New York Restaurants and Bars | The Thousand Best

The Thousand Best: The expert guide to New York’s best restaurants and bars.

grub guides

Kitchen pros spill the beans on their favorite places to eat in the areas they call home. By Nikita Richardson

events New York Taste Returns October 21 Chefs from Maison Yaki, KĀWI, Adda Indian Canteen, Hunky Dory, and more are on this year’s bill. By Nikita Richardson
meatball mania Your New Favorite Meatballs Might Be in New Jersey “I like frying the meatballs hard, and then we go right in the sauce.” By Chris Crowley
restaurant review Maison Yaki Is an Inventive French Riff on a Japanese Izakaya The skewers are classically sauced and the plates are small but filling. By Adam Platt
morning fix How Can a Single Cup of Coffee Possibly Cost $10? In the East Village, one cup of Joe costs as much as a month of Apple Music. By Neil Gladstone
my shyt is artisan Meet New York’s Sandwich Papi At the Bronx Night Market, Angel Medina cooks a no-frills tribute to his uptown upbringing. By Bindu Bansinath
at the greenmarket The Plight of the Tristar Strawberry Is New York’s preeminent berry going the way of the woolly mammoth? By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite

restaurant review Maison Yaki Is an Inventive French Riff on a Japanese Izakaya The skewers are classically sauced and the plates are small but filling. By Adam Platt
the underground gourmet review Bangklyn East Harlem Combines Its Owner’s Sartorial and Culinary Passions Vintage clothes and Thai-inspired comfort food share space in a quirky uptown café. By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
restaurant review Finally, a Serious, Sophisticated Seafood Restaurant at the Seaport Globally accented menu meets picturesque coastal setting at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Fulton. By Adam Platt
restaurant review Momofuku Brings Seoul to Hudson Yards Homestyle Korean cooking with cheffy touches propels Kāwi beyond its generic mall setting. By Adam Platt

the grub street diet Il Buco’s Donna Lennard Takes Her Drinks to Go “I got a margarita in a plastic cup, which followed me home as my nightcap.” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Cookbook Author Lazarus Lynch Loves an Ugly Tomato “The uglier the better for me.” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Designer Susan Alexandra Wants Her Food to Be Cozy “I like anything soft and smushy.” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Jia Tolentino Chases Spicy Rigatoni With Karaoke and Too Much Fireball “It was objectively upsetting.” By Chris Crowley