MICHELIN Stars: 69 Restaurants
This is every starred restaurant and every Bib Gourmand in the current MICHELIN Guide New York: the 2025 selection, revealed on November 18, 2025, covering all five boroughs. As of mid-October 2026 no 2026 selection had been published; the next Northeast Cities ceremony is scheduled for December 14, 2026, and we'll update this page when it lands. The current list has 5 three-star, 14 two-star and 50 one-star restaurants, plus 77 Bib Gourmands. Restaurants that have since closed or dropped off MICHELIN's site are left out.
Where a restaurant is a short walk from one of our shopping districts, we say so. The Lower East Side and Flatiron & Union Square have the most.
Three Stars
Eleven Madison Park · Contemporary, Vegan. Daniel Humm's plant-based tasting menu, opening with a freshly baked roll and vegan butter and a tonburi quenelle served in place of caviar. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
Jungsik · Korean, Contemporary. Cool, polished Korean dining room whose tasting menu includes raw striped jack with white kimchi and dry-aged Arctic char in kimchi red curry. Near our Tribeca shops.
Le Bernardin · Seafood. Eric Ripert's Midtown seafood dining room with a sizable à la carte menu; the yellowfin tuna and warm dark chocolate tart are signatures. Near our Fifth Avenue shops.
Per Se · Contemporary, French. Thomas Keller's long, formal tasting menu overlooking Central Park, with the Oysters and Pearls signature and a large dessert finish.
Sushi Sho · Japanese, Sushi. Keiji Nakazawa's omakase works through a wide range of fish, shellfish and vegetables using Japanese curing and fermentation methods. Near our Herald Square & 34th Street shops.
Two Stars
Aquavit · Scandinavian, Contemporary. Emma Bengtsson's Scandinavian tasting menus around an open kitchen, with dishes such as langoustine with Meyer lemon sabayon and halibut in smoked-whey beurre blanc. Near our Fifth Avenue shops.
Aska · Scandinavian, Contemporary. Fredrik Berselius's Nordic-inspired tasting menu served in a small open-kitchen room; langoustine and the desserts stand out.
Atera · Contemporary. Counter seats around an open kitchen for a globally minded tasting menu, such as Hokkaido scallop with pickled kiwi and halibut with peekytoe crab. Near our Tribeca shops.
Atomix · Korean, Contemporary. Junghyun Park's Korean tasting menu, with dishes like black banana topped with monkfish liver and Norwegian langoustine over truffle gel. Near our Herald Square & 34th Street shops.
Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare · Contemporary. Counter tasting menu in Hell's Kitchen, now run by Max Natmessnig and Marco Prins, with crisp duck breast and foie gras among the courses. Near our Herald Square & 34th Street shops.
César · Contemporary, Fish and Seafood. César Ramirez's seafood tasting menu in a spacious downtown room, with abalone chawanmushi with truffle and turbot with spring peas. Near our Tribeca shops.
Gabriel Kreuther · French, Contemporary. Alsatian-rooted French cooking in a formal room facing Bryant Park; the smoked sturgeon tart and warm kugelhopf are staples. Near our Herald Square & 34th Street shops.
Jean-Georges · Contemporary, French Contemporary. French technique with global seasoning on Columbus Circle; the spiced duck breast with lovage and a mezcal-mustard emulsion is a standout. Near our Upper West Side shops.
Joo Ok · Korean, Contemporary. Quiet Korean tasting menu 16 floors above Koreatown, mixing tradition and modern touches, such as pheasant mandu with foie gras and morels. Near our Herald Square & 34th Street shops.
Masa · Japanese, Sushi. Masa Takayama's omakase at a hinoki counter, where truffle, caviar and foie gras turn up alongside the nigiri.
Saga · Contemporary. Contemporary tasting menu high in a landmark Financial District tower, with dishes like Hokkaido scallop with shaved fennel and vadouvan butter.
Sushi Noz · Japanese, Sushi. Nozomu Abe's precise Upper East Side sushi omakase, with grilled king crab and eel noodles among the cooked courses. Near our Madison Avenue shops.
