North America's Best and Finest Gourmet Restaurants
Michelin Guide starred restaurants have been marked with *** ** * RS Bib according to their rating.
Mapped: Every Michelin-starred restaurant on Earth - The Telegraph.
THE MICHELIN GUIDE STAR & RATING SYSTEM - three stars (***) mean: "Exceptional cuisine and worth the journey"; two stars (**): "Excellent cooking and worth a detour"; one star (*): "A very good restaurant in its category"; the Bib label: "A Bib Gourmand rating means the restaurant is an inspector's favorite for good value. For $40 or less, you can enjoy two courses and a glass of wine or dessert (not including tax and gratuity)." The New SUSTAINABILITY EMBLEM (*): "Those at the forefront with their sustainable gastronomy practices are highlighted by a new symbol, with the restaurant’s vision also outlined via a quote from the chef. For other restaurants taking smaller steps to work in a greener way, there are short descriptions on their initiatives." Restaurants awarded the Rising Star (RS) means that they may be in line for a MICHELIN star, or an upgrade from one to two, or from two to three stars.
The World's 50 Best Restaurants is a list produced by UK media company William Reed Business Media, which originally appeared in the British magazine Restaurant, based on a poll of international chefs, restaurateurs, gourmands and restaurant critics. In addition to the main ranking, the organisation awards a series of special prizes for individuals and restaurants, including the One To Watch award, the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Chefs' Choice Award, the latter based on votes from the fifty head chefs from the restaurants on the previous year's list. Often working as a barometer of global gastronomic trends, the list showcases a variety of cuisines from all over the world. Restaurants voted 1-50 are marked with SP; the restaurants marked with sp have been voted as the world's 51-100 best restaurants based on the votes of the 837 "chefs, restaurateurs, critics and fun-loving gourmands" selected by Restaurant magazine.
The restaurants marked with NW have been chosen by 53 top chefs for Newsweek magazine's August 13, 2012 issue 101 Best Places to Eat in the World.
Wine Spectator's Restaurant Awards recognize restaurants whose wine lists offer interesting selections, are appropriate to their cuisine and appeal to a wide range of wine lovers and have been been marked WS.
5-star International Star Diamond Award Recipients selected by The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences have been marked with SDA.
The members of Les Grandes Tables du Monde association's 188 members in 25 countries on 5 continents representing the last word in gastronomy worldwide have been marked with GTM.
Established in France in 1954, Relais & Châteaux's mission is "to spread its unique art de vivre across the globe by selecting outstanding properties with a truly unique character." Prospective and current members are evaluated by the group's traditional "five C" motto: Character, Courtesy, Calm, Charm and Cuisine. The members of Relais & Châteaux exclusive collection of 580 of the finest hotels and gourmet restaurants in 60 countries on 5 continents have been marked with R&C.
GOURMET RESTAURANTS BY REGION (105 countries):
Canada
Sainte-Adèle (Québec)
- L'Eau À la Bouche R&C. Grands Chefs: Anne and Emmanuel Desjardins.
Whistler (British Columbia)
- ARAXI
Mexico
Ensenada (Baja California)
- Laja SP (Chef: Jair Téllez). Cuisine: Baja Californian.
Guadalajara (Jalisco)
- Hueso
Oaxaca (Oaxaca)
- Casa Oaxaca SP (Chef: Alejandro Ruiz). Cuisine: modern Mexican.
- Pitiona SP (Chef: José Manuel Baños Rodriguez). Cuisine: modern Mexican.
San Felipe (Baja California)
- Taco Trucks NW. Specialty: carnitas, al carbón tacos.
Valle de Guadalupe (Baja California)
- Corazon De Tierra SP (Chef: Diego Hernandez). Cuisine: Baja Californian.
U. S. A.
California
Beverly Hills
- AQUALOUNGE
- Armstrong - Schroeder's - 7956 Wilshire Blvd. "Beverly Hill's Oldest Restaurant." Closed in the mid-1960s. Was frequented by the Hollywood in-crowd for breakfast.
- BENIHANA
- BOUCHON
- CAFFÉ ROMA - landmark Beverly Hills eatery home to both young and old in search of the perfect pizza and a laid back, casual atmosphere. 350 North Canon Drive.
- CIPRIANI BEVERLY HILLS
- CIRCA 55
- CRUSTACEAN
- IL FORNAIO
- KATE MENTILINI
- LA SCALA
- MAPLE DRIVE
- MASTRO'S STEAKHOUSE
- MATSUHISA - 129 N La Cienega Blvd. Chef: Nobuyuki Matsuhisa. Sushi bar.
- MR CHOW
- MULBERRY STREET PIZZA
- NATE 'N' AL'S
- NIC'S RESTAURANT & MARTINI LOUNGE
- On Canon Caffe & Trattoria - opened in April of 1995, brought to us by the people who gave us Il Forno. A private, hidden elevator takes you up to the exclusive high-end private members cigar club the Grand Havana Room.
- PORTA VIA
- ROMANOFF'S - (1941-1962). Beverly Hills (Rodeo Drive) restaurant popular with Hollywood stars in the 1940s and 1950s.
- SPAGO BEVERLY HILLS ** WS. "Wolfgang Puck Seasonal American Restaurant." Executive Chef: Lee Hefter. The flagship restaurant of the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group.
- TERRONI
- THE BAZAAR BY JOSÉ ANDRÉS - four-star review by LA Times: Los Angeles has never seen anything remotely like this exciting restaurant from Spanish chef José Andrés. In a city that's full of Philippe Starck restaurants, this is his best design.
- The Bistro - catered for decades to high-powered crowd thick with denizens of the film industry and high society. The Bistro was a favorite of Billy Wilder and Elizabeth Taylor.
- THE CONTINENTAL
- THE IVY - one of L.A.'s leading celebrity hangouts, attracting a virtual Who's Who of Hollywood stars and moguls.
- THE LODGE STEAKHOUSE
- The Palm - since 1926. 267 N. Canon Drive. "Located along Canon Drive's Restaurant Row. This location has quickly become a favorite of the movers, shakers and celebrities of Beverly Hills. Local attractions including Rodeo Drive, the famous Beverly Hills sign, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, the Beverly Hills Music Hall and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences."
- The Polo Lounge - at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The Polo Lounge is seen as the premier power dining spot in all of Los Angeles. There are three dining areas complete with the signature pink and green motif. The photograph behind the bar depicts Will Rogers and Darryl F. Zanuck, two lounge regulars, playing polo. The menu "still offers a classic Neil McCarthy salad, named after the polo-playing millionaire."
- TRADER VIC'S - since 1934. "Home of the Original Mai-Tai."
- URASAWA ** (Chef: Hiroyuki Urasawa). Japanese cuisine. 218 N Rodeo Dr.
- VIA ALLORO
- VIVA LA CRÊPE!
- WOLFGANG'S STEAKHOUSE
- WOO LAE OAK - "Nouveau Korean."
- XI'AN
Burlingame
- SAKAE Bib. Sushi & Grill.
Calistoga
- SOLBAR * (Executive chef: Brandon Sharp).
Glensdale
- KATSUYA - stunning environment created by über-designer Philippe Starck, a beautiful clientele and inventive modern Japanese cuisine.
Hollywood
- BESO - owned by actress Eva Longoria Parker.
- Brown Derby - opened on Valentine's Day 1929 at 1628 North Vine Street in Hollywood, was the branch that played the greater part in Hollywood history. Due to its proximity to movie studios, it became the place to do deals and be seen. Cark Gable is said to have proposed to Carole Lombard there.
