An appetizing shop sells smoked fish, lox and the things that go with them over the counter, the way New York has since the early 1900s.
Where to goRuss & DaughtersLower East Side. In business since 1914; on Houston Street since 1920.
Go there →Dumplings, buns and noodles ordered by the plate, best at lunch.
Where to goNom Wah Tea ParlorChinatown. On Doyers Street, opened in 1920 as a bakery and tea house.
Go there →A counter of cheeses from around the world, cut to order.
Where to goMurray's CheeseWest Village. On Bleecker Street between Cornelia and Leroy.
Go there →New York · 66 places to eat
Where to eat between shops.
Appetizing counters, Chinatown dim sum, MICHELIN rooms and the city's food halls, each one close to the shopping. Every pick links straight to the restaurant.
Hot dogs and soft pretzels from a cart on the corner, the city's fastest lunch between stores.
Where to goCarts along Fifth and Sixth AvenuesMidtown. Look for one near the park at 59th Street.
Go there →Truffles and hot chocolate made a few steps from the Brooklyn Bridge.
Where to goJacques Torres ChocolateDumbo. Try the Wicked hot chocolate, spiced with ancho and chipotle.
Go there →Regional farmers, bakers and producers on the north and west sides of Union Square, four days a week all year.
Where to goUnion Square GreenmarketUnion Square. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Go there →Iconic New York
Delis, Slices & Institutions
New York's own food is counter food: the pastrami sandwich, the bagel with lox, the plain slice folded in half, dumplings in Chinatown.
- Deli
Katz's
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.
Lower East Side - Jewish deli
Barney Greengrass
Deli and appetizing store with a small mural-lined dining room; order bagels, sturgeon, latkes, and eggs with lox.
Upper West Side
MICHELIN stars
New York's Starred Tables
The starred restaurants closest to the shopping.
- Contemporary
The Modern
Bright dining room at MoMA facing the sculpture garden, serving seasonal cooking that includes its signature 'eggs on eggs on eggs'.
Fifth Avenue - Scandinavian / Contemporary
Aquavit
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.
Fifth Avenue - Seafood
Le Bernardin
Eric Ripert's Midtown seafood dining room with a sizable à la carte menu; the yellowfin tuna and warm dark chocolate tart are signatures.
Fifth Avenue - French
Daniel
Daniel Boulud's formal French dining room on the Upper East Side with multicourse menus, such as artichoke ravioli in barigoule consommé.
Madison Avenue - French
Café Boulud
Art Deco-styled French dining room on the Upper East Side; black sea bass wrapped in potato and tarte Tatin are typical.
Madison Avenue - French
Le Coucou
Daniel Rose's French dining room with a large open kitchen, serving classics such as pike quenelles in lobster sauce.
SoHo - Contemporary / Italian-American
Torrisi
Italian-American cooking with polished service in a warm room inside the Puck Building, such as tuna with pickled caponata.
SoHo - Korean / Contemporary
Joo Ok
Quiet Korean tasting menu 16 floors above Koreatown, mixing tradition and modern touches, such as pheasant mandu with foie gras and morels.
Herald Square & 34th Street - Contemporary
Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare
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.
Hudson Yards - Contemporary / American
Estela
Relaxed room on Houston Street serving shareable plates such as ricotta dumplings with mushrooms and squid-ink arroz negro.
Nolita - Korean / Contemporary
Jungsik
Cool, polished Korean dining room whose tasting menu includes raw striped jack with white kimchi and dry-aged Arctic char in kimchi red curry.
Tribeca - Contemporary
Huso
Buddha Lo's TriBeCa tasting menu, exact and polished, using caviar with restraint alongside carefully balanced sauces.
Tribeca - French / Contemporary
L'Abeille
Mitsunobu Nagae's French cooking with Japanese touches in TriBeCa, from Dover sole poached in seaweed butter to langoustine with buttermilk foam.
Tribeca - Contemporary
Atera
Counter seats around an open kitchen for a globally minded tasting menu, such as Hokkaido scallop with pickled kiwi and halibut with peekytoe crab.
Tribeca - Korean
Jeju Noodle Bar
One-star Korean noodle bar in the West Village, listed by MICHELIN among the least expensive starred restaurants in New York.
West Village - Indian
Semma
One-star Indian restaurant on Greenwich Avenue, listed by MICHELIN among the least expensive starred restaurants in New York.
West Village - Contemporary / American
Gramercy Tavern
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.
