Best Restaurants Based On Cuisine

In this guide, I’ve listed recommended restaurants based on cuisine in alphabetical order. Some cuisines, like American, French, Italian etc have many great choices making it hard to recommend as few as possible. For the same reason, this guide only covers Manhattan as other guides will cover other boroughs. Pictured above is La Mercerie in Soho.

All recommendations, from cheap to expensive, will offer a great meal, enjoy!

Tip: bookmark this page on your cell phone for quick guidance when you are on-the-go in the city!

AMERICAN

• ABC Kitchen, Flatiron $$$
• Acme, NoHo $$$
• Aretsky’s Patron, Midtown East $$$$
• Asiate, Columbus Circle $$$$
• Atera, TriBeCa $$$$
• Aureole, Bryant Park $$$$
• Aviary NYC, Columbus Circle $$$$
• Babs, Greenwich Village $$$
• Blue Hill, Greenwich Village $$$$
• Blue Ribbon, several locations $$$
• Charlie Bird, SoHo $$$
• Chefs Club, NoLita $$$$
• Contra, Lower East Side $$$
• Craft, Flatiron $$$$
• Crown Shy, Financial District $$$$
• Eleven Madison Park, Flatiron $$$$
• Estela, NoLita $$$
• Ferris, NoMad $$$
• Gotham Bar & Grill, Flatiron $$$$
• Gramercy Tavern, Flatiron $$$$
• Grill, Midtown East $$$$
• Hearth, East Village $$$
• Jams, Midtown $$
• Loeb Boathouse, Central Park $$$
• Loring Place, Greenwich Village $$$
• Marc Fargione, TriBeCa $$$
• Modern, in MoMa Museum Midtown $$$$
• Momofuku Ko, East Village $$$
• One if By Land, West Village $$$$
• Park Avenue, Flatiron $$$
• Perry St, West Village $$$$
• Prune, East Village $$$
• Riverpark, Murray Hill $$$
• The Nomad, NoMad $$$$
• Tribeca Grill, TriBeCa $$$
• Tuome, East Village $$$
• Union Square Cafe, Union Square $$$$
• Upland, Murray Hill $$$
• Waverly Inn, West Village $$$
• Wildair, Lower East Side $$$
• 21 Club, Midtown West $$$$

BURGERS

• Black Tap, Koreatown, Midtown & SoHo $$
• Burger Joint, Midtown West $$
• Five Guys, several locations $$
• J.G. Melon, Upper West Side, Upper East Side & Downtown $$
• P.J. Clark’s, several locations $$
• Shake Shack, several locations $$
• 5 Napkin Burger, several locations $$

CHINESE & PAN-ASIAN

• Buddakan, Downtown/Chelsea $$$$
• Café China, Murray Hill $$
• China Blue, TriBeCa $$$
• Decoy, West Village $$$
• Drunken Dumpling, East Village $$
• Joe’s Shanghai, Chinatown & Flushing $$
• Kings Co. Imperial, Lower East Side & Williamsburg $$
• Momofuku Ssäm, East Village $$$
• Mr Chow, TriBeCa & Midtown $$$$
• Shun Lee, Upper West Side & Midtown East $$$
• Spicy Village, Lower East Side $
• Szechuan Mountain House, East Village & Queens $$
• Tao, Midtown East & Downtown/Chelsea $$$
• The Bao, East Village $$
• Vanessa’s Dumplings, Chinatown, Financial District, Williamsburg & LIC $
• Wa Jeal, Upper East Side $$
• Xi’an Famous Foods, several locations $

CHINESE – DIM-SUM SPECIALIST

• Dim Sum Go Go, Chinatown $$
• Golden Unicorn, Chinatown $$
• Hakkasan, Midtown West $$$
• Jing Fong, Chinatown & Upper West Side $$
• Nom Wah, Chinatown $$
• RedFarm, Upper West Side & West Village $$$
• Tim Ho Wan, East Village & Hell’s Kitchen $$