The Modern · Contemporary. Bright dining room at MoMA facing the sculpture garden, serving seasonal cooking that includes its signature 'eggs on eggs on eggs'. Near our Fifth Avenue shops.
odo · Japanese, Contemporary. Small counter serving a single kaiseki menu built on careful sourcing, including house-made soba topped with salmon roe. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
One Star
63 Clinton · Contemporary. Low-key Lower East Side room with an exacting tasting menu; Hokkaido scallop and goat-milk ice cream are highlights. Near our Lower East Side shops.
Bar Miller · Japanese, Sushi. Tiny East Village counter serving a nontraditional omakase built on sustainable, mostly local fish, such as Montauk fluke with apple granita.
Bridges · Contemporary. Sam Lawrence's warm, bistro-like room in Chinatown with original dishes such as cured tuna with black trumpet mushrooms and dates. Near our Chinatown shops.
Café Boulud · French. Art Deco-styled French dining room on the Upper East Side; black sea bass wrapped in potato and tarte Tatin are typical. Near our Madison Avenue shops.
Casa Mono · Spanish, Contemporary. Small Spanish tapas room off Gramercy Park; inspectors point to the scrambled eggs with uni and the confit goat. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
Corima · Mexican, Contemporary. Fidel Caballero's modern Mexican cooking, starting with sourdough tortillas and recado negro butter and moving to lobster and black cod. Near our Lower East Side shops.
Cote · Korean, Steakhouse. Simon Kim's dim Korean steakhouse in Flatiron; first-timers are pointed to the Butcher's Feast of grilled cuts, egg soufflé and banchan. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
Crown Shy · Contemporary, American. Ground-floor room with a long bar in an Art Deco Financial District tower, serving dishes like roasted short rib with couscous and ras el hanout.
Daniel · French. Daniel Boulud's formal French dining room on the Upper East Side with multicourse menus, such as artichoke ravioli in barigoule consommé. Near our Madison Avenue shops.
Dirt Candy · Vegetarian, Vegan. Amanda Cohen's vegetable restaurant on the Lower East Side, with one frequently changing tasting menu built on seasonal produce. Near our Lower East Side shops.
Essential by Christophe · French Contemporary, Contemporary. A leather-and-brass room with a buzzy bar, serving white asparagus in bergamot cream, blue prawns with a genmaicha tuile and an orange soufflé with cardamom ice cream. Near our Upper West Side shops.
Estela · Contemporary, American. Relaxed room on Houston Street serving shareable plates such as ricotta dumplings with mushrooms and squid-ink arroz negro. Near our Nolita shops.
Family Meal at Blue Hill · American. A single seasonal menu served family-style, built mostly on vegetables from Blue Hill at Stone Barns with grains and a few proteins; also holds a MICHELIN Green Star. Near our West Village shops.
Francie · Contemporary, Italian. Brasserie-style Italian room with an open kitchen in South Williamsburg; clam conchiglie and whole roast duck with barley-honey glaze stand out. Near our Williamsburg shops.
Frevo · Contemporary. Hidden behind a rotating art display, Franco Sampogna's chef's counter blends European, South American and Asian flavors, as in Iberico pork with aji amarillo. Near our West Village shops.
Gramercy Tavern · Contemporary, American. Long-running Flatiron restaurant with a walk-in front Tavern (good for lunch) and a more formal Dining Room at night, serving American dishes such as pappardelle. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
Huso · Contemporary. Buddha Lo's TriBeCa tasting menu, exact and polished, using caviar with restraint alongside carefully balanced sauces. Near our Tribeca shops.
Icca · Japanese, Sushi. Kazushige Suzuki's omakase of traditional nigiri from Japan-sourced fish, plus cooked courses such as Hokkaido hairy crab with capellini and shiso. Near our Tribeca shops.
Jeju Noodle Bar · Korean. One-star Korean noodle bar in the West Village, listed by MICHELIN among the least expensive starred restaurants in New York. Near our West Village shops.
Jua · Korean, Contemporary. Hoyoung Kim's modern Korean tasting menu with live-fire cooking, such as chilled mulhoe in spicy broth, in a loft-like room. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
Jōji · Japanese, Sushi. Quiet Japanese counter by Grand Central using fish largely from Toyosu Market, with dishes like buri sashimi and chawanmushi topped with Osetra. Near our Fifth Avenue shops.
