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EDITORIAL REVIEW
With more famous chefs per square mile than anywhere else in the world, New York is the place for gourmets to sample the best of the best.
Q: Which are the most famous restaurants and how do I get a reservation?
A: New York has so many top places that it would be difficult to name just a few. Instead, we recommend you check our restaurant guide and examine the top reviews. Just leave the search fields blank, and you'll automatically be guided to our top-ranked restaurants! Don't forget, at most of New York's top restaurants reservations are mandatory. Do bear in mind: certain restaurants have a dress code, whether written or unwritten. Since blue jeans with white sneakers will not land you a good table (if any), you might choose to call ahead to inquire about attire. If you are unable to get a reservation for the date and time you want, try to be a bit flexible, by agreeing to a 6 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. reservation. Also note that concierges at top hotels can sometimes get you a reservation at that impossibly overbooked restaurant, and a bit of good grace (and perhaps $20 or $50?) might just get you somewhere.
Q: What about a classic New York steak house?
A: Our restaurant guide covers numerous steak houses, and you could eat in a different steak house nightly for two weeks and still not cover all of them. Simply visit our restaurant guide and select Restaurant by Cuisine. And we don't just list steak houses; we list dozens of other types of cuisine! Check out what our users have to say about where to get great steak, for example.
Q: We hear a lot about the trendy Meatpacking District. What can you recommend?
A: You definitely will want to go through this list of restaurants. Specifically, make sure you check out places like Pastis, Buddakan, Morimoto, Craftsteak, and Pizza Bar.
Q: How about Sunday brunch?
A: Many restaurants offer a classic Sunday brunch, and our restaurant guide also allows you to search by special feature, such as good for brunch, celebrity chef, and so on.
Q: Good food in a great atmosphere is very important to me. What are my options?
A: In addition to searching our restaurant guide by rating, by special feature such as hot now or celebrity chef, each restaurant with an editor rating also rates the ambience.
Q: I hear New York is great for ethnic food. Where do I start looking?
A: You can search our restaurant guide by cuisine, just in case you are craving Australian, Burmese, Japanese, Vietnamese, or any other ethnicity. And you can further refine your search by geographic area, in case you are looking for Indian restaurants in Jackson Heights or Chinese places in Flushing.
Q: I have a strict vegetarian/vegan diet. What places will I find suitable?
A: No problem, you'll feel right at home in NYC. In addition to places that are vegetarian or even vegan, you should feel free to ask your server what ingredients are used in preparing specific dishes to ensure that your needs are met. It's what New Yorkers do every day!
Q: I live for chocolates and dessert. Where can I get my fix?
A: There are plenty of specialty chocolatiers as well as bakeries in addition to the many restaurants that employ a pastry chef. Your opportunities are nearly unlimited when it comes to sweets! Teuscher, Chocolate Bar, Jacques Torres, La Bergamote, Neuhaus and Lindt are some of the most famous retail stores. You'll find them all on our website.
Q: We also like shopping for gourmet ingredients and products. Where should we go?
A: When in SoHo, visit Dean & DeLuca, Balthazar Bakery, and Broadway Panhandler for the finest raw ingredients, prepared foods, bakery items, sandwiches, and kitchen equipment and cookbooks. Can't get enough cookbooks? Visit Kitchen Arts & Letters on the Upper East Side, a store devoted to cookbooks. If you head to Chelsea, visit both the huge new Balducci's on Eighth Avenue, then the massive Chelsea Market that stretches from Ninth to Tenth Avenues, with its bakeries, ice cream stands, Bowery kitchen supply store and famous chefs and restaurants. And on the Upper West Side, you'll definitely want to visit both Fairway and Zabar's, both quintessential New York experiences. On the Upper East Side, check out Eli Zabar's Vinegar Factory and E.A.T., both stores with a phenomenal selection of gourmet products and prepared foods as well as dining areas. Next door to E.A.T. is a great gift store; you can even send luxurious gift baskets to impress your friends and relatives!
Q: What's going on the restaurant industry? How do we find out more about new places?
A: Our guru Adanna has a great blog where you will find the latest info covering food trends and new venues.
Q: We read some of your many restaurant reviews, but frankly our experience at a certain restaurant was quite different. How do we post our comments?
A: We would love to hear what you have to say and our many users would too! Just set up a user name with us—it takes less than a New York minute—simply click here to proceed. Then enter the restaurant name you want to review in the search field. After that restaurant profile appears, click on Add your own review (or be the first to rate, if no one else has yet) and presto—you are now a restaurant reviewer @ NYC.com!
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