The Best Places to Eat and Do in Manhattan
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Rank 632. Sundaes and Cones Inc.
Dessert
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Rank 632. Sweet Moment
Dessert
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Rank 632. Taiyaki NYC
Japanese Dessert
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Rank 632. Tall Poppy
French Bakery
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Rank 632. The Dynamo Room
Modern Steakhouse
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Rank 632. The Little One NYC
Japanese Dessert
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- Time Out Time Out: The 18 best bagels in NYC
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Rank 714. Double Knot
Sushi
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Rank 714. LittleMad
Korean
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- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: New York State · Sol Han
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Rank 714. Spicy Village
Henan
The big tray chicken arrives in a wok the size of a hubcap, bird parts submerged in hot oil with enough Sichuan peppercorns to rearrange your face. This tiny Chinatown noodle cafe runs on Henan hand-stretched wheat noodles, and the brisket topping is the move. The room is small, the tables fill fast, and the bill stays low enough that you can afford to order the garlicky cucumbers without doing any math.
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Rank 717. Ankara #3
Turkish
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Rank 717. Atlas Kitchen
Hunan
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Rank 717. Bo Ky
Teochew
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Rank 717. Bufón
Pan-Asian Bistro
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Rank 717. China North Dumpling
Chinese
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Rank 717. Drip Coffee Makers
Coffee
A multi-roaster coffee shop tucked into an airy high-rise lobby near the Holland Tunnel, which is not a sentence you expect to lead somewhere good, but here we are. The shelves rotate through a rotating cast of specialty roasters, the menu stays short and efficient, and the lobby has enough room to spread out, plug in, and stay far longer than you planned. Good pastries, no guilt about the outlet use.
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Rank 717. Empire Diner
Diner
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Rank 717. Everyman Espresso
Coffee
The lobby of the Classic Stage Company turns out to be a fine place for a coffee shop, all spare seats and big windows that beg you to watch people cross 13th Street. Everyman is a no-frills espresso bar pulling beans roasted by Black and White out of North Carolina, with Colson pastries from Brooklyn if you need something to eat. The staff are warm in a way that makes the spartan room feel intentional rather than unfinished.
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Rank 717. Fresco by Scotto
Italian-American
An Italian American restaurant in Midtown that has been a fixture for Midtown media types and political regulars since the nineties, run by the Scotto family with the kind of front-of-house warmth that makes you feel like the reservation mattered. The linguine vongole and a chopped salad are the moves. Arrive late and you may find a DJ has materialized, followed shortly by a conga line, which is not something most pasta dinners promise.
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Rank 717. Gelateria Gentile
Apulian Ice Cream Shop
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Rank 717. Glace NY
Ice Cream Shop
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Rank 717. Golden HOF
Korean Beer Bar
A Korean pub from the team behind Golden Diner, where the viral pancakes made the place famous. Here the drinks come first, running from martinis and milk punch to Korean spirits and low-ABV options, and the food is built to keep up with them. Fried wings in gochujang glaze, dumplings a few ways, raw bar picks, and savory pancakes that borrow from both sides of that tradition fill out a menu that has no interest in being subtle.
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Rank 717. Great N.Y. Noodletown
Chinese Noodle Shop
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Rank 717. Harpers Bread House
Chinese
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Rank 717. Hey Yuet
Cantonese
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Rank 717. Hien From Vietnam
Vietnamese Coffee Shop
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Rank 717. Jing Fong
Cantonese Noodle Shop
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Rank 717. Joe Coffee Company
Coffee
Two benches out front are famous enough to appear in the logo, which tells you something about how long this West Village coffee shop has been part of the neighborhood. Joe Coffee Company roasts its own beans in Long Island City and piles the pastry case high with muffins and quickbreads. It has the warm, unhurried feel of a place where regulars know the staff by name, which in New York passes for a small miracle.
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Rank 717. Joe's Shanghai
Shanghainese
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Rank 717. Kiki's
Greek
Wine carafes priced the way carafes should be priced, and octopus skewers landing on paper-covered tables beside tzatziki and spanakopita, all of it meant for sharing. Kiki's is a neighborhood Greek taverna on the Lower East Side that got so popular the team opened an identical spot across the street for overflow, which is either very practical or very on-brand for the neighborhood. Usually easy to get a table, which says something.
