Bite List: Manhattan

So this is it. THE LIST. This is my reference point. It is constantly changing and evolving, and just because something is on (or not on) the list, does not necessarily mean it is wonderful or terrible. It is divided by area, and they are all places I have actually eaten in. 


UPPER WEST:
  • New Amsterdam Burger Co. 680Amsterdam 212-362-0700 kosher, burgers
  • Lincoln 142 W 65th Street bet Brdwy & Amsterdam 212-359-6500 italian 
  • Sugar & Plumm 377 Amsterdam Ave & 78th St 212-787-8778 bakery/desserts 
MIDTOWN WEST / HELLS KITCHEN:
  • Ai Fiori 400 5th Ave bet 37th & 36th St 212-613-8660 italian / french 
  • Aldo Sohm Wine Bar 151 West 51st bet 51st & 52nd 212-554-1143 wine bar
  • Alidoro Midtown 18 East 39th bet 5th & Madison 646-692-4330 sandwiches
  • Danji 346 W 52nd St bet 8th & 9th Ave 212-586-2880 korean
  • Gotham West Market 600 11th Ave bet 44th & 45th St 212-582-7940 food court
  • HaSalon 735 10th Ave 212-495-9024 Israeli 
  • Jean-Georges 1 Central Park West, Midtown West 212-299-3900 french 
  • Kingside 124 West 57th St bet 6th & 7th Ave 212-707-8000 american
  • L'Amico Eventi Hotel 851 6th Avenue 212-201-4065. Italian 
  • Le Bernardin 155 W 51st, Midtown West 212-554-1515 french 
  • Legacy Records 517 W 38th Street at 10th Avenue  American 
  • Marea 240 Central Park South 212-582-5100 seafood
  • Per Se 10 Columbus Circle bet CPW & Brdway, Midtown West 212-823-9335 french
  • Refinery Rooftop  63 West 38th bet 5th and 6th 646-664-0372. lounge 
  • Quality Italian 57 West 57th Street bet 6th & 5th 212-390-1111 italian / steakhouse
  • Stella 34 Trattoria Macy's 6th Fl 35th & Broadway 212-967-9251 italian 
  • Sushi of Gari 46 347 W 46th St bet 8th - 9th Ave 212-957-0046 sushi
  • Sushi Seki Hell's Kitchen 365 W 46th bet 8th & 9th 212-262-8880 sushi 

UPPER EAST / MIDTOWN EAST:
  • Amali 115 E 60th St bet Park & Lex 212-339-8363 mediterranean 
  • Casa Lever 390 Park Ave bet 53rd & 54th St 212-888-2700 italian 
  • Daniel 60 E 65th off Park Ave, UES 212-288-0033 french / american
  • Ethos 905 1st Avenue and 51st 212-888-4060 greek 
  • Her Name is Han 17 East 31st bet 5th Ave & Madison 212-779-9990 korean
  • JAMS 1414 Ave of the Americas 212-703-2001 california cuisine 
  • Riverpark 450 E 29th St off East River 212-729-9790 american
  • Sette Mezzo 969 Lexington Ave bet 71st & 70th st 212-472-0400 italian 
  • Sfoglia 1402 Lex Ave bet 92nd & 93rd St 212-831-1402 italian 
  • Sons of Thunder 204 East 38th bet 3rd & tunnel 646-863-2212 poke 
  • Sushi Ishikawa 419 East 74th St b/t York & 1st Ave 212-651-7292 sushi 
  • Tanoshi 1372 York Ave bet 73rd - 74th 917-265-8254 sushi 
  • The East Pole 133 East 65th St bet Lex and Madison 212-249-2222 American 
  • The Mark 25 E 77th bet 5th & Madison 212-744-4300 french 
  • The Polo Bar 1 East 55th & 5th 212-207-8562 american  
  • The Wright Guggenheim Museum 1071 5th Ave 212-427-5690 american 
  • Totto Ramen 248 East 52nd Street 212-421-0052 ramen 
  • Xi'an Famous Foods 14 East 34th Street bet 5th & Madison chinese (multiple)
  • Zuma 261 Madison Ave bet 38th & 39th 212-544-9862 japanese 

