The Adirondacks
This oft-recommended restaurant offers up globally minded cuisine using fresh, local ingredients. The menu changes often, so it's worth checking back in…
Must-see restaurants in New York
Catskills
What's not to love about this cheery little cafe-bar? It serves breakfast until 3pm, there's a great range of craft beers and inventive cocktails, and the…
Sackets Harbor Brewing Company
New York
Open daily and year-round, this harborside operation offers sandwiches, burgers and seafood with a view, plus around eight beers on tap, including its own…
Midtown
Load up on freshly baked bread, cheeses, sushi, rotisserie chicken or items off the sprawling, self-serve hot-buffet and cold-salad counters, then stroll…
New York City
Fried chicken, bible-thickness waffles, and paprika-swirled shrimp 'n' grits compete for attention with heavily garnished Bloody Marys at this…
Hudson Valley
The CIA's casual cafe (no reservations necessary) offers breakfast pastries, hearty sandwiches, quiche and salads for dining in or to go. The dining room…
Finger Lakes
A rowdy, outdoorsy burger joint, 9 miles northeast of Hammondsport, that also serves up all-you-can-eat crab legs and a weekend fish fry. On hot days you…
The Hamptons
What the world needs now is pie, sweet pie: more than 20 thin-crust pizzas to choose from at the Mannino family's slice of pizza heaven. Multiply your joy…
Hudson Valley
Everything at Ella's bakery is gluten free, including the wi-fi password! Enjoy quiches, soups, salads and baked sweet treats alongside plenty of types of…
The Adirondacks
The cuisine at Taverna veers more modern, but all of the staples of classic Greek food are there. Swordfish and gyros can be had with great craft…
New York
A nice break from the burgers-and-BBQ menus in these parts, this cafe has great cakes, sandwiches and daily specials. In summer, there's live music some…
The Adirondacks
Never mind the super-casual, order-at-the-counter setup – this place has excellent fried clams and scallops, plus mammoth lobster rolls. Wash it down with…
Finger Lakes
Inside the DeWitt Mall, you'll find this popular cafe that opens up into the walkway. It serves simple breakfast scrambles and sandwiches made with fresh…
Long Island
At this popular place on a cute street, local meat and vegetables drive the global diner menu: burgers, of course, plus portobello panini, fish tacos and…
Western New York
Roux has a lovely menu of French classics and a charming bistro atmosphere that makes it a great choice for a leisurely lunch or an evening of wine and…
Western New York
A cut above the Indian joints immediately adjacent to the falls. There are à la carte items available when it's not too crowded, but the buffet is fresh…
Finger Lakes
An epic selection of pastries, smoothies, sandwiches and prepared food, serving Ithacans of every stripe. Ideal for picnic goods and for vegetarians and…
Catskills
Classic American dishes including lobster rolls, good gourmet burgers and Caesar salads are served in this upmarket restaurant and bar in the center of…
New York
Join locals lining up for the fresh fish, burgers and fries at this local institution beside Lake Ontario that has changed little since it opened in 1946.
Finger Lakes
If you work up an appetite hiking at Taughannock Falls, stop by this roadside restaurant for burgers and fish fry that have been voted the best in Ithaca.
East Village & Lower East Side
On a small, restaurant-lined strip of the East Village, this intimate eatery serves up excellent red and white pizzas with perfect pillowy crusts.
New York
Unpretentious pub fare – burgers, fries, pizza and some specials. Despite the name its location is inland, with no dock view.
The Adirondacks
Inventive breakfast sandwiches, fresh bagels and tasty lunch options are served in this cozy, mountain-themed cafe on Main St.
The Hamptons
Find gourmet sustenance at this fantastic natural-foods market with take-out sandwiches and a long smoothies menu.
Catskills
Sophisticated seasonal Italian fare, including thin-crust pizzas, in a farmhouse with a large communal table.
New York City
The flagship bakery for a popular local brand of baked goods is small, but filled to the brim with treats: flaky Danish pastries, buttery croissants,…
Grounded Organic Coffee & Tea House
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
We won't blame you for having flashbacks to your '90s grunge look when you step into this coffeehouse, which seems to have been encased in amber since…
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Harlem's 116th St has become something of a Little Senegal in recent decades, with restaurants like Pikine serving up a taste of home to West African…
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn & Dumbo
Danny Meyer's feel-good fast-food empire has taken New York (and many other cities) by storm, earning admirers for its tasty 100% Angus beef burgers,…
East Village & Lower East Side
The werewolf theme is a bit silly but do stop in for one of these wraps stuffed to bursting with inventive ingredients. The Brothers Grimm has grilled…
Upper West Side & Central Park
It doesn’t get more New York than bellying up to this classic stand-up joint – founded by a former partner of crosstown rival Papaya King – in the wake of…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
This is one of the biggest and best of the old-school NYC diners. The food is tasty and its location in the heart of the Chelsea bar scene couldn't be…
New York City
Texan native Liz Solomon found NYC missing one thing: Austin-style breakfast tacos. So in 2017 she started to make her own, shipping flour tortillas in…
SoHo & Chinatown
Pizza’s certainly not indigenous to NYC, but New York-style pizza is a very particular item, and the first pizzeria in America was Lombardi’s, which…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
A splash of color near the Williamsburg Bridge, this ramshackle spot serves Brazilian dishes like moqueca (coconut-milk fish stew) and picadinho a Carioca…
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn & Dumbo
From the end of May through mid-September, Fornino dishes out excellent wood-fired pizza, sandwiches, beer and Italian treats right on Pier 6. The rooftop…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Old-fashioned, American-style desserts abound at this side-street bakery with 1950s cafe tables, serving icebox cake, peach pie, banana cream pie, red…
New York City
An anchor of farm-to-table cooking in Prospect Heights, the Vanderbilt serves up small plates of seasonal American fare – chickpea burgers, rib-eye steak,…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
On a nice day grab a seat in the tiny courtyard of this corner joint featuring fresh-made burritos, tacos and quesadillas made with short ribs, carne…
Staten Island
Enormously popular with locals enjoying a boozy lunch, this elegant spot is perched by the water and its staff aim to please. Lunch brings brisket…
