Morgan Carter

Every drink seems ideal when you're at the perfect bar. Your dive’s beer is frosty, rooftops send you soaring toward the clouds and cocktail destinations shake and stir myriad ingredients into ideally calibrated glassware—leaps above what you try to craft at home. The options are unending, the ice is nicer and you aren’t just drinking, you’re at the spot.  Whether you're dabbling in low-ABV libations, making your way through dedicated martini menus or collecting passwords for pseudo speakeasies, there is an ideal location for every taste, tolerance and occasion. Find them among the best bars in NYC right now. Best NYC bars at a glance: For a taste of old New York - The Dead Rabbit - One of New York's best cocktail bars continues to serve up the smoothest pours of Guinness and one of the best Irish Coffees, period. (Financial District) For a boozin' and a bite: Bar Snack - Excellently fun cocktails with snacks like pickled dusted cheese curds and spice bags (Chelsea) For a late-night croon and swoon: Saint Tuesday - A well-hidden bar found several flights underneath the Walker Hotel Tribeca (Tribeca) For Korean snacks, sips n' such: Sunn's – Sunny Lee's banchan-based bar is a welcome find in Chinatown for natty wines and close quarters. (Chinatown) For tiki anytime of year: Sunken Harbor Club - The speakeasy above Gage & Tollner didn't stay secret for long. And how could it? Their range of tiki cocktails makes for some seriously boozy nights. (Downtown Brooklyn) Updated A

It has never been easier to find enticing plant-based dishes in NYC. Our vegan and vegetarian options go beyond veggie burgers, although NYC has plenty of those, too, and extend to special occasion destinations, exciting new spots, and some of the best overall restaurants in the city. Sure, restaurants all over the ingredient spectrum have broadened their nutrient horizons over the years, but these are your best bets for a meat-free guarantee. RECOMMENDED: See more of the best restaurants in NYC April 2026: Haven't you heard? Veganism is cooked. Or so they say. We admit that several vegan restaurants have closed their doors as of late, and that the Impossible Beef vs Beyond Meat "beef" boom has slowed. Despite this, it has never been easier to be vegan or vegetarian in this town. Our plant-based chefs have continued to excite us with vegetables alone, and their perspectives on sustainability on the plate and the food industry as a whole are leading the future of food. Simply put, there's never been a more exciting time to explore plant-based dining, whether you subscribe to the lifestyle or not.   With that said, our veggie-forward list was due for an update this spring. We added the fine dining vegan tasting restaurant, HAGS, to the list, as well as Superiority Burger for its signature veggie burger and roster of desserts. We also added Flatbush's Aunts et Uncles and Williamsburg's HAAM Caribbean Plant Based Cuisine for their respective ability to veganize Caribbean and Dom

New Yorkers treat brunch like a personality trait, and Manhattan has enough options for all of our personalities: the two-carafes-of-mimosas, the sip-a-coffee-solo-with-a-book and the we're-splitting-everything-and-still-getting-ice-cream-after. We've spent years working our way across the borough at brunchtime, so you can skip the guesswork and head straight for the good stuff at some of the best restaurants in NYC. Find red velvet cake in Harlem that rivals the city’s best bakeries, a French dip that has earned its place as one of NYC’s best sandwiches and the best cocktails for clinking glass from, say, ten a.m. to four p.m.  Updated April 2026: Just in time for patio season’s big comeback, a few new Manhattan brunch spots have made the cut. Grab a table and get ready for spring menus that lean hard into the season with bright citrus, asparagus and the briefly, sweetly omnipresent ramps.  RECOMMENDED: See more restaurants for the best brunch in NYC

Choosing a favorite restaurant in New York City is a joyful task with myriad possibilities depending on the occasion, mood and even the time of year. Your favorite dive, fine dining destination and neighborhood favorite might all occupy top spots on your personal best list in spite of their disparate qualities.  Our list of NYC’s 45 best restaurants is the same, spanning each of those categories and more to comprise a catalogue of all the places we wish we were at right now. They don’t have to be the newest or the most recently reviewed, just places that we’ve been to and want to return to again and again, and that we think that you will, too.  Best NYC restaurants at a glance: For an excellent slice: L'Industrie - The New York slice shop that made us fall in love with Burrata slices, now has a new locale in Little Italy (Little Italy, West Village and Williamsburg) For an exciting look at kaiseki: Anbā - Ambrely Ouimette's hidden tasting counter serves a modern taste of kaiseki cuisine (Lower East Side) For a spin on a classic diner: Thai Diner – Even five years later, crowds line up for Thai tea babka French toast and disco fries from this Thai diner. (NoMad) For killer tacos: Carnitas Ramirez – The taqueria is home to nose-to-tail pork cookery, just in taco form, and it all goes down in a laid-back setting (Lower East Side) Updated April 2026: I am likely preaching to the choir when I say this, but thank god spring is finally here. Our gray, blizzard-heavy winter was

A glazed doughnut with sprinkles from a cart with your morning coffee? A New York City classic. A $7 fancy-schmancy cruller from a Williamsburg pop-up? Also classic, in its own way. The doughnut scene in NYC is always frying up something delicious, from a beloved Greenpoint institution that’s been open for more than 70 years to brand-new shops doing numbers on TikTok.  Sweetened fried dough has roots all over the world, which means there are more kinds of doughnuts to eat than we can in a lifetime. But…let’s try. Pair one with a latte from one of the city's best coffee shops, grab a dozen on your way out of one of the city’s best bakeries or settle the great breakfast debate by picking up a doughnut and a BEC from one of the best bagel shops in NYC. Updated March 2026: Some of the most exciting new doughnut shops in NYC were started elsewhere, so you can take a tour of the global doughnut scene without ever leaving the city. RECOMMENDED: The best restaurants in NYC