Kochi · Korean, Contemporary. Sungchul Shim's open-kitchen tasting menu built around skewer-inspired courses, moving from lightly dressed raw bites to duck and bibimbap.
Kosaka · Japanese, Sushi. An elegant 12-seat omakase counter where Masatomo Soma paces each meal to the guest, hiding shiso under seabass and yuzu kosho on kinmedai. Near our West Village shops.
L'Abeille · French, Contemporary. Mitsunobu Nagae's French cooking with Japanese touches in TriBeCa, from Dover sole poached in seaweed butter to langoustine with buttermilk foam. Near our Tribeca shops.
Le Coucou · French. Daniel Rose's French dining room with a large open kitchen, serving classics such as pike quenelles in lobster sauce. Near our Chinatown shops.
Le Pavillon · French, Contemporary. Daniel Boulud's soaring room at One Vanderbilt with a seafood- and produce-led menu, such as spaghetti alla chitarra with Meyer lemon butter and caviar.
Mari · Korean. Sungchul Shim turns the handroll counter into a Korean-accented tasting menu, from Scottish salmon to cured mackerel, finished with banchan and seafood.
Meju · Korean, Regional Cuisine. Hooni Kim's Long Island City chef's counter builds its menu on doenjang, gochujang and ganjang he has fermented for about a decade, ending with rice and kimchi.
Muku · Japanese. Small counter for Manabu Asanuma's seasonal kaiseki, including buckwheat soba in the style of his hometown and a deep sake list. Near our Tribeca shops.
Noda · Japanese, Sushi. An eight-seat half-moon counter behind the Shinji cocktail lounge, where Shigeyuki Tsunoda's omakase runs from composed starters to precisely cut nigiri. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
Noz 17 · Japanese, Sushi. The downtown sibling of Sushi Noz, where Junichi Matsuzaki serves a restrained nigiri omakase at a seven-seat cypress counter. Near our Meatpacking District shops.
Nōksu · Contemporary, Korean. A Koreatown counter of black stone serving a Korean tasting menu with Nordic touches, heavy on seafood and ending with striploin in a fermented soybean jus. Near our Herald Square & 34th Street shops.
Oiji Mi · Korean, Contemporary. Refined modern Korean cooking in a sleek Flatiron room, with beef tartare with caviar, scallop with mustard leaf kimchi and chilled lobster ramyun. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
Oxomoco · Mexican, Contemporary. A casual Greenpoint room with a serious kitchen, best for wood-fired tacos with chanterelles or the day's catch, hamachi aguachile and the smoked giant chicken. Near our Tribeca shops.
Restaurant Yuu · French Contemporary, Japanese. Yuu Shimano marries French technique and Japanese heritage in a long menu featuring abalone risotto with nori and a signature duck and foie gras pastry.
Rezdôra · Italian, Regional Cuisine. Emilia-Romagna cooking centered on handmade pasta; gnocco fritto and anolini di Parma are standouts. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
Semma · Indian. One-star Indian restaurant on Greenwich Avenue, listed by MICHELIN among the least expensive starred restaurants in New York. Near our West Village shops.
Shmoné · Israeli, Middle Eastern. Eyal Shani's small Greenwich Village room serves vegetable-driven neo-Levantine plates, from a towering salad and hot Jerusalem bagel to bone-in short rib. Near our West Village shops.
Shota Omakase · Japanese, Sushi. Relaxed Williamsburg omakase counter where chef Cheng Lin explains his sourcing; seasonal nigiri plus cooked bites like binchotan-seared sawara. Near our Williamsburg shops.
Sushi Nakazawa · Japanese, Sushi. Daisuke Nakazawa's sleek ten-seat counter, where tender fish and well-seasoned rice build to standout uni and a finely chopped fatty tuna handroll. Near our West Village shops.
Tempura Matsui · Japanese, Tempura. A tempura counter frying in sesame and cottonseed oil with a light batter, moving from crispy shrimp legs to shiso-wrapped snow crab and a closing tencha.