Flatiron & Union Square - Spanish / Contemporary
Casa Mono
Small Spanish tapas room off Gramercy Park; inspectors point to the scrambled eggs with uni and the confit goat.
Flatiron & Union Square - Italian / Regional Cuisine
Rezdôra
Emilia-Romagna cooking centered on handmade pasta; gnocco fritto and anolini di Parma are standouts.
Flatiron & Union Square - Korean / Steakhouse
Cote
Simon Kim's dim Korean steakhouse in Flatiron; first-timers are pointed to the Butcher's Feast of grilled cuts, egg soufflé and banchan.
Flatiron & Union Square - Contemporary
Bridges
Sam Lawrence's warm, bistro-like room in Chinatown with original dishes such as cured tuna with black trumpet mushrooms and dates.
Chinatown - Mexican / Contemporary
Corima
Fidel Caballero's modern Mexican cooking, starting with sourdough tortillas and recado negro butter and moving to lobster and black cod.
Chinatown - American / Californian
The Four Horsemen
Williamsburg wine bar with a seasonal menu and a grape-focused wine list; book or expect a wait, and order the veal sweetbread skewers.
Williamsburg - Japanese / Sushi
Shota Omakase
Relaxed Williamsburg omakase counter where chef Cheng Lin explains his sourcing; seasonal nigiri plus cooked bites like binchotan-seared sawara.
Williamsburg - Contemporary / Italian
Francie
Brasserie-style Italian room with an open kitchen in South Williamsburg; clam conchiglie and whole roast duck with barley-honey glaze stand out.
Williamsburg
Bib Gourmand
Great Food, Fair Prices
The MICHELIN inspectors' picks for very good cooking at a moderate price.
- Czech
Bohemian Spirit
Czech beer hall with old-world decor; dill-scented borscht, then strawberry dumplings with gingerbread for dessert.
Madison Avenue - Fusion
C as in Charlie
Small Bleecker Street spot mixing Southern and Korean flavors in sharing plates, such as harissa-glazed baby back ribs.
SoHo - Central Asian
Laliko
Georgian restaurant in the West Village; order the adjaruli khachapuri and khinkali dumplings.
SoHo - Korean
Cho Dang Gol
Homey Koreatown restaurant known for house-made soft tofu, along with stews, pajeon and bibimbap.
Herald Square & 34th Street - Japanese / Ramen
Tonchin
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.
Herald Square & 34th Street - Chinese / Sichuan
Peppercorn Station
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.
Herald Square & 34th Street - Korean / Vegetarian
HanGawi
Calm, shoes-off Korean vegetarian restaurant with low tables; build wraps from the ssam bap platter.
Herald Square & 34th Street - Korean / Fusion
8282
Loud Lower East Side room with Korean-inflected sharing plates, such as littleneck clams with sweet-potato sujebi and Iberico pork galbi.
Nolita - Pizza
Una Pizza Napoletana
Anthony Mangieri's pizzeria for Neapolitan pies with puffy edges and few toppings, such as buffalo mozzarella; walk-ins should come early.
Nolita - Deli
Katz's
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.
Lower East Side - American
Russ & Daughters Cafe
Sit-down Lower East Side café with a counter and white-jacketed servers, serving appetizing-shop classics plus dishes like chocolate babka French toast.
Lower East Side - Indian
Dhamaka
Spicy, rustic Indian home-style cooking at Essex Market, such as cedar-wrapped goat belly and mutton in a chili-oil clay pot.
Lower East Side - Mediterranean Cuisine
Sami & Susu
Small Orchard Street spot with a Middle Eastern-leaning menu; lamb is the strength, especially the ragù over house-made spätzle.
Lower East Side - Vietnamese
La Dong
Vietnamese restaurant near Union Square with banh mi and summer rolls, a turmeric crepe, and pho with A5 wagyu poured at the table.
Flatiron & Union Square - Korean
Coqodaq
Busy Korean fried-chicken room in Flatiron; the bucket feast comes with cold perilla noodles, and tables are hard to book.
Flatiron & Union Square - Chinese / Dim Sum
Dim Sum Go Go
Chinatown dim sum made to order, plus Cantonese plates; rice rolls with roast duck and soup dumplings stand out.
Chinatown - Spanish / Fish and Seafood
Cervo's
Snug Iberian seafood spot; clams in vinho verde, fried squid and plancha-cooked sea bream.
Chinatown - Mexican / Regional Cuisine
Covacha
Jalisco-style Mexican restaurant with an agave bar and a short menu of crisp chicken quesabirrias and barbacoa tapatía.
