The Top 100 Restaurants Near PopUp Bagels
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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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Rank 5. Allium Eatery
Modern New American
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- New England 2025 · Best New Italian · Yankee Food Awards
- Connecticut Magazine 2025 · Top New Restaurants
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
- Connecticut Magazine 2026 · Top New Restaurants
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Rank 21. 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 31. 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. Moli Restaurant
Chinese-Inspired
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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 39. 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 40. 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 43. 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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Rank 44. 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 45. 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 46. 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 47. Kanopi
Portuguese Mediterranean
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Rank 48. 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 49. 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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Rank 50. 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 51. 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 52. 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 53. Pizzeria La Rosa
NY-Style
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Rank 54. 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 55. 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 56. 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 57. 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 58. 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 59. 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 60. Taglio Pizza
Roman-Style Pizza
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Rank 63. 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 64. 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 65. Louie & Ernie's Pizza
NY-Style Pizza
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Rank 66. 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 67. 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 68. 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 69. Verana
Contemporary Italian
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Rank 70. 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 71. 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 72. 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 73. 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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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.
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Rank 76. 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 77. Café Boulud
Contemporary French
A corner room on the Upper East Side with Art Deco polish hosts classical French cooking refined through seasonal technique and global inflection. Black sea bass wrapped in potato, vegetables in delicate balance, a tarte Tatin that knows its purpose—Paumier's kitchen executes the fundamentals with quiet confidence.
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Rank 78. Casa Della Mozzarella
Old-School Italian
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Rank 79. Lechonera La Piraña
Puerto Rican Caribbean
- The Infatuation #23 · The 25 Best Restaurants In NYC
- Eater 2026 · The 38 Best Restaurants in New York City
- Time Out 2026 · The 45 best restaurants in NYC right now
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Rank 80. MAMA'S TOO!
Sicilian Pizza
- Time Out The Cacio e Pepe · The 18 best pizzas in the world right now
- 50 Top Pizza 2025 · #4 · 50 Top Pizza Slice USA
- Time Out 2026 · The 45 best restaurants in NYC right now
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Rank 81. Asian Jewels
Dim Sum Chinese
A Flushing institution where carts of shumai, spareribs, and chicken yuba arrive before you sit, chandeliers glinting above round tables in controlled chaos. Weekends dissolve into a blur of lifted lids and overlapping orders; come early or risk standing.
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Rank 82. Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi
Pan-African
At Lincoln Center, Tatiana commands a room of dark wood and deliberate glamour where the pre-theater crowd mingles with the curious; Chef Kwame Onwuachi's West African-inflected menu—egusi dumplings, a towering pot of braised oxtail—reads like an edible autobiography, grounded and generous.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Kwame Onwuachi
- The Infatuation Infatuation’s Highest-Rated Restaurants In America
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Rank 83. Essential By Christophe
Contemporary French
Heavy iron doors open onto a sleek townhouse dining room where chef Christophe Bellanca marries French technique with Asian inflection—white asparagus with bergamot crème and herb vinaigrette, blue prawns with genmaicha tuille, black sea bass gilded in turmeric. The space hums with quiet confidence.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: New York State · Christophe Bellanca
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Rank 84. Ai Fiori
Italian
Fifth Avenue views and a marble bar set the stage for polished Italian cooking—Hiramasa crudo with sunflower cream, handmade pasta with braised rabbit. Service and linens match the formal room's marble and leather restraint.
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- The New York Times The 25 Best Pizza Places in New York Right Now
- The Infatuation Plain or Pepperoni Slice · 25 Iconic Dishes That Define New York
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Rank 87. Marea
Seafood Italian
Central Park South's power crowd gathers in an airy rosewood dining room where the scene matches the ambition. Marea's seafood-focused Italian menu builds from raw fish—branzino scattered with pistachio and crispy garlic—through handmade pastas and delicate desserts that justify the elegance around you.