Brunch is competitive in New York City any time of year, and interest ticks up even higher on especially brunch-y holidays. On Easter Sunday in particular—which falls this year on April 5—demand for mimosas, bloody Marys, eggs Benedict and all manner of pancakes soars higher than the city’s rooftop bars.  Still in need of a reservation? These are our picks for the best Easter brunch offerings in NYC for 2026. So make sure to book now before you chance a walk-in on the big day.  RECOMMENDED: Full guide to Easter in NYC Updated March 2026: With the changing of the clocks, we can say that spring is finally here, baby! And with it comes one of the brunchiest holidays of the year, Easter. Whether you celebrate for religious reasons or are just an excuse to wear your biggest hat, the holiday offers good reason to gather with those who are closest to you. And getting together over eggs Benny and mimosas? It surely sweetens the deal.   To prepare, we've updated our guide of the best places to brunch in NYC for Easter. We've added Estiatorio Milos, ilil, Le Pavillon, Leonetta, Maison Passerelle, Melba's, Nubeluz and Temple Court. We removed Cathédrale, La Marchande, Tavern on the Green, The Garden at Four Seasons, The Fulton and Twenty Three Grand.

The best brunch in NYC can be found every day of the week. Saturday brunch is the best time to gear up for the night ahead, Sundays are perfect for relaxing and a weekday brunch is a rarefied treat designated for ad hoc time off—we would know. We make brunch our business. It doesn’t matter so much when you do it, but where you do it. And whether you skew more toward the breakfast or lunch ends of the portmanteau’s spectrum, toward coffee or mimosas, these are the best brunch destinations in NYC.  Updated March 2026: I went on a bit of brunch hiatus this winter (devastating, I know). But I'll be honest, like many of you, I spent a good bit of this first half of the year avoiding the outside altogether, given our stretch of blizzards, packed snow and straight-up unpleasantness going on out there. But just that little sliver of fake spring earlier in the month gave me enough gusto to go out and spend my weekday mornings cruising for some AM eats. And reader: we found some good ones. We added West Village's Foursome to the list for its stellar Turkish breakfast spread. Apparently feeling a Mediterranean kick this season, we also added Hell's Kitchen Middle Eastern restaurant, Frena, to the listing for its seven (seriously, seven) styles of shakshuka. For this go around, we also removed B&H Dairy and Sailor from the list. For more on our editorial policies and ethics, feel free to check out How we review at Time Out. Stay in the Loop: Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to ge

New York City's brilliant Black community is constantly making this town one of the best places to live, creating incredible spaces for culture and art to flourish and opening expertly crafted restaurants and bars. If you're looking for a way to support Black-owned businesses, these amazing restaurants created, owned and run by Black New Yorkers are an excellent place to start.  Updated February 2026: Periodically, part of my job is to update our best of lists—sushi, pizza, what have you. Inevitably, as I review each list, I will see that a handful of restaurants have closed over the course of the year. But when I approached our best Black-owned restaurants list, I was surprised to learn that out of the 45 restaurants we previously listed, only seven restaurants have closed up shop (Freda's Caribbean & Soul Cuisine, Negril BK, Pig & Butter, Reverence, Seasoned Vegan, Snowdonia and Queen of Sheba) while two are temporarily closed (Ghenet Brooklyn and Sugarcane). Unfortunately, it seems to follow a trend, as Black-owned business owners face a set of different challenges in this industry, starting with less access to capital, coupled with systemic racism and stigma. For Black History Month, I implore you to visit your favorite Black-owned businesses (and often)—share their stories, uplift them, and most importantly, frequent their seats. As part of the update, we added Je T'aime Pattisserie and Hav & Mar. We also removed Angel of Harlem, Brown Butter Craft Bar & Kitchen, Cheryl

NYC's Japanese restaurant landscape is rich with ever-growing, ramen, izakaya and Michelin-starred sushi destinations, among many other offerings. The best include casual affairs, grand experiences and some that split the difference. Whatever your preference, these are the finest options for all of that and more right now.  RECOMMENDED: The best restaurants in NYC to book right now added this para, do you want to give it a look over before i make it live? Updated March 2026: Narrowing down the best Japanese restaurants in NYC is a little like narrowing down the best American restaurants. Or the best Italian. Or best anything. Meaning there is so much nuance, technique and variety to be considered. And so we tried our best to include a little of everything. We started with New York's love of omakase and sushi by adding Sushi Nakazawa and Sushi Noz to the list. Since we are still in the thick of a good ol' fashioned New York chill, we updated our entry for Nakumura after a recent visit. As more styles emerged on the scene, we paid them a visit, and they too ended up on our list, including kaiseki restaurant Muku and French–Japanese restaurant Restaurant Yuu. But it isn't all fine dining, as we added our go-to midtown favorite, Katagiri Japanese Grocery, to this list. We removed Japan Village, Hi-Collar, Masa and Nami Nori. We also removed Sushi Ginza Onodera and Shuko as they closed. We also removed 69 Leonard Street as it is temporarily closed due to a fire.