Upper West Side
Chinatown & beyond
Dumplings, Noodles & Dim Sum
The Chinese, Japanese and Korean kitchens near the shopping.
- Korean
Cho Dang Gol
Homey Koreatown restaurant known for house-made soft tofu, along with stews, pajeon and bibimbap.
Herald Square & 34th Street - Japanese / Ramen
Tonchin
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.
Herald Square & 34th Street - Chinese / Sichuan
Peppercorn Station
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.
Herald Square & 34th Street - Korean / Vegetarian
HanGawi
Calm, shoes-off Korean vegetarian restaurant with low tables; build wraps from the ssam bap platter.
Herald Square & 34th Street - Korean / Contemporary
Joo Ok
Quiet Korean tasting menu 16 floors above Koreatown, mixing tradition and modern touches, such as pheasant mandu with foie gras and morels.
Herald Square & 34th Street - Korean / Fusion
8282
Loud Lower East Side room with Korean-inflected sharing plates, such as littleneck clams with sweet-potato sujebi and Iberico pork galbi.
Nolita - Korean / Contemporary
Jungsik
Cool, polished Korean dining room whose tasting menu includes raw striped jack with white kimchi and dry-aged Arctic char in kimchi red curry.
Tribeca - Korean
Jeju Noodle Bar
One-star Korean noodle bar in the West Village, listed by MICHELIN among the least expensive starred restaurants in New York.
West Village - Korean
Coqodaq
Busy Korean fried-chicken room in Flatiron; the bucket feast comes with cold perilla noodles, and tables are hard to book.
Flatiron & Union Square - Korean / Steakhouse
Cote
Simon Kim's dim Korean steakhouse in Flatiron; first-timers are pointed to the Butcher's Feast of grilled cuts, egg soufflé and banchan.
Flatiron & Union Square - Chinese / Dim Sum
Dim Sum Go Go
Chinatown dim sum made to order, plus Cantonese plates; rice rolls with roast duck and soup dumplings stand out.
Chinatown - Japanese / Sushi
Shota Omakase
Relaxed Williamsburg omakase counter where chef Cheng Lin explains his sourcing; seasonal nigiri plus cooked bites like binchotan-seared sawara.
Williamsburg
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- 8282Bib GourmandKorean / Fusion · Nolita · Loud Lower East Side room with Korean-inflected sharing plates, such as littleneck clams with sweet-potato sujebi and Iberico pork galbi.
- Ace's Perfect PizzaPizza · Williamsburg · Detroit-style pizza; a medium pepperoni pie is the right size to share.
- AlidoroItalian sandwiches · Fifth Avenue · Italian sandwich shop (in New York since 1986) under 30 Rock; try The Alidoro with prosciutto, peppers, fennel and arugula.
- Aquavit★ Michelin starScandinavian / Contemporary · Fifth Avenue · 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.
- Atera★ Michelin starContemporary · Tribeca · Counter seats around an open kitchen for a globally minded tasting menu, such as Hokkaido scallop with pickled kiwi and halibut with peekytoe crab.
- Bark BarbecueBBQ · DUMBO · Barbecue counter where the order is smoky brisket with sweet maduros.
- Barney GreengrassJewish deli · Upper West Side · Deli and appetizing store with a small mural-lined dining room; order bagels, sturgeon, latkes, and eggs with lox.
- Bohemian SpiritBib GourmandCzech · Madison Avenue · Czech beer hall with old-world decor; dill-scented borscht, then strawberry dumplings with gingerbread for dessert.
- Bridges★ Michelin starContemporary · Chinatown · Sam Lawrence's warm, bistro-like room in Chinatown with original dishes such as cured tuna with black trumpet mushrooms and dates.
- Bubby'sAmerican · Tribeca · American spot on Hudson Street where the thick-patty burger and hot chicken sandwich are the orders.
- C as in CharlieBib GourmandFusion · SoHo · Small Bleecker Street spot mixing Southern and Korean flavors in sharing plates, such as harissa-glazed baby back ribs.
- Café Boulud★ Michelin starFrench · Madison Avenue · Art Deco-styled French dining room on the Upper East Side; black sea bass wrapped in potato and tarte Tatin are typical.
- Casa Mono★ Michelin starSpanish / Contemporary · Flatiron & Union Square · Small Spanish tapas room off Gramercy Park; inspectors point to the scrambled eggs with uni and the confit goat.
- Cervo'sBib GourmandSpanish / Fish and Seafood · Chinatown · Snug Iberian seafood spot; clams in vinho verde, fried squid and plancha-cooked sea bream.
