New York City has so many outstanding restaurants, it’s easy to forget how outstanding they are. Let this be your reminder. Here’s our full list of the 100 Best Restaurants in New York City in 2026.
Our chief restaurant critic @ligayamishan spent countless hours on reservations apps and clocked thousands of steps (many of them in heels!) throughout her reporting — see what she came up with at the link in our bio.
(Visuals by @colinclark , @yuvsees , @karstenmoran , @janicekaramchung , @heatherwillensky )
Correction: An earlier version of this post included an error in our rankings and misspelled the name of two restaurants on the list. It’s been updated, and we deleted the incorrect post.
You're looking at a rich chocolate cake, toasted marshmallow buttercream and salted graham cracker crumbles. Get @yossyarefi ’s recipe at the link in bio!
(Photo: @markweinbergnyc , food styling: @yossyarefi )
In scouting for the list of New York’s 100 best restaurants, @ligayamishan dined at more than 200 restaurants, taking photos and furtive notes. She also kept a mental file of trends, annoyances, observations and small joys.
Here are a few — the full list is at the link in bio.
Love the @goldendinerny pancakes but hate the wait? @luke.fortney 's got you.
(We also have the recipe if you want to take a stab at making them at home! 🥞)
