The best things to order at NYC Restaurant Week’s top spots for winter 2026

An alum of the two Michelin-starred Saga, India Doris struck out on her own in 2025 with the opening of Markette, a stylish modern European restaurant that generously leans into her Caribbean heritage. Less than a year later, and she seems to have captivated us all, earning the 2025 Young Chef Award from the Michelin Guide. That and her grilled prawn topped the list as one of the best things we ate in 2025.

What to order: Tap into Doris's Jamaican ancestry with an order of the salt cod fritters. Marinated for three days, these lightly fried rounds come with a habanero aioli that highlights the fruit's sweetness. 

Expect to pay: $60 dinner

Redefining what hotel dining could be is Brass. Found inside the Evelyn Hotel, the brasserie serves playful contemporary cuisines for today's New York. The Art Deco styling of the space, with its tulip chandeliers, massive geometric murals, and a grand piano in the center of it all, makes a worthy find. 

What to order: The RW mains hit every animal in the kingdom, we are talking chicken, steak and even two kinds of fish. We say opt for the bird—the duck, that is—by ordering the Long Island duck breast with black garlic for an additional $10. 

Expect to pay: $60 for dinner

SEA by Jungsik? You mean the sister restaurant to Jungsik, the very first Korean restaurant in the U.S. to receive three Michelin stars? Yes, the very one. While Jungsik explores Korean ingredients in a fine dining setting, SEA dives headfirst into cuisines found across South East Asia in a more casual sense, with chili jam eggs, tom yum noodles and crisp pork belly with a side of nam jim.

What to order: You get four courses to choose from, but the aformented pork belly should be one of them. 

Expect to pay: $60 dinner; $60 Sunday dinner

Jean Georges' skyscraper in the sky is certainly a stellar feat. The interior at Four Twenty Five is a marvel in its own right, as a sweeping staircase whisks you to the dining room, with its high ceilings and dramatic array of light fixtures. But the main shine comes from the food expertly prepared by Jonathan Benno.  

What to order: Keeping things fresh, the team at Four Twenty Five is rotating through two different menus for Restaurant Week. We recommend either the black angus beef chuck or the milk-braised pork ravioli, depending on availability. 

Expect to pay: $60 lunch; $60 dinner; $60 Sunday dinner

This is about as fine dining-adjacent as Restaurant Week gets; it is literally adjacent to the super-fancy Modern after all. Just think of it this way: The Bar Room’s caviar hot dogs typically run at $39, so eating at this Michelin-starred revue for RW is a steal. 

What to order: We say fork over the additional $20 for the spinach tagliatelle as it's showered with black truffles.

Expect to pay: $45 lunch; $60 Sunday brunch/lunch; $45 dinner; $60 dinner

Housed in the stellar landmark Art Deco tower, 70 Pine Street, Crown Shy follows in the footsteps of the late great James Kent (NoMad, Eleven Madison Park). Executive chef Jassimran Singh has since taken over the reins, continuing to follow the path of seasonal cuisine that draws inspiration from around the world.

What to order: Well before she opened her own bakery on Williamsburg's waterfront, pastry chef Renata Ameni got on all of our radars with her dessert program at Crown Shy, particularly her scoop of satsuma ice cream festooned with a beret of toasted marshmallow. It still exists here for good reason, so order it. 

Expect to pay: $45 lunch; $60 dinner; $60 Sunday dinner

One of New York's oldest steakhouses (and first restaurant in the city) is Delmonico's. An institution through and through, the OG hall of steak is credited with creating a whole slew of dishes, from the domed baked Alaska dessert to a go-to of the brunch table, the eggs Benedict. 

What to order: Restaurant Week's supplements are seldom worth the extra cost. But $33 more yields the titular signature steak, the signature delmonico rib eye.

Expect to pay: $60 lunch; $60 Sunday lunch/brunch; $60 dinner; $60 Sunday dinner

This truly beautiful viewstaurant soars among the best of them, holding court high above FiDi. But Danny Meyer's Manhatta doesn't just dazzle with views, as the dishes do their part, thanks to newly appointed executive chef Michele Brogioni. 

What to order: The dry-aged burger with koji onion is top rank in our books, and we aren't just saying that because you have to eat it at a higher altitude. The dry-aged patty comes with caramelized koji onions, a sharp American cheese and a squirt of shiitake mayo.  

Expect to pay: $60 lunch; $60 Sunday lunch/brunch

This British import finally made its way over the pond in the fall of 2021 and quickly became one of our favorite places to get a steak in this town. Inside the cavernous dining hall, you can find chilled crab claws and oysters, tartares and roasted bone marrow, and an enormous collection of dry-aged steak, seared over the live fire.

What to order: Pick from sea (smoked salmon) and land (rump & side) before finishing with something sweet (the sticky toffee pudding).

Expect to pay: $45 for lunch

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While glimpses of Angie Mar's formerly shuttered Beatrice Inn appear here and there, Le B. is carving a lane all its own. With its four-star rating from Forbes, the supper club is known for haute French cuisine married with flavors from the East. 

