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Best Dinner with Friends Restaurants in NoMad

5 ranked dinner with friends restaurants in NoMad, New York City — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.

5 picks

These are the 5 best NoMad restaurants for a group dinner, ranked. Yakitori Nonono is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.6 stars across 5,652 reviews. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. If you only order one thing, make it the scallop uni carpaccio at Yakitori Nonono. 3 of the 5 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.

NoMad packs an unusual number of ambitious kitchens into a few blocks, including some of the city's most interesting tasting menus.

Yakitori Nonono

Japanese  ·  NoMad  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.6

Japanese in NoMad — 4.6 on Resy across 5,652 diner reviews

Must-try: Scallop uni carpaccio, Nori tofu, Cod roe cream udon

📍 118 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016

Debajo

Tapas  ·  NoMad  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.6

Tapas in NoMad — 4.6 on Resy across 5,536 diner reviews

Must-try: Tapas small plates

📍 44 West 29th St, New York, NY 10001

Atoboy

Korean · Modern · Banchan-Style  ·  NoMad  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.6

The Park siblings' accessible Korean tasting menu in NoMad — $75 for four banchan-inspired courses, from the team behind two-Michelin-star Atomix

Must-try: Four-course set menu ($75 per person), Fried chicken, Any banchan rotation with rice

📍 43 E 28th St, New York, NY 10016

Ambassadors Clubhouse

Indian  ·  NoMad  ·  $$$

★★★★½ 4.5

The Unapologetic Foods team's Punjabi-Pakistani restaurant on Broadway — grilled meats, breads, and a genuine bar scene

Must-try: Lamb chops, Butter chicken, Garlic naan

📍 1245 Broadway, New York, NY 10001

Borgo

Italian  ·  NoMad  ·  $$$

★★★★☆ 4.2

a sprawling Italian room with a back patio built around a working water feature

Must-try: Handmade pasta, Wine pairings, Antipasti

📍 124 E 27th St, New York, NY 10016

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best dinner with friends restaurant in NoMad?

Yakitori Nonono — 4.6 stars across 5,652 reviews, the highest on this list. Japanese in NoMad — 4.6 on Resy across 5,652 diner reviews.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

3 of the 5 book online — Yakitori Nonono, Debajo and Atoboy. The rest are walk-in or phone-only. Each card here shows live availability for tonight where the restaurant publishes it.

What should I order?

The scallop uni carpaccio at Yakitori Nonono, the tapas small plates at Debajo and the four-course set menu ($75 per person) at Atoboy. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.

How were these picked?

Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 5 of the 5 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.