The oldest French bistro in New York, reopened by the Frenchette team — a 1937 room brought back without being modernized
Must-try: Céleri rémoulade, Poulet à l'estragon, Îles flottantes
📍 129 E 60th St, New York, NY 10022
A Viennese café inside the Neue Galerie — strudel, goulash, and Klimt in the same building
Must-try: Sachertorte, Hungarian beef goulash, Viennese melange
📍 1048 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028
A 1972 pub on Third Avenue serving what many New Yorkers consider the city's definitive bar burger — cash only, no fuss
Must-try: Bacon cheeseburger, Cottage fries, Bloody Mary
📍 1291 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10021
The Upper East Side's clubbiest Italian restaurant since 1981 — red sauce, regulars, and a room that runs on recognition
Must-try: Rigatoni alla vodka, Veal Milanese, Tiramisu
📍 1621 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10028