Whether it’s your first or your one-hundredth time in New York, you could do a lot worse than booking a hotel right in the middle of the concrete jungle. Manhattan’s Midtown neighborhood is perfectly placed for sightseeing and exploring all of the shops, bars and world-class restaurants right at your fingertips. You’ll find everything from luxury landmarks  plus more affordable boutiques, and to keep you up to date with all the very best places to stay, we’ve added brand-new reviews of Andaz 5th Avenue and Sofitel New York. Enjoy. Which area is best to stay in New York? Well, we’re obviously gonna make a strong case for Midtown, which is home to a shedload of any first-time visitors’ bucket list attractions. It’s also well connected to both the Upper West and East, Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, and pretty much anywhere else you’d want to go. Have a read of all our guides to all NYC’s neighborhoods, to help you decide.  New York’s best Midtown hotels at a glance: 🌃 Best view: The Shelburne Sonesta  👙 Best pool: The Peninsula New York 👛 Best budget: voco Times Square South New York 💎 Most luxurious: Ritz-Carlton Central Park 🤩 Most iconic: The Knickerbocker 📍 Discover our ultimate guide to the best hotels in New York How we curate our hotel lists Our team of writers and travel experts review hotels all over the world—new openings, old classics and everything in between—to bring you fresh, honest recommendations, all year round. We have reviewed many of the hotels featured

New York City doesn't follow breakfast rules. Pancakes at 3pm? Sure! A full dim sum spread in the middle of the night? Why not! It’s a dining scene that starts early, ends late and, in some cases, never stops. Within a few subway stops, you can grab a classic BEC, a big bowl of congee topped with golden sambal, a baguette spread with butter and radishes and a Malaysian spread of coconut rice that'll make you wonder why you ever settled for drip coffee and a protein bar.  RECOMMENDED: The best restaurants in NYC The city's most beloved breakfast spots have long reflected their histories, as families turned morning staples into their neighborhood’s everyday rituals. Find your own favorite way to wake up with this list of the best-of-the-best breakfast spots in NYC, from Northern-Mexican style burritos to a classic bagel sandwich from a counter that’s been slinging lox for more than 100 years.  Updated February 2026: As winter finally loosens its grip, iced coffee season is coming sooner than you think. That means the lines for the city’s most viral spots will be getting longer, too, so grab breakfast at new L.A. import Croft Alley or Cafe Mulberry’s celeb-studded French restaurant before it’s too late. 

In New York City, “underground” is good: think speakeasy-themed bars, hidden streets, secret gardens, you know, the actual underground. But sometimes you want to soar above it all, sipping effervescent libations among the clouds like some kind of fancy bird with an expense account. You want to be uplifted.  In the city that never stops sprawling, upward expansion has also reached great heights. Many incredible eating and drinking destinations are poised in the sky like treehouses with cover charges. Among these NYC rooftop bars are old throwbacks, party destinations and seaside terraces practically fashioned for Instagram. They each offer booze, some kind of view and an invitation for you to get high.  Updated February 2026: I know, we are currently in the thick of winter, historic blizzards and bitingly cold weather included. So perhaps rooftops aren't the first thing on your mind, but we think they should be. Several of New York's best rooftops stay open year-round thanks to a winter transformation of vestibules and state-of-the-art shutters, or simply because a few key players built much of their spatial footprint indoors. Meaning you can get unobstructed views of the city below while still keeping nice and toasty, no matter the season. With that in mind, we updated our list with rooftops you can visit right now. You'll find a fresh review of Nubeluz following a recent visit, and a new entry for UNLISTED in the Lower East Side. Sadly, we removed The Panorama Room, as it h

While executive chefs often receive the limelight in the culinary media, cooking in a restaurant is a team effort—every role plays a part. The Lineup is here to shift the spotlight. Showcasing sous chefs, chef de cuisines and line cooks from some of New York's buzziest revues, The Lineup brings together an array of culinary talents to run their own kitchens for one night only. Founded and hosted by renowned chef Elena Besser, this year's dinner series will pop up at MM Kitchen Studio. For one evening, chefs will cook up a five-course meal that reflects their culinary story. Previous iterations have included talent from Gage & Tollner, Sailor and Shukette. This season brings three new chefs to the table: Aditya Mishra of Le Bernardin (May 7), Kevin Jordan of Borgo (May 21) and Imogen Baber of Eleven Madison Park (June 4).  Dinners are priced at $180 and include a welcome cocktail hour, a five-course meal and a pairing of wines, curated by sommelier Joshua Hanford of Raf’s. Book this one-of-a-kind experience here. 

Nearly everything chef Sungchul Shim touches turns to gold. Or, in this case, Michelin gold, as Mari and Kochi have consistently ranked in the Guide (as well as achieving high marks on ours). He hopes his latest, Gui Steakhouse, will follow suit. Debuting in the Theater District in February of 2025, Gui Steakhouse feels like a classic steakhouse imbued with chef Shim's Korean heritage. The experience starts on the ground floor with Bar 92. With its oolong-infused and baijiu-based cocktail menu, the bar serves as its own standalone hang, pre- or post-theater, or an adequate middle ground if members of your party are running late. The host will shoot you up to the second floor via elevator once your entire party has arrived, and then, once the bell dings, the doors will open to a row of fridges that glow with steaks of various ages—signaling your arrival to the main event. The interior channels sophistication over stuffiness, pleasing the eye with curved blue-ish green leather banquettes, shoji screens and a soft glow of hovering globe lights. Found in touches around the main room and a fixture of the bar downstairs, the iridescent mother-of-pearl inlays sourced from Korea add an elegance to it all. If you happen to sit near the open kitchen, it's easy to catch the steady figure of chef Shim in the stark white light, hard at work.  Classic fixtures of the steakhouse experience remain here, be it oyster towers, caviar service and, naturally, steak. But unlike the others who sim