Rival gossip columnists Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper are recorded as regular patrons. After the Hollywood Brown Derby was largely destroyed by fire in 1987, the restaurant was closed.
- CafÉ Montmartre - (now Montmartre Lounge) was a restaurant & nightclub on Hollywood Boulevard at Highland Avenue in Hollywood. Opened in 1923, it became a "worldwide center for celebrity and nightlife" during the 1920s and a place where tourists would visit to try to break into Hollywood.
- CAFE WAS
- DAN TANA'S HOYLLYWOOD RESTAURANT
- DELPHINE EATERY & BAR
- Kabuki - 1545 N. Vine St. Japanese cuisine.
- KATSUYA - stunning environment created by über-designer Philippe Starck, a beautiful clientele and inventive modern Japanese cuisine.
- LES DEUX CAFE
- LUCY'S EL ADOBE CAFE
- MUSSO & FRANK GRILL opened in 1919. The oldest continuing operating restaurant in Hollywood. Originally frequented by the likes of Gloria Swanson, Douglas Fairbank, Mary Pickford, John Barrymore, and Cecil B. DeMille. In the 1930s it was a favorite
place for writers and playwrights such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lillian Hellman, Dashiell Hammett, Aldous Husley, Dorothy Parker, Dalton Trumbo, and Ernest Hemingway.
- PATINA
- Perino's - was a restaurant located on Wilshire Boulevard in Hollywood, California. The original location at 3927 Wilshire Boulevard was opened in 1932 by Italian-American restaurateur Alexander Perino, immediately becoming popular with Hollywood's elite. In 1950 it moved to a larger location at 4101 Wilshire, where it remained until it closed in 1986. The restaurant was a Los Angeles landmark which, like the Brown Derby, Chasen's, and Romanoff's, was famed for its celebrity clientele during the Hollywood Golden Age. Despite its closure, the restaurant enjoyed an afterlife as a filming location for film and television until the building was sold and demolished in 2005.
- PETROSSIAN
- PINK'S
- SCHWAB'S RESTAURANT - "Hollywood's Living Room." Originally one of the classic old Hollywood diners.
- Trois Mec - since 2013. 716 N Highland Ave.
Los Gatos
- DIO DEKA * (Executive chef: Marty Cattaneo). Hellenic cuisine.
- MANRESA ** SP (Chef: David Kinch).
Menlo Park
- MADERA * (Executive chef: Peter Rudolph).
Montara
- LA COSTANERA * (Chef: Carlos Altamirano). Comtemporary Peruvian cuisine.
Mountain View
- CHEZ T J * (Executive chef: Joey Elenterio).
Napa
- BARBERSQ Bib
- C CASA Bib
- LA TOQUE * (Chef: Ken Frank). At The Westin Verasa Napa Hotel.
- UBUNTU * (Executive chef: Aaron London). Vegetarian cuisine.
Palo Alto
- EVVIA (Chef: Jim Wimborough). "Hellenic Cuisine in the Silicon Valley."
- BAUMÉ ** (Chef: Bruno Chemel).
- Il Fornaio - Italian cuisine.
San Mateo
- WAKURIYA * (Executive chef: Katsuhiro Yamasaki). Japanese cuisine.
Santa Barbara
- Andersen's Danish Bakery & Restaurant
- Norton's Deli - "Santa Barbara's local deli favorites featuring Hot Ham and Swiss, Philly Cheese Steak, Corned Beef Ruben and the Grilled Chicken Sub since 2004." The best ingredients make the best food. Not to mention we cook on the griddle right in front of you, so your order is hot and fresh when it arrives on your table. 18 W Figueroa St.
- Santa Barbara Shellfish Company
Venice
- 72 Market Street - closed in November 2000, about 14 months before the death of its founder, actor Dudley Moore.
- Gjelina - 1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Chef: Travis Lett.
West Hollywood
- AGO - Italian cuisine. Chef: Agostino Sciandri. Includes among it owner-investors: actors Robert De Niro & Christopher Walken, producers Harvey & Bob Weinstein and director Ridley Scott.
- BLOWFISH - "Sushi to die for."
- BOA STEAKHOUSE
- CECCONI'S (Chef: Andrea Cavaliere).
- CHASEN'S - (1936-1995). Was a hangout for entertainment luminaries. Located at 9039 Beverly Boulevard near Beverly Hills, it was the site of the Academy Awards party for many years and was also known for its chili. Many of its regular customers had booths named in their honor.
- Craig's - "An American Restaurant." Something for every appetite. Chef Kursten Kizer creates classic American fare, from upscale comfort food to vegan specialties. 8826 Melrose Avenue.
- CRAVINGS RESTAURANT
- CRISTONI PIZZERIA
- DAN TANA'S - old-fashioned, checkered-tablecloth Italian restaurant. Something of a local landmark, dating back to 1964. A favorite hangout for the Hollywood set.
- DOLCE - stylish Italian restaurant owned by a collection of celebrity investors.
- FORMOSA - "Where the stars dine."
- FOXTAIL
- Greystone Manor Supperclub - 643 North La Cienega Blvd. "Its a good sign when at midnight the line is full of 10s who will actually wait to get in." Greystone Manor is a supperclub situated in the heart of West Hollywood that offers an alluring combination of cuisine, mixology, and cutting-edge design and entertainment.
- HUGO'S
- IL SOLE
- KOI
- Le Dome - (1977-2007). 8720 W Sunset Blvd. Le Dome was co-founded by Elton John in 1977. The "chic French" restaurant was usually packed with Hollywood agents, producers and music-industry names like David Geffen, Danny Elfman and Berry Gordy. The restaurant was completely made over in 2003 but closed for good in 2007.
- Le Pain Quotidien - 8607 Melrose Avenue. Bakery & Communal Table.
- Lucques - 8474 Melrose Ave. Home of James Beard award winning chef Suzanne Goin and award winning sommelier Caroline Styne. Cuisine: mediterranean. "Since opening in 1998 Lucques has garnered extraordinary accolades and is now recognized as one of the country's best restaurants."
- Ma Maison - (1973-1985). 8368 Melrose Avenue. "The clubhouse to the stars." It is credited with getting Wolfgang Puck's career off the ground and being a hot spot for celebrities. Their phone number (655-1991) was unlisted, supposedly because "If you don't have the number, we don't want you."
- MADEO
- Rainbow Bar & Grill founded in early 1972 by Elmer Valentine, Lou Adler, Mario Maglieri and others, opening on April 16, 1972 with a party for Elton John. At the time, the word "rainbow" signified peace and freedom. It quickly became known as a hangout for celebrities of all types. John Belushi ate his last meal (lentil soup) at table #16. Before becoming the Rainbow, the restaurant was the Villa Nova restaurant, which was originally owned by film director Vincente Minnelli, at the time married to Judy Garland. Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe met at the restaurant on a blind date in 1952.
- SILVER SPOON
- THE HOUSE OF BLUES
- The Nice Guy - 401 North La Cienega Blvd. Supper club & cabaret lounge.
- THE VIPER ROOM
- XIV
Florida
Miami
- Capra's Italian Ristorante - now closed. 8400 Biscayne Blvd. Frank Sinatra's favorite restaurant in Miami.
