Diners' Choice: Best Service restaurants in Manhattan

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Updated December 05, 2024

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Kawachiya NYC

5.0

5 (14)

$50 and over

Kaiseki

Murray Hill

About the restaurant

The Kawachiya room by Kawabun NYC is a premium dining experience featuring seasonal menus offered in a lunch format and a full tasting menu for dinner at our Chef's counter. We feature techniques and recipes spanning four hundred years with an eye towards innovating for New York. Located near Bryant Park and the Chrysler building in Murray Hill, Kawachiya is a hidden gem conveniently located close to Grand Central Terminal.

Chef Ito Yoshitaka has been practicing his craft at the legendary Kawabun Ryotei in Nagoya, Japan since his youth. Hailing from a family of Washoku chefs, he applies his dedication and skills to bring a highly selective seasonal offering to New York to launch the first expansion of Kawabun since its founding in the early 1600s.

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Top review

Michael

Dined on Dec 8, 2024

What a wonderful place. My spouse and I had the omakase experience and it was a feast for all the senses. From the moment we walked in, the service was impeccable. The preparation and plating in front of us was truly a one of a kind event. Every plate was excellent and unique.

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Experience

Dinner Omakase

Experience

Lunch Counter Omakase

Sushi Noz

4.9

4.9 (9)

$50 and over

Sushi

Upper East Side

About the restaurant

Craftsmanship at its finest is displayed at Sushi Noz, where guests experience our seasonal omakase menu curated nightly by Chef Nozomu Abe. Known as "Noz" to his friends, Abe-san is part of a movement from Japan advancing Edomae-style sushi, incorporating aging and preparation techniques that date back to Japan's Edo period. Upon entering the restaurant, guests are transported by the Sukiya-style wooden interior, which was assembled using more than a dozen types of cedar. The centerpiece of our first dining room is our 8-seat, 200-year-old hinoki wood sushi bar and traditional ice chest, where Chef Noz refrigerates the evening's neta selections. Our second dining room features a sushi bar made from tamo ash wood, which accommodates an additional 6 guests. We welcome our guests in true Japanese hospitality, offering two nightly seatings at each counter.

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Kenneth

Dined on Dec 10, 2024

Exceptional experience in every way. A must visit in NYC.

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Experience

Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve

Experience

Omakase ($550/Person)

Villa Mosconi

4.9

4.9 (951)

$31 to $50

Italian

Greenwich Village

About the restaurant

Villa Mosconi Restaurant is a family-run restaurant located in the heart of New York City's historic Greenwich Village. The restaurant has been serving the same great food under the guidance of the Mosconi family since 1976 at the same location on MacDougal Street between Bleecker and West Houston streets. The restaurant offers superb authentic Northern Italian cuisine that reflects the family's origins in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.

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Jayne

Dined 3 days ago

Fun very busy night. The staff handled it well. Love the old school vibe.

Mike's Bistro - UES

5.0

5 (653)

$50 and over

Kosher

Midtown East

About the restaurant

"Mike's Bistro combines an elegant menu with a relaxed, spacious atmosphere in a convenient Midtown East location. Chef Michael Gershkovich creates and executes a contemporary, internationally inspired, Glatt Kosher (OU) gourmet menu with seasonally-inspired nuances."

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Avi

Dined on Dec 9, 2024

Great food and great service. Always a fantastic meal!

Caviar Russe

4.9

4.9 (892)

$50 and over

Contemporary French

Midtown East

About the restaurant

Located in the heart of Midtown, Caviar Russe offers two distinct dining experiences, The Bar & Lounge and The Dining Room. In the Bar & Lounge enjoy all the best of Caviar Russe in a relaxed and refined setting featuring caviar, raw bar and fun bites all paired with fantastic wines, champagnes and cocktails. The Dining room presents a Michelin Starred fine dining experience paired with an extensive selection of Caviar Russe's exclusive caviar, enjoy a 3 or 6 course tasting menu with all items available to order à la carte.

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DorindaVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Fabulous evening with champagne, a caviar flight and other small bites. Perfect way to end our New York City stay!