FRENCH

• A.O.C., West Village $$
• Augustine, Financial District $$$$
• Balthazar, SoHo $$$
• Bar Boulud, Upper West Side $$$
• Bâtard, TriBeCa $$$
• Benno, NoMad $$$$
• Benoit, Midtown $$$
• Bouley at Home, Flatiron $$$$
• Brasserie 8 1/2, Midtown West $$$
• Buvette, West Village $$$
• Cafe Boulud, Upper East Side $$$$
• Cafe Luxembourg, Upper West Side $$$
• Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, Hell’s Kitchen (French/Japanese) $$$$
• Daniel, Upper East Side $$$$
• db Bistro, Midtown West $$$
• Frenchette, TriBeCa $$$
• Gabriel Kreuther, Midtown West $$$$
• Indochine, Greenwich Village $$$$
• Jean-Georges & Nougatine, Columbus Circle $$$$
• JoJo, Upper East Side $$$
• King, SoHo $$$
• L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Chelsea $$$$
• La Goulue, Upper East Side $$$
• La Grenouille, Midtown East $$$$
• La Mercerie, SoHo $$$
• Le Bernardin, Midtown West $$$$
• Le Bilboquet, Upper East Side $$$
• Le Coucou, Soho $$$$
• Le Gigot, West Village $$$
• Le Parisien, Murray Hill $$
• Lucien, East Village $$
• Majorelle, Upper East Side $$$
• Manhatta, Financial District 
• Mercer Kitchen, SoHo $$$$
• Minetta Tavern, Greenwich Village $$$
• Pastis, Meatpacking District $$$
• Per Se, Columbus Circle $$$$
• Raoul’s, Soho $$$
• Simone, Upper East Side $$$$
• Tocqueville, Flatiron $$$$

GREEK

• Avra Estiatorio, Upper East Side & Midtown East $$$
• Estiatorio Milos, Midtown & Hudson Yards $$$$
• Kefi, Upper West Side $$$
• Kellari, Midtown West $$$
• Kiki’s, Chinatown/LES (no website, address 130 Division St, (646) 882-7052) $$
• Kyma, Flatiron $$$$
• Periyali, Flatiron $$$
• Pylos, East Village $$$
• Nerai, Midtown East $$$
• Taverna Kyclades, East Village, Astoria & Bayside $$
• Thalassa, TriBeCa $$$

ITALIAN

• Ai Fiori, Midtown $$$$
• Antonucci, Upper East Side $$$
• Babbo, Greenwich Village $$$$
• Bar Pitti, Greenwich Village $$
• Cafe Fiorello, Upper West Side $$$
• Caravaggio, Upper East Side $$$$
• Carbone, Greenwich Village $$$$
• Charlie Bird, SoHo $$$
• Cipriani, Upper East Side, SoHo & several more locations $$$$
• Coco Pazzo, SoHo $$
• Crispo, West Village $$
• Da Nico, NoLita $$
• Da Umberto, Chelsea $$$
• Del Posto, Chelsea $$$$
• Denino’s, Greenwich Village & Staten Island $$
• Don Angie, West Village $$$
• Elio’s, Upper East Side (no website, 1621 2nd Ave, (212) 772-2242) $$$
• Emilio’s Ballato, NoLita  (no website, 55 E Houston St, (212) 274-8881) $$$
• Felidia, Midtown East $$$$
• Frank, East Village $$
• Gaia Italian Cafe, Lower East Side $
• Gennaro, Upper West Side $$
• I Sodi, West Village $$$
• il Buco, NoHo $$$
• Il Cantinori, Greenwich Village $$$$
• Il Cortile, Little Italy $$
• Il Gattopardo, Midtown West $$$$
• Il Mulino, several locations $$$
• L’Artusi, West Village $$$
• Lincoln, Upper West Side $$$$
• Leonti, Upper West Side $$$$
• Locanda Verde, TriBeCa $$
• Lusardi’s, Upper East Side $$$
• Maialino, Gramercy Park $$$$
• Manzo, Flatiron $$$
• Marea, Columbus Circle $$$$
• Morso, Midtown East $$
• Novitá, Gramercy $$$
• Oesteria Morini, SoHo & LIC $$$
• Paola’s, Harlem & Brooklyn $$$
• Pepolino, TriBeCa $$
• Piccolo Angolo, West Village $$
• Pietro’s, Midtown East $$$
• Porsena, East Village $$$
• Sistina, Upper East Side $$$
• Sottocasa, Harlem & Brooklyn $$
• Valbella, Midtown East $$$
• Via Carota, West Village $$$
• Villa Mosconi, Greenwich Village $$
• Zero Otto Nove, Flatiron, Bronx & Armonk $$