- GEKKŌ - "A Japanese-inspired Steakhouse and Lounge." Gekkō is located in Brickell, where there are no shortage of see-and-be-seen restaurants wringing money out of well-dressed customers like sweat from an Equinox gym towel. But Gekkō beats just about every other place that falls into this category when it comes to food. Yes, it’s overpriced and suffers from unnecessary edible gold leaf syndrome—but the steaks are cooked wonderfully and the quality of fish in the sushi is impressive. If you don’t mind spending between $150 and $200 per person, you can actually have a good meal here. Dress code: No athletic wear, no shorts or jean shorts, no athletic or beverage branded baseball hats, no tank tops or cutoff sleeves, and no flip flops/sandals. 8 SE 8th St.
- JOEY'S - "A Modern Italian Café."
- MR CHOW
- ROMEO'S CAFE SDA
- SRA. MARTINEZ - chef: Michelle Bernstein. Located in a former Post Office built in the 1920's in the Design District.
- Zuma - 270 Biscayne Boulevard Way.
Miami Beach
- CASA TUA
- Cecconi's - 4385 Collins Ave.
- HAKKASAN MIAMI - since 2009. At Fontainebleau Hotel and Resort. Cantonese cuisine
- Makoto - 9700 Collins Ave. Modern Japanese cuisine. Chef: Makoto Okuwa.
- MEAT MARKET MIAMI BEACH - executive chef: Sean Brasel. "A sexier, more glamorous take on the traditional steak house."
- Prime 112 - 112 Ocean Drive. "The first modern steakhouse in the United States."
- PUBBELLY - Asian inspired Gastropub.
- THE FORGE SDA
Palm Beach
- 264 the Grill - 264 South County Road.
- Al Fresco - 2345 South Ocean Blvd.
- Amici Bar Ristorante - 375 South County Road.
- Atlantic Grill & Bar - at Four Seasons Resort, 2800 South Ocean Boulevard.
- Bice Ristorante - Executive Chef: Elmer Noel Saravia. 313½ Worth Avenue.
- Blue Provence - "L'Art de la Table." 300 South County Road.
- Breeze - at Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, 100 South Ocean Blvd. "Palm Beach’s best oceanfront burgers."
- Brick Top's - 375 South County Road.
- Buccan - 350 South County Road.
- CAFÉ BOULUD - at the heart of the historic Brazilian Court Hotel, 301 Australian Ave., steps from Worth Avenue and stretches of white sandy beach. Since opening in 2003, the restaurant has become one of Palm Beach’s most coveted dining destinations earning four stars in the Forbes Travel Guide and Wine Spectator’s “Best of Award of Excellence”.
- CAFE CELLINI - SDA. 2505 South Ocean Blvd.
- CAFÉ L'EUROPE - since 1980. SDA. Palm Beach's premier restaurant. The only champagne / caviar bar in Palm Beach. 331 South County Road.
- CafÉ Via Flora - 240 Worth Ave.
- Charley's Crab - 456 South Ocean Blvd.
- Chez Jean-Pierre Bistro - South Florida's highly-acclaimed authentic French Bistro. 132 North County Road.
- Club Colette - Café, Restaurant & Private Members Club. Opened in 1982 by Dan Ponton. Exclusive private dinner club. Onetime nonrefundable membership fee: US$7,500, plus US$1,500 annual dues. 215 Peruvian Avenue.
- Cucina Dell' Arte - 257 Royal Poinciana Way.
- Echo Palm Beach - "Resounding Asian Cuisine." 230A Sunrise Ave.
- Flagler Steakhouse - situated on the second floor of the Ocean Clubhouse of The Breakers.
- Graze - at Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, 2800 South Ocean Blvd.
- Green's Pharmacy - 151 North County Rd.
- HMF - at The Breakers, One South County Road, Palm Beach. "Glamour Is Back." A place for social drinking and eating. This thrillingly glamorous retreat is an ode to golden era Palm Beach, with all of its high style and unapologetic decadence.
- Imoto - 350 South County Rd.
- Jové Kitchen & Bar - at Four Seasons Resort, 2800 South Ocean Boulevard.
- Leopard Lounge Restaurant - at The Chesterfield hotel, 363 Cocoanut Row.
- Matteo Garden Club Restaurant - 140 Sunrise Ave.
- Nick & Johnnie's - 207 Royal Poinciana Way. Located in the landmark spot Chuck & Harold's.
- Palm Beach Grill - "A Palm Beach Institution since 1999." 340 Royal Poinciana Way.
- PB Catch - "Seafood & Raw Bar." 251 Sunrise Ave.
- Petite Marmite - 315 Worth Avenue. Landmark restaurant owned by legendary Gus Pacillo. (1949-1983).
- Pizza Al Fresco - 14 Via Mizner.
- Renato's - "Palm Beach’s premiere destination for gourmet cuisine and impeccable service." 87 Via Mizner.
- Ta-boÓ - "Palm Beach's Legendary American Bistro & Bar." 221 Worth Avenue.
- Temple Orange - at Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, 100 South Ocean Blvd.
- Testa's - since 1921. Palm Beach's oldest restaurant. 221 Royal Poinciana Way.
- The Ambassador's Table - at The Ambassador Hotel, 2730 South Ocean Blvd.
- The Beach Club Restaurant - The Beach Club is available to Breakers hotel guests and club members only.
- The Circle - home of The Breakers celebrated Sunday Brunch. One South County Road.
- THE FLAGLER STEAKHOUSE - at The Breakers. One South County Road.
- The Italian Restaurant - at The Breakers. One South County Road.
- The Ocean Grill - with views of the pool and beach, as well as the panoramic 10th green of the Ocean Golf Course.
- The Omphoy - at Ocean Resort & Spa, 2842 South Ocean Blvd.
- The Seafood Bar - at The Breakers hotel, One South County Road.
- Tides Bar & Grille - 3550 South Ocean Blvd.
- TooJay’s Gourmet Deli Restaurant - 313 Royal Poinciana Way (Royal Poinciana Plaza).
- Trevini Ristorante - 290 Sunset Avenue.
- VIC & ANGELOS - "The best Italian in Florida." 4520 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens.
South Beach
- A FISH CALLED AVALON SDA
- DEVITO SDA
- LA SANDWICHERIE - since 1988. "La Sandwicherie captures the
best of French savoir-faire in the simplest of settings to transport your taste buds to another world without costing you the earth."
- QUATTRO
Tampa
- BERN'S STEAK HOUSE WS Since 1956. "Perfectly aged steaks. One of the largest wine collections in the world. An internationally famous dessert room. Wine cellar and kitchen tours available for all guests." Bern's founder, Bern Laxer, traveled the globe extensively exploring, researching and tasting wines that he could bring back and introduce to his guests back home. In time, the cellar grew to be one of the most respected and largest collections in the world. Today, our cellar contains more than 6,800 different selections with more than half a million bottles.
Hawaii
- HAWAII DINER.COM - Hawaii restaurants.
Maui
- DUO - at the Four Seasons Resort.
- GERARD'S - chef: Gerard Reversade.
- Hali'imaile General Store - entering it's 20th year and is consistently rated one of Maui's best restaurants.
- LAHAINA GRILL - best Maui restaurant 17 years in a row (Honolulu Magazine).
- MAMA'S FISH HOUSE - for over 35 years Mama's has been the Maui destination for special occasions.
- SPAGO - the menu offers Wolfgang Puck’s classics. At Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea.
- TROPICA - at The Westin Maui Resort & Spa.
Massachusetts
Lenox
- BLANTYRE R&C WS (Chef: Christopher Brooks).