- ChambersAmerican · Tribeca · Bar-friendly American restaurant where a roast chicken at the bar makes an easy dinner.
- Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare★ Michelin starContemporary · Hudson Yards · 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.
- Cho Dang GolBib GourmandKorean · Herald Square & 34th Street · Homey Koreatown restaurant known for house-made soft tofu, along with stews, pajeon and bibimbap.
- Ci SiamoItalian · Hudson Yards · Manhattan West Italian dining room; get the cavatelli with crab and chilis and the caramelized onion torta.
- CoqodaqBib GourmandKorean · Flatiron & Union Square · Busy Korean fried-chicken room in Flatiron; the bucket feast comes with cold perilla noodles, and tables are hard to book.
- Corima★ Michelin starMexican / Contemporary · Chinatown · Fidel Caballero's modern Mexican cooking, starting with sourdough tortillas and recado negro butter and moving to lobster and black cod.
- Cote★ Michelin starKorean / Steakhouse · Flatiron & Union Square · Simon Kim's dim Korean steakhouse in Flatiron; first-timers are pointed to the Butcher's Feast of grilled cuts, egg soufflé and banchan.
- CovachaBib GourmandMexican / Regional Cuisine · Upper West Side · Jalisco-style Mexican restaurant with an agave bar and a short menu of crisp chicken quesabirrias and barbacoa tapatía.
- Daniel★ Michelin starFrench · Madison Avenue · Daniel Boulud's formal French dining room on the Upper East Side with multicourse menus, such as artichoke ravioli in barigoule consommé.
- DhamakaBib GourmandIndian · Lower East Side · Spicy, rustic Indian home-style cooking at Essex Market, such as cedar-wrapped goat belly and mutton in a chili-oil clay pot.
- Dim Sum Go GoBib GourmandChinese / Dim Sum · Chinatown · Chinatown dim sum made to order, plus Cantonese plates; rice rolls with roast duck and soup dumplings stand out.
- Esse TacoTacos · Williamsburg · Bedford Avenue taco spot; get the crispy pork adobado topped with pineapple butter.
- Estela★ Michelin starContemporary / American · Nolita · Relaxed room on Houston Street serving shareable plates such as ricotta dumplings with mushrooms and squid-ink arroz negro.
- Fish CheeksThai · Williamsburg · Thai seafood spot; seek out Williamsburg-only dishes like the tom yum seafood hot pot with thick noodles.
- FontainhasCoffee · DUMBO · Neighborhood coffee shop on Jay Street known for its rose cinnamon chai.
- Francie★ Michelin starContemporary / Italian · Williamsburg · Brasserie-style Italian room with an open kitchen in South Williamsburg; clam conchiglie and whole roast duck with barley-honey glaze stand out.
- Gramercy Tavern★ Michelin starContemporary / American · Flatiron & Union Square · 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.
- HanGawiBib GourmandKorean / Vegetarian · Herald Square & 34th Street · Calm, shoes-off Korean vegetarian restaurant with low tables; build wraps from the ssam bap platter.
- Huso★ Michelin starContemporary · Tribeca · Buddha Lo's TriBeCa tasting menu, exact and polished, using caviar with restraint alongside carefully balanced sauces.
- Jeju Noodle Bar★ Michelin starKorean · West Village · One-star Korean noodle bar in the West Village, listed by MICHELIN among the least expensive starred restaurants in New York.
- Joo Ok★ Michelin starKorean / Contemporary · Herald Square & 34th Street · Quiet Korean tasting menu 16 floors above Koreatown, mixing tradition and modern touches, such as pheasant mandu with foie gras and morels.
- Juliana's PizzaPizza · DUMBO · Coal-fired pizza under the Brooklyn Bridge with a deeply charred crust.
- Jungsik★ Michelin starKorean / Contemporary · Tribeca · Cool, polished Korean dining room whose tasting menu includes raw striped jack with white kimchi and dry-aged Arctic char in kimchi red curry.
- Katz'sBib GourmandDeli · Lower East Side · 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.
- L'Abeille★ Michelin starFrench / Contemporary · Tribeca · Mitsunobu Nagae's French cooking with Japanese touches in TriBeCa, from Dover sole poached in seaweed butter to langoustine with buttermilk foam.
- La DongBib GourmandVietnamese · Flatiron & Union Square · Vietnamese restaurant near Union Square with banh mi and summer rolls, a turmeric crepe, and pho with A5 wagyu poured at the table.
