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Best restaurants in New York

Every restaurant I've rated in New York, ranked by score. 93 places, 57 with notes. Updated July 2026.

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93 places · score out of 10 · j k ↵

  1. 1AngelJackson Heights10, exceptional, superb, elite, perfect, amazing all words that describe this place. haven’t even finished eating yet but had to post this asap10.0
  2. 2Mama's TOO! Pizzeria West VillageWest Villagei got the wrong thing need to revisit and get a square10.0
  3. 3AddaEast Villagegas, biriyani worse than angel biryani imo but better curry. free chaat and papaad was nice. dessert was surprisingly amazingz9.9
  4. 4SoothrEast Villagegas9.8
  5. 5Tamarind TribecaTribeca9.8
  6. 6HYDERABADI ZAIQAMidtown Southgoated restaurant. biryani was amazing and lassi was fire, everything else was good . Ignore venky rating he lying, I went here after having cafe panna and it was still fire. Prices very reasonable too.9.8
  7. 7PranakhonGreenwich Village9.8
  8. 8Liberty Bagels MidtownGarment Districtgood9.7
  9. 9ilili RestaurantNoMad9.7
  10. 10Eat itAstoria#1 halal spot9.7
  11. 11Cho Dang GolMidtown South9.7
  12. 12Village Square Pizza - MidtownGarment Districtamazing9.7
  13. 13Rowdy Rooster - PennMidtown South9.7
  14. 14L’industrie Pizzeria - West VillageWest Villagenothing special edit: i was wrong9.6
  15. 15Saranrom ThaiElmhurstI would describe this place as the angel equivalent for thai food(Angel clears tho). Apps and dessert not worth at least what I got but the actual dishes themselves were very tasty esp the noodles. Very reasonable prices would come here again. walk in only but wait wasn’t bad ~30min at 6:30pm on a Monday.9.6
  16. 16Adel's Famous Halal FoodTheater District9.6
  17. 17Cello's PizzeriaEast Villagegas9.6
  18. 18Farook Halal FoodEast Villagegood rice and meat esp for $89.6
  19. 19Sharif's FamousMidtown South9.6
  20. 20LOS TACOS No.1Theater Districttoo good9.4
  21. 21Pecking House ChinatownChinatownso good9.3
  22. 22Clinton St. Baking CompanyLower East Sidefire pancakes9.3
  23. 23Lucia Pizza Of SoHoSoHo9.2
  24. 24uluhEast Village9.2
  25. 25Counter ServiceFlatiron Districtbuff chick was insane9.2
  26. 26Thai VillaMidtown Manhattan9.1
  27. 27BarbouniaMidtown Manhattan9.0
  28. 28Faicco’s Italian SpecialtiesSouth Villagegoated sandwich8.9
  29. 29LumLumHell's Kitchenwas good, nothing crazy imo but restaurant itself was a vibe8.9
  30. 30AntidoteWilliamsburgcrab tofu was ahh, dim sum was great esp scallion pancakes, noodles and fried rice also rlly good8.8
  31. 31Taqueria RamirezGreenpointfire but wish they had chicken8.7
  32. 32Birria-Landia NYCNolita8.7
  33. 33Little Ruby's East VillageEast Villagefire but no spice8.7
  34. 34DubuHausMidtown Southgood food, ice cream was wack, lwk tax but company card so it was worth8.7
  35. 35Just SaladFlatiron Districtfajita market plate is elite8.6
  36. 36Fonty’s Deli + DukaanWest Villagehonestly at first i was mad it was $22 but when i tried it had hella chicken and was p good so id say worth trying8.6
  37. 37Godunk Thai Street FoodNoHo8.5
  38. 38NAYA - Union SquareGreenwich Villagefinally trying all the slop bowls. this clears cava ngl or maybe i was hungry8.5
  39. 39INDAYFlatiron Districtts was gas8.5
  40. 40Joe & Pat’s NYCEast Villagefade garlic bread but others are gas8.4
  41. 41Best Damn Breakfast BurritoEast Village8.3
  42. 42Mido’sMidtown Manhattan8.3
  43. 43Pop’s Pizza of East VillageAlphabet City8.3
  44. 44Santa Halal FoodEast Villagesanta was so nice8.2
  45. 45Slicehaus PizzeriaSouth Villagegood pizza. even better cause no line and seems like mfs in manhattan line up for fun8.2
  46. 46Santo TacoGreenwich Villagesurprisingly tasty8.2
