While you can find every sort of cuisine in the Big Apple, the best of all cuisines is the native fare, which is why it should surprise no one that New York City is home to some of the best American restaurants in the country, from traditional to Southern-style barbecue to modern menus!
Eleven Madison Park expresses the spirit of grand New York dining with a contemporary accent. Designed by architects Bentel & Bentel, with soaring 30-foot ceilings and windows overlooking beautiful Madison Square Park, the Art-Deco restaurant embodies an urbane sophistication tha...
11 Madison Ave (East 24th St.)After per se opened in 2004 it quickly established itself as one of New York City's top restaurants. With per se, Thomas Keller brings his distinctive hands-on approach from Napa Valley's French Laundry to New York City. The restaurant reflects his intense focus on detail that ex...
10 Columbus Circle, 4th Floor (In Time Warner Center Building)Settle in to the kitchen counter at this intimate 18 seat space for a unique dining experience featuring the cuisine of Chef Cesar Ramirez - the unique talent behind Brooklyn’s first three Michelin-starred restaurant. Ramirez trained with David Bouley among others, and offers an ...
431 West 37th St (Inside the Brooklyn Fare market. All the way in the back, to the right.)One of America's most beloved restaurants, Gramercy Tavern serves inventive American cuisine in a rustic yet elegant setting. Opened in 1994 by legendary restaurateur Danny Meyer in a historic landmark building, the Tavern has welcomed guests to enjoy its contemporary American cu...
42 E 20th St (bet. Broadway & Park Ave. S.)2016 Michelin Star Modern American fare based on seasonal ingredients from Gabe McMackin. Located on the ground-floor of 120 year-old brownstone, with an open kitchen in the center next to a small bar, the atmosphere is inviting, the service outstanding the food exceptional. ...
212 Greene Avenue (bet. Cambridge Place and Grand Avenue)Steps away from the American Museum of Natural History, Dovetail is the creation of star chef John Fraser, who cut his teeth at some of the greatest kitchens in the world, including French Laundry in Napa Valley and Taillevent in Paris. The space offers an intimate dining experie...
103 West 77th StreetThe original Saul spent 14 years lording over Smith Street in Cobble Hill, earning itself and restaurateur Saul Bolton a coveted Michelin star, which inevitably meant the space would shutter, only to reopen a year later in the Brooklyn Museum. The menu is the original article fro...
200 Eastern Parkway2016 2 Michelin Stars Located at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), The Modern is a fine dining restaurant featuring Chef Abram Bissell's creative and elegant Alsatian-inspired French American cuisine. The Modern includes the more refined dining room, which overlooks The Abby Al...
9 W 53rd St (Fifth and Sixth Avenues)This is the original Blue Hill restaurant in the heart of Greenwich Village, located three steps below street level in a landmark "speakeasy" just off of Washington Square Park. The emphasis here is on local seasonal American produce, in particular the produce of the Hudson Valle...
75 Washington Place (Sixth Ave. & MacDougal Street)Jimmy Haber's classic American burger joint with a variety of burgers including beef, American Kobe, lamb, and turkey patties cooked to perfection and stacked with toppings, served on soft, no-frills buns.
470 Sixth AveJean-Georges Vongerichten's passion for contemporary American cuisine converges on a spectacularly attractive restaurant space in the famous ABC Carpet & Home store. A focus on local, sustainable and organic seasonal produce of the freshest order is integral to Jean-Georges' visi...
35 E 18th StA charmingly original restaurant in a neighborhood starved for good fare. Contemporary American cuisine is treated to seasonal changes with drop-dead delicious ingredients making every entree an experience.
1108 Cortelyou Road (Westminster St.)From the proprietor of (and right next to) Spuyten Devil and (across from) Fette Sau, St. Anselm bills itself as a "haute snack bar" focused more heavily on wine than it's cocktail-loving older brother and offering a menu of what we'll call "Midwestern tapas" that includes slider...
355 Metropolitan AveChef Laurent Tourondel created his Bistro Laurent Tourondel as an adaptation of the American Steakhouse, elevating it with his signature style. The menu, organized by category, and complemented with corresponding savory sauces, guides diners to steakhouse bliss. Although deli...
106 E 57th StNarcissa, André Balazs and Michelin-starred chef John Fraser’s restaurant nestled next to the The Standard’s townhouse entrance, marries the clean flavors and impeccably-sourced ingredients of California cuisine with new techniques of roasting, rotisserie and slow-cooking. Featur...
25 Cooper SquareBoth eclectic and eccentric, Buttermilk Channel's menu is a mix of seafood, fancy meats, and even some strange numbers: buttermilk fried chicken, for example, with a side of cheddar waffles.
524 Court StreetCraft reminds diners of the basics of ambience and fine cuisine. From the oversized, workbench-inspired tables to the catwalk above the bar, Craft pays homage to the art & craft of preparing a meal. While this restaurant has clearly jumped the shark in terms of being hot or tren...
43 E 19th St (bet. Broadway & Park Ave. South)Born on the Lower East Side in 1888, with its famous decades-old signs such as "Send a salami to your boy in the army" and window display of thank-you letters from former U.S. presidents, Katz's has repeatedly earned the moniker of most authentic New York deli. Generation after g...
205 E Houston St (Ludlow St.)A 60-seat restaurant amidst the three gleaming Richard Meier glass towers along rapidly-developing West Street, celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten pares it down with his latest offering. Rather than the over-the-top attributes that characterized 66, Spice Market and V Steak...
176 Perry Street (West Street)An NYC secret, located above the famous original PJ Clarks. For members, their is the comfort of the staff knowing their name and what they like to drink. Kinda like Cheers, but with a membership fee, and most decidely not the Norm.
915 3rd AveGlobal phenom chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, never satisfied with success for too long, brings American-Provençal cuisine the the Mercer Hotel. The Mercer Kitchen is a far more relaxed affair than the chef's eponymous—and duly celebrated—restaurant, with two hundred seats the co...
147 Mercer St (Prince St.)Chef Devon Gilroy's Midtown eatery, serving traditional American cuisine with contemporary twists. Big draw for the suited after-work crowd, with the bi-level accommodations almost making it to separate bars. The downstairs Barrel Room has retro-1920s décor, and the fun part ...
99 Park Ave (bet. 39th and 40th Streets)