1. Fish Cheeks
9.4
55 Bond St (btwn Lafayette & Bowery St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · NoHo · 144 tips and reviews
Pineapple Froyo: SO good! I couldn’t believe the large chunks of crabmeat in the curry! Very tasty but also very spicy!
Mike Winston: Damn good Thai food with a specialty in seafood-focused dishes. Crab Curry and Crab Fried Rice are outstanding and loaded with a ton of crab. Dollar oyster happy hour is great too. WinstonWanders.com
AmateurConcierge: Finally another super high quality Thai offering! Calamari is lightly fried and delicious. Crab fried rice rivals Uncle Boons
2. Shukette
9.2
230 9th Ave (at W 24th St), New York, NY
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Chelsea · 16 tips and reviews
Noah Weiss: Excellent food, fun vibes, and actually reasonably priced! Loved the frenah, labneh, adana, and the Iranian rice.
Nicole Ribaudo: This place is amazing, highly recommend the labneh, frena and the shawarma spiced fries. And a side of toum!
Tim Deng: their toum is sooo good
3. Raku
9.4
48 Macdougal St (King and Macdougal), New York, NY
Udon Restaurant · SoHo · 39 tips and reviews
Sofia Figueroa: The tantan udon was delicious and just the perfect amount of spice. Huge serving! Service is great and good tunes food the ambience. Green tea is made per serving with powder, delicious.
Alexander Fang: This place is a must if you love udon. The noodles have the perfect bounce. The place is larger than its East Village counterpart, but getting a table can take just as long.
Megan Soh: No better feeling than having the ja ja cold udon on a hot summer day. Don’t skip the side dishes—I could eat the mackerel sushi every day.
E. T.: Wonder date spot, amazing wine list and incredible staff
Thrillist: Keep it simple with the steak tartare, made with top-notch, grass-fed beef that's mixed up with a little tomato confit, shallots, chive, and some sweet mustard. Read more.
naveen: The braised octopus. The duck confit. The seabream. And the crozes hermitage is one of my favorite wines ever. (wifi: lacompagnie / experimental)
5. Rubirosa Ristorante
9.2
235 Mulberry St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 844 tips and reviews
Brett Williams: The Supreme was incredible. Excellent crust, amazingly thin.
Time Out New York: Try the vodka pizza, the crisp yet pliable thin-crust pies have a delicate char and a crackerlike crust. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
The New Yorker: A waiter: “Rubirosa? I heard he was this man who used to be a playboy and he had sex with everyone, and then he became a librarian.” Read more.
7. Kiki's
9.2
130 Division St (btwn Orchard & Ludlow St), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · Chinatown · 212 tips and reviews
Judy Cari: Get the grill fish of the day with the spinach rice. It's perfectly crispy with a lemon olive oil on the side.
Naz Colakoglu: Hidden Gem! Real yummy greek restaurant. By far the best in east side and could easily compete with Kyklades and Pylos. Things to order: octopus, spicy cheese, mousakka , salad #yum
Nick Andlinger: Unbelievable. Hands down the best Greek food outside of Astoria. Get the octopus, fish of the day, and moussaka. Baklava is out of this world
8. Russ & Daughters Café
9.1
127 Orchard St (btwn Rivington St & Delancey St), New York, NY
Café · Lower East Side · 300 tips and reviews
Elvis Rodricks: A nyc institution now with a bigger serving space. Get their shrub drink, liver and bagel. Bagel was light and perfect. Overall a great healthy option here!
Jen Snow: After 100 years, it was time for a restaurant.
Jen Bekman: Be sure to check out the wallpaper in *both* bathrooms, and enjoy the Jason Polan drawings hanging in the hallway as you wait.
10. Amélie
9.0
566 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY
Wine Bar · Upper West Side · 19 tips and reviews
Paul Santora: Excellent steak frites, charcuterie boards, and the bread is amazing! Service is very, very good (and often in French if you are so inclined).
Alex Hayek: Wine flights (+) - hh until 7 for $12. Cheese & Meat board (+) - get manchego, goat cheese, not compte). Honey, goat, chicken liver mouse, and meat combo was (+). Not big fan of fried artichokes.
Joshua Newman: A great addition to the UWS! Wine flights have generous pours, and are remarkably cheap during happy hour.
12. Dear Irving
9.1
55 Irving Pl (at E 17th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Union Square · 245 tips and reviews
Ruchi Bansal: Really roomy and classy bar for Manhattan. Loved the decor and vibe, spaciously laid out!
Noah Weiss: The owners of Raines Law Room created a new speakeasy twice the size, with reservations, with many French themed rooms. It's still the perfect date spot, but just bright enough to go with friends.
Elyse Estrada: If you like Raines Law Room you'll love this place. Super cute with themed rooms and romantic nooks to steal away and sip fancy cocktails. Reservations will be needed as more people find out about it.
13. Union Square Cafe
9.1
101 E 19th St (at Park Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Gramercy Park · 74 tips and reviews
Lee Hoffman: All of the pastas are incredible! Also the baked Alaska is delicious.
Jasmine Mehrabi: Calamari, beef tartare, *duck pasta, and the gnocchi was very light which was interesting. Overall 8/10.
Charlottes: What a treat! Highly recommended for leisurely lunch midweek. All the things, no rush.
14. Ippudo
8.8
65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1166 tips and reviews
Chris Mcgonigal: Everything is good, get the bao bun appetizer.
Concert Ticket Agency: Headed to see a show at nearby Webster Hall, Mercury Lounge, or Irving Plaza? Hit up this place for crazy good ramen and out of this world pork buns.
The Wall Street Journal: Beware: they only take same-day reservations, and the lunch crowd must wait five to 30 minutes in the front room. Complex $13 Ramen concoctions include the popular Akamaru and the Shiromaru. Read more.
Mary Lee: Amazing wine recommendations & selection - awesome happy hour of wine and snacks - and friendly, accessible service to provide high quality but not overpriced wines.
L.C=: The Picanha is so juicy! Thin cut bulgogi is epitome of home style Korean. Also love their Broccoli Rabe. Pair any of these with any Portuguese wine.
Kiwi Wang: Came randomly waiting for a friend- SUCH nice (& knowledgeable) service! Adorable older Asian bartender/server/host/probable owner. Casual little place but you can tell much care/love is put in 👍🏼💯