Nantucket
- TOPPER'S R&C WS (Executive chef: Kyle Zachary). At The Wauwinet.
Nevada
New Jersey
Ridgewood
- LATOUR WS (Chef: Michael Latour).
New York
Greenwich Village
- BLUE HILL *
- Cedar Tavern - (1866-2006). Was a bar and restaurant at the eastern edge of Greenwich Village, New York City. In its heyday, known as a gathering place for avant garde writers and artists, it was located at 24 University Place, near 8th Street. It was famous in its day as a hangout of many prominent Abstract Expressionist painters and Beat writers and poets.
- MINETTA TAVERN *. Since 1937. "Over the course of its long history, the Tavern was frequented by various layabouts and hangers-on including Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, Eugene O'Neill, E. E. Cummings, Dylan Thomas, and Joe Gould, as well as by various writers, poets, and pugilists."
New York City's Restaurants: A-Z
- ‘21’ Club Closes Its Doors During Pandemic After 90 Years Of Gastronomic History - "The closure of '21' Club is an enormous loss for New York City and American gastronomy. Unless the owners can somehow re-purpose the place without ruining it, this is as stunning a closure as that of Le Cirque, Lüchow's, Windows on the World, the original Four Seasons, Mamma Leone's, Palm and a very few others."
- 2021 All-Star Eateries In New York - "The best thing for the future of Big Apple restaurants is the city’s new mayor, Eric Adams, who actually likes the industry and delights in dining out."
- All Aboard the Nordic Express, at Agern - The New York Times.
- Forget Nathan’s, this is NYC’s best hot dog - New York Post.
- LADIES WHO LUNCHED - Vanity Fair. "They were the ladies who lunched, when "lunching" was a verb and was—at such shrines as the Colony Club, La Côte Basque, and Le Cirque—impossibly glamorous, hugely entertaining, and utterly without purpose."
- List of caricatures at Sardi's restaurant in New York City - Wikipedia.
- New York City - The Broadway Beat - Yodelout.
- NEW YORK RESTAURANTS - New York Magazine.
- NEW YORK RESTAURANTS - "The ultimate guide to food and restaurants in New York."
- Nirvana, Nordic Style, at Grand Central’s New Food Hall - The New York Times.
- RESTAURANTS IN NEW YORK - Wikipedia.
- THE BEST RESTAURANTS IN NEW YORK CITY - Gayot.
- TIPS ON TABLES - vintage reviews of famous nightclubs and restaurants, mostly from the New York area.
- Top New York Restaurants of 2015 - The New York Times.
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- 21 CLUB WS. Famous NYC restaurant, serving fine American cuisine in the famous Bar Room, romantic Upstairs at '21', and 10 private banquet rooms. Opened in Greenwich Village in 1922, originally as a small speakeasy known as the Red Head. The bar also included a secret wine cellar, which was accessed through a hidden door in a brick wall which opened into the basement of the building next door (number 19). Though still used as a wine cellar today, part of the vault has been remodeled to allow a party of up to 20 guests to dine in private. 21 also stores the private wine collections of such celebrities as Presidents Gerald Ford, John F. Kennedy, and Richard Nixon, Elizabeth Taylor, Hugh Carey, Ernest Hemingway, Ivan Boesky, The Nordstrom Sisters, Frank Sinatra, Al Jolson, Gloria Vanderbilt, Sophia Loren, Mae West, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Aristotle Onassis, Gene Kelly, Gloria Swanson, Judy Garland, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Marilyn Monroe. Every President since Franklin Delano Roosevelt (except for George W. Bush) has dined at 21, and the restaurant has been frequented by so many celebrities that many of them have favorite tables.
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- A VOCE COLUMBUS * WS (Executive chef: Missy Robbins).
- A VOCE MADISON * (Executive chef: Missy Robbins).
- ABE & ARTHUR'S
- ACME - a serious New Nordic menu from Danish chef Mads Refslund.
- ADOUR ALAIN DUCASSE * SDA (Chef: Didier Elena). At The St. Regis hotel.
- Agern * "A season-driven restaurant & bar located at Grand Central Terminal." 89 E 42nd St.
- AI FIORI * (Chef: Michael White). At Langham Place, Fifth Avenue hotel.
- AL BUSTAN Bib
- ALAIN DUCASSE ***
- ALDEA * (Chef: George Mendes).
- ALTO **. Luxury Italian restaurant featuring Michael White's interpretation of Northern Italian cuisine, located in the Rockefeller Center area. Alto features a selection of over 2500 different wines.
- ANNISA * (Executive chef: Anita Lo).
- APIZZ Bib
- Arlington Club - "Steakhouse and Sushi." 1032 Lexington Ave. (between 73rd & 74th St).
- ARMANI / RISTORANTE
- AROMA KITCHEN & WINEBAR Bib
- ASIA DE CUBA Bib
- Atera ** (Executive chefs: Lightner & Ronny Emborg). 77 Worth Street.
- AUREOLE * (Executive chef: Marcus Gleadow-Ware).
- Aurora Soho - 510 Broome Street. Rustic Italian food in a Tuscan setting.
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- BAR BASQUE - New York Times review.
- BABBO RISTORANTE - probably the best Italian restaurant in New York. Fantastic ravioli.
- BALTHAZAR (Chefs de Cuisine: Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson).
- BENOIT (Chef: Philippe Bertineau). The third member of Alain Ducasse's Benoit family. Former location for the legendary La Côte Basque (1962-2004).
- BEYOGLU Bib
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- BLUE HILL *. At Greenwich Village.
- BLUE RIBBON Bib
- BLUE RIBBON BAKERY Bib
- BLUE RIBBON BAKERY MARKET
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- BLUE WATER GRILL
- BOHEMIAN Bib
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- BOULEY * (Chef: David Bouley). At TriBeCa.
- BRASSERIE LES HALLES Bib (Chef-at-large: Anthony Bourdain).
- Bravo Gianni - 230 E. 63rd St. Now closed.
- BRESLIN *
- Brownie's CafÉ - "Brownie’s Café offers an exceptional selection of breakfast and lunch options. We are passionate about healthy, wholesome foods and will ensure our menu is always packed full of fresh, local, seasonal ingredients for your enjoyment and good health." 1172 Amsterdam Avenue, b/t 118th St & 116th St Morningside Heights.
- BRUSHSTROKE * (Chef: Isao Yamada). At TriBeCa.
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- CAFÉ BOULUD * (Chef: Gavin Kaysen).
- CafÉ des Artistes - (1917-2009). It was designed for the residents of the Hotel des Artistes since the apartments lacked kitchens. Artists such as Marcel Duchamp, Norman Rockwell, Isadora Duncan or Rudolph Valentino were patrons. It was a popular spot for many celebrities because of its privately secluded yet hip atmosphere. Reopened in May 10th, 2011 as The Leopard at des Artistes.
- CafÉ Martin - (1902-1913). Fifth Avenue & 26th Street. A gathering spot for the beau monde, referring to that segment of the fashionable elite which would later be called “café society.” It was one the most interesting restaurants of the era.
- CafÉ Nicholson - opened in 1948 by Johnny Nicholson. (Originally at 147 East 57th St., and later at 323 East 58th Street) was a New York City restaurant that operated from 1948 to 1999. The establishment became a gathering place for members of the artistic, literary and cultural elite. Café Nicholson attracted members of high society as well as such artistic, literary and cultural figures such as Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal, Jean Renoir and photographer Karl Bissinger.