FLATIRON / GRAMERCY / UNION SQUARE:
  • 15 East 15 East 15th Street bet 5th Ave & Union Sq W 212-647-0015 japanese
  • ABC Cucina 38 East 19th St bet Brdway & S Park Ave 212-677-2233 spanish 
  • ABC Kitchen 35 East 18th St bet Brdway & S Park Ave 212-475-5829 american 
  • ABCV 38 East 19th Street 212-475-5829 212-475-5829 American - vegetarian 
  • Aldea 31 West 17th St bet Ave of the Americas & 5th Ave 212-675-7223 Portuguese 
  • Atoboy 43 East 28th Street bet Madison & Park Ave 646-476-7217 korean 
  • Babu Ji 22 east 13th indian 
  • Barbounia 250 Park Ave S bet 19th & 20th St 212-995-0242 mediterranean 
  • Beyond Sushi 229 E 14th St bet 2nd & 3rd Ave 646-861-2889 vegan, sushi
  • Boqueria 53 W 19th St bet 5th & Ave of the Americas 212-255-4160 spanish/tapas
  • Cosme 35 East 21st bet Broadway & 5th Ave 212-913-9659 mexican
  • Covina 127 East 27th bet Park Ave & Lexington Ave 212-204-0225 american
  • Daily Provisions 103 East 19th bet Park & Irving Place 212-488-1505 
  • Eataly 200 5th Ave bet 23rd & 24th St 646-398-5100 italian/pizza 
  • Hanjan - 36 west 26th street bet 6th ave & Broadway 212-206-7226 korean 
  • Hu Kitchen 78 5th Ave bet 13th & 14th St 212-510-8919 health food 
  • Junoon 27 W 24th bet 5th & 6th Ave 212-490-2100 indian 
  • Kyma 15 West 18th b/t 6th & 5th 212-268-555 greek 
  • La Pecora Bianca 1133 Broadway bet 26th and 25th 212-498-9696 italian 
  • Little Beet Table 333 Park Ave South bet 24th - 25th 212-466-3330 veggies 
  • Made Nice 8 West 28th b/t Broadway & 5th Avenue 212-887-1677
  • Maialino 2 Lexington Ave bet 22nd St & Gramercy Park 212-777-2410 italian 
  • No. 7 Sub - relocated to Plaza Food Hall 1 west 59th 
  • Nur 34 East 20th b/t Broadway & S Park Ave 212-505-3420 Middle Eastern 
  • O Ya  120 East 28th Street bet Park & Lex 212-204-0200 sushi 
  • Novita 102 E 22nd bet Park Ave S & Lex 212-677-2222 italian 
  • Scampi 30 West 18th 212-888-2171 Italian 
  • Rezdora - 27 East 20th Italian 
  • Shuko 47 East 12th St bet University & Broadway 212-228-6088 Japanese 
  • Simon & The Whale 23 Lexington Ave b/t 24th & 23rd 212-475-1924 seafood
  • Studio @ Freehand Hotel 23 Lexington Ave 347-472-1352 American 
  • Sushi Seki Chelsea 208 West 23rd bet 7th & 8th Ave 212-255-5988 sushitaboonet
  • Taboonette 30 East 13th St bet 5th Ave & University 212-510-7881 Mediterranean 
  • The Breslin Bar & Dining Room 20 West 29th St 212-679-1939 gastropub 
  • The Clocktower 5 Madison Ave bet 24th & 23rd 212-413-4300 British 
  • The NoMad 1170 Broadway bet 27th & 28th St 347-472-5660 spanish/french 
  • Tsurutontan Udon Noodle 21 East 16th Street  212-989-1000. Udon
  • Union Square Cafe 101 east 19th st  212-243-4020 american
  • Upland 345 Park Ave S bet 26th & 25th 212-686-1006 american 

