The city never sleeps, not even on Christmas! From Chinese to Scandinavian you can enjoy amazing and festive meals to suite your tastes and budget. Why cooked in a cramp kitchen when you can relax and impress at some of these top-shelf restaurants.
New Chinatown location is 46 Bowery, just around corner, towards Canal, from previous Pell Street location. Part of the dependable chain of Chinese restaurants known as Joe's Shanghai, with specialty dumplings, delicious crab pork meat, and more Shanghai selections. The first Joe...
46 Bowery (bet. Pell & Canal)Located in Park Avenue Tower at 65 East 55th Street between Park and Madison Avenues in Midtown New York, Aquavit offers modern takes on modern Nordic Cuisine complemented by an extensive winelist and an Aquavit infusion and cocktail program. Aquavit transforms Nordic cuisine wit...
65 East 55th Street (bet. Park & Madison Avenues)Rich Torrisi joins Mario Carbone and Jeff Zalaznick take a break from Italian specialization to explore the depths of French cuisine at Dirty French, located in the Ludlow Hotel. Torrisi brings bold fresh take to classic dishes such duck à l’orange and Bouillabaisse Noirm restyli...
180 Ludlow Street (bet. Houston and Stanton)One of SoHo's worst-kept secret's, Keith McNally's Balthazar is perhaps the best appropriation of Parisian fin de siecle brasseries that American can or will ever manage, with decor that includes the signature red leather banquettes one would expect, striking, aged mirrors, and a...
80 Spring St (bet. Broadway & Crosby St.)Smith & Wollensky is one of the most trafficked restaurants in New York and among the most celebrated steakhouses in the world. Specializing in fresh seafood and lobster and assorted steaks and chops, Smith & Wollensky is well recognized for its healthy portions, seasoned...
797 3rd Avenue (49th St.)Featuring rustic Italian fare that wets the appetite, Serafina Broadway prepares fresh pastas, pizzas, seafood and meats and is a favorite choice for theater-goers, young professionals, neighborhood locals and seasoned Italian food enthusiasts. Housed in a structure built in 1904...
210 W 55th St (at Broadway)For over eighty years, New York's defining cultural moments have taken place at Russian Tea Room. Ever since members of the Russian Imperial Ballet founded the restaurant in 1927, it has been a second home for boldface names and the intellectual elite—an exclusive enclave where a...
150 W. 57th St. (Sixth & Seventh Avenues)Named in honor of legendary Harlem speakeasy, Red Rooster is renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson's exploration of the roots of American cuisine and the diverse traditions of Harlem, the neighborhood he calls home. serves comfort food that celebrates the roots of American cuisine and ...
310 Lenox Ave (126th Street)Jean-Georges expands the ABC brand with a Latin American sister restaurant in the former Pipa space, focusing largely on tapas, all located just next door to the famous ABC Kitchen.
38 East 19th Street