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1. Raf's
4.6
Exceptional(31)
Price: Very Expensive
• Café • NoHo
Booked 4 times today
This homage to Little Italy, from the same team behind Michelin-starred The Musket Room, has everything you could want, from outstanding pastries courtesy of Camari Mick and incredible entrees from Mary Attea.
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2. Palma
4.8
Exceptional(3339)
Price: Very Expensive
• Italian • Greenwich Village
Booked 34 times today
Palma is nested on quaint Cornelia Street in the heart of Greenwich Village, with a hidden garden filled with fresh flowers in all seasons and a 200-year-old Carriage House for private dining in an elegant yet warm setting. White Stucco walls, beamed ceilings, a salvaged chestnut door & a beautiful garden with ivy-covered walls create an atmosphere where people relax and enjoy life with food and wine. Palma is an organic Italian restaurant, offering a taste of Italian clean food since April 2001. We stay true to generations of our family's cherished recipes and techniques. Our ingredients arrive fresh each day from Palma's garden and local markets. The menu highlights housemade pastas, fresh seafood and seasonal produce.
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3. Babbo Ristorante
4.4
Awesome(4816)
Price: Very Expensive
• Italian • Greenwich Village
Booked 42 times today
Located on Waverly Place in Greenwich Village, Babbo opened to great acclaim in 1998 and is as bustling and popular as ever. It offers three-star dining that redefines and reinvents the principles of Italian cuisine for 21st century America. An epic, landmark wine list, an exciting, quintessentially New York dining room and expert, attentive and cordial service make a table at Babbo one of New York’s prized possessions.
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4. Il Cantinori
4.8
Exceptional(2198)
Price: Very Expensive
• Italian • East Village
Booked 23 times today
Il Cantinori is a romantic gem in Greenwich Village, NYC. Its warm, rustic, farmhouse setting, filled with voluminous floral arrangements, creates a cozy, romantic atmosphere. As one reviewer put it, it's a 'quiet, romantic' spot with 'actual space between the tables' allowing 'actual conversation.' Another noted it's a 'beautiful setting - the rooms, tables, attention to detail' and a 'beautiful environment' perfect for special occasions.
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5. Casa Mono
4.7
Exceptional(2808)
Price: Very Expensive
• Spanish • Union Square
Booked 21 times today
Casa Mono and its sister restaurant, Bar Jamon, are located next to each other on Irving Place and 17th Street, just east of Union Square. Awarded three stars from The New York Times in 2015 and a Michelin Star in 2009 (and every year since), Casa Mono is a tapas bar restaurant inspired by the cooking of Spain’s Costa Brava.***Keeping our guests and staff safe is our number one priority.We are strictly following CDC, OSHA and NYC Health Department guidelines.***
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6. Nobu Downtown | Restaurant
4.7
Exceptional(5100)
Price: Very Expensive
• Japanese • Financial District
Booked 109 times today
Nobu Downtown is located in the heart of Manhattan’s Financial District designed by NYC’s celebrated architect, David Rockwell. On the ground level, guests can enjoy open air-like experience in our Broadway dining room or Bar & Lounge dining framed by 30 foot heroic limestone columns. Our sub terrain dining room provides intimate ambience with sushi bar and private dining options. Indulge in Chef Nobu’s famous signature dishes including Rock Shrimp Tempura and Black Cod Miso as well as traditional Japanese favorites and sushi. RESERVATION GUIDE• “Regular” for one of the two indoor dining rooms• “ Bar” for plush lounge seating• “Counter” for sushi bar experience Please call us if you wish to book a larger party or event as we will not be able to accept requests for putting multiple reservations next to each other.
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7. Twin Tails
new
4.8
Exceptional(64)
Price: Expensive
• Southeast Asian • Upper West Side
Booked 57 times today
Quality Branded's new Southeast Asian restaurant, focused on the cuisines of Thailand and Vietnam. Now open in Columbus Circle!
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8. Serra by Birreria - Eataly NYC Flatiron
4.3
Awesome(6935)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Gramercy Park
Booked 99 times today
Serra by Birreria is a romantic haven, often described as 'perfect for a date night' and 'romantic place.' The ambiance is characterized as 'beautiful,' 'sexy,' and 'sophisticated' with 'low lighting' and a 'beautiful grand center chandelier.' The restaurant's Italian cuisine also adds to its charm.
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9. Craft
4.7
Exceptional(7006)
Price: Very Expensive
• American • Gramercy Park
Booked 23 times today
Dine at Craft to experience Tom Colicchio’s signature ‘What's Local Is Best’ cooking with an always evolving collection of simply prepared dishes created to highlight high quality, seasonal ingredients. “Simple doesn’t mean simplistic,” Tom says in his book, Think Like a Chef, and the food at Craft serves as proof. Perennial favorites include pan-roasted diver scallops, braised beef short ribs, and a bounty of Greenmarket sides. We also offer our a la carte dinner menu for takeaway through craftrestaurant.com & local delivery is powered by Caviar. *Unconfirmed reservations may be subject to cancellation.* Experiences offered during our normal hours of operation are always in addition to standard reservations and can be accessed by selecting your desired dining time.Don't miss our new Summer Happy Hour - available ALL SEASON LONG - 5-6:30pm at the bar or on the patio featuring top-shelf cocktails, veuve cliquot rosé, peeko oysters & lobster rolls.
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10. The Musket Room
4.6
Exceptional(854)
Price: Very Expensive
• American • NoLita
Booked 14 times today
Musket Room is a celebrated neighborhood restaurant offering a reliably indulgent experience, whether for a special occasion or enjoying dinner with friends. Since 2013, the Michelin- starred establishment has been committed to the kind of caring, personalized service that makes regulars feel like family and newcomers feel like regulars.Chef Mary Attea leads a culinary team that draws on their heritages, world travels and personal inclinations to create vivid flavors and inventive dishes that deftly cross borders and defy categorization. The result is transporting food in a warm, refined space with a long bar, intimate nooks and a spacious garden for dining al fresco. Our Omnivore and Vegan tasting menus are available nightly, with additional a la carte offerings availble nightly at the bar and weekdays in the dining room.
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