Best New American Restaurants in NYC

Danny Meyer's beloved New American institution in the Flatiron — seasonal cooking and one of New York's warmest dining rooms

Must-try: Market vegetable tasting, Duck with seasonal accompaniments, Tavern burger at the bar

📍 42 E 20th St, New York, NY 10003

New American in the Lower East Side — 4.8 on Resy across 5,232 diner reviews

Must-try: Caviar handroll, Breakfast taco, Agnolotti

📍 63 Clinton St, New York, NY 10002

Danny Meyer's original, opened 1985 and moved to Park Avenue South — the template for New York hospitality

Must-try: Bar burger, Housemade pastas, Whatever the market menu is doing

📍 101 E 19th St, New York, NY 10003

Michelin-starred and moored under the Brooklyn Bridge since 1977 — the skyline view that every other restaurant is competing with

Must-try: Chocolate Brooklyn Bridge dessert, Seasonal tasting menu, Anything off the raw bar

📍 1 Water St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

A Franklin Street wine bar and restaurant in Greenpoint — seasonal small plates and an excellent list

Must-try: Seasonal vegetables, Pasta of the day, Wine by the glass

📍 132 Franklin St, Brooklyn, NY 11222

A Boerum Hill restaurant doing precise, seasonal American cooking in a warm, low-lit room

Must-try: Seasonal pasta, Grilled fish, Cocktails

📍 112 Bond St, Brooklyn, NY 11217

The Orchard Street wine bar that rewired downtown taste — natural pours and small plates with real technique

Must-try: Beef tartare on crisp bread, Whatever vegetable is on that week, A bottle off the natural list

📍 142 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002

Jean-Georges' farm-to-table room inside ABC Carpet — the roasted carrot and avocado toast that launched a thousand menus

Must-try: Roasted carrot and avocado salad, Whole wheat pizza with eggs and parmesan, Salted caramel sundae

📍 35 E 18th St, New York, NY 10003

Two Michelin stars overlooking MoMA's sculpture garden — Danny Meyer's most formal room, and the Bar Room beside it

Must-try: The tasting menu in the dining room, Bar Room à la carte if you cannot book, Wine pairing from a very deep list

📍 9 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019

James Kent's Michelin-starred room at the base of 70 Pine — the restaurant that gave FiDi a reason to stay after work

Must-try: Gruyère fritters, Whole roasted chicken for the table, Seasonal pasta

📍 70 Pine St, New York, NY 10005

A cast-iron chicken and a wood oven down a cobblestone side street — the best-hidden dining room in Brooklyn

Must-try: Cast-iron chicken, Red wattle pork chop, Wood-fired vegetables

📍 72 Hudson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201

James Murphy's Michelin-starred Williamsburg wine bar — natural pours, serious snacks, and better sound than it needs

Must-try: Whatever cheese is on, Grilled fish of the day, A bottle chosen by the staff

📍 295 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Greenpoint bistro with the thick, lacy-edged pancakes that ruined every other brunch in Brooklyn

Must-try: The pancakes, Burger with fries, Whatever fish is on that night

📍 90 Calyer St, Brooklyn, NY 11222

A NoLita corner restaurant doing precise New American cooking in a room built for lingering

Must-try: Seasonal pasta, Whole fish, Martini

📍 174 Mott St, New York, NY 10012

A Tenth Avenue seasonal American restaurant across from the High Line — one of Chelsea's most durable brunches

Must-try: Wood-grilled fish, Buttermilk pancakes, Bloody Mary

📍 156 10th Ave, New York, NY 10011

A second-floor wine bar on Houston that changed how New York restaurants cook — endive with walnut and anchovy, still

Must-try: Endive salad with walnuts and ubriaco rosso, Beef tartare with sunchoke, Ricotta dumplings with mushroom and pecorino

📍 47 E Houston St, New York, NY 10012