- CALVISIUS CAVIAR LOUNGE - at Four Seasons Hotel.
- CARNEGIE DELI - founded in 1937, the world famous Carnegie Deli is a true New York City landmark situated in Midtown on 7th Avenue at 55th Street. "Our famous sandwiches and cheesecakes are the best in NYC and the world."
- CASA MONO * (Chef: Andy Nusser).
- CHEF'S TABLE AT BROOKLYN FARE *** NW (Head chef: Cesar Ramirez). Specialty: fried blowfish tails. At Brooklyn. Belongs to Eater.com's list of the 11 toughest restaurants to get a reservation in the world.
- CHERIO’s - opened in 1948 on East 51st Street. Now closed.
- CHO DANG GOL Bib
- CIPRIANI 25 Broadway - the perfect complement to the four generation tradition of cuisine and service and the ideal setting for an elegant social, nonprofit or corporate event.
- CIPRIANI 42nd Street - the perfect venue for the most sophisticated celebrations.
- CIPRIANI Club 55 - provides you with a selection of intimate spaces perfect for any kind of business meeting or event: from the unique original vault room to the state-of-the art screening room, from an elegant library room to a beautiful colonnade terrace for the warmer months.
- CIPRIANI WALL STREET - stands as a triumph of Greek revival architecture, as well as a grand and luxurious venue for events.
- CITY CRAB & SEAFOOD COMPANY
- Coach House - (closed in 1993). One of Aristotle Onassis's favorite New York restaurants.
- COLICCHIO AND SONS
- CONGEE BOWERY
- CONGEE VILLAGE Bib
- CONVIVIO *
- COPENHAGEN / AAMANN - "Exclusive cafe with a modern funky yet classic and warm feel. Introducing traditional Danish open-faced sandwiches (smørrebrød) with an elegant contemporary twist."
- CORTON ** (Chef: Paul Liebrandt). At TriBeCa.
- CRISPO Bib
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- Da Silvano - 260 Avenue of the Americas. "On May 1, 1975, Silvano Marchetto opened the doors to what was to become one of the most successful restaurants in New York history. Silvano reinvented Italian restaurants by introducing New Yorkers to Cucina Toscana (Tuscan Cuisine)."
- DA UMBERTO SDA
- DAISY MAY'S BBQ Bib. "Best Barbecue in New York City." - Zagat.
- DANIEL *** SP GTM R&C NW WS (Chef: Daniel Boulud). Specialty: black sea bass in syrah.
- DANJI * (Chef: Hooni Kim). Korean cuisine.
- DANNY BROWN WINE BAR & KITCHEN * (Chef: Danny Brown). At Queens.
- Dave's Blue Room - 791 Seventh Avenue. "If you wanted to see celebrities in New York in 1920s, 30s and 40s, Dave’s Blue Room was the place to be."
- DAVID BURKE TOWNHOUSE SDA
- DB BISTRO MODERNE - chef: Laurent Kalkotour.
- DBGB KITCHEN & BAR Bib. Owned by chef Daniel Boulud.
- DEL POSTO * WS (Chef: Mario Batali).
- DELMONICO'S - at 2 South William Street (56 Beaver Street) since 1937. DELMONICO'S is the name of series of restaurants of varying duration, quality, and fame located in New York City. The restaurant was opened by the brothers John and Peter Delmonico, from Ticino, Switzerland. In 1831, they were joined by their nephew, Lorenzo Delmonico, who eventually became responsible for the restaurant's wine list and menu. When the William Street building was opened on a grand scale in August 1837, after the Great Fire of New York, New Yorkers were told that the columns by the entrance had been imported from the ruins of Pompeii.
- DIM SUM GO GO Bib
- DINOSAUR BARBECUE Bib
- DIRT CANDY Bib
- Dorrian's - Dorrian's Red Hand, also known simply as Dorrian's, is a famed Irish-American bar located at 1616 Second Avenue at East 84th Street, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Started by Irish immigrant James "Red Dog" Dorrian in 1960 and operated by his son Jack, the popular hangout became a social pillar for preppy Upper East Side teenagers, college students, and young urban professionals. It is known for its "old time" atmosphere and the chummy and clubby demeanor of its patrons.
- DORSIA - fictional restaurant in the 2000 film American Psycho.
- DOVETAIL * (Chef: John Fraser).
- Downey's Steakhouse - 505 8th Ave. This midtown restaurant was a favorite hangout of Broadway actors. Aka "the poor man's Sardi's."
- DRESSLER * (Executive chef: Polo Dobkin). At Brooklyn.
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- ED'S LOBSTER BAR Bib
- El Boracho - closed.
- EL PARADOR CAFE Bib. Best Manhattan Mexican restaurant & margaritas.
- EL PASO Bib
- ELAINE'S - founded in 1963 by the legendary restaurateur Elaine Kaufman (1929-2010) whose restaurant attracts a following among prominent actors and other celebrities.
- Eleven Madison Park *** SP R&C WS Metropolitan Life North Building, 11 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10010, U.S.A. "Creative fine dining in the Big Apple with hospitality at its heart." Contemporary American restaurant. Won the award for best restaurant in the world in the 2017 poll. Head chef: Daniel Humm.
- EMPORIO Bib
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- FASHION FORTY LOUNGE - located steps from Times Square in the heart of the Fashion District, Fashion 40 Lounge is an intimate Bar/Lounge/Restaurant with a full service kitchen and a fully stocked bar.
- FATTY CRAB Bib
- FIRENZE RISTORANTE SDA
- FISHTAIL BY DAVID BURKE SDA
- Fowler & Wells - in the Beekman Hotel, 5 Beekman Street. Chef & restaurateur: Tom Colicchio. The dining room, set with rich, jewel-toned furnishings and antique accents, establishes Fowler & Wells as a one-of-a-kind setting for dining in lower Manhattan.
- FRANNY'S Bib NW. Specialty: spicy clam pizza. At Brooklyn.
- Fraunces Tavern - since 1762. Located at 54 Pearl Street at the corner of Broad Street. Tavern, restaurant and museum housed in a conjectural reconstruction of a building that played a prominent role in pre-Revolution and American Revolution history. Claims it is Manhattan's oldest surviving building. The building is a tourist site and a part of the American Whiskey Trail and the New York Freedom Trail.
- Fred's NYC - since 1997. "Come! Sit! Stay!" 476 Amsterdam Ave. (SW corner of 83rd & Amsterdam). "We are a family friendly neighborhood restaurant that takes pride in being part of the Upper West Side community."
- Freds Madison Avenue - 660 Madison Ave, 9th Floor.
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- GARDEN COURT CAFÉ Bib
- GENE'S RESTAURANT SDA
- GENNARO Bib
- GILT ** WS (Executive chef: Justin Bogle).
- GOLDEN UNICORN Bib. Established in 1989. Cantonese-style dining restaurant. In 1996 named one of NYC's Five Best Restaurants by Food and Wine Magazine, making it the only Chinese restaurant to have been designated this distinction.
- GORDON RAMSEY AT THE LONDON **
- GOTHAM BAR AND GRILL * (Chef: Alfred Portale). Opened its doors in 1984. In 2009 named one of the most important New York City restaurants of the past forty years by New York Magazine.
- GRAMERCY TAVERN * (Executive chef: Michael Anthony).
