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NYC Eats: Manhattan
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Manhattan restaurants worth booking, or queuing, for: Katz's, Via Carota, Balthazar, Semma, Dhamaka and the city's best diners, delis, pizza and wine bars.
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The Lower East Side deli of legend: grab a ticket, don't lose it, and order hand-carved pastrami on rye at the counter. Chaotic, crowded and essential. Jewish deli · Lower East Side, Manhattan · $$ · Walk-in only
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A stylish West Village spot for inventive, shareable Italian American plates, most famously the pinwheel lasagna for two. Perfect for a double date. Italian American · West Village, Manhattan · $$$ · Book ahead
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A fun little homage to New Orleans: order Tiny's gumbo loaded with chicken, andouille, shrimp and crab, then étouffée, red beans and rice, and beignets. New Orleans / Cajun-Creole · TriBeCa, Manhattan · $$ · Booking recommended
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A striped-awning seafood bistro channeling Aix-en-Provence: littleneck clams with green peppers, tuna belly carpaccio with crème fraîche and roe, and a scene-stealing chicken with persillade. Southern French seafood · West Village, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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George Motz's ode to classic American burgers: Oklahoma fried-onion burgers, smash burgers and a rotating regional special, with fries and Key lime pie. Burgers · SoHo, Manhattan · $$
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A revived old-school Flatiron luncheonette (the former Eisenberg's) serving tuna melts, pastrami, griddled peanut butter-bacon sandwiches, cottage fries and egg creams at the counter. Luncheonette · Flatiron, Manhattan · $
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A no-nonsense Cantonese dining room for lacquered roast duck, suckling pig, wontons and congee. Great for big, celebratory group dinners. Cantonese · Lower East Side / Chinatown, Manhattan · $$ · Booking recommended
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Keith McNally's iconic SoHo brasserie, with towering seafood plateaus, French onion soup, steak frites and profiteroles, and people-watching like nowhere else. French brasserie · SoHo, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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'The Sturgeon King' since 1908, serving silky smoked sturgeon, latkes and bagels with a side of the servers' well-worn jokes. A weekend breakfast pilgrimage. Jewish deli & appetizing · Upper West Side, Manhattan · $$
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A polished, hearth-driven Italian dining room tucked into Manhattan West, where the bread and handmade pastas are the reasons to come. Italian (wood-fired) · Hudson Yards / Manhattan West, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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A cash-only Chinatown classic since 1973, with red-blazered waiters, free fried wonton strips, honey walnut shrimp and whole steamed bass in black bean sauce at big round tables. Cantonese-American · Chinatown, Manhattan · $$
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A cozy Basque pintxos bar with a tree-of-life mural, where boquerones, uni-and-enoki rice and a seasonal, ever-changing menu are made for sharing with friends. Basque · Chelsea, Manhattan · $$ · Booking recommended
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A warm, understated corner restaurant with a daily-changing menu of Italian and southern French dishes and a sharp wine list. Simple-sounding food, unforgettable execution. Mediterranean (French-Italian) · Hudson Square / South Village, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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Jean-Georges's bright, plant-focused dining room near Union Square, where simple dishes shine, like green chickpea hummus with an electric hit of garlic. Vegetarian · Flatiron, Manhattan · $$ · Booking recommended
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An upscale, two-level Koreatown barbecue house, offshoot of a Busan original, specializing in lush short rib. Add an eggy Busan pancake with beef and shrimp, and a bottle of Bordeaux. Korean barbecue · Koreatown, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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The New York outpost of Rome's famous deli-restaurant, with a working salumeria up front and an Italian wine cellar below. Go for textbook cacio e pepe and carbonara. Roman Italian · SoHo, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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The first U.S. outpost of a London favorite, styled like a two-floor party mansion and serving over-the-top Punjabi feasts. Even the bar is a tough booking. Punjabi Indian · NoMad, Manhattan · $$$ · Book ahead
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Vikas Khanna's lavish, mural-filled homage to Indian members' clubs, with a chandelier-lit greenhouse room downstairs. Order the five-cheese kulcha, butter-rich daal and slow-cooked Rajasthani lamb. Indian · East Village, Manhattan · $$ · Book ahead
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Homestyle southern French cooking rarely seen in New York: socca with bottarga, tagliatelle with chicken ragout and sage, and a springtime lamb navarin. The sibling wine bar next door does pastries. Southern French · West Village, Manhattan · $$$ · Book ahead
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A hazy, tiled, packed little galley for clams in vinho verde, golden fried squid, plancha sea bream and a cult lamb burger, with plenty of vermouth. Spanish-Portuguese seafood · Lower East Side, Manhattan · $$ · Booking recommended
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A perpetually lined-up slice shop with blisteringly crisp crusts topped with Italian imports; the burrata slice, creamy cheese melting into a crackly base, is the move. Pizza (slices) · West Village, Manhattan · $ · Walk-in only
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New York's only asa-ramen shop: Rasheeda Purdie's delicate morning-style ramen, served at a small counter while the sun is still out. Breakfast ramen (asa-ramen) · East Village, Manhattan · $$ · Booking recommended