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Rank 717. Konban
Tonkatsu
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Rank 717. La Caridad 72
Cuban-Chinese
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The restaurant attached to Hauser & Wirth's Soho gallery, Manuela runs lunch, dinner, and brunch inside an interior wild enough to distract you from the menu. The original location in Los Angeles keeps live chickens on the premises; New York wisely does not. The all-day menu leans Mediterranean-ish, crudo and carpaccio giving way to grilled fish and roasted lamb, the kind of food that photographs well and also tastes like food.
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Rank 717. Mee Sum Cafe
Chinese Coffee Shop
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Rank 717. Mei Lai Wah Bakery
Cantonese Bakery
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Rank 717. Mixue
Ice Cream Shop
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Rank 717. Omen Azen
Japanese
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Rank 717. Pastrami Queen
Kosher Jewish Deli
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Rank 717. Pepe Giallo
Italian
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Rank 717. Pho Ga Vang
Homestyle Vietnamese Noodle Shop
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Rank 717. Phoenix Palace
Cantonese
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Rank 717. Pig and Khao
Southeast Asian
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Rank 717. Qanoon
Palestinian
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Rank 717. Raku
Japanese Noodle Shop
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Rank 717. Roti Roll Bombay Frankie
Mumbai Indian Food Truck
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Rank 717. Sake Bar Hagi
Izakaya
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Rank 717. Salumeria Biellese Delicatessen
Italian Deli
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Rank 717. Silence Please
Coffee
A tea room and cafe on the second floor of a Bowery building, reached by buzzing an unmarked door and climbing an industrial staircase. Neon gramophones, Togo couches, a vinyl listening room, and a DJ who drops in twice daily to play something like Boards of Canada on a sound system that did not come cheap. The MacBook presence is significant, but the Japanese teas and pastries give everyone a reasonable excuse to stay.
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The ‘It’ Coffee Shops Across America Right Now
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Rank 717. SourAji
Sushi
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Rank 717. Superhet Coffee
Coffee
Metal band posters on the walls and distorted guitars blasting while someone brews the most delicate pour-overs in Williamsburg is the whole vibe at this small coffee shop. The owner sources from Brooklyn's Sey roastery and makes his own blends, and the result is coffee that tastes less like coffee than like the memory of a fruit. The drip is worth the trip on its own if you're not in a splurging mood.
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The ‘It’ Coffee Shops Across America Right Now
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Rank 717. Sushi Ishikawa
Sushi
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Rank 717. Sushi Kaito
Sushi
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A mirrored, handsome room on a corner that used to be a franchise Mexican spot, now serving wagyu French dip and whole lobster repositioned in the shell for easier eating. It's a polished, scene-y restaurant from Catch Hospitality, which means it looks great and reservations can be a project. Taylor Swift has been spotted here, which tells you roughly what kind of evening to dress for.
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Rank 717. The Donut Pub
Throwback Doughnut Shop
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Rank 717. Wo Hop
Chinese
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Rank 717. Yi Ji Shi Mo
Chinese
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Rank 786. NARO
Korean
The name comes from South Korea's first carrier rocket, which tells you something about the ambitions in the room. Naro is a fine dining Korean restaurant in Rockefeller Center from the team behind Atomix, and where that room chases reinvention, this one returns to classics. The New York Times gave it three stars. Order the Dongji Martini, which made Esquire's list of the best martinis in the country, and let the evening unfold slowly.
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- Esquire Dongji Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- The New York Times 2023 · 3 stars, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
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Rank 787. Artesano
Peruvian
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2023 · 2 stars, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
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Rank 787. Okdongsik
Korean
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Rank 790. Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant
Traditional Ethiopian
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Rank 790. Al Coro
Italian
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- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2023 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
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Rank 792. Kopitiam
Malaysian Coffee Shop
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2018 · 1 star, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- Bon Appétit Bon Appétit: #6 · America's Best New Restaurants
- Eater Eater: The Best New Restaurants in America
- The New York Times 2018 · 1 star, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- Bon Appétit #6 · America's Best New Restaurants
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- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurant
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Rank 794. Al Badawi
Middle Eastern
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- Grub Street Grub Street: The 43 Best Restaurants in New York
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Rank 794. B&H Dairy Kosher Restaurant
Eastern European
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- Grub Street Grub Street: The 43 Best Restaurants in New York
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Rank 794. El Quijote
Spanish
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2022 · Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- Spirited Awards Spirited Awards: 2023 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. East
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- Spirited Awards 2023 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. East
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Rank 794. il Buco
Mediterranean Wine Bar
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- Grub Street Grub Street: The 43 Best Restaurants in New York
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Rank 794. Kafana
Serbian Eastern European
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2022 · 2 stars, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review