ITALIAN – PIZZA SPECIALIST

• Brunetti, West Village & Westhampton $$
• Don Antonio, Midtown West $$
• Emily, West Village & Brooklyn $$
• Emmy Squared, East Village, Upper East Village & Williamsburg $$
• Joe’s Pizza, several locations $
• Lil’ Frankie’s, Lower East Side $$
• Mama’s Too, Upper West Side $
• Pasquale Jones, NoLita $$$
• Pizzeria Sirenetta, Upper West Side $$
• Prince Street, NoLita $
• Roberta’s, several locations Midtown & Brooklyn $$
• Rubirosa, NoLita $$
• Sal and Carmine Pizza, Upper West Side $
• San Matteo, Upper West Side $$
• Scarr’s Pizza, Lower East Side $
• Stella 34, Midtown $$
• Tiella, Upper East Side $$
• Una Pizza Napoletana, Lower East Side $$$

JAPANESE

• Bohemian, NoHo $$$
• Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, Hell’s Kitchen (French/Japanese) $$$$
• Kajitsu, Murray Hill $$$$
• Kappo Masa, Upper East Side $$$$
• Kyo Ya, East Village $$$$
• Nobu, Midtown & Downtown $$$$
• Sakagura, Midtown & East Village $$
• Shabushabu Macoron, Lower East Side $$$$
• Takashi, West Village $$$
• Tempura Matsui, Murray Hill $$$$
• Tetsu, TriBeCa $$$
• Torishin, Midtown West $$$
• Zuma, Murray Hill $$$$

JAPANESE – SUSHI SPECIALIST

• Blue Ribbon, several locations $$$$
• BondST, Noho $$$$
• Hatsuhana, Midtown $$$
• Jewel Bako, East Village $$$
• KazuNori, NoMad $$
• Koi, Bryant Park $$$
• Kurumazushi, Midtown East $$$$
• Masa, Columbus Circle $$$$
• Morimoto, Chelsea $$$$
• Nobu, Midtown & Downtown $$$$
• Sasabune, Upper East Side $$
• Silver Rice, several locations $
• Shuko, Greenwich Village $$$$
• Sushi Azabu, TriBeCa $$
• Sushi by Bou, several locations $$$
• Sushi Dojo, East Village $$$
• Sushi Ginza Onodera, Midtown East $$$$
• Sushi Kaito, Upper West Side $$$
• Sushi Katsuei, West Village & Brooklyn $$$
• Sushi by M, East Village $$$
• Sushi Nakazawa, West Village $$$$
• Sushi Seki, Times Square, Chelsea & Upper East Side $$$
• Sushi Yasaka, Upper West Side $$
• Sushi Yasuda, Midtown East $$$$
• Sushi Zo, Greenwich Village $$$$
• Tanoshi Sushi, Upper East Side $$$
• Tomoe Sushi, Greenwich Village $$
• 15 East, Union Square $$$

KOREAN

• Atoboy, NoMad $$
• Atomix, NoMad $$$$
• Baekjeong NYC, Koreatown $$$
• Cote, Flatiron $$$$
• Danji, Midtown West $$$
• Dons Bogam, Murray Hill $$
• Her Name is Han, Midtown East $$
• Jungsik, TriBeCa $$$$
• Oiji, East Village $$$
• Soogil, East Village $$
• Thursday Kitchen, East Village $$

LATIN AMERICAN

• ABC Cocina, Flatiron $$$ Inventive upscale tapas in beautiful decor & setting, stylish
• Caracas Arepa, East Village & several locations $$
• Empanada Mama, Lower East Side $$
• Desnuda, East Village & Williamsburg $$$

MEXICAN

• Atla, NoHo $$$
• Barrio Chino, Lower East Side $$
• Cosme, Flatiron $$$$
• Domodomo, Greenwich Village $$$
• El Parador Café, Murray Hill $$$
• El Mimote, Upper West Side $$
• Empellón Tacqueria, several locations $$$
• La Contenta, Greenwich Village & Lower East Side $$
• Los Tacos No. 1 (& Los Mariscos), Chelsea Market, Grand Central, Times Square & TriBeCa $
• Maya, Upper East Side $$
• Rosa Mexicano, several locations $$
• Tacombi, several locations $$
• Tacos El Bronco, several locations (no website) $

MIDDLE EASTERN

• A la Turka, Upper East Side $$
• Almayass, Flatiron $$$
• Beyoglu, Upper East Side $$
• Miznon, Chelsea Market $
• Moustache, West Village $$$
• Nanoosh, several locations $
• Nur, Flatiron $$$