New York has seen a surge in international takes on the Americana steakhouse in recent years. And in 2025, the founders of the Costeño Group, who run over 50 restaurants across Mexico and Spain, decided to take a spin on the genre by introducing a vibrant Mexican steakhouse. Making a home for itself in Rockefeller Center, the bi-level space breathes new life into the Time Life Building, as sunlight shines through massive windows into an airy dining room, featuring exposed brick, an illuminated wine cellar stocked with Mexican varietals, and a large mural of a skeleton riding a bull—its tiles made of soil derived from northern Mexico. The lower level reserves itself for more private affairs, and the open-air patio out front is an easy sell for a carnivorous summer feast. As far as food goes, Cuerno tips its hat to Mexico's culinary traditions, particularly the fire-driven ones. The steakhouse prepares its meat in the norteño style, a cooking method originating from Northern Mexico that uses a straightforward approach to grilling: salt and smoke. This translates to tomahawks crusted with salt from Colima, Mexico, and 12-hour, slow-roasted short ribs, smoked in the mesquite-filled Josper charcoal oven. But lest you think it's all carne, Cuerno easily keeps things interesting with hamachi kissed with chile chiltepín and Caesar salads that sub out croutons for pork chicharrón nubbins. There's also a full menu of tacos to be had, including Baja varieties and a tableside experience

Cafe La Trova is a landmark bar in Miami that "channels the romance of Havana’s golden age." And we aren't the only ones who think so: the drink-throwing, towel-waving and overall raucous good time has consistently ranked as one of Miami's finest and one of the best in the U.S.—the bar currently sits at number 13 on North America's 50 Best Bars list. For one night only, the theatrical bar is coming to one of New York's finest speakeasies. On Sunday, April 26, Cafe La Trova will be taking over the simultaneously buzzy speakeasy, Employees Only. Andy Cabrera and Elizabeth Diaz of Cafe La Trova will be tending bar, stirring and shaking (and hopefully throwing) a lineup of their classic drinks, including daiquiri classico and the presidente, courtesy of Casa Lotos Sotol and Planteray Rum. Giving the full effect of the shaking good time down south, there will be a live band playing Cuban music. So come thirsty (and ready to dance)!  Cafe La Trova will be popping up at Employees Only from 7-10pm. Entry is free.  

The Ready Cantina Rooftop is here for a good time, and a long time. Thanks to a glass-retractable roof, Moxy East Village's oasis in the sky is accessible year-round, regardless of whether it's pleasant or blisteringly cold out. But we admit, there is nothing quite like a stay when the roof slides back in the warmer months and you can take in the sights with a marg and a few tacos in hand. The vibe: The rooftop feels like a backyard party, decorated with all manner of greenery, cushioned couches and string lights that illuminate well into the evening. It does buzz with a younger crowd, as sparklers and shots come out and night, as do cups emblazoned with such catchphrases: "Tequila: the only therapy that comes with salt and a lime." But before you write it off and leave it for the youngins', there are plenty of spaced tables and couches to find solace. The drinks: Tequila is the name of the game here, and margaritas are the most coveted player. Frozen or classic? Yes. Rimmed with Tajin or a jalapeño citrus salt? Also, yes. Peach sriarcha or watermelon? You get the gist, yes? Doubles come in literal pails that make for easy sharing, or you could get one of the 10-ounce margarita towers if you roll deep with your friends. The food: Right off the elevator lies a small stand that sizzles with tacos and fajitas. The charred steak was a surprising hit of the bunch, as it came with a skirt of fried cheese on it, as were the filling veggie tacos with mushroom, corn and plenty of co

With a name like Oddball, my date for the evening expected more of a circus-themed experience—think bears balancing on balls, fire dancers, and the like. But that would be too obvious. Bean water martinis and daiquiris shaken with blueberry, ricotta whey and a touch of distilled horseradish? Less expected. You see, Oddball's schtick is about taking things that are a little offbeat and making them palatable and, more importantly, fun. True to form, the resulting menu is a little odd and a little out there. But around these parts, that's a compliment.  The vibe: Oddball bills itself as a "retro-futurist cocktail bar," and we would we have to agree. It all somehow feels a little '70s with wood-paneling and mirrored walls, and simultaneously space race-y with repeating circular motifs and a framed pic of our favorite extra terrestrial, E.T. Low marble tables near the front and hightops nudged up against the back wall make it easy for close conversations with someone you (hopefully) like. But if you come rolling in with more friends, take a seat at one of the dual-colored, cool-toned blue-and-red booths.  The drinks: Yes, you may spend a little time here with the bar staff parsing through what the pseudo-banana cocktail is. But with such talent behind the bar, including beverage director Logan Rodriguez (ILIS and Smithereens) and R&D extraordinaire Allen Oino (Maison Première and Raines Law Room), you can skip the convo and pick the combo that sounds the most fun.  Take The Cloud