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An unapologetically fiery Indian restaurant inside Essex Market, serving rustic dishes rarely seen in the city, like smoky goat belly wrapped in cedar and mutton in a clay pot with chili oil and a whole roasted garlic bulb. Indian (regional) · Lower East Side, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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Albin Vincent's love letter to Sri Lanka and southern India: pan-fried kingfish on banana leaf and kothu roti, chopped roti stir-fried with eggs, vegetables and curry. Sri Lankan & South Indian · Upper East Side, Manhattan · $$ · Booking recommended
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Brooks Headley's vintage-style vegetarian diner, home of the cult quinoa-chickpea-walnut burger, plus beans with escarole and provolone and terrific desserts. Vegetarian diner · East Village, Manhattan · $$ · Booking recommended
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An urbane Tribeca wine restaurant with a sprawling list that runs from classic producers to skin-contact bottles, and a seasonal menu that holds its own. Bar seats go to walk-ins after 6:45 pm. New American & wine · TriBeCa, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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The Unapologetic Foods Indian canteen, relocated from Queens to a bigger arched East Village room, serving fiery lamb parcha with lamb butter, chutney-loaded chaats and a goat biryani people rave about. Indian · East Village, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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A modest walk-down in Hell's Kitchen with a map of India's regional biryanis on the wall and about 15 versions on the menu; the goat dum biryani is the crowd favorite, with flaky samosas to start. Indian (biryani) · Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan · $$
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A homage to Korea's 1980s taxi-driver diners: pick a protein and it arrives baekban-style with rice, soup and banchan. Grab a black bean latte at the front on your way out. Korean baekban · Lower East Side, Manhattan · $$ · Booking recommended
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Ayesha Nurdjaja's electric Levantine spot, all sizzle and song from the open kitchen; pile the table with spreads like strawberry-swirled labneh, puffy breads and kebabs. Levantine · Chelsea, Manhattan · $$ · Booking recommended
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An amber-lit Chinatown bistro where Sam Lawrence's terse menu delivers surprises like sea urchin custard, a Comté custard tart with morels and roast chicken with foie gras. Bar seats are for walk-ins. European-leaning New American · Chinatown, Manhattan · $$$ · Book ahead
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A moody Thai supper club from the Fish Cheeks team, with artful dishes like garlic fried rice with hog jowl in a bronze dish and crisp butterflied whole branzino, plus inventive cocktails. Thai · West Village, Manhattan · $$ · Booking recommended
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A love letter to Emilia-Romagna: puffy gnocco fritto with prosciutto and mortadella, then handmade pastas like pork-filled anolini and gramigna with white sausage ragù. Emilia-Romagna Italian · Flatiron, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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A snug, tiled tapas bar near Union Square that does its own butchery and sends out refined Costa Brava-inspired plates. Scrambled eggs with uni are a must; Bar Jamón next door pours sherry with ham. Spanish tapas · Gramercy, Manhattan · $$ · Booking recommended
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Ignacio Mattos's lively downtown room of shareable plates that feel effortless but precise, like ricotta dumplings with mushrooms and squid-ink arroz negro with hazelnuts. Great wine list. New American small plates · NoLIta, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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A tiny, elbow-to-elbow wine bar where nearly everything is electrified with fish sauce, from sizzling snails in tamarind butter to a kumquat-topped black pudding tartlet. Vietnamese-French wine bar · Lower East Side, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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A modern diner under the Manhattan Bridge serving honey butter pancakes and egg-and-cheese on a sesame-scallion milk bun all day, plus a gochujang cheeseburger and chile crisp wedge salad at night. Asian American diner · Two Bridges / Chinatown, Manhattan · $ · Booking recommended
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The livelier, à la carte front room of the Modern at MoMA, with refined seasonal plates and the signature 'eggs on eggs on eggs' with caviar. The formal dining room overlooks the sculpture garden. New American (museum bar room) · Midtown, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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An 1885 chophouse with thousands of clay pipes on the ceiling, where the move is the legendary mutton chop. The pub room serves a cheaper menu with the same old-New York magic. Steakhouse · Herald Square / Midtown, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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Anthony Mangieri tends the wood-fired oven himself at this black-and-white-tiled pizzeria, turning out minimalist Neapolitan pies with puffy, blistered edges. Expect a line. Neapolitan pizza · Lower East Side, Manhattan · $$ · Booking recommended
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A homey, walk-in Koreatown stalwart built around bubbling soft tofu stews made with house tofu, plus pajeon, bibimbap and a spicy tofu-and-pork-belly stir-fry. Korean (soft tofu) · Koreatown, Manhattan · $$ · Walk-in only
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Fidel Caballero's bold, boisterous Mexican kitchen on the edge of Chinatown, where sourdough tortillas made with Sonoran wheat are the must-order alongside an ambitious counter tasting menu. Modern Mexican · Chinatown, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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A tiny taqueria devoted to the whole pig, where carnitas of every cut, from snout to tail, are chopped to order and stuffed into tortillas. Sit on a paint bucket and let the lard drip. Mexican taqueria (carnitas) · East Village, Manhattan · $ · Walk-in only
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A 16-seat slip of a room where Sunny Lee's rotating banchan, candied squid and stracciatella-topped tteokbokki pair with natural wines from the bar next door. Some seats are held for walk-ins. Korean banchan & wine bar · Chinatown, Manhattan · $$ · Booking recommended Good to know: In the same building as Parcelle Wine.