NOODLES

• Handpulled Noodle, Harlem $
• Hide-Chan Ramen, Midtown East $$
• Ippudo, Hell’s Kitchen, Midtown East & East Village $$
• Ivan Ramen, several locations $$
• Jeju Noodle Bar, West Village (website under construction) $$
• Jin Ramen, Upper West Side $$
• Jun-Men Ramen Bar, Chelsea $$
• Karakatta Ramen, Greenwich Village $$
• Little Tong Noodle Shop, East Village $
• Meijin Ramen, Upper East Side $$
• Minca, East Village $$
• Momofuku Noodle Bar, Columbus Circle & East Village $$
• Momosan, Midtown East $$
• Misoya, East Village $
• Mr. Taka Ramen, Lower East Side $$
• Nakamura NYC, Lower East Side $$
• Ramen Lab, NoLita $$
• Very Fresh Noodles, Chelsea Market $$

PERSIAN

• Persepolis, Upper East Side $$
• Ravagh, Midtown, Upper East Side & East Village $$

RUSSIAN & UKRAINIAN

• Mari Vanna, Flatiron $$$
• Russian Tea Room, Midtown $$$$
• Veselka, East Village $$

SEAFOOD

• Aquagrill, SoHo $$$
• Atlantic Grill, Upper West Side $$$
• Cervo’s, Lower East Side $$$
• Fish, West Village $$
• Flora Bar, Upper East Side $$$
• Flex Mussels, Upper East Side & West Village $$
• Grand Central Oyster Bar, Grand Central $$$
• Lure Fishbar, SoHo $$$
• Mary’s Fishcamp, West Village $$$
• Mermaid Inn, Upper West Side, East Village & Greenwich Village $$$
• Ocean Prime, West Village $$$$
• Oceana, Midtown West $$$$
• Pearl Oyster, West Village $$
• The Sea Fire Grill, Midtown East $$$
• The Sea Grill, Midtown West $$$
• Upstate, East Village $$
• ZZ’s Clam Bar, Greenwich Village $$$$

SPANISH

• Bar Jámon/Casa Mono, Gramercy $$
• Boqueria, Upper East Side, SoHo, Flatiron & Midtown West $$
• El Pote, Murray Hill $$
• El Porrón, Upper East Side $$
• El Quinto Pino, Gramercy $$
• Salinas, Chelsea $$$
• Sevilla, West Village $$
• Txikito, Chelsea $$$
• Vinatería, Harlem $$

STEAKHOUSE

• Ben & Jack’s, Midtown East $$$
• Benjamin, several locations $$$$
• BLT, several locations $$$$
• Bobby Van’s, several locations $$$
• Capital Grille, several locations $$$$
• Club A, Midtown East $$$
• Cote, Flatiron (Korean) $$$$
• Del Frisco’s, Midtown, several locations $$$
• Delmonico’s, Financial District $$$$
• Gallaghers, Financial District $$$$
• Keens, Midtown West $$$
• Maloney & Porcelli, Midtown East $$$
• Mastro’s, Midtown $$$$
• Morton’s, several locations $$$$
• Porter House, Columbus Circle $$$$
• Smith & Wollensky, Columbus Circle $$$$
• Sparks, Midtown East $$$$
• The Standard Grill, Meatpacking District $$$
• Quality Meats, Midtown $$$$
• Wolfgang’s, several locations $$$$
• Wollensky’s, several locations $$$
• 4 Charles Prime, West Village $$$

SWEDISH 

• Aquavit, Midtown East $$$$
• Red Rooster Harlem, American menu however listed here for its famous and Swedish chef Marcus Samuelsson (I’m a Swede after all!) $$

THAI

• Ayada Thai, Chelsea Market & Queens $$
• Jaiya, Midtown East & Upper East Side $$
• Land Thai Kitchen, Midtown East & Upper West Side $$
• Pure Thai Cookhouse, Midtown West $$
• Somtum Der, East Village & Redhook $$
• Up Thai, Upper East Side $$
• Uncle Boons, NoLita $$$

VIETNAMESE

• Banh Mi Saigon, Little Italy $
• Indochine, Greenwich Village $$$$
• Hanoi House, East Village $$
• Madame Vo, East Village $$$
• Vietnaam, Upper East Side $$