Amy Racine is a well-known figure in the wine world, curating wine and beverage programs on a national scale under JF Restaurants—John Fraser’s award-winning hospitality group. And if you've ever had a stellar glass of vino at Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi, one of New York's finest restaurants, you have Racine to thank. Racine's growing list of accolades—including “Sommelier/Beverage Director of the Year” by Wine Enthusiast and "Wine Professional of the Year" from Vine Pair—has something to do with her raising the profile of winemakers across race, gender and orientation. This passion led her to create Unfiltered with Amy Racine, a monthly wine series that spotlights sommeliers who are positively shaping the beverage industry. This month, Racine is bringing her dinner series to Fidi. On April 15, Unfiltered will be at John Fraser's modern French brasserie, La Marchande. The evening will spotlight Lydia Richards, founder of Vino Concierge and co-founder of Hispanics in Wine & Spirits, a nonprofit organization advancing Hispanic and Latine leadership across the beverage industry. The dinner will feature a special menu inspired by Richards, alongside excellent drinks and meaningful conversations. A portion of the night's proceeds will benefit the nonprofit, which will help fund mentorship and education for the next generation of industry professionals. Dinner is priced à la carte. Reserve a table here.

Next week marks the start of Songkran, or the Thai New Year. Running from April 13 until April 15, the Thai holiday marks the sun's move into Aries and signifies a period of renewal and gratitude. One of New York's best Thai restaurants is marking the day with its own celebration.  On Sunday, April 12, Bangkok Supper Club is opening for lunch (a first for the restaurant!) to honor the New Year. Chef Max Wittawat's menu will be centered on Khao Chae, a ceremonial jasmine rice-based dish commonly enjoyed during the season. The family-style meal keeps in step with tradition with a bael fruit milk tea pairing, and will conclude with Som Choon, a historic royal Thai dessert made of shaved ice with candied fruits, sliced ginger, fried shallots and lime zest. So come celebrate the New Year! Tickets are $75 per guest and include a family-style menu for parties of two to six. There are two seatings available, from noon to 2PM and 2PM to 4PM. Reserve your seat here.

Green Cardamom. Ginger. Basil. No, we aren't rattling off the contents of our kitchen cabinets; we are just thumbing through the spice-forward cocktail menu at Mace. Over a decade ago, Greg Boehm teamed up with globe-trotting bartender Nico de Soto to create a bar that was just as well-traveled as he was. What resulted was a bar that traverses the world via its various spices and herbs, yielding a bold cocktail menu that's as bold as they come.  The vibe: Behind the bar at Mace reads like a calling card to de Soto's worldly adventures. The back wall features rows upon rows of flowers and herbs gathered over a lifetime, almost like an apothecary. The countertop is clearly the best way to view the inner workings of Soto's imagination, but the bar itself is plenty spacious with a skylight and a fireplace near the rear, decorated with live greenery and pressed herbs framed into works of art. The drinks: Inside a leather-bound book, you can find hand-drawn spices that serve as inspiration for each drink. Out of the current rotation of 12 cocktails, the Habanero is one of the best, with flowery notes from the pepper and a spicy sip tempered with guava and a bit of effervescence from CO2. *]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id="request-6980ef6d-ab60-8325-a514-1fd5fb1d80b1-60" data-testid="conversation-turn-424" data-scroll-anchor="true" data-turn="assistant"> The Rosemary drinks like a smooth Manhatta

Do you love pickles? Are you more about the snap, the crunch? Or is it that glorious brine that makes you a fan? Well, if you ever wanted to learn more about these iconic cukes, then this chat is for you. On April 15, the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) will dedicate an evening to the pickle with “The Story of New York Pickles.” The museum will host Monique Mulder and Paul van Ravestein to discuss their book The Pickled City: A Biography of New York Pickles. The book traces the history of the brined cucumber from ancient Mesopotamia to Eastern Europe and, eventually, to Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Post discussion, guests can enjoy a pickle tasting. Tickets are $50 and include access to the MOFAD's current exhibition, "Street Food City." Reserve yours here. 

Two-time James Beard Award-winning author, speaker and culinary historian Adrian Miller has told the stories of Black barbecuers, pitmasters and restaurateurs (Black Smoke) to tracing the lineage of African American chefs in the White House (The President's Kitchen Cabinet). Last year, Miller continued to detail the stories of those who cooked for our First Families, honing in on Asian chefs with roots in China, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand. Working alongside Deborah Chang, the two detail the stories and recipes of Asian chefs in their latest book, Asian Heritage Chefs in White House History: Cooking to the President’s Taste.  On April 23, Miller and Chang will be at The Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) to discuss their award-winning book. The conversation will give insight into the stories of chefs who have cooked for the president—whether it be at the White House kitchen or on presidential yachts—and how their work helped to define American cuisine on a national scale. The evening will be moderated by Ernabel Demillo from CUNY-TV.  Tickets are $25; $50 for a bundled ticket with the book. Reserve your ticket here. 

Spring is officially here. And in Thailand, the changing seasons mark a new period altogether. In the Southeast Asian country, April marks Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year. As the new year approaches, one of New York's very own Thai restaurants is hosting an immersive celebration.  On Saturday, April 11, Union Square's Narkara is inviting you to Songkran Dinner Show for an evening of food, drink and culture. The night will begin with a water blessing ritual, known as Song Nam Phra, to symbolize renewal and good fortune. It will be followed by a full five-course prix-fixe menu inspired by traditional Songkran fare, in line with the restaurant's focus on northern and northeastern Thai cuisine. Starters include an amuse-bouche trio of coconut rice pancake with sweet corn and salted egg yolk, crispy rice cracker with jackfruit salad and a savory tapioca dumpling. Dinner follows with grilled spare ribs with northeastern jaew sauce for dipping, mushroom larb and tamarind duck confit. Alongside the meal, dancers and musicians playing traditional instruments will perform throughout the evening.  Narkara's Songkran Dinner Show is priced at $150 per guest. There are two seatings, 5:30om and 8:30pm.

