for sustenance and togetherness.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The New York Times 2026 · #31 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
- The New York Times 2024 · Beef Fahsa · Here Are Our Top New York Dishes
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Rank 49. Villabate Alba
Sicilian Bakery
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Rank 50. Joe & Pat's Pizzeria & Restaurant
Staten Island Pizza
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Rank 51. Laghman Express
Uyghur Noodles
The Gravesend location trades the original's paper-and-plastic brevity for bamboo booths and china, yet keeps faith with the same hand-pulled noodles and cumin-dark lamb. Gold-veined bread and dough pearls—some stretched long as harp strings, others chopped into dense coins—announce an emerging Uyghur chain worth following.
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Rank 52. Tanoreen
Middle Eastern
In a narrow Bay Ridge storefront, Rawia Bishara and her daughter compose a warm Middle Eastern kitchen where meals unfold across dozens of small plates—harissa-bright tomato spreads, grape leaves, braised lamb suspended in yogurt cream. The portions are generous, the flavors vivid, the olive oil excellent: a place that feeds you as if you were family.
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Rank 53. Ayat
Palestinian Middle Eastern
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Weekend chaos rules at this dim sum palace, where crowds surge through the doors and an announcer bellows reservation numbers like bingo calls. Carts laden with siu mai, shrimp-and-rice-noodle bundles in sweet soy, and tea leaf–wrapped zongzi roll past tables in the gold-trimmed room with assembly-line precision. Weekdays offer the same kitchen without the theatrical crush.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Vogue 2026 · The 25 Best Restaurants in Brooklyn, According to Vogue Staff
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Rank 55. Meet Fresh
Taiwanese
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Rank 56. Xin Fa Bakery
Chinese Bakery
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Rank 58. Seppe Pizza Bar
Pizza
A waterfront perch with natural light and contemporary ease, Seppe trades predictable sweetness for savory cocktails—order the house spritz—before pivoting to crispy-bottomed pizzas like the Morty, layered with pistachio pesto, burrata, and mortadella. Baked wings with char and a properly dense cacio e pepe round out a menu built for sharing and lingering.
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Rank 60. Ayat
Middle Eastern
- NJ.com 2025 · #50 · New Jersey’s 99 greatest restaurants, ranked
- Grub Street 2026 · The 40 Best Restaurants for Kids (and Parents!)
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Rank 61. Chuan Tian Xia
Sichuan Chinese
The dining room at this Sunset Park Sichuan spot runs spare—wooden tables, backless stools—but the earpiece-wearing staff moves with balletic precision, guiding newcomers through a menu that prioritizes layered flavor over numbing heat. Whole fish comes swaddled in sweet peppers; slivered pork swims in vinegary garlic. The chefs understand restraint.
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Rank 62. Ramen Nagomi
Noodles
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Rank 64. 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 65. Yafa Cafe
Yemeni Coffee
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Rank 66. 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 67. Jungsik
Modern Korean
A dining room of studied restraint—dark wood, spare angles, downtown cool—frames Chef Yim Jung Sik's tasting menu, where Korean tradition splinters into something altogether new. Raw fish arrives beside kimchi and bone broth; octopus crisps under gochujang; each course unfolds with such precision and invention that you find yourself nodding involuntarily at the plate.
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Rank 69. Terrace Bagels
NY-Style Bakery
- BagelUp #22 · The Definitive 30 Best Bagel Shops in New York City
- The Infatuation #18 · 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 70. 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 71. Enoteca Maria
Italian
A narrow room near the ferry terminal where Joe Scaravella rotates immigrant grandmothers through the kitchen each night, each bringing her own repertoire: Paraguayan vori vori, a soul-deep chicken soup studded with cheese and cornmeal dumplings; Japanese kombu with yuzu-ginger vinaigrette. The phone never stops ringing, the tables stay full, and the cooking tastes like it means something.
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Rank 72. 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 74. Atera
Contemporary
Counter dining at chef Ronny Emborg's spare, uncluttered room in Tribeca unfolds with quiet precision—shigoku oysters paired with kiwi and cucumber, halibut suspended in buttery shrimp bisque—while a spirited playlist keeps the intimate experience from settling into reverence. The menu travels globally through numerous delicate courses that balance restraint and abundance with equal finesse.
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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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Rank 76. 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 77. 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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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 79. 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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- 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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- 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 82. 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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Rank 83. 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 86. La Flor De Izucar
Mexican
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Rank 87. 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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- 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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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 90. Local Greek
Greek
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Rank 91. Maison Sun
French/Asian
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Rank 92. 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 93. 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 94. 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 95. Brooklyn DOP Pizza
NY-Style Pizza
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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 97. Bagel Pub
NY-Style Bakery
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Rank 98. 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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- 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 100. 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
- Bon Appétit 2024 · America's Best New Restaurants