CHELSEA:
  • Artichoke Basille's Pizza 114 10th Ave bet 17th St & 18th St 212-792-9200 pizza 
  • Bodega Negra 355 W 16th 212-229-2336 Mexican 
  • Cookshop 156 10th Ave bet 19th & 20th St 212-924-4440 american 
  • Da Umberto 107 W 17th St bet 7th Ave & 6th Ave 212-989-0303 italian 
  • Gallow Green 530 W 27th St bet 11th & 10th Ave 212-564-1662 american/rooftop 
  • Impero Caffe 132 West 27th bet 7th & 6th 917-409-5171 italian 
  • Momofuku Nishi 232 8th Ave bet 21st & 22nd 646-518-1919 Italian Asian Fusion
  • Portale 126 West 18th Street 917-781-0255 italian 
  • Salinas 136 9th Ave bet 19th & 18th St 212-776-1990 spanish/tapas
  • Seed + Mill in Chelsea Market 409 West 15th Street 917-292-5164 ice cream 
  • The Donut Plant 220 West 23rd St bet 7th & 8th Ave 212-675-9100 donuts
  • Ushiwakamaru 362 West 23rd bet 8th - 9th sushi
  • Zizi 182 8th Avenue 646-454-9710 Mediterranean 

MEATPACKING:
  • Catch 21 9th Ave bet Little W 12th & 13th St 212-392-5978 seafood/asian 
  • Miznon 435 West 15th Street 646-490-5871 mediterranean 
  • RH Rooftop Restaurant 9 Ninth Avenue 212-217-2210 american 
  • Santina 820 Washington St bet Gansevoort & Little W 12th 212-254-3000 italian
  • Sushi by Bou 353 W14th b/t Hudson & 14th Street 917-870-1587 sushi 
  • The Darby 244 W 14th St bet 7th & 8th Ave 212-242-4411 american 
  • The Standard Grill 848 Washington St bet 13th & LW 12th St 212-645-4100 american
  • Toro 85 10th Ave 212-691-2360 tapas 