Another day, another crop of restaurants that have been added to the Michelin Guide.  As of today, nine restaurants have joined the ranks of the Michelin Guide, including five Brooklyn-based spots that deserve all the praise. In Clinton Hill, officials recognized Entre Nous for its stellar natural wine program and Los Burritos Juárez for its El Paso and Ciudad Juárez-style burritos. Pint-sized Cambodian eatery Bong also made this list, as did Vato for its house-made burritos, backed by the one Michelin star team, Corima. I Cavallini, the anticipated follow-up from the group behind The Four Horsemen (who also hold a Michelin star) was also added to the list.  Four restaurants in Manhattan made the cut. New to the list is contemporary Parisian locale run by husband and wife team, Le Chêne, and the ultra-intimate, 22-seater counter from chef Sungchul Shim, Hwaro. With two Michelin-starred locations in D.C. and Miami, chef Juan Manuel Barrientos’s Elcielo was added to the list for its tasting menu that pulls from Latin America and Colombia. Chef Flynn McGarry’s California cuisine at Cove also topped the list for its tasting and a la carte menu.   Will these nine eventually earn Michelin stars? You’ll have to catch the Michelin Guide ceremony later this fall to find out (the date is TBD, but we will fill you in once we have it). But for now, we suggest booking a table as reservations are sure to surge.  Here’s the full list of new additions to the Michelin Guide New York 2026: Bo

There is still time to plan a trip to Italy this summer. But if your upcoming trip is still a ways off (or if it just isn’t in the cards this year), a new Lower East Side bar has brought the European tradition to you.  As of April 3, the neighborhood welcomed Ms. Alice, a moody, red-lit lounge that’s built around European aperitivo culture. The space is the latest from Parched Hospitality Group, whose concepts promote Australian hospitality, via coffee shop and brunch spot, Hole In the Wall, and Aussie-style daytime cafe and restaurant that serves kangaroo skewers, Isla & Co. Ms. Alice slightly deviates from the rest, this time focusing on an aperitivo and martini-focused beverage program. Crafted by Parched Hospitality Group's beverage director, Jeremy Ortiz, the dedicated martini menu features a classic 50/50 alongside a dirty bleu martini shaken with bleu cheese-washed vodka. There’s also a blueberry Gibson martini with Roku gin, shochu, vermouth, pickled blueberries and sesame. As for something light and bubbly, there are two fruit-forward spritzes to choose from: the salted watermelon spritz with Aperol, watermelon and tomato vermouth and the strawberry rhubarb spritz. And if you decide to come early Monday through Friday from 4pm to 6pm, you will be rewarded with $12 spritzes, negronis and martinis for apero hour.   To bring home the balance of food and drink, aka the aperitivo way, executive chef Clint Snowling has drummed up a selection of bites ready for snacking. T

Nothing marks the start of warmer weather like the festival circuit. And one of the best food festivals in the world is making its return this weekend.  The Queens Night Market is returning for its 11th season for a sneak preview this Saturday, April 18. The longstanding, open-air food market will once again take over New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, attracting thousands of hungry souls to “The World’s Borough.” Over its decade-plus run, the market has featured cuisines from over 100 countries, launched 500 new businesses and has attracted over four million people to Queens.   RECOMMENDED: Looking back at 10 years of Queens Night Market, the no. 1 ranked food festival in the U.S. Over 60 vendors will be in attendance this year, serving bites and drinks from Nepal to Peru. You'll get to nosh on Filipino silog from Sampaguita Eats, Nigerian meat pies and moi moi from Soronko Kitchen and Bakery, Dominican quipes and orejita fritas from Baez Flavor Co. and so much more. And, despite our current economic uncertainty and rising costs overall, the market is extending its $6 price cap for one last year, thanks to its sponsors Citizens and Citizens Philanthropic Foundation.  “Keeping the $6 price cap in place since 2017 hasn’t been easy,” said the founder of Queens Night Market, John Wang, in a press release, citing 35% inflation and tariffs. “It’s required the leanest of business models, passing every possible cost saving along to the vendors, and ultimately

Welcome to The Greenmarket Challenge. Each month, Time Out takes to the iconic Union Square Greenmarket in search of unique ingredients. We then deliver the goods to one of our talented chefs at Time Out Market New York, Union Square, who will be given one hour to create a one-of-a-kind dish. If it passes our Food and Drink Editor's taste test, the mystery dish will be served at the Market for a limited time.   The Greenmarket Challenge is on, baby! Four ingredients, one chef and one dish to rule them all! For our second episode of the series, we teamed up with GrowNYC to hunt for four of the most unique seasonal ingredients found at Union Square Greenmarket. Our spring shopping spree yielded ssamjang from Lani’s Farm and fresh veggies, including watermelon radish from Halal Pasture Farms and pea shoots from Hawthorne Valley Farms. But as for the wild card, we added maple cotton candy to our cart, courtesy of Roxbury Mountain Maple. This month’s challenger? Chef Ivy Stark, former executive chef of Dos Caminos and the mind behind our latest, plant-forward eatery, BKLYN Wild. Chef Stark began with the Korean condiment, creating a ssamjang marinade and brushing it on extra-firm tofu before roasting it in the oven. Letting the simplicity of the greens shine, she created a fresh spring salad using pea shoots as a base, complemented with ribbons of watermelon radish and a little EVOO, all served over a dairy-free sweet potato purée. As for the curveball of cotton candy, Stark kept