The Four Horsemen · American, Californian. Williamsburg wine bar with a seasonal menu and a grape-focused wine list; book or expect a wait, and order the veal sweetbread skewers. Near our Williamsburg shops.
Torien · Japanese, Yakitori. Behind blacked-out windows, Hideo An grills chicken yakitori and vegetable skewers over binchotan charcoal, starting with dishes like nikomi. Near our Nolita shops.
Torrisi · Contemporary, Italian-American. Italian-American cooking with polished service in a warm room inside the Puck Building, such as tuna with pickled caponata. Near our Nolita shops.
Tsukimi · Japanese, Seasonal Cuisine. An East Village kaiseki-inspired counter with a frequently changing menu, such as chawanmushi with oyster, uni and caviar, and charcoal-grilled duck.
Tuome · Fusion. One-star East Village restaurant with a fusion menu, listed by MICHELIN among the least expensive starred restaurants in New York. Near our Lower East Side shops.
Yamada · Japanese. Isao Yamada serves a kaiseki progression at a tiny L-shaped counter facing a dry garden, from clear soup with crab dumplings to seasonal lobster rice. Near our Chinatown shops.
YingTao · Contemporary, Chinese. Emily Yuen's Chinese tasting menu in Hell's Kitchen, mixing familiar and inventive dishes like black cod on silken tofu with mala sauce.
Yoshino · Japanese, Sushi. Tadashi Yoshida's omakase at a centuries-old hinoki counter mixes cooked courses with carefully sourced sushi, capped by a sizzling saba maki. Near our Nolita shops.
bōm · Korean, Contemporary. Modern Korean counter next to Oiji Mi centered on wagyu seared on tabletop grills, with a baesuk croustade among recent courses. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
Bib Gourmand: 77 Restaurants
MICHELIN gives the Bib Gourmand for good cooking at a moderate price. There are 77 in New York, and 37 of them are near our shopping districts.
Near the Shops
8282 · Korean, Fusion. Loud Lower East Side room with Korean-inflected sharing plates, such as littleneck clams with sweet-potato sujebi and Iberico pork galbi. Near our Lower East Side shops.
Bungalow · Indian. Vikas Khanna's pale-pink East Village dining room for modern Indian dishes like five-cheese kulcha and kataifi-wrapped yogurt kebabs. Near our Lower East Side shops.
Bánh Anh Em · Vietnamese. No-reservations Vietnamese spot with a line before opening; banh mi on flaky baguettes and pho with house-made noodles. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
C as in Charlie · Fusion. Small Bleecker Street spot mixing Southern and Korean flavors in sharing plates, such as harissa-glazed baby back ribs. Near our Nolita shops.
Cervo's · Spanish, Fish and Seafood. Snug Iberian seafood spot; clams in vinho verde, fried squid and plancha-cooked sea bream. Near our Lower East Side shops.
CheLi · Chinese, Shanghainese. Shanghainese restaurant on St. Marks Place with a long menu; ask staff for regional picks such as the Sichuan-peppercorn fish stew. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
Cho Dang Gol · Korean. Homey Koreatown restaurant known for house-made soft tofu, along with stews, pajeon and bibimbap. Near our Herald Square & 34th Street shops.
Coqodaq · Korean. Busy Korean fried-chicken room in Flatiron; the bucket feast comes with cold perilla noodles, and tables are hard to book. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
Covacha · Mexican, Regional Cuisine. Jalisco-style Mexican restaurant with an agave bar and a short menu of crisp chicken quesabirrias and barbacoa tapatía. Near our Upper West Side shops.
Dhamaka · Indian. Spicy, rustic Indian home-style cooking at Essex Market, such as cedar-wrapped goat belly and mutton in a chili-oil clay pot. Near our Lower East Side shops.
Dim Sum Go Go · Chinese, Dim Sum. Chinatown dim sum made to order, plus Cantonese plates; rice rolls with roast duck and soup dumplings stand out. Near our Chinatown shops.
HanGawi · Korean, Vegetarian. Calm, shoes-off Korean vegetarian restaurant with low tables; build wraps from the ssam bap platter. Near our Herald Square & 34th Street shops.