What to order: Vogue dubbed the 45-day dry-aged burger the "Birkin of Burgers" (minus the $10k price tag), so you might as well try it. 

From Wilson Tang of Nom Wah fame, Cha Cha Tang blends New York and Hong Kong Cantonese cuisine. Think siu mai and crispy turnip cakes sitting alongside the Bacon & Egg Pearl Noodles, aka their riff on beef chow fun. 

What to order: Big eaters can certainly be satiated with an order of the Half Roasted Cantonese Duck, flush with a medley of veggies, carrots, jicama and butternut squash.

Expect to pay: $60 dinner; $60 Sunday dinner

At Bar Mercer, chef Preston Clark cooks the food he likes to eat, and in turn, we like it too, with branzino bar sliders and beer-battered fish alongside a meaty Berkshire pork chop. It all goes down in a neighborhood-like tavern that's up to Soho standards, meaning the walls are sleek, the lighting is sexy and the food is as comforting as they come. 

What to order: Clark also oversees the kitchen at Lure Fishbar, so selections of the sea are kind of his forte. We don't think you could go wrong with the fluke or the branzino a la plancha as your main.

Expect to pay: $45 Sunday lunch/brunch; $60 dinner; $60 Sunday dinner

Marcus Samuelsson's Hav & Mar bridges his Ethiopian and Swedish upbringings. At the helm, chef Fariyal Abdullahi masters the seafood-centric menu with Ethiopian variations of her own, evident in the bread basket scattered with teff and a whole branzino sidekicked with tikkil gomen, beets and green beans. 

What to order: The first course calls for the Swediopian, a berbere-cured salmon that swims in an apple water and ash sauce. 

Expect to pay: $60 dinner; $60 Sunday dinner

New York's best Thai restaurant of 2025, Kru is notable for its "vibrant revitalization of 100-year-old Thai recipes," thanks to the hard work of husband-and-wife Chefs Ohm Suansilphong and Kiki Supap. Expect a meal that is unapologetic when it comes to spice and flavor.

What to order: If you come for lunch, you can get a bite, a small appetizer and a main for just $30. For the first nibble, we say go for the Crabmeat Satay.

Expect to pay: $45 dinner; $45 Sunday dinner; $30 Sunday lunch

Chef Jay Kumar has worked in kitchens abroad to sharpen his knives—with stops in India, Switzerland and more. His restaurant in Prospect Heights, Lore, reflects his worldly travels, as steaks come with masala butter and sea bream is served in a way similar to Korean barbecue. 

What to order: Highly recommend the Udupi dosa that comes with a Kerala ishtew, think a vegetable stew, so you can swipe and eat.

Expect to pay: $45 for dinner

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There are plenty of amazing Chinese restaurants in Queens, and Hupo certainly comes out on top. Receiving a Michelin Bib Gourmand status from The Michelin Guide, this LIC restaurant cycles through Szechuan flavors with all manner of dim sum, mapo tofu and tongue-numbing peppercorn chicken. 

What to order: They definitely have a love for whole fish, so we say try the charred pepper sea bass. 

Expect to pay: $60 dinner

Dutch for "North District," The Noortwyck was founded by a pair of Eleven Madison Park vets without the fine-dining prices attached. For Restaurant Week, we recommend using your saved coin and putting it toward one of the many wines, specially curated by sommelier Cedric Nicaise. 

What to order: Restaurant Week is the time to go for luxury, no? Then you have to get the black truffle agnolotti.  

Expect to pay: $45 Sunday brunch; $60 dinner

Daniel Boulud's Le Pavillon is a French oasis in the sky. We mean that quite literally as the interior houses 10,000 pounds of lush black olive trees. At his stunning, Michelin-starred revue in midtown, you can expect seafood-heavy dishes and everything seasonal, attuned to the ways of French cuisine. 

What to order: Pasta as a starter? Yeah, why not? Plus, the Lobster Torchietti comes with plenty of the poached crustacean.

Expect to pay: $60 for lunch

One of New York City’s best restaurants, Gramercy Tavern’s experiences are divided into two: the casual tavern section up front and the dining room in the back. Each is a treat, and it's unique to offer Restaurant Week in the typically more expensive latter, where a five-course dinner is $175.

What to order: There are four different desserts to end the meal on, including the pear upside-down cake cooked with a spiced red wine. 

Expect to pay: $60 lunch; $60 Sunday brunch/lunch 

Kawana Jefferson tells the story of Lowcountry cuisine, from Charleston, South Carolina, sailing all the way to the Chesapeake Bay. As a result, you can find soulful seafood made with sweet sips to match at her Prospect Gardens restaurant. 

What to order: Chicken and shrimp cornbread waffle combines a little of everything that we love—fried chicken and shrimp on a savory jalapeño-scallion waffle. 

Expect to pay: $60 Sunday Lunch/Brunch $60 dinner; $60 Sunday dinner