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- HAN GAWI Bib
- Harry's Cafe & Steak - "Originally established in 1972 by its namesake, Harry Poulakakos, the bar at One Hanover Square quickly became a Wall Street institution as well as a favorite haunt for financiers who came to celebrate or commiserate over the state of the market."
- HARRY CIPRIANI
- Harvey's Chelsea House - 108 W. 18th Street. NOW CLOSED.
- HECHO EN DUMBO Bib
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- ibis - 151 East 50th Street. Executive chef: Orhan Yegen. Mediterranean cuisine.
- 'INOTECA LIQUORI Bib
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- JAIYA Bib
- JALEO TAPAS BAR
- JEAN CLAUDE RESTAURANT Bib
- JEAN GEORGES *** sp GTM R&C (Chef: Jean-Georges Vongerichten). At the Trump International Hotel & Tower.
- JEWEL BAKO *. Japanese cuisine.
- J.G. MELON Bib
- Jimmy Weston's - (1967-1989). "From the time it opened at 131 East 54th Street in 1967, Jimmy Weston's was the place to be for anyone who liked big drinks, bear hugs, boisterous conviviality and jazz, or simply gawking at those who did. An eclectic assortment of Mr. Weston's celebrity pals on any given night might include Frank Sinatra, George Steinbrenner, Pete Rozelle, Richard Nixon, Howard Cosell, Hugh Carey, Muhammad Ali, Leo Durocher, Tony Bennett and any big-time basketball coaches who happened to be in town."
- JOANNE TRATTORIA - Lady Gaga's parent's, Joseph and Cynthia Germanotta, new restaurant. Executive chef: Art Smith (Oprah Winfrey's former personal chef).
- JUNOON *. Contemporary Indian cuisine.
- JUQI - "JUQI, meaning 'sharable' and 'hospitality,' promotes an inclusive and comfortable atmosphere. We treat customers as if they're longtime friends; a smile along with every Beijing greeting. A message of justice by sharing a view into Beijing's abundant culture and history. Welcome to Beijing; it’s located in the heart of New York. Juqi began long ago, with family and friends gathered around a table in Beijing enjoying a meal together. Shared amongst them were stories, laughter, and most importantly– food. The binding act of basking in the culture of Beijing and its authentic, home-style, recipes is the foundation for JUQI. A shared love of authentic cuisine is a one-way ticket to Beijing for your tastebuds and soul. Our restaurant is as much a museum as it is a world-class eatery. When you step inside, Beijing surrounds you. Dine inside a classic birdhouse. Surround yourself with bricks flown straight from hutongs. Enjoy the crispy skin and juicy meat of our renowned duck feast." 133-36 37th Ave G17, Queens, NY 11354, U.S.A.
- Restaurant Review: The Peking Duck at Juqi Passes All the Tests - "A Flushing, Queens, branch of a restaurant with around 20 locations in Beijing is here to deliver New York from its duck difficulties. JUQI has over 20 locations all over the world. Its expansion into the United States begins with Flushing, New York."
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- KAFANA NW. Serbian cuisine. Specialty: cevapi with onions.
- KAJITSU ** (Chef: Masato Nishihara). Shojin Cuisine.
- KATZ'S DELICATESSEN Bib. Since 1888.
- King of the Sea - 53rd Street at 3rd Avenue.
- KYO YA *. Japanese cuisine.
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- L'ATELIER DE JOËL ROBUCHON (**). At The Four Seasons Hotel. Closed on June 30, 2012.
- L'ESPRIT BISTRO PAR ALAIN DUCASSE
- LA CARAVELLE - "The finest restaurant in New York on almost every count." (1960-2004). Obituary: The New York Times.
- LA CÔTE BASQUE - (1962 - March 7, 2004). Obituary: The New Yorker. Now location for BENOIT (Chef: Philippe Bertineau). The third member of Alain Ducasse's Benoit family.
- LA GRENOUILLE - since 1962.
- LAFAYETTE - 202 East 50th Street. Closed.
- LAUT *. Malaysian & Thai cuisine.
- L'ECOLE Bib. The Restaurant of The French Culinary Institute.
- LE BERNARDIN *** SP (Chef: Eric Ripert).
- LE CAPRICE - chef: Edward Carew. At Pierre Hotel.
- LE CIRQUE GTM. "A place where the worlds of food, fashion, art and culture converge." French restaurant first opened at the Mayfair Hotel in 1974. Owned and operated by Sirio Maccioni. The latest installation of Le Cirque opened in 2006 in the Bloomberg Tower building at One Beacon Court. The current flagship location is 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m2).
- Le Pavillon - (1941-1971). The most influential French restaurant in America in the 1940's and 50's.
- Le Voisin - (1913-1967). "The Always-Moving French Restaurant."
- LIL' FRANKIE'S PIZZA Bib
- Lindy's - deli and restaurant with two locations in Manhattan, New York City, at 825 7th Avenue (at 53rd Street) and 401 7th Avenue (at 32nd Street). Lindy's is best known for its original incarnation which opened in 1921 on Broadway. Lindy's was opened by Leo "Lindy" Lindermann (died 1957) and his wife Clara on August 20, 1921, and was located at 1626 Broadway, between 49th and 50th Streets. The original Lindy's location closed in 1957. Damon Runyon was a big fan and wrote the restaurant into his books as "Mindy's." The musical Guys and Dolls, based on Runyon's writings, immortalizes Lindy's in one of its songs. Milton Berle frequented Lindy's almost on a nightly basis. Jewish Mafia icon Arnold Rothstein claimed Lindy's as his favorite "office" and would stand on the corner, surrounded by bodyguards, and conduct business outside. Lindy's was especially well known for its cheesecake, which was at times credited as perhaps the most famous in the United States. The cheesecake was immortalized in Guys and Dolls, where Nathan Detroit and Sky Masterson sang its praises.
- Longchamps - (1919-1975). Was a chain of several upscale restaurants centered in Manhattan that consisted of twenty or more locations at its peak, including the Showboat Restaurant located in the Empire State Building.
- LUPA Bib
- LUTÈCE - (1961 - February 14, 2004). 249 East 50th. Obituary: The New York Times.
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- MAISONETTE - (1935-1966). At St. Regis hotel. One of the most popular supper-nightclubs in New York at the time. The Maisonette had Peter Duchin and his orchestra playing through much of the 1960's.
- MAMA MEXICO SDA
- MARC FORGIONE * (Chef: Marc "Forge" Forgione). At TriBeCa.
- MAPO TOFU Bib
- MAREA ** (Chef: Michael White).
- MASA *** sp (Chef: Masa Takayama).
- MATSUGEN
- Max's Kansas City - was a nightclub and restaurant at 213 Park Avenue South in New York City, which became a gathering spot for musicians, poets, artists and politicians in the 1960s and 1970s. It was opened by Mickey Ruskin (1933–1983) in December 1965 and closed in 1981. It was also a favorite hangout of Andy Warhol and his entourage, who dominated the back room.
- Maxwell's Plum - (1966-1988). "Flamboyant restaurant and singles bar that, more than any place of its kind, symbolized two social revolutions of the 1960s – sex and food", at 1181 First Avenue (64th and 1st Avenue) in Manhattan. At its peak it served over 1,200 customers a day, including such celebrities as Richard Rodgers, Cary Grant, Bill Blass, Barbra Streisand and Warren Beatty, and becoming what The New York Times called " a favorite watering hole for the 'swinging singles' set."
- MAYROSE - now closed.