Katz's · Deli. Lower East Side deli the inspectors call a true New York institution; take a ticket at the door for pastrami sandwiches, matzo ball soup and latkes, and come off-peak. Near our Lower East Side shops.
La Dong · Vietnamese. Vietnamese restaurant near Union Square with banh mi and summer rolls, a turmeric crepe, and pho with A5 wagyu poured at the table. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
Laliko · Central Asian. Georgian restaurant in the West Village; order the adjaruli khachapuri and khinkali dumplings. Near our West Village shops.
Little Myanmar · Burmese. Small family-run Burmese restaurant in the East Village; house-made roti with potato curry and kaut swe thoke noodles. Near our Lower East Side shops.
MáLà Project · Chinese, Sichuan. A cavernous Sichuan room built around customizable dry pot, plus cold braised beef and tripe, dan dan noodles and fish with pickled vegetables. Near our Lower East Side shops.
Nami Nori · Japanese, Creative. A minimalist hand-roll bar with two U-shaped counters, serving open-style rolls such as tuna poke with crispy shallots and coconut shrimp with green curry. Near our West Village shops.
Noreetuh · Fusion. A decade-old East Village Hawaiian spot for spicy Spam musubi and mochiko fried chicken, backed by a deep list of aged German rieslings. Near our Lower East Side shops.
Nyonya · Malaysian. A brick-walled Malaysian standby for spicy-sour prawn mee, nasi lemak, char kway teow and coconut-battered jumbo prawns. Near our Chinatown shops.
Peppercorn Station · Chinese, Sichuan. Bright, busy Sichuan restaurant near Bryant Park built for sharing; fish fillet with pickled cabbage and black-bean mapo tofu are the dishes to order. Near our Herald Square & 34th Street shops.
Pinch Chinese · Chinese, Regional Cuisine. A lantern-lit SoHo room with an open kitchen, best for crab soup dumplings, spicy wontons in house chili oil and a scallion pancake martini. Near our SoHo shops.
Potluck Club · Chinese, Cantonese. A lively, Hong Kong cinema-themed room reworking Cantonese-American classics, including salt-and-pepper chicken with scallion biscuits and XO fried rice. Near our Nolita shops.
Pranakhon · Thai. A busy two-story Thai spot packed with herbs and heat, from mussels with curry-paste custard to grilled pork jowl and crab fried rice. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
Ruffian · Contemporary, Creative. A sommelier-led wine bar open since 2016 whose short Eastern European-leaning menu runs to smoked trout mousse on lemon pound cake and sourdough dumplings in porcini broth. Near our Lower East Side shops.
Russ & Daughters Cafe · American. Sit-down Lower East Side café with a counter and white-jacketed servers, serving appetizing-shop classics plus dishes like chocolate babka French toast. Near our Lower East Side shops.
Sami & Susu · Mediterranean Cuisine. Small Orchard Street spot with a Middle Eastern-leaning menu; lamb is the strength, especially the ragù over house-made spätzle. Near our Lower East Side shops.
Shalom Japan · Fusion, Asian. A small South Williamsburg room merging Japanese and Ashkenazi cooking in matzoh ball ramen, toro tartare on sake kasu challah and a wagyu pastrami sandwich. Near our Williamsburg shops.
Sobaya · Japanese, Soba. An East Village soba house open since 1996, serving buckwheat noodles hot or chilled by season along with tempura rice bowls. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
Soda Club · Vegan, Italian-American. A vintage-styled East Village spot for house-made vegan pastas and Roman-style pinsa, like nori-butter tagliatelle and a carbonara pinsa with fried artichokes. Near our Lower East Side shops.
Superiority Burger · Vegetarian, Contemporary. Brooks Headley's all-vegetarian East Village spot, famous for its quinoa-chickpea-walnut burger and desserts that show off his pastry background. Near our Lower East Side shops.
Thai Diner · Thai, Fusion. Ann Redding and Matt Danzer's all-day Mott Street diner, known for fried-chicken laab, stuffed cabbage in aromatic broth and Thai tea French toast. Near our Nolita shops.
Tolo · Chinese. Ron Yan's small room across from Seward Park refines Chinese classics like salt-and-pepper tofu and sweet-and-sour branzino, with a serious wine list in Zalto glasses. Near our Lower East Side shops.
