Monday, August 31, 2026

The Best Restaurants in Manhattan, by the Record









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    550 Lexington Ave New York, NY · Manhattan
    Hours
    Mon 6:30 AM–10:30 AM, 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–10 PM, 11 AM–Midnight
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  2. Rank 288. Okonomi YUJI Ramen

    Japanese Noodles






  3. Rank 288. Raku

    Japanese Noodles




  4. Rank 288. TASHCA

    Portuguese




  5. Rank 288. The Odeon

    French






  6. Rank 326. Ho Foods

    Taiwanese Chinese


  7. Rank 326. Hop Lee

    Chinese


  8. Rank 326. Okiboru

    Noodles




  9. Rank 326. Uncle Lou

    Old-School Cantonese


  10. Rank 326. Uncle Ray's

    Singaporean Chinese


  11. Rank 335. Loring Place

    Californian New American

    The mid-century room, with its bright orange window frames and striped banquettes, looks like someone raided a very good vintage furniture store and then had the taste to stop. Dan Kluger's West Village restaurant leans vegetable-forward without making a cause of it, and the wood-oven pizzas made with house-milled whole wheat flour keep tables ordering rounds they didn't plan on. A downtown crowd that takes its produce seriously fills the place most nights.



  12. Rank 336. Al-Andalus

    Andalusian




  13. Rank 336. Cadence

    Vegan Southern





  14. Rank 336. Duo Cafe

    Chinese Coffee Shop


  15. Rank 336. Fong On

    Chinese




  16. Rank 336. Ladybird

    Vegetarian


  17. Rank 336. Lafayette

    Traditional French





  18. Rank 336. Matcha Cafe Maiko

    Matcha Japanese






  19. Rank 358. LittleMad

    Korean


  20. Rank 358. Spicy Village

    Henan Noodles

    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.


  21. Rank 360. Ankara #3

    Turkish



  22. Rank 360. Bo Ky

    Vietnamese




  23. Rank 360. Casa Tua

    Italian



  24. Rank 360. Da Nico Ristorante

    Classic Italian



  25. 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.



  26. 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.





  27. Rank 360. Great N.Y. Noodletown

    Chinese Noodles




  28. Rank 360. Hien From Vietnam

    Vietnamese Coffee Shop


  29. Rank 360. Joe's Shanghai

    Shanghainese


  30. Rank 360. 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.






  31. Rank 360. Mee Sum Cafe

    Chinese Coffee Shop






  32. Rank 360. Raku

    Japanese Noodles


  33. Rank 360. Royal Seafood

    Hong Kong-style



  34. Rank 360. Taiwan Pork Chop House

    Taiwanese Chinese





  35. Rank 360. Wo Hop

    Chinese



  36. Rank 399. Zimmi's

    Southern French



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