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The best of 2022: Top 10 New York City restaurants you need to try

Whether you are looking for a high end dining experience, delicious vegan options, or a family friendly atmosphere, we promise you will find the perfect place on our list.


Daniel Neira - Los Angeles
Senior WriterLos Angeles
DECEMBER 22, 2022 10:20 PM EST

New York City has multiple options when it comes to restaurants. With a variety of cuisines from around the world, the Big Apple offers different dining experiences, and while we wish we could try every single restaurant in the city, sometimes these options can become overwhelming.

This is why we decided to put together a list of the top 10 restaurants you should definitely try if you are visiting New York, or if you are simply in the mood for something specific. Whether you are looking for a high end dining experience, delicious vegan options, or a family friendly atmosphere, we promise you will find the perfect place on our list.

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Oxomoco

Located in the heart of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Oxomoco offers authentic and creative Mexican cuisine and classic cocktails. Offering indoor and outdoor seating options, Oxomoco is a Michelin Starred wood-fired Mexican restaurant from chef and restaurateur Justin Bazdarich.

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L’abeille

L’abeille is a 54 seat French restaurant located on a classic Tribeca cobblestone street corner. The restaurant is centered on a six-course prix-fixe menu but also provides a rotating selection of seasonal a-la-carte dishes with a strong wine and cocktail program.

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Minetta Tavern

Described as a celeb-magnet hot-ticket tavern with upper-end French bistro fare & reimagined vintage decor. Minetta Tavern is one of the best steakhouses in the city, visited by Ernest Hemingway and E.E. Cummings back in the day.

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Dirt Candy

New York City has hundreds of steak restaurants, seafood restaurants, barbecue restaurants, and tapas restaurants, but Dirt Candy is the city’s only vegetable restaurant. Serving nothing but vegetables, their goal is to make them taste better than anything you’ve ever had before.

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Potluck Club

Potluck Club is a Cantonese-American restaurant located in the bustling cross-section of Chinatown, the Lower East Side and Nolita. The menu and restaurant design draw inspiration from the experience of growing up in Chinatown.

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Red Bamboo

Located in Greenwich Village, Red Bamboo is one of the most fan-favorite vegan restaurants in New York City. Creating innovative mock meat and seafood dishes, Janet Jackson and DJ Khaled have previously shared positive reviews about their delicious dishes and desserts.

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The Terrace Restaurant

The Terrace and Outdoor Gardens is a casual and elegant dining destination inspired by the French brasseries and American chophouses chef & restaurateur John Fraser worked at early in his career. The hearty menu includes homemade pastas, steaks and chops as well as a variety of vegetable dishes, always a signature of Fraser’s restaurants.

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COTE

COTE is New York City’s first Korean steakhouse. This restaurant blends the dining experience of Korean barbeque together with the hallmarks of a classic American steakhouse. The result is a unique, convivial and interactive atmosphere, paired with classic-but-creative cocktails.

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Felice

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Sofreh

Sofreh welcomes guests to step into a cozy atmosphere, evoking the feeling that can only be found in traditional Persian homes. Offering authentic and delicious dishes, including homemade yogurts and fresh-baked breads.