Tonchin · Japanese, Ramen. Ramen shop near Herald Square whose tonkotsu has a rich but clean pork broth and house-made noodles; the seared pork gyoza are also good. Near our Herald Square & 34th Street shops.
Una Pizza Napoletana · Pizza. Anthony Mangieri's pizzeria for Neapolitan pies with puffy edges and few toppings, such as buffalo mozzarella; walk-ins should come early. Near our Lower East Side shops.
Win Son · Chinese, Taiwanese. A bright Taiwanese dining room serving clams in Shaoxing wine broth, soft bao and lamb zha jiang mian with Sichuan peppercorn. Near our Williamsburg shops.
Yellow Rose · Tex-Mex. East Village Tex-Mex built on house-made flour tortillas, with barbacoa tacos, carne guisada and a Texas sheet cake topped with candied pecans. Near our Flatiron & Union Square shops.
Elsewhere in the City
Alley 41 · Chinese, Sichuan. A stylish Sichuan dining room tucked off Flushing's Main Street, turning out chicken dumplings in chili sauce, mapo tofu and braised beef with roasted chilies.
Alta Calidad · Mexican, Contemporary. A bright, social room for ambitious Mexican plates like tempura shrimp tostadas, caramelized carne asada with Chihuahua cheese and churros with chocolate atole.
Bohemian Spirit · Czech. Czech beer hall with old-world decor; dill-scented borscht, then strawberry dumplings with gingerbread for dessert.
Bonnie's · Cantonese, American. Retro Hong Kong diner-style room in East Williamsburg with modern Cantonese dishes, such as crisp whole fish served with lettuce cups and shrimp.
Café Mars · Contemporary, Italian. Paul D'Avino and Juan Garcia's playful sharing plates include negroni Jell-O, garlic knot monkey bread and a muffuletta-inspired sesame ball.
Caleta 111 Cevicheria · Peruvian. A modest Peruvian cevicheria whose standout is leche de tigre with octopus, scallops and shrimp served in an oversized martini glass.
Cardamom · Indian. A Sunnyside mainstay for hot, well-seasoned curries and tandoor breads, with a vinegar-tangy lamb vindaloo from its Indo-Portuguese section.
Chalong · Thai, Southern Thai. Southern Thai sharing plates in Hell's Kitchen; grilled coconut-curry shrimp and mango sticky rice.
Chavela's · Mexican. A tiled, butterfly-decked room serving crab taquitos, pork short rib tamales and mole-glazed chicken alongside a smoked trout take on guacamole.
Chuan Tian Xia · Chinese, Sichuan. A Sunset Park Sichuan kitchen that keeps the heat in check so flavors come through, as in whole fish with sweet peppers and shredded pork in tangy garlic sauce.
Gordo's Cantina · Mexican. Mexico City native Reyna Morales cooks generous Bushwick plates such as chorizo tacos, queso fresco chile relleno and chicken mole enchiladas.
Haenyeo · Korean, Korean Contemporary. A local favorite for tteokbokki with Oaxacan cheese and chorizo, crisp vegetable pajeon and cod braised in sweet soy with daikon.
Hometown Bar B Que New York · Barbecue. A smoky Red Hook warehouse with communal tables and counter service for spice-rubbed brisket, jalapeño-cheese sausage and banana pudding.
Hupo · Chinese, Sichuan. A narrow Long Island City room serving approachable, aroma-driven Sichuan cooking such as ma-la wontons and mapo tofu made with house-made tofu.
Ishq · Indian. Friendly Avenue A restaurant for modern Indian cooking, including butter chicken in makhani sauce and a lamb shank biryani to share.
Jiang Nan · Chinese, Regional Cuisine. The original Flushing location of a small group, drawing on dishes from across China, with roast Beijing duck and sliced beef in golden pepper sauce as highlights.
Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen · Chinese, Dumplings. Theater District counter for hand-pulled noodles and dumplings; the pork-and-shrimp wonton soup is a standout.
LORE · Contemporary, South East Asian. A Park Slope corner spot for Indian-inflected American plates like fermented dosa with chutneys and duck confit with tamarind, plus strong cocktails.