  47. 47Bark BarbecueBushwickbrisket was decent, mac and cheese spiced very well, loved the plantains and cornbread8.2
  48. 48Bánh Anh EmEast Villagegood, need to try more vietnamese food8.1
  49. 49Electric BurritoEast Village8.1
  50. 5071 NY Halal FoodEast Villagegood nothing special8.1
  51. 51Indian Biriyani HouseFinancial District8.1
  52. 52Hooda halal foodMorningside Heightsgood chicken but $13 and super far8.0
  53. 53Rosemary's EastPeter Cooper Village7.9
  54. 54WanglangFlatiron Districtwhoever said khao soi better than soothr is lying7.9
  55. 55Serafina MeatpackingMeatpacking District7.9
  56. 56Kaew Jao JormSouthside7.9
  57. 57RakuEast Village7.8
  58. 58Momosan Ramen & SakeMurray Hill7.8
  59. 59NEW YORK BEST HALAL FOODFinancial District7.8
  60. 60KhaosanBrooklyn Heightsgood for price but greasy7.7
  61. 61Dim Sum Go GoTwo Bridges7.7
  62. 62GupShupGramercy Parkmeh,kinda my fault cause i was full and didn’t get any entrees7.7
  63. 63Café MaudEast Village7.7
  64. 64Malii GramercyGramercy Park7.7
  65. 65MáLà ProjectEast Village7.6
  66. 66Thai DinerNolitatbh didn’t like phat see ew sauce very much. no spice and too salty. want to come back and try smtg different7.6
  67. 67Son del NorthLower East Sideonly had veggie, need to retry and have meat it has potential7.6
  68. 68HalalFoodEast Villageso much fucking food, was kinda sick of halal atp but wasn’t bad and amazing value7.6
  69. 69Bubby'sTribecaehh,too much nutella and toppings and $35 is a lot7.6
  70. 70Kebab aur SharabUpper West Sidekemid aur sharab. @rdalvi was right. $15 lassi was good7.5
  71. 71Fish CheeksNoHoWalked in and first saw a COCKROACH. WTF. crab curry was not good, crab fried rice was amazing. chicken wings were seasoned rlly well b it chicken itself was not it.7.3
  72. 72R Slice PizzaMidtown South7.2
  73. 737th Street Burger Financial DistrictFinancial Districtgood for price7.2
  74. 74Little Basil ThaiRose Hill7.2
  75. 75Siena PizzaFinancial District7.2
  76. 76Jin Mei DumplingChinatowndoughy but for $5 can’t complain6.8
  77. 77The Best Sichuan 一品成都21Flatiron District6.7
  78. 78PASTASOLEEast Villageaight6.1
  79. 79Bondi SushiNoMadtbh i don’t like sushi/ japanese food very much im realizing6.0
  80. 80KanyakumariUnion Squarebruh ts sucks. chicken was genuinely inedible the veg stuff was decent but not good for price. Lassi was only good thing at $14. Looked up the owner after and well well well turns out owned by same ppl as kebab aur sharab. Fade this place5.9
  81. 81Veeray da DhabaEast Village5.9
  82. 82Sao MaiEast Villagetripe weirds me out, pho was a bit disappointing had high expectations5.8
  83. 83NaNa Thai StreetFlatiron District5.5
  84. 84The Halal GuysGramercy Parkmid halal5.2
  85. 85VIVIBOWLFlatiron District4.7
  86. 86Tajeen Halal Food TruckEast Villagetoo pricey and not that good4.5
  87. 87La Pecora Bianca SoHoNolitawhipped ricotta was ahh, pasta was decent but not worth 404.0
  88. 881915 Lanzhou Hand Pulled NoodlesKips Bayidk man it really wasn’t it3.9
  89. 89Bleecker Street PizzaSouth Villagepizza was very average. the 5’1 manlet behind the counter pressuring us to hurry up didn’t help3.6
  90. 90Wendy'sFlushingNo2.4
  91. 91ONGI ( 295 PARK AVE SOUTH )Flatiron District2.1
  92. 92Desi GalliAlphabet Citywhat chicken tikka roll doesn’t come with fucking tikka sauce. $10 for this bs the halal carts give TRIPLE the food1.9
  93. 93Parcelle Greenwich VillageSouth Village · Closedgenuinely FUCK this place. cocktails tasted like motor oil, steak was not good and i was chewing for 30min. and cherry on top $250 for 3 people (3 entrees and 2 drinks)1.3

How I rate. Scores come from Beli's pairwise ranking, so a 10 means it beat everything else I've had in the category, not that it's perfect. Nothing here is sponsored.