- Measure (Chef: Jeffrey Seizer). At Langham Place, Fifth Avenue hotel.
- MERCATO Bib
- Michael's - since 1989. 24 W 55th Street.
- MICKEY MANTLE'S RESTAURANT
- MINETTA TAVERN * (Chef de cuisine: William Brasile). Since 1937. "Over the course of its long history, the Tavern was frequented by various layabouts and hangers-on including Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, Eugene O'Neill, E. E. Cummings, Dylan Thomas, and Joe Gould, as well as by various writers, poets, and pugilists."
- MOMOFUKU KO ** sp (Chef: Sean Gray).
- MOMOFUKU NOODLE BAR Bib NW (Chef de cuisine: Sean Heller). Specialty: pork-belly ramen.
- MOMOFUKU SSÄM BAR Bib SP (Chef de cuisine: Ryan Miller).
- Monkey Bar - bar/restaurant: Manhattan's Hotel ElysÉe boasts one of the hottest and most world renowned restaurants, the Monkey Bar, which has been featured on 'Sex in the City" as well as "Mad Men".
- Monte-Carlo NYC - "French restaurant NYC hand-picked food highest quality homemade food great service hospitality." 181 E 78th St.
- Mortimer's - (1976-1998). On Lexington Avenue at East 75th Street. A favorite watering hole for Manhattan socialites, glitz folk and achievers; the public outpost for the rich and socially registered. Run for 22 years by Glenn Bernbaum, a Solomon of bistro seating, as a private club to the sort of fashionables whose names fill the gossip columns.
- Morton's The Steakhouse - 551 5th Avenue. "For more than 30 years, Morton's is the steakhouse by which all others are measured."
- MR CHOW - "World Renown Upscale Authentic Beijing Cuisine."
- MR K'S RESTAURANT SDA
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- NOBU Japanese cuisine. At TriBeCa.
- NORTHERN SPY FOOD CO. Bib
- NYONYA Bib. Malaysian cuisine.
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- OBAO Bib
- OCEAN GRILL - "A fabulous New York seafood restaurant with fresh sushi, raw bar selections and long-time signatures, like the crab crusted Mahi Mahi, continue to impress seafood lovers across the city."
- OCEANA * (Executive chef: Ben Pollinger).
- OSTERIA DEL CIRCO - a festive Italian trattoria, the creation of restaurateur, Sirio Maccioni, proprietor of Le Cirque.
- OTTO PIZZERIA & ENOTECA
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- PAPASITO SDA
- PARK AVENUE BISTRO Bib
- Park Side Restaurant - "An Italian Landmark in the heart of Corona, Queens. After one visit, you will be sure to be back again and again for one the city's Best Italian restaurants."
- PARM NW. Specialty: 'Italian Thanksgiving'.
- PER SE *** SP SDA GTM R&C (Chef: Thomas Keller).
- PETER LUGER STEAKHOUSE *. Since 1887. At Brooklyn.
- PETROSSIAN
- PHOENIX GARDEN Bib
- PICHOLINE * (Chef: Terrance Brennan).
- P. J. Clarke's - since 1884. Specialties: hamburgers, pub food. Notable guests over the years include: Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Ernest Borgnine, Nat King Cole, Johnny Depp, Richard Harris, Buddy Holly, Ted Kennedy, Hedy Lamarr, Jake LaMotta, Brooke Shields & Frank Sinatra, among many others.
- PONGAL - Indian vegetarian cuisine bursting with all the natural flavors and spices true to its original tradition. Consistently applauded by ZAGAT, MICHELLIN , THE NEW YORK TIMES, NY TIMEOUT and millions of highly satisfied customers since 1996, Pongal offers one of the most unique menus in New York city which is also Kosher.
- PRANNA - (Chefs: Chai Trivedi & Gavin Portsmouth). "Modern Southeast Asian Cooking." Borrowing flavors and inspiration from Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and India.
- PRUNE Bib
- PUBLIC * (Executive chef: Brad Farmerie).
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- QUINTO QUARTO Bib
- QUO VADIS - (1946-1984). East 63d Street. Obituary: The New York Times.
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- Rainbow Room - fine-dining restaurant and event space previously run by the Cipriani family on the 65th floor of the Comcast Building at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. Opened in 1934, it was the first restaurant to be located in a high-rise building and remained the highest elevated restaurant in the United States for decades.
- RAO'S - Southern Italian restaurant founded in 1896.
- Rector's - (1899-1914). "The Elaine’s of 1899."
- RED EGG Bib
- RESTAURANT AQUAVIT - opened in 1987 and has been the premier Scandinavian dining destination in Midtown Manhattan ever since.
- RESTAURANT DANIEL *** SP GTM R&C (Chef: Daniel Boulud).
- RESTAURANT NOBU
- RESTAURANT WD-50 SP
- Reuben's Restaurant - (1908-2001). 244 Madison Avenue. Reuben's Restaurant and Delicatessen was a landmark restaurant and deli in New York City.
- RIVER CAFÉ *. "The Restaurant that Launched a Thousand Chefs." - New York Times. At Brooklyn.
- ROBATAYA Bib
- Rosa Mexicano - "Fine Dining Restaurant | Best Mexican Food."
- ROSANJIN *. Japanese cuisine of Kaiseki. At TriBeCa.
- ROUGE TOMATE * (Executive chef: Jeremy Bearman).
- Russian Tea Room - since 1927. Russo-Continental restaurant.
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- SARAVANAAS Bib. Indian vegeterian restaurant.
- SARDI'S - opened in 1927. Known for the hundreds of caricatures of show-business celebrities that adorn its walls. Also the birthplace of the Tony Award in 1947.
- SAUL * (Head chef: Saul Bolton). At Brooklyn.
- SCALINATELLA
- SCARPETTA
- SEËSONAL * (Chefs: Wolfgang Ban & Eduard Frauneder).
- SEO Bib
- Serendipity 3 - "Since 1954, its menu of outrageous desserts and fun food, served in a Manhattan townhouse amid exuberant Victorian decorations, has charmed children and their parents, not to mention celebrities from Andy Warhol to Beyonce." In November 2007, Serendipity unveiled a $1,000 dessert called the The Golden Opulence Sundae, which Guinness World Records declared the world's most expensive dessert; in May 2012 for serving the world’s most expensive hamburger, the $295 Le Burger Extravagant and in June 2015 for serving the world’s most expensive grilled cheese sandwich for $214.
- SHALEZEH *
- Shanley's - (1890-1925). Were elegant Manhattan eateries. Shanley's "uptown" spot became a rendezvous for stage and political celebrities.John and Ethyl Barrymore, Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Houdini, David Belasco, Richard Mansfield, "Diamond Jim" Brady and Lillian Russell might be seen at adjacent tables. When Adolph Ochs built the Times Tower on Longacre Square (later Times Square) in 1904, Shanley's became the social headquarters for his editorial and executive staff.
- Sherry's - (1890-1919). At 5th Ave at the corner of 37th street. One of the most famous culinary landmarks in New York until the advent of prohibition.
- SHO SHAUN HERGATT **
- SHUN LEE - haute Chinese cuisine and Lincoln Center standby.
- SHUN LEE Palace - upscale Chinese restaurant located in busy Midtown East Manhattan specializing in serving trendy and eclectic cuisine for over 40 years.
