Best Special Occasion Restaurants in NYC

Eric Ripert's three-Michelin-star seafood temple in Midtown — the most precise fish cookery in America

Must-try: Barely Touched tuna, Poached halibut in Thai broth, Chef's tasting menu

📍 155 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019

Junghyun Park's two-Michelin-star Korean tasting counter in NoMad — the most refined Korean fine dining in America

Must-try: Full tasting menu, Seasonal Korean ingredient courses, The finisher dessert sequence

📍 104 E 30th St, New York, NY 10016

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

Missy Robbins' Williamsburg pasta kitchen — the mafaldini with pink peppercorns is one of the best plates of pasta in America

Must-try: Mafaldini with pink peppercorns & parmigiano, Sheep's milk ravioli, Wood-roasted clams

📍 567 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Brooklyn's legendary cash-only steakhouse since 1887 — the porterhouse for two is the standard every other NYC steak is measured against

Must-try: Porterhouse for two, Extra-thick bacon, German fried potatoes

📍 178 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Scott Tacinelli and Angie Rito's creative Italian-American in the West Village — pinwheel lasagna and helical caesar are not to be missed

Must-try: Pinwheel lasagna, Helical caesar salad, Braciole

📍 103 Greenwich Ave, New York, NY 10014

West Village's intimate prime rib speakeasy — the carved rib roast and Yorkshire pudding in a 30-seat townhouse

Must-try: Prime rib carved tableside, Yorkshire pudding, Creamed spinach

📍 4 Charles St, New York, NY 10014

West Village's red-sauce Italian temple where the veal parmesan and spicy rigatoni have become the most talked-about dishes in NYC

Must-try: Spicy rigatoni vodka, Veal parmesan, Tableside Caesar salad

📍 181 Thompson St, New York, NY 10012

Enrique Olvera's Flatiron flagship — the duck carnitas and corn husk meringue changed what Mexican food could be in America

Must-try: Duck carnitas, Corn husk meringue dessert, Aguachile negro

📍 35 E 21st St, New York, NY 10010

Keith McNally's grand SoHo brasserie — steak frites, oysters, and the energy of old Paris transplanted to Spring Street

Must-try: Plateau de fruits de mer, Steak frites, Eggs Benedict at brunch

📍 80 Spring St, New York, NY 10012