THE 38 ESSENTIAL NEW YORK RESTAURANTS
by GREG MORABITO
This time around, after much reflecting and poring over reader emails and comments, Gabe Stulman’s Italian charmer Perla is getting replaced by Danny Bowien’s constantly evolving Mexican restaurant Mission Cantina. Up in Harlem, Red Rooster is getting swapped for critical darling/all-around fun restaurant The Cecil. And a bit further downtown, Hooni Kim’s terrific Korean restaurant Hanjan is getting traded for Hell’s Kitchen’s blockbuster food hall Gotham West Market. Check out the revamped Eater 38:
Rather than a stage-4 meltdown over our having excluded your favorite restaurant from the list, wouldn’t it be more productive to just nominate it for inclusion?
Note: Restaurants are listed based on geography, starting with lower Manhattan.
This time around, after much reflecting and poring over reader emails and comments, Gabe Stulman’s Italian charmer Perla is getting replaced by Danny Bowien’s constantly evolving Mexican restaurant Mission Cantina. Up in Harlem, Red Rooster is getting swapped for critical darling/all-around fun restaurant The Cecil. And a bit further downtown, Hooni Kim’s terrific Korean restaurant Hanjan is getting traded for Hell’s Kitchen’s blockbuster food hall Gotham West Market. Check out the revamped Eater 38:

GRAMERCY TAVERN
#16 Gramercy Tavern is the king of farm-to-table cuisine in New York City. The front room is one of the best places in New York for a leisurely lunch, or a romantic meal during the week.
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38 NYC ESSENTIALS