Top Rated Restaurants en Cafés in New York

In 1986, sibling owners Maguy and Gilbert Le Coze opened Le Bernardin in New York after tasting phenomenal success with their 1972 flagship restaurant in Paris. It has continued to thrive under Chef Éric Ripert after Gilbert’s tragic demise in 1994. Seafood has been the inspiration behind the menu at Le Bernardin since inception. The tasting menu takes diners through delicacies such as Osetra Caviar, Dungeness Crab, Lobster Tail and Black Bass. Moreover, an extensive collection of around 900 wines complements every dish to perfection. Enjoy handcrafted cocktails from your eclectic lounge. The appetizers are tasty, and dinner is like a set menu but one that affords you the freedom to choose from different dishes for your meal. The flavors are good, given the chef’s experiments with different cuisines, not only French but a smattering of Asian as well, e.g., shrimps with coconut sauce. A dash of Caribbean is thrown into the mix, with the fruits added to the dessert.

Blue Ribbon Brasserie is an obligatory stop for food connoisseurs in the city. While the wildly popular restaurant now has several locations, the flagship location will always hold a special place in New Yorkers' hearts, particularly fans of the late-night dining scene. Blue Ribbon Brasserie welcomes diners until the early hours of the morning, creating a warm and welcoming ambience with low lighting and details like velvet upholstery. Sample the best comfort food you've ever eaten, savor remarkably fresh seafood, and enjoy classic mains like the hangar steak with wild mushrooms or roasted duck club. There's something to be said for American dishes done right at Blue Ribbon Brasserie.

With pride of place accorded to it, given its location in the Time Warner Centre building at New York City’s Columbus Circle, Masa is a sushi lovers’ paradise. Their menu is not set in stone. Owner and Head Chef Masayoshi Takayama decides on every dish served here. Only the freshest local catch and produce, along with fish largely sourced from Japan go into these dishes. To add to this, the restaurant has earned a place in the prestigious Michelin guide and is known for being among the world’s most expensive restaurants. Its elegant wooden interiors make the ambience surreal, and the team of customer-facing staff provide immaculate service, thereby offering patrons an incredible, unprecedented dining experience. The restaurant policy of mandatory reservations in advance is in view of the limited number of guests it can delight at any given point in time.

Renowned chef Thomas Keller brought the sophisticated appeal of his acclaimed Napa Valley restaurant, The French Laundry, to New York City with Per Se, which now ranks alongside its sister restaurant as one of the best in the world. Per Se is situated in the Time Warner Center, and its prime location offers guests the opportunity to take in beautiful views of Central Park while enjoying seasonal, French-influenced American cuisine. Beyond the main dining room, there is a lounge bar, a wine cellar, and two private dining rooms that are perfect for celebratory occasions. No matter where you are, Per Se is as visually stunning as its cuisine is delicious, featuring earthy tones, a charming fireplace, and wood and stone accents.

Deze chique en populaire eetgelegenheid is bekend onder de elite van Manhattan voor de uitstekende service, het geweldige eten, plush omgeving en een uigebreide wijnkaart. Gramercy Tavern heeft twee kamers: de elegante belangrijkste eetkamer is voor diegenen met wat meer gepolijste gehemelten, waar speciale gerechten worden geserveerd zoals hertevlees en konijn. Reserveringen zijn noodzakelijk. De wat minder aangeklede Tavern Room is perfect voor een ontspannen diner en je krijgt er waarschijnlijk een tafel zonder reservering, alhoewel je er even op moet wachten.

Dit Franse restaurant is van Chef Daniel Bouloud en wordt gezien door sommigen als de beste diner ervaring die er in de stad wordt aangeboden. Zowel de bereiding als de presentatie van het eten is geweldig en het Italiaanse Renaissance decor, de wijnkaart en de ervaren staf zijn allemaal noemenswaardig. De prijs per persoon voor een aperitief, een voorgerecht en een dessert zal voor velen te duur zijn maar de lunch is redelijker geprijsd en er wordt een behoorlijk informele sfeer aangehouden.