- LalikoBib GourmandCentral Asian · SoHo · Georgian restaurant in the West Village; order the adjaruli khachapuri and khinkali dumplings.
- Le Bernardin★ Michelin starSeafood · Fifth Avenue · Eric Ripert's Midtown seafood dining room with a sizable à la carte menu; the yellowfin tuna and warm dark chocolate tart are signatures.
- Le Coucou★ Michelin starFrench · SoHo · Daniel Rose's French dining room with a large open kitchen, serving classics such as pike quenelles in lobster sauce.
- Lucky Rabbit NoodlesSoutheast Asian · DUMBO · Noodle spot on Front Street; try the matzo ball soup dumplings or the rice with buffalo sauce.
- Madras Dosa Co.South Indian · Fifth Avenue · Fast-casual South Indian counter with an open kitchen turning out customizable dosas, plus chaat and canteen sandwiches.
- Mercado Little SpainSpanish · Hudson Yards · Spanish food hall at 10 Hudson Yards with counters for a quick bite, plus Txula Steak for a sit-down live-fire meal.
- MiriamIsraeli · Upper West Side · Busy at brunch and good for a casual dinner; order the hummus, shakshuka and chicken shawarma tacos.
- Old Homestead SteakhouseSteakhouse · Meatpacking District · Steakhouse dating to 1868 with tufted leather banquettes, serving steaks, chops, crab cakes and oysters Rockefeller; the burger comes as kobe, filet mignon or pepper-slab bacon.
- P.J. Clarke's Oyster Bar & GrilleAmerican · Hudson Yards · Easy fallback near the Yards; the burger is the safe bet.
- Papa SanPeruvian · Hudson Yards · Peruvian-Japanese spot on West 34th; order one of the rotating ceviches.
- PastisFrench · Meatpacking District · Keith McNally's all-day bistro with a zinc bar; order the moules, steak frites or asparagus with béarnaise, and finish with crème brûlée.
- Peppercorn StationBib GourmandChinese / Sichuan · Herald Square & 34th Street · 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.
- Pig & KhaoSoutheast Asian · Upper West Side · Casual Thai and Filipino spot near 81st and Amsterdam with garage doors and neon; get the pork sisig, khao soi and whole fried fish.
- Rezdôra★ Michelin starItalian / Regional Cuisine · Flatiron & Union Square · Emilia-Romagna cooking centered on handmade pasta; gnocco fritto and anolini di Parma are standouts.
- Rigor Hill MarketAmerican · Tribeca · Market and café on West Broadway; come for the breakfast sandwich with a block of frittata on toasted pain de mie.
- Russ & Daughters CafeBib GourmandAmerican · Lower East Side · Sit-down Lower East Side café with a counter and white-jacketed servers, serving appetizing-shop classics plus dishes like chocolate babka French toast.
- Sala ThaiThai · Upper West Side · Thai spot with a front bar and back dining room for curries and noodle dishes; book ahead for dinner.
- Sami & SusuBib GourmandMediterranean Cuisine · Lower East Side · Small Orchard Street spot with a Middle Eastern-leaning menu; lamb is the strength, especially the ragù over house-made spätzle.
- Semma★ Michelin starIndian · West Village · One-star Indian restaurant on Greenwich Avenue, listed by MICHELIN among the least expensive starred restaurants in New York.
- Shota Omakase★ Michelin starJapanese / Sushi · Williamsburg · Relaxed Williamsburg omakase counter where chef Cheng Lin explains his sourcing; seasonal nigiri plus cooked bites like binchotan-seared sawara.
- Thai SidewalkThai · DUMBO · Casual Thai on Front Street; the pad see ew and curry puffs are the picks.
- The Four Horsemen★ Michelin starAmerican / Californian · Williamsburg · Williamsburg wine bar with a seasonal menu and a grape-focused wine list; book or expect a wait, and order the veal sweetbread skewers.
- The Modern★ Michelin starContemporary · Fifth Avenue · Bright dining room at MoMA facing the sculpture garden, serving seasonal cooking that includes its signature 'eggs on eggs on eggs'.
- TonchinBib GourmandJapanese / Ramen · Herald Square & 34th Street · 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.
- Torrisi★ Michelin starContemporary / Italian-American · SoHo · Italian-American cooking with polished service in a warm room inside the Puck Building, such as tuna with pickled caponata.
- Una Pizza NapoletanaBib GourmandPizza · Nolita · Anthony Mangieri's pizzeria for Neapolitan pies with puffy edges and few toppings, such as buffalo mozzarella; walk-ins should come early.
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