- Sign of the Dove - (1962-1998). A " shamelessly high-end" Upper East Side restaurant known as both a destination for socialites and the most romantic date spot in town. In September 1965 it was the site of a party Jacqueline Kennedy threw for the economist John Kenneth Galbraith, an occasion reported on by Time magazine as one of her first public forays after her husband’s assassination nearly two years earlier.
- SIP SAK Bib. The Best Turkish Food in New York.
- SMITH & WOLLENSKY - "The Quintessential New York City Steakhouse."
- SNACK Bib
- SOBA-YA Bib
- SOTO ** (Chef: Sotohiro Kosugi).
- Sparks Steak House - opened in 1966. Located at 210 East 46th Street (between Second Avenue and Third Avenue) in Midtown Manhattan. Gambino crime family boss Paul Castellano and underboss Thomas Bilotti were gunned down near its entrance in 1985. The hit was given under the orders of John Gotti.
- SPICE MARKET SDA
- SPOTTED PIG *
- SUPPER Bib
- SURYA Bib
- SUSHI AZABU *. At TriBeCa.
- SUSHI OF GARI *
- SZECHUAN GOURMET Bib
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- TACO TACO Bib
- TAMARIND TRIBECA *. At TriBeCa.
- Tapas CafÉ - 408 Broome Street. Aka The King of Tapas.
- TAVERN ON THE GREEN - since 1934. American cuisine restaurant located in Central Park in Manhattan. The restaurant in 2007 had gross revenues of US$38 million, from more than 500,000 visitors, making it the second-highest-grossing independent restaurant in the United States (behind The Venetian's Tao restaurant in Las Vegas, at US$67 million).
- THE BOATHOUSE - Central Park
- The Brass Rail - NOW CLOSED. 745 Seventh Avenue (at 49th Street). This Times Square establishment was one of those places reminding the visitor somewhat of a cafeteria, without at all being one. Good, and moderate prices.
- THE BRESLIN *
- The Clocktower - at the New York Edition Hotel, 5 Madison Avenue (at 24th Street).
- THE COLONY - (1920-1971). Madison Avenue / 30 East 61st Street.
- THE COPENHAGEN - "An Authentic Danish Culinary Experience in NYC." 13 Laight St.
- THE DARBY (Chef: Alex Guarnaschelli).
- THE FORUM OF THE TWELVE CAESARS - (Mad Men [2010], season 4, episode 7: "The Suitcase").
- THE FOUR SEASONS - opened in 1959 at the Seagram Building. Known as much for its clientele as its food, with its Midtown location in the Seagram Building making it convenient for power lunches.
- THE HARRISON SDA
- THE LITTLE OWL - burgers served by Hamburger-virtuoso Pat La Frieda. Burger-lovers Mekka.
- THE MODERN * (Chef: Gabriel Krether).
- THE MONKEY BAR - established 1936.
- THE OAK ROOM - New York's fabled landmark, is now open in The Plaza Hotel, reinstating the New York icon as the most romantic meeting spot in New York City.
- THE POLO BAR - 1 East 55th Street. "Visit The Polo Bar by Ralph Lauren for classic American cuisine and specialty cocktails inspired by Ralph Lauren's favorites in a refined, yet casual setting."
- THE RED CAT SDA
- THE RIVER CAFÉ
- THE RUSSIAN TEA ROOM
- THE SPOTTED PIG *
- THE WAYFARER - "American Seafood Grill." At the Quin hotel, located on the corner of 57th Street and 6th Avenue.
- Top of the Tower Restaurant - at the Beekman Tower Hotel.
- TORI SHIN *. Japanese cuisine, sushi.
- Trader Vic's - (1965-1989). Legendary Polynesian restaurant in the Plaza Hotel.
- TRIBECA GRILL WS (Executive chef: Kamal Rose). At TriBeCa.
- TULSI * (Executive chef: Hemant Mathur).
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- Umbertos Clam House - "The Heart of Little Italy." Italian seafood restaurant located at 132 Mulberry Street (at Broome Street) in Little Italy in Manhattan (New York City). Two months after opening, on April 7, 1972, New York gangster 'Crazy Joe' Gallo was shot and killed at the eatery, where his party of family and friends) had stopped for an early morning snack after celebrating his 43rd birthday at the Copacabana.
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- VERITAS * WS (Chef: Sam Hazen). Contemporary American cuisine.
- VERSAILLES - 151 East 50th Street. (CLOSED). One of Aristotle Onassis's favorite New York restaurants. Now IBIS.
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- WALLSÉ *
- WD-50 * (Chef: Wylie Dufresne).
- WOLFGANG'S STEAKHOUSE
- WOO LAE OAK - Korean restaurant.
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- ZOMA Bib. "The Essence of Abyssinia."
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
- CITY TAVERN - since 1773. "A Triumph of Tradition." Owner and Executive Chef Walter Staib cooks a variety of entrees using authentic 18th century recipes, served in seven period dining rooms, three wine cellar rooms and an outdoor garden.
- Osteria NW. Specialty: fresh pasta.
Rhode Island
Newport
- Best Restaurants in Newport, RI - TripAdvisor.
- Newport Restaurant Week - March 20-29. Three-course prix fixe: Lunch $16 and Dinner $35. Tantalize your taste buds at Newport & Bristol Restaurant Week! Diners will enjoy three course prix fixe meals at exceptional values... lunch for $16 and dinner for $35. Beverages, gratuities and taxes are not included.
- Newport, Rhode Island (and area) restaurants - NewportsRestaurants.com.
- 12 Metre Club Room - 26 Bannister's Wharf. "The Club Room, Newport's station for the 12 Metre Yacht Club, is an intimate dining room in the original section of the 18th century house. The Club Room is the favored spot for small to mid-sized gatherings."
- Brick Alley Pub & Restaurant - 140 Thames St.
- Castle Hill Inn R&C 590 Ocean Avenue.
- Clarke Cooke House - 26 Bannister's Wharf. "Renowned for its innovative cuisine, it is legendary as the heartbeat of Newport, RI. Whether local or visiting, the Clarke Cooke House is an unparalleled, quintessential Newport experience. We've been hosts to royalty and yachting stars, captains of industry and charming scalawags, to occasions whimsical and outrageous. Whether a quiet dinner or late night revelry, our goal has always been to provide great food, professional service, and a sophisticated environment."
- Sardella's Italian Restaurant - 30 Memorial Blvd W. Executive Chef: Kevin Fitzgerald. Founded by former mayor of Newport Richard Sardella in 1980. Sardella’s specializes in Northern and Southern Italian cuisine. Over the years, Sardella’s has been recognized as “Best Italian Restaurant” by Rhode Island Monthly and Newport Life magazines.
Sardella’s is a favorite spot of many locals, celebrities, politicians and tourists.
- The Black Pearl The Tavern - 10 1/2 W Pelham St., Bannister's Wharf.
- The Mooring Seafood Kitchen & Bar - 1 Sayers Wharf. "Elevates the Newport seafood tradition to a new level, providing a casual elegance while maintaining all of its relaxed Newport charm."
- White Horse Tavern - since 1673. One of the oldest tavern buildings in the United States. Located on the corner of Farewell & Marlborough streets.
- Yesterday's - 28 Washington Square. "A Newport Tradition Since 1974."
South Carolina
Charleston
- Husk NW. Specialty: pig's-ear lettuce wraps.
- McCrady's NW (Chef: Sean Brock). Specialty: molasses pork belly.
- Planters Inn R&C
Washington
Bellevue
- WILD GINGER WS (Executive chef: Jacky Lo). Asian cuisine & Satay bar.
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