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Rank 88. Alley 41
Sichuan Chinese
Down an alley off Flushing's Main Street sits a Sichuan restaurant with an unexpectedly refined interior of curved wood and concrete. Chicken dumplings swimming in chili oil and pork belly with sesame noodles arrive quickly, followed by mapo tofu and braised beef that crackle with roasted chilies—heat deployed not for shock value but for genuine flavor.
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Rank 89. 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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Rank 90. Keens Steakhouse
Steakhouse
Dark paneled rooms and bow-tied waiters define this 1905 steakhouse where the mutton chop and porterhouse arrive with the weight of old New York still clinging to them. The wedge salad alone—blue cheese funk meeting fresh crunch and lardons—suggests a kitchen that understands restraint and satisfaction in equal measure.
- World's 101 Best #68 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Winner · Timeless U.S. Award
- Eater 2026 · The Best Classic Restaurants in NYC
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Rank 91. Cocina Consuelo
Mexican
In a snug dining room that feels like a well-kept secret, Karina Garcia and her husband Eduardo Rodriguez serve food with the intimacy of their original Harlem supper club. The coarse corn tortillas and birria built around a prehistoric marrow bone suggest a kitchen comfortable with bold, unpretentious gestures.
- The Infatuation #9 · The 25 Best Restaurants In NYC
- Eater 2026 · Where to Eat Brunch in New York City
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Rank 92. Meju
Korean
Behind a fermented-foods shop in Long Island City, Chef Hooni Kim runs a counter where traditional Korean pantry staples—doenjang, gochujang, aged through his own decade-long practice—meet precise minimalism and Miyazaki beef. A final bowl of rice and kimchi, handmade ceramics throughout, and Kim's attentive presence transform an unassuming setting into something quietly unforgettable.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Best Chef: New York State · Hooni Kim
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: New York State · Hooni Kim
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Rank 93. Jiang Nan
Chinese
A sleek room of lacquered wood and stone channels imperial grandeur—the setting befits an ambitious menu that roams across China's cuisines rather than fastening to one. Peking duck arrives theatrically on silver, sliced beef swims in a golden pepper sauce with real heat, and mapo tofu arrives in portions engineered for sharing. This is dining designed for occasions.
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Rank 95. Melba's
Southern
Melba Wilson's Harlem dining room glows with the ease of a neighborhood gathering place, where Southern cooking feels both rooted and inventive. The fried chicken arrives darkly bronzed alongside eggnog waffles; mini-burgers swim in smoky-sweet sauce; spring rolls cradle black-eyed peas and collards. A fruit cobbler closes the meal with unironic comfort.
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outsdanding Hospitality
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
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Rank 96. The Grill
American
The dining room gleams with the burnished confidence of old money and new ambition. Crab cakes arrive topped with pan-fried potatoes; duck skin crackles under the knife, yielding to silky fat beneath. This is American comfort as theater—tableside ceremony, lemon chiffon cake—for those accustomed to getting what they want.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Eater 2026 · The Best Steakhouses in New York City
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Rank 97. Temple Canteen
Indian
A fluorescent-lit basement beneath a Hindu temple in Flushing dispenses devotional comfort to anyone willing to descend: bisi bele bath arrives steaming, dosas sprawl across plates in crispy sheets, and the ghee roast stands upright like an edible shrine. The cafeteria's spartan efficiency—plastic trays, communal tables, no frills—only sharpens the generosity of what lands in front of you.
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Rank 98. Zaab Zaab
Isan-style Thai
A candy-colored room in Elmhurst houses Isan cooking that doesn't soften its edges. Larb ped udon arrives blistered with fried duck skin and lime leaves; whole fish fry and seafood-driven curries follow the same uncompromising path, all fermented fish sauce and heat. Come hungry and with company.
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Bryan Chunton and Pei Shan Wei
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The New York Times 2026 · #38 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
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Rank 99. Majorelle
French
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Rank 100. Sylvia’s
Southern
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Winner · America's Classics: New York State
- Eater 2026 · The Best Classic Restaurants in NYC
- Time Out 2026 · The 45 best restaurants in NYC right now