✦ Neighborhood Guide · SoHo

Best Restaurants in SoHo

The best restaurants in SoHo, New York City — 7 ranked picks with ratings, must-try dishes and live table availability.

7 picks

SoHo has 7 restaurants worth the trip, and this is the ranked list. Or'esh leads it at 4.8 stars, with Shuka close behind. Prices run the whole way from $ counters to $$$$ rooms, and the strongest showings are French, Mediterranean and Italian. If you only order one thing, make it the caviar at Or'esh. 4 of the 7 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.

SoHo's restaurants trade on the room as much as the food, but the neighborhood's best kitchens hold their own against anywhere downtown.

Or'esh

Mediterranean · SoHo · $$$$

★★★★½ 4.8

the clubhouse for everyone who fled its sister restaurant

Must-try: Caviar, Foot-long tuna slab, Mezze

📍 450 W Broadway, New York, NY 10012

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Shuka

Mediterranean · SoHo · $$

★★★★½ 4.7

Mediterranean in SoHo — 4.7 on Resy across 30,623 diner reviews

Must-try: Mediterranean mezze, Za'atar bread

📍 38 Macdougal St, New York, NY 10012

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Le Coucou

French · Fine Dining · Michelin · SoHo · $$$$

★★★★½ 4.7

James Beard–winning SoHo French restaurant with soaring ceilings and old-world grandeur — Daniel Rose's classic cooking is a love letter to Paris

Must-try: Roasted duckling, Le tout lapin (rabbit multiple ways), Poached sole with brown butter

📍 138 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013

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Charlie Bird

Italian · SoHo · $$$

★★★★½ 4.6

Italian in SoHo — 4.6 on Resy across 27,677 diner reviews

📍 5 King St, New York, NY 10012

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Balthazar

French · Brasserie · SoHo · $$$

★★★★½ 4.5

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

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Selene

Greek · Mediterranean · SoHo · $$$

★★★★☆ 4.4

A Greek restaurant on Grand Street in SoHo — whole grilled fish, mezze, and a bright, airy room

Must-try: Whole grilled branzino, Taramasalata, Grilled octopus

📍 23 Grand St, New York, NY 10013

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Raoul's

French · Bistro · Steak · SoHo · $$$

★★★★☆ 4.2

The SoHo bistro that has not changed since 1975 — steak au poivre, a tarot reader upstairs, and a burger only twelve people a night can order

Must-try: Steak au poivre, The bar burger (if you can get one), Anything off the chalkboard specials

📍 180 Prince St, New York, NY 10012

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best restaurant in SoHo?

Or'esh — 4.8 stars across 4,079 reviews, the highest on this list. the clubhouse for everyone who fled its sister restaurant.

Which of these is the best value?

Shuka at $$ — 4.7 stars without the $$$$ bill. 1 of the 7 restaurants on this page are $$ or under.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

4 of the 7 book online — Shuka, Le Coucou and Charlie Bird among them. 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 caviar at Or'esh, the mediterranean mezze at Shuka and the roasted duckling at Le Coucou. 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 — 7 of the 7 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.