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A sleek, below-street-level East Village room where a short menu of sizzling red shrimp in garlic oil, a cult half-chicken and a slab of chocolate cake meets a 1,500-bottle wine list. French-leaning New American & wine · East Village, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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A tiny uptown charmer that began as an apartment supper club, known for its honey-drenched masa pancake, birria served in marrow bones and live music. Open from breakfast through dinner. Mexican · Hamilton Heights (Harlem), Manhattan · $$ · Booking recommended
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A rustic, ivy-framed West Village trattoria from Jody Williams and Rita Sodi, worth the line for cacio e pepe, arancini and its many-leaf green salad. Mostly walk-in. Italian trattoria · West Village, Manhattan · $$$ · Walk-in only
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A bamboo-thatched, disco-bright corner where Thai cooking meets American diner food: think Thai tea babka French toast, khao soi and a pastry case of cakes. Perpetually packed, brunch especially. Thai-American diner · NoLIta, Manhattan · $$ · Booking recommended
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A no-reservations Vietnamese spot where the line forms early for crackle-crusted bánh mì on just-baked baguettes, plus brisket, tendon and regional plates you rarely see elsewhere. BYOB. Vietnamese · East Village, Manhattan · $ · Walk-in only
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A below-street-level dining room styled like a sleek ship's cabin, serving funky New England seafood: buckwheat pancakes with smoked bluefish, a reimagined lobster roll and seawater martinis. New England seafood · East Village, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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Perch on a low plastic stool for uncompromising, regional Vietnamese cooking, especially the bún đậu mắm tôm platter with fried tofu, herbs and pungent shrimp paste. The menu rotates often. Vietnamese · Lower East Side, Manhattan · $ · Walk-in only
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A candlelit, crown-molded dining room with a wood-fired oven and a fireplace, turning out paper-thin Ligurian focaccia, chicken liver crostini and spaghetti with clams and pancetta. Ask about the Italian-heavy wine list. Italian (wood-fired) · NoMad, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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Paul Carmichael's soca-soundtracked Caribbean dining room in a tucked-away alley, serving a prix fixe of pepper shrimp with sorrel, cassava dumplings and curried black bass. The front bar pours hibiscus daiquiris with patties. Caribbean tasting · East Village, Manhattan · $$$ · Book ahead Good to know: Bar Kabawa next door (12 Extra Pl) is its à la carte bar.
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A breezy, mostly walk-in seafood bar upstairs from Claud, built around the Ice Box of chilled shellfish, oysters in chicken fat and a 1,000-bottle wine list. Finish with the tiny ice cream sandwich. Seafood & wine bar · East Village, Manhattan · $$$ · Walk-in only
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A jewel-box cellar on crooked Doyers Street pairing a 20-page global wine list with Chinese American small plates: chilled celtuce in kombu jelly, warm sesame shao bing with cold butter, cat's ear noodles with lamb. Come to graze. Chinese American wine bar · Chinatown, Manhattan · $$$ · Booking recommended
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Vijay Kumar cooks the rural food of Tamil Nadu without toning it down: think ghee-brushed gunpowder dosa, goat biryani and fiery, elegant curries. Tables are hard to come by, so plan ahead. South Indian · Greenwich Village, Manhattan · $$$ · Book ahead