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Experience

The Grand Tasting Menu - A Tour of Caviar Russe

Experience

New Year's Eve - Early Seating

Experience

New Year's Eve - Late Seating

Majorelle at The Lowell

4.9

4.9 (1043)

$50 and over

French

Upper East Side

About the restaurant

Intimate bar and beautiful lounge lead to unique restaurant with an open garden.

The subtly lit French oak paneled bar greets you with booth banquettes and
tables amenable to serve Jacques’ Bar Menu, all day.

The Club Room: its coffered ceilings and fireplace creates familiarity in the comfort of a warm elegant home.

Both the lounge and the bar menus offer spontaneously prepared French delicacies, savory and sweet with distinct Mediterranean and Moroccan influence.

“Majorelle” restaurant: its vaulted ceiling, marble columns, and trellised garden with up-lighted fountains set the stage for fine French Cuisine and Service in an atmosphere of harmony and luxury for all the senses.

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LilianVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Amazing food and beautiful restaurant. Service is incredible!

Portale Restaurant

5.0

5 (214)

$50 and over

Italian

Chelsea

About the restaurant

Portale Restaurant is brought to you by James Beard Award-winning chef and cookbook author Alfred Portale. Chef Portale brings his heritage and passion for the cuisine and culture of Italy to his namesake, serving a contemporary Italian menu with house-made pasta, market vegetables, and beautifully presented dishes in a relaxed and convivial setting.

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Damon

Dined on Dec 7, 2024

Great spot but not cheap. I would highly recommend. The food is outstanding...right from the warm homemade foccacia with whipped ricotta to the duck breast which was cooked perfectly....knife cut through like butter. The lobster primi dish was great too.

Tempura Matsui

4.9

4.9 (639)

$50 and over

Japanese

Midtown East

About the restaurant

Welcome to Tempura Matsui –A Michelin One Star–
Tempura Matsui invites you to experience the fine art of cooking tempura. Within a serene setting, guests have a seat at our counter or tables and can view the delicate preparation of lightly frying fresh fish and vegetables.
We only serve Omakase Dinner Course for $280 per person at 2 specific times Tuesdays through Saturdays between 5:30PM and 8PM.
Also, we serve a Lunch Course for $160 per person at 12 noon only on Fridays and Saturdays.
Open irregularly on Sundays.
Tempura Matsui is designed to emulate a Japanese cottage with warm woods, slate floors. A five-seat bar allows guests to wait for their seats while enjoying a glass of wine, sake, cocktail, or beer.
You may make a reservation one month ahead and any cancellations must be made 24 hours prior to the reservation to avoid a $100 charge per person.

Top review

JesseVIP

Dined on Dec 14, 2024

It is my third time visiting Tempura Matsui, I visited back cuz I love this place. I had the best fine dining experience since I was pregnant. They are flexible at adjusting the set menu (to fully cooked), even replaced courses taste amazing! All the staff members made us feel warm and taken care.

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Experience

Matsui Kobako Crab "Little Jewel Box"

Il Postino

4.9

4.9 (1073)

$50 and over

Italian

Midtown East

About the restaurant

Il Postino sets the standard for authentic Italian cuisine. The superior quality of the food and relaxing atmosphere creates a memorable dining experience. Owners Luigi Russo and Piero Trotta have built a wonderful dining establishment unrivaled in the neighborhood .

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DDfoodloverVIP

Dined 6 days ago

Outstanding in every way possible. Impeccable service. Delicious food. Cozy and welcoming ambiance. Loved it!

Bistro Les Amis

4.8

4.8 (814)

$31 to $50

French

SoHo

About the restaurant

Bistro Les Amis is a welcoming French Bistro in Soho for 20 years serving a variety of traditional dishes such as Coq Au Vin, Lamb Shank, Creekstone Farms Steaks and array of fish and pasta dishes.

The French Onion Soup and Foie Gras at Bistro Les Amis have been claimed "the best" in NYC. Bistro Les Amis is located in the heart of SoHo, one block from West Broadway near NYU, SoHo Playhouse, and Film Forum. Available for holiday parties, and open for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve.

Top review

Barry

Dined 5 days ago

A lovely dinner with our friends... much like we have had in many bistros in Paris.

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