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Rank 181. Hawksmoor
British Steakhouse
The British steakhouse import near Gramercy that made New York carnivores feel slightly underdressed. The room leans into a warm, vintage-century-club atmosphere, and the menu runs from serious cuts to the kind of British comfort food that sneaks up on you. The bar program is no afterthought, landing a regional Spirited Award and a James Beard semifinalist nod for beverages. A New York Times Critic's Pick, and reliably easier to love than the places that take themselves more seriously.
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- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Esquire Esquire: Ultimate Vodka Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- The New York Times The New York Times: 2021 · Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- AAA Three Diamonds
- Esquire Ultimate Vodka Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- The New York Times 2021 · Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
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- The Pinnacle Guide The Pinnacle Guide: 1 Pin
- Spirited Awards Spirited Awards: 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East
- The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East
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The Beaux-Arts bones alone justify a slow lap through the lobby. The Ned NoMad is a hotel that takes socializing as seriously as sleep, with guests getting access to members-only spaces including a whimsically muraled downstairs club. NoMad puts the Empire State Building and Madison Square Park in easy walking range while Downtown stays close enough for a late night. The kind of place where you feel like you're in on something, even as a tourist.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Time Out Time Out: The 35 best hotels in New York City
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The sister property to a London hotel and private club, The Twenty Two New York occupies the restored Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt house near Union Square. It holds a Michelin Key. The vibe is international modern luxury with enough Gilded Age bones in the building to keep things grounded, which is a neat trick for a place that could easily have leaned into its British pedigree and called it a day.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
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Check-in happens on the fourth floor of a glass tower, no credit card demanded at the door, just a welcome drink and a cool towel while your bags disappear ahead of you. It's a luxury hotel one block from the Jersey Shore, and it reads more like a borrowed beach house than a property, with plush settees, fireplaces, and coffee table books stacked just so. Manhattan is 75 minutes away, which the crowd seems to regard as a selling point rather than a commute. Michelin awarded it a Key.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
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Rank 273. Hellbender
Mexican
The Jell-O of the day changes, but the wobbly whimsy is a constant at this Ridgewood bar turned Mexican restaurant from chef Yara Herrera. Reggaeton and mariachi set the mood while the menu moves between bar snacks and fine-dining technique, the same kitchen handling both with ease. The New York Times named it among New York's best new restaurants in 2025, which feels about right for a place this hard to categorize.
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2025 · 2 stars, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- Esquire Esquire: The Best New Restaurants in America
- The New York Times The New York Times: 2025 · The Best New Restaurants in New York in 2025
- The New York Times 2025 · 2 stars, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- Esquire The Best New Restaurants in America
- The New York Times 2025 · The Best New Restaurants in New York in 2025
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Rank 273. Keens Steakhouse
Steakhouse
The ceiling is covered in thousands of clay churchwarden pipes, each one claimed by a regular who never came back to collect it. Keens is an old-school Manhattan steakhouse in Midtown, all dark wood and white tablecloths, and the mutton chop alone has landed on the New York Times list of the city's defining dishes. The porterhouse is USDA Prime, dry-aged in-house, and broiled without apology. It sits at number 68 on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list.
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- World's 101 Best World's 101 Best: #68 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Spirited Awards Spirited Awards: 2025 · Winner · Timeless U.S. Award
- World's 101 Best #68 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- AAA Three Diamonds
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Winner · Timeless U.S. Award
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Rank 273. L’Americana
Italian Coffee Shop
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- Spirited Awards 2025 · Top 4 Finalist · U.S. Bartender of the Year · Takuma Watanabe
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · U.S. Bartender of the Year · Takuma Watanabe
- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide
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Rank 273. Midnight Blue
Japanese Cocktail Bar
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- Spirited Awards 2025 · Top 4 Finalist · U.S. Bartender of the Year · Takuma Watanabe
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · U.S. Bartender of the Year · Takuma Watanabe
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Rank 273. Sugar Monk
Cocktail Bar
A Harlem cocktail bar run by artists, which explains why the drinks feel less like menu items and more like installation pieces. The house forager supplies wild edible plants that become bitters, liqueurs, and amari made in-house, so what ends up in your glass has a provenance most bars can't claim. The room is cozy and unhurried, and the crowd tends to treat the cocktail list the way other people treat gallery notes.
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- The Pinnacle Guide The Pinnacle Guide: 1 Pin
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Cocktail Bars in NYC
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 273. Sunny's Bar
Tchotchke-Filled Dive Bar
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