VILLAGE / WEST VILLAGE:
  • 12 Chairs 56 MacDougal Street 212-254-8640 middle eastern 
  • Anton's 570 Hudson Street italian 
  • Babbo 110 Waverly Place bet N Wash Sq & Macdougal 212-777-0303 italian
  • Bar Bolonat 611 Hudson St bet Jane St & 12th St 212-390-1545 mediterranean
  • Bar Pitti 268 6th Ave bet W Houston & Bleecker 212-982-3300 italian 
  • Big Gay Ice Cream Shop 61 Grove Street bet 7th Ave S & Sheridan Sq ice cream
  • Bluestone Lane 55 Greenwich Ave bet Charles & Perry 646-368-1988 Coffee/brunch
  • Blue Hill 75 Washington Pl & 6th Ave 212-539-1776 american 
  • By CHLOE 185 Bleecker Street 212-290-8000 vegan
  • Cafe Altro Paradiso 234 Varick Street off 6th Ave 646-952-0828 italian 
  • Carbone 181 Thompson bet Bleecker & Houston 212-254-300 italian
  • Casa Apicii 62 West 9th Street & 14th st 212-353-8400 italian 
  • Chalait 224 West 4th Street bet 7th Ave S & 4th St 212-929-0266 coffee & tea
  • Bar Sardine 183 W 10th bet 7th Ave S & 4th St 646-360-3705 american
  • Claudette 24 5th Avenue 212-868-2424 French 
  • Coco & Cru 643 Bond Street bet Bond & Bleecker street 212-614-3170. Cafe 
  • Eleven Madison Park 11 Mad Ave & 24th, Gramercy St 212-889-0905 american 
  • Employees Only 510 Hudson St bet 10th & Christopher 212-242-3021 american
  • Fairfax 234 West 4th Street 212-933-1824 cafe 
  • Fedora 239 W 4th St bet 10th & Charles St 646-449-9336 american 
  • Gramercy Tavern 42 E 20th, Gramercy 212-477-0777 american 
  • I Sodi 105 Christopher St bet Bedford & Bleecker St 212-414-5774 italian 
  • Il Mulino 86 W 3rd bet Thompson & Sullivan St 212-673-373 italian
  • Kosaka 220 West 13th st bet 7th ave & Horatio 212-727-1709 sushi 
  • Llama San 359 6th Ave 646-490-4422 japanese/peruvian 
  • Lola Taverna 210 6th Ave 212-994-9821 greek 
  • Jeffrey's Grocery 172 Waverly Pl bet Grove & 10th St 646-398-7630 seafood 
  • Joe's Pizza 7 Carmine Street bet 6th & Minetta Ln 212-366-1182 pizza
  • Joseph Leonard 170 Waverly Pl bet Christopher & Grove 646-429-8383 american
  • L'Artusi 228 W 10th St bet Bleecker & Hudson St 212-255-5757 italian 
  • Little Owl 90 Bedford St bet Grove & Barrow St 212-741-4695 american 
  • Lupa 170 Thompson St bet Houston & Bleecker italian 
  • Minetta Tavern 113 Macdougal St bet Bleecker & W 3rd 212-475-3850 french
  • Miss Lily's 132 West Houston bet Sullivan & MacDougal St caribbean
  • Morandi 211 Waverly Pl bet 10th St & Charles St 212-627-7575 italian
  • Nami Nori 33 Carmine St b/t Avenue Of The Americas (646) 998-4588 sushi  
  • Nix 72 University Place bet 10th & 11th 212-498-9393 vegetarian 
  • Otto Enoteca Pizzeria 1 5th Ave bet Washington Mews & 8th 212-995-9559 italian
  • Rosemary's 18 Greenwich Ave bet Charles & 10th St 212-647-1818 italian 
  • Sushi Nakazawa 23 Commerce St bet S 7th Ave & Bedford 212-924-2212 sushi
  • Sushi Zo 88 West 3rd Street bet Thompson & Sullivan 646-405-4826 sushi  
  • The Beatrice Inn 285 W 12th bet 4th St & 8th Ave 646-896-1804 american
  • The Loyal 289 Bleecker Street 212-488-5800 American 
  • Via Carota  51 Grove Street bet 7th Ave & Bleecker Street italian
  • Westville Hudson 333 Hudson St bet Van Dam & Charlton St 212-776-1404  american
NOHO:
  • Acme 9 Great Jones St & Lafayette 212-203-2121 american
  • Estela 47 East Houston bet Greene & Mulberry 212-219-7693 american
  • Fish Cheeks 55 Bond Street (718) 788-8001 thai 
  • Gato 324 Lafayette St bet Houston & Bleecker 212-334-6400 Mediterranean 
  • Gemma 335 Bowery bet 2nd St & Bond St 212-505-7300 italian 
  • Il Buco 47 Bond St bet Bowery & 2nd St 212-533-1932 italian
  • Il Buco Alimentari 53 Great Jones off Bowery 212-837-2622 italian
  • Lafayette 380 Lafayette St bet 4th St & Great Jones 212-533-3000 french / bakery
  • Mile End 53 Bond St bet Bowery & 2nd St 212-529-2990 deli / sandwiches
  • Narcissa 21 Cooper Sq bet Bowery & 4th St 212-228-3344 American
  • Bar Primi 325 Bowery @ 2nd St 212-220-9100 italian
  • Smile to Go 26 Bond St bet Bowery & 2nd St 646-329-5836 american
  • The Jones 54 Great Jones Street American 
  • The Smile 26 Bond St bet Lafayette & Bowery 646-329-5836 american 
  • Vics 31 Great Jones Street between Bowery & Lafayette 212-253-5700 Italian 
NOLITA/LITTLE ITALY:
  • 19 Cleveland - 19 Cleveland 646-823-9227 Israeli 
  • Balaboosta 214 Mulberry St bet Spring & Prince 212-966-7366 mediterranean
  • Black Seed Bagels 170 Elizabeth St bet Spring & Kenmare 212-730-1950 bagels
  • Cafe Gitane 242 Mott St bet Houston & Prince 212-334-9552 french 
  • Parm 248 Mulberry St bet Spring & Prince 212-993-7189 italian
  • Pasquale Jones 86 Kenmare bet Mott & Mulberry italian 
  • Rubirosa 235 Mulberry St bet Spring & Prince 212-965-0500 italian/pizza
  • Seamore's 390 Broome Street 212-730-6550 seafood
  • Two Hands 164 Mott Street bet Broome & Grand 917-475-1815 cafe 
  • Uncle Boons 7 Spring Street bet Bowery & Elizabeth 646-370-6650 thai 

