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Golden Diner
New American
The pancakes at this Lower East Side diner are available until closing time, which tells you everything about where chef Sam Yoo's priorities lie. The room is full Formica-and-chrome diner, but the menu quietly goes sideways: a Reuben folded into a quesadilla, a wedge salad hit with chile crisp. It lands on both the Times and Eater lists of New York's top restaurants, which for a place serving breakfast all day feels like a flex.
Three honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Eater The Best Breakfasts in New York
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in New York City
- The New York Times #39 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
One number, weighted & current 80
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Italian hero with yuba The New York Times, 2026
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