Cocktail Kingdom Hospitality Group has a knack for teaming up with talented bartenders and letting them shine, starting with Nicolas de Soto's spice-forward cocktail bar, Mace, Masahiro Urushido’s split-level and spirited izakaya, Katana Kitten, and Ignacio "Nacho" Jimenez’s super good time, Superbueno. Now, the hospitality group has partnered with a world-class set of bartenders all the way from Japan for an omakase cocktail experience. Opening its doors tonight on the Lower East Side is Cocktail Omakase. As made clear by its name, the bar trades sushi for spirits, inviting thirsty crowds to leave it all up to the mixologist instead of the chef. A collaborative effort, the hospitality group worked alongside Yujiro “Kiyo” Kiyosaki and manager Kazuaki “Kazu” Nagao, the owners of Tokyo's Bar LIBRE, one of Asia’s 50 Best Bars, to carry the vision forward. The bar follows a growing trend of cocktail-forward tastings, including Brooklyn's “smartbar,” F&Bar, that cycles through 12 different drink courses and Atomix's bar-only tasting menu.  Photograph: Courtesy of Cocktail Omakase| Inside of Cocktail Omakase The bar resides in the former LES sushi and kaiseki counter, Uchū and Bar at Uchū, respectively. The old bones were exactly what the team was looking for, as the blond-wood counter and skylight still exist in the front, as does the walnut counter in the back. Beyond replastering and breaking down walls, new additions include shoji screens handcrafted by Miya Shoji, the oldest

One of New York’s top pizzerias is now operating in, perhaps, one of the top tourist traps of New York.  That's right, the team behind L'Industrie officially opened a new location on March 19, bringing its expertly thin and fermented pies to Little Italy (197 Grand Street). Marking a third location for the perpetually packed pizzeria, L'Industrie's arrival marks a new generation of Italians to land in the old neighborhood. Haven't made it in yet? Here are five things to know before you go. Photograph: Morgan Carter| Outside of L'Industrie Pizzeria in Little Italy The team looked at over 20 different locations before landing in Little Italy The latest project is a partnership between Massimo Laveglia, Nick Baglivo and former manager turned partner Manuel Jimenez. Jimenez, who has a long-standing affinity for pizza—his first job ever was delivering pizzas in Harlem—joined the L’Industrie team five years ago, moving his way up to general manager before officially becoming a partner.  Following the success of the West Village location that opened in 2023, the team started scouting for a third. But it certainly took a while, as over the course of three years, the team looked at over 20 locations all across the city. And yet the team was patient, with Jimenez remarking, "It was just waiting for the right place, the right moment, [and] the right time.” The restaurant space on Grand Street marked number 25 in the search, but it proved to be a fit. One, the space previously function

Jesse Kranzler, Fidel Caballero and Sofia Ostos have been on a roll as of late. It all started when the three opened Corima in Chinatown. There, Caballero’s coursed tasting menu of buttery, sourdough tortillas and cecina or dry-cured beef tlayudas earned the restaurant a Michelin Star and, as of this week, a nomination from the James Beard Foundation. But as fine as it is—the tasting menu costs $140 per person—there is an accessible element here, as à la carte items range from $9-58. Continuing the goal to be “as accessible as possible,” according to Kranzler, the team opened Vato, a casual tortilleria and bakery for the “homies” of Park Slope. Now the trio plans to introduce more to their progressive Mexican fare with the opening of Bar Chucho.  Photography courtesy of Bar Chucho| Bar Chucho Just a brisk five minute walk away from Corima, Bar Chucho acts as a slice of Mexico City. The name, Kranzler explains, takes after chucho, an infused drink popular in northern Mexico that consists of sotol infused with osha root aka chuchupaste. A first for the group, the bar came about from a simple desire for a casual, late-night hang.   “The idea of opening a bar came about because we wanted a place for our friends and guests to be able to hang out, eat and drink late night after work or dinner,” says Kranzler.  Beverage director Edward Hardebeck tends to the bar here, stirring up sotol based margaritas livened with granny smith and cilantro and gin sours balanced with strawberry,

Who says you can’t find the best BBQ in New York? While Southern states generally get all the praise for things charred and burnt, New York’s barbecue scene is similarly smoking, whether you have a hankering for ribs, pulled pork or those glorious burnt ends. But what really sets us apart is how various cultures have brought their flair (and flavor) to the art form. As a result of our diverse landscape, New York’s barbecue scene is home to combinations like brisket with maduros and mofongo (Bark Barbecue) and Puerto Rican-style lechón asado served out of a trailer in the Bronx (La Piraña Lechonera).  A Caribbean-style spin on the cuisine? Yeah, we've got that too, thanks to Jase Franklyn of Jase BBQ. Learning how to barbecue alongside his mother while growing up in Tobago, Franklyn’s resulting barbecue is infused with island flavors, including his curled pig tails and jerk wings, which have gained traction at his pop-ups in the Rockaways and at his tent at Smorgasboard. This month, Franklyn pops up in Union Square.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Time Out Market Union Square (@timeoutmarketunionsquare) Starting today, Jase BBQ will be taking over Time Out Market New York, Union Square, for a month-long residency. That’s right, Franklyn will be taking over one of the Market stalls, bringing his Caribbean-style barbecue to Manhattan for select days in April. So what’s on the menu? Franklyn will be bringing his 12-hour, slow-smoked brisket and his