EAST VILLAGE:
  • Cafe Mogador 101 St Marks Place 212677-2226 Moroccan 
  • Huertas 107 1st Ave bet 7th & 6th St 212-228-4490 spanish 
  • Kajitsu 414 E 9th St & Ave A 212-228-4873 japanese / vegetarian 
  • Kura 130 St Marks Place bet Ave A & 1st Ave 212-228-1010 sushi 
  • Momofuku Noodle Bar 171 1st Ave bet 10th & 11th St 212-777-7773 ramen 
  • Oiji 119 1st ave bet 7th st & St. Marks 646-767-9050 korean 
  • Prune 54 E 1st St bet 1st Ave & 2nd Ave 212-677-6221 american 
  • Porsena 21 E 7th St & Cooper Sq 212-228-4923 italian
  • Supper 156 East 2nd St bet Ave A & Ave B 212-477-7600 italian
  • Sushi Dojo 110 1st Ave bet 7th & 6th St 646-692-9398 sushi 
  • The Black Ant 60 2nd Ave bet 3rd and 4th st 212-598-0300 mexican 
  • Violet 511 East 5th Street 646-850-5900 pizza

SOHO:
  • Blue Ribbon Sushi 119 Sullivan St bet Spring & Prince 212-343-0404 sushi
  • Charlie Bird 5 King Street bet McDougal & 6th Ave 212-235-7133 italian 
  • Jack's Wife Frieda 224 Lafayette St bet Kenmare & Cleveland 212-510-8550 medit
  • La Mercerie 53 Howard St bet Broadway & Mercer 212-852-9097 french
  • Le Coucou 138 Lafayette St b/t Canal & Grand 212-271-4252 French 
  • Little Prince 199 Prince St bet Sullivan & Charlton St 212-335-0566 italian 
  • Lure Fishbar 142 Mercer St bet Houston & Prince 212-431-7676 seafood / sushi 
  • Osteria Morini 218 Lafayette St bet Kenmare & Cleveland 212-965-8777 italian 
  • Raoul's 180 Prince Street & Sullivan St 212-966-3518 bistro 
  • Sadelle's 463 West Broadway between Houston and Prince 212-776-4926 appetizing
  • The Butcher's Daughter 19 Kenmare St bet Bowery & Elizabeth St 212-219-3434 juice bar (Little Italy) 
LES / CHINATOWN / TRIBECA: 
  • Batard 239 West Broadway bet Walker & Beach 212-219-2777 american
  • Beauty & Essex 146 Essex St bet Rivington & Stanton St 212-614-0146 american 
  • Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya 187 Orchard St off Houston St 212-466-0404 sushi 
  • Chinese Tuxedo 5 Doyers Street 646-895-9301 Chinese 
  • Crown Shy 70 Pine Street 212-517-1932 American 
  • Dimes 143 Division Street bet Ludlow & Orchard 212-240-9410 American 
  • Dirt Candy 86 Allen 212-228-7732 vegetarian, vegan
  • Fat Radish 17 Orchard St bet Canal & Hester 212-300-4053 british 
  • Floret 225 Bowey 646-343-4501 American 
  • Freeman 191 Chrystie St bet Delancey & Rivington 212-420-0012 american
  • Kiki's 130 Division Street bet Orcahrd & Pike 646-882-7052 greek
  • La Esquina 114 Kenmare St bet Mott & Elizabeth St 646-613-7100 mexican 
  • Little Park 85 West Broadway in SMyth Hotel 212-220-4110 american 
  • Locanda Verde 377 Greenwich St Franklin & Moore 212-925-3797 italian
  • Macao Trading Co 311 Church St  bet Walker & Lispenard St 212-431-8750 asian 
  • Marc Forgione 134 Reade St bet Hudson & Greenwich 212-941-9401 american 
  • Mission Chinese Food 171 East Broadway 917-376-5660 chinese 
  • Niche 172 Delancey Street 929-274-1629 ramen 
  • Public Kitchen 215 Chrystie Street at Stanton 212-735-6000 American 
  • Russ & Daughter's 179 E Houston St off 2nd Ave 212-475-4880 seafood, appetizing
  • Russ & Daughters Cafe 127 Orchard St bet Rivington & Delancey 212-475-4881 appetizing  
  • Sammy's Roumanian Steakhouse 157 Chrystie bet Delancey & Rivington 212-673-0330 steakhouse 
  • Sushi of Gari Tribeca 130 West Brdway bet Duane & Thomas 212-285-0130 sushi

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