Legend of Taste · Chinese, Sichuan. A strip-mall Sichuan spot deep in Queens whose cooking far outclasses its setting, from spicy mung bean jelly noodles to smoked pork with garlic leaf.
Little Alley · Chinese, Shanghainese. Yuchun Cheung's Shanghai-focused kitchen in Murray Hill, best for crispy eel, pork and crab soup dumplings and custardy mapo tofu.
Lungi · Sri Lankan, Indian. Chef Albin Vincent draws on South Indian and Sri Lankan roots for banana-leaf kingfish and kothu roti in a contemporary Upper East Side room.
Miss Ada · Israeli, Middle Eastern. A cozy Fort Greene spot with a garden patio, known for whipped ricotta with brown butter, lamb shawarma hummus and grilled kofta skewers.
Momofuku Noodle Bar · Asian. David Chang's original wood-lined noodle bar, still best for steamed pork buns and springy noodles in spicy ginger-scallion sauce.
Norma Gastronomia Siciliana · Italian, Sicilian. A rustic Sicilian room known for crisp ragù-filled arancini in light tomato sauce, Trapani-style pizza and baked anelletti.
Olmo · Mexican. Nostalgic Mexico City-inspired cooking at communal tables, from eggplant milanesa to carne asada with smoky chipotle béarnaise and a flan paleta.
Phayul · Tibetan. A Tibetan kitchen near Roosevelt Avenue known for large, generously filled beef momos, stir-fried beef noodles and steamed tingmo bread.
Pierozek · Polish, Dumplings. A casual Greenpoint pierogi spot with fillings from jalapeño to bacon and potato, plus borscht, stuffed cabbage and smoky kielbasa.
Roberta's · Pizza. Bushwick's industrial-bohemian pizza landmark, with its famous original pie, house-made bucatini in sungold tomato sauce and porchetta sandwiches to go.
Rolo's · American. A Ridgewood neighborhood grill built around a wood fire, known for smoky polenta bread with Calabrian chili butter, lasagna and dry-aged steaks.
Runner Up · American, Contemporary. Produce-driven cooking such as sourdough with trout rillette and a tortellini en brodo riff that swaps the pasta for thin-sliced daikon.
SaRanRom Thai · Thai. A cozy, wood-paneled Thai dining room (the former Paet Rio) known for crispy catfish with mango salad and miang kham starters.
Sobre Masa · Mexican. A Bushwick tortilleria-restaurant using heritage corn for carnitas, chicken liver tostadas with candied kumquats and lamb belly barbacoa with chepicha salsa.
Speedy Romeo · Pizza. A former auto shop turned tavern-grill, best for salami-stuffed peppers and the St. Louis pie with pickled peppers and Provel cheese.
Tanoreen · Middle Eastern. Rawia Bishara's warm Bay Ridge restaurant opens with pickles and za'atar bread and stars a harissa-spiked Turkish salad and mansaf, lamb braised in yogurt over rice.
Taqueria El Chato · Mexican. A few-seat taqueria pressing its own tortillas for al pastor tacos with pineapple, chorizo tacos and cheesy, crisp vampiros.
Tha Phraya · Thai contemporary. A red-lit, Bangkok-style room going beyond the standards with Chiang Mai sausage spring rolls, khao soi and a family-style Phuket curry.
Tong Sam Gyup Goo Yi · Korean, Barbecue. A perpetually busy Korean barbecue spot for soy-marinated short ribs wrapped in lettuce, aged house kimchi and fried rice crisped on the tabletop grill.
Untable · Thai. Rachanon Kampimarn's cozy Cobble Hill spot shines with entrées such as beef khao soi in Chiang Mai-style curry and green curry with grilled chicken thigh.
Yemenat · Middle Eastern. A homey Bay Ridge Yemeni spot whose generous lamb haneeth, braised shoulder over golden hadrami rice, is made for sharing.
Zaab Zaab · Thai, Isan. Fiery, seafood-heavy Isan cooking in Elmhurst, from duck larb to whole fried fish and lemongrass rotisserie chicken; best with a group.