What links the Quality Branded restaurants? A commitment to the wow factor—think pinwheel lasagnas at Don Angie or the bold, head-on shrimp parm at San Sabino. Then there’s the campy maximalism of Bad Roman and the mirrored ‘80s glam of Twin Tails. The hospitality group is placing even greater emphasis on looks for their latest, Limusina, a fun, luxurious Mexican restaurant at Hudson Yards that caters to corporate-card-carrying types and content creators looking for their next big social media hit. For the rest of us? It’s a relatively good time if you can afford it. (Read: fun doesn’t come cheap.)  The parking-garage-turned-restaurant hits a retro-futuristic vibe with commanding chandeliers, glass and mirrored accents and a green marble lower level, nicknamed the pool. Bits of its former self remain in the form of exposed concrete pillars with etched flowers. That and the name itself, Limusina, tips its hat to the various buses and limos that may have rolled in once upon a time. The service staff was as friendly as they come, despite the restaurant’s exclusivity: the 5,000-square-foot space is hidden behind thick orange-hued drapes.   The food here is Mexican, much of it flashy and careful not to commit itself to a particular region. The sweet, plump shrimp, sliced open with head and antennae still attached, are splattered in a wonderfully puckery mix of calamansi and blood orange, so much so that it looks like a Rorschach painting. The pork belly chicharron curl hits all th

At beginning of the year, the James Beard Foundation kicked off the 2026 James Beard Awards by releasing its list of semifinalists. In February, the foundation announced the America’s Classic Awards winners, which recognize long-standing, independently owned restaurants, and Kingston's Eng’s was one of the five restaurants across the country to receive the honor. Easing closer to the live awards ceremony in Chicago on June 15, we now have the list of nominees.  RECOMMENDED: Here are the 2026 James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef semifinalists for NYC Out of twenty semifinalists, five chefs have moved to vie for the title of Best Chef: New York State. Nominees include Fidel Caballero of Corima, Giovanni Cervantes of Carnitas Ramirez, Hooni Kim of Meju, Ayesha Nurdjaja of Shukette and Joshua Pinsky of Claud.  Rasheeda Purdie, behind the quaint ramen counter in the East Village, Ramen by Rā, will represent New York under the Emerging Chefs category, while Chinatown’s Lei is still in the running for Best New Restaurant. As for Outstanding Restaurant, Brooklyn’s long-standing natural wine bar and restaurant, Four Horsemen, was nominated.  Meanwhile, Tribeca’s Chambers will move forward as a nominee for Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program. Lee Campbell of Nomad's Borgo received a nomination for Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service, while Ivy Mix of Brooklyn’s Whoopsie Daisy received a nomination for Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service.  The 2026 James Bea

Picture an omakase counter in your head. What do you see? If you were to ask me, the space itself would be the first to come to mind: the counter, blond and likely made of hinoki wood. Chefs would materialize soon after, wearing crisp whites and quietly grating wasabi and slicing fish in one deft swipe. But if you were to ask, those figures behind the counter, were they male or female? You’d likely know the answer.   As saturated as New York is with sushi counters, it is men who overwhelmingly hold the knives. It isn’t entirely surprising, as when it comes to the restaurant industry as a whole, men dominate lead positions while only 19% of head cooks are women. And when it comes to sushi, the gap is even wider. It also comes coupled with a layer of good ol’ misogyny, as women were left out of the profession due to ongoing myths that include warmer hands and even fluctuations in hormones that can affect taste (both debunked). But over the last few years, counters led by women have started to come to the forefront. In 2024, Morgan Adamson took over Hōseki, a six-seat counter hidden inside the basement of Saks Fifth Avenue. Nikki Zheng opened Sushi Akira in the Upper East Side in 2025, now recognized by the Michelin Guide. Ambrely Ouimette is the latest to add her name to the roster of the few, but her arrival marks a new title altogether, as she is the only female kaiseki chef in New York City. RECOMMENDED: Two female sushi chefs on leading counters within the male-dominated

Harlem has always been a cultural and culinary epicenter and chef Charles Gabriel has certainly been at its center. Cooking in the kitchens of Harlem since the '90s, chef Gabriel has long been a fixture of the neighborhood for his expertly pan-fried chicken and soulful cuisine, earning him a James Beard semifinalist nod along the way. Even in his late seventies, you can still find the chef behind the counter at one of his many Charles Pan Fried Chicken locations, frying up his birds with the best of them. As a standard bearer of Black excellence, chef Gabriel has opened up his kitchen for a series of pop-ups to celebrate the next generation of talent. Charles Pan Fried Chicken is hosting the Guest Chef Series, a year-long pop-up that invites critically acclaimed Black culinary talent to Harlem. For one weekend a month, a new chef will visit the Harlem location to create a one-of-a-kind collaborative meal inspired by global flavors.   View this post on Instagram A post shared by Harlem's Finest Soul-Food (@charlespanfriedchicken) Kicking off the series are chef Camari Mick and chef Brittney “Stikxz” Williams of the coming Afro-Caribbean brasserie, L’Atelier Ébène. Taking over the kitchen from March 27 to March 29, the duo will be serving a special cornbread bread pudding topped with mascarpone and plantain caramel. To pair, chef Gabriel and chef Quie have created a Sweet Heat Yard Bowl with pan-fried plantains and chopped jerk chicken, finished with a rich j