Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Manhattan

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Updated 05 December 2024

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Manhattan? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyses nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Kawachiya NYC

5.0

5 (14)

$50 and over

Kaiseki

Murray Hill

About the restaurant

The Kawachiya room by Kawabun NYC is a premium dining experience featuring seasonal menus offered in a lunch format and a full tasting menu for dinner at our Chef's counter. We feature techniques and recipes spanning four hundred years with an eye towards innovating for New York. Located near Bryant Park and the Chrysler building in Murray Hill, Kawachiya is a hidden gem conveniently located close to Grand Central Terminal.

Chef Ito Yoshitaka has been practicing his craft at the legendary Kawabun Ryotei in Nagoya, Japan since his youth. Hailing from a family of Washoku chefs, he applies his dedication and skills to bring a highly selective seasonal offering to New York to launch the first expansion of Kawabun since its founding in the early 1600s.

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Top review

Michael

Dined on 8 Dec 2024

What a wonderful place. My spouse and I had the omakase experience and it was a feast for all the senses. From the moment we walked in, the service was impeccable. The preparation and plating in front of us was truly a one of a kind event. Every plate was excellent and unique.

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Experience

Dinner Omakase

Experience

Lunch Counter Omakase

Sushi Noz

4.9

4.9 (9)

$50 and over

Sushi

Upper East Side

About the restaurant

Craftsmanship at its finest is displayed at Sushi Noz, where guests experience our seasonal omakase menu curated nightly by Chef Nozomu Abe. Known as "Noz" to his friends, Abe-san is part of a movement from Japan advancing Edomae-style sushi, incorporating aging and preparation techniques that date back to Japan's Edo period. Upon entering the restaurant, guests are transported by the Sukiya-style wooden interior, which was assembled using more than a dozen types of cedar. The centerpiece of our first dining room is our 8-seat, 200-year-old hinoki wood sushi bar and traditional ice chest, where Chef Noz refrigerates the evening's neta selections. Our second dining room features a sushi bar made from tamo ash wood, which accommodates an additional 6 guests. We welcome our guests in true Japanese hospitality, offering two nightly seatings at each counter.

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Kenneth

Dined on 10 Dec 2024

Exceptional experience in every way. A must visit in NYC.

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Experience

Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve

Experience

Omakase ($550/Person)

Mike's Bistro - UES

5.0

5 (653)

$50 and over

Kosher

Midtown East

About the restaurant

"Mike's Bistro combines an elegant menu with a relaxed, spacious atmosphere in a convenient Midtown East location. Chef Michael Gershkovich creates and executes a contemporary, internationally inspired, Glatt Kosher (OU) gourmet menu with seasonally-inspired nuances."

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Avi

Dined on 9 Dec 2024

Great food and great service. Always a fantastic meal!

Portale Restaurant

5.0

5 (214)

$50 and over

Italian

Chelsea

About the restaurant

Portale Restaurant is brought to you by James Beard Award-winning chef and cookbook author Alfred Portale. Chef Portale brings his heritage and passion for the cuisine and culture of Italy to his namesake, serving a contemporary Italian menu with house-made pasta, market vegetables, and beautifully presented dishes in a relaxed and convivial setting.

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Damon

Dined on 7 Dec 2024

Great spot but not cheap. I would highly recommend. The food is outstanding...right from the warm homemade foccacia with whipped ricotta to the duck breast which was cooked perfectly....knife cut through like butter. The lobster primi dish was great too.

Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar

5.0

5 (191)

$31 to $50

Seafood

East Village

About the restaurant

Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar puts what it does right in its name. This is a place custom designed for fans of local small-batch brews and a well-stocked raw bar. The inside of the restaurant is as cozy and comfortable as one would expect, as it is a relaxed atmosphere similar to a sports bar in the off-season. One of the keys to Upstate's success is its commitment to freshness. So much so that there isn't even a freezer in the building as everything is brought in fresh daily.Obviously, the oysters and clams are what most patrons come for, and Upstate's selection of west and east coast varieties changes every day, depending on what is available. That's certainly not the only thing on the menu, though. Guests can try out shared plates of house cured salmon, crab cakes, squid salad and even sea urchin.

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AndrewVIP

Dined on 14 Dec 2024

For beer and seafood lovers only. Both are excellent. No salads, no fries, no frills. But the staff is friendly, the selection of oysters is impressive, and the prices are very reasonable.

Bergdorf Goodman Men's Bar

4.8

4.8 (109)

$31 to $50

American

Rockefeller Center

About the restaurant

Located on the second floor of Bergdorf Goodman's Men's Store, this swanky bar is a midtown gem is not to be missed. Crafted cocktail and curated wines by the glass and bottle. All day menu for foodies and hungry shoppers alike.

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vegasis2fun

Dined 2 days ago

Great service. Wonderful atmosphere and food. A really fun experience.

Ernesto’s

4.8

4.8 (9)

$31 to $50

Basque

Lower East Side

About the restaurant

Ernesto’s is the acclaimed Basque-inspired restaurant from veteran chef Ryan Bartlow, who has worked at world-renowned restaurants, including Akelarre in Spain, Alinea in Chicago, and Frenchette in New York City. At Ernesto’s — which has been named one of The New York Times ‘best new restaurants’ of the year, among other accolades — Bartlow offers a menu inspired by his years spent cooking and living in the Basque region of Spain, mixing signature traditional dishes with seasonal riffs on classic flavors.

Ernesto's is open for dinner Monday from 5:30-9:30pm and Tuesday-Thursday from 5pm-9:30pm with the kitchen closing at 9:45pm, and Fri-Sat 5pm-10pm with the kitchen closing at 10:30pm. We accept reservations and walk-ins. We take reservations up to two weeks in advance with our books opening at midnight.

**Our outdoor tables are WALK-IN ONLY. Please call on the day of your reservation to check for availability.

Top review

Robert

Dined on 15 Nov 2024

Ernesto’s is a wonderful spot. Authentically both Basque and Lower East Side, it was truly soulful and differentiated in a too often homogenized world. Delicious and interesting food, an incredibly deep and educational Spanish wine list, and friendly, knowledgeable service to guide diners along the way. Very grateful to have dined here.

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Experience

New Years Eve

Caviar Russe

4.9

4.9 (892)

$50 and over

Contemporary French

Midtown East

About the restaurant

Located in the heart of Midtown, Caviar Russe offers two distinct dining experiences, The Bar & Lounge and The Dining Room. In the Bar & Lounge enjoy all the best of Caviar Russe in a relaxed and refined setting featuring caviar, raw bar and fun bites all paired with fantastic wines, champagnes and cocktails. The Dining room presents a Michelin Starred fine dining experience paired with an extensive selection of Caviar Russe's exclusive caviar, enjoy a 3 or 6 course tasting menu with all items available to order à la carte.

Top review

DorindaVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Fabulous evening with champagne, a caviar flight and other small bites. Perfect way to end our New York City stay!

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Experience

The Grand Tasting Menu - A Tour of Caviar Russe

Experience

New Year's Eve - Early Seating

Experience

New Year's Eve - Late Seating

Nizuc

4.8

4.8 (16)

$31 to $50

Mexican

Hudson Yards

About the restaurant

NIZUC brings Latin flare to the heart of Hudson Yards, NYC. Offering Contemporary Coastal Mexican cuisine rooted in quality ingredients. We celebrate the day-to-day pleasures of great food, drinks & friends in a vibrant, happy space.

Top review

Martin

Dined 7 days ago

Food and service were great! Now, we waited 10 minutes too long to be seated with no one ahead of us. The seater was pacing SLOWLY and taking forever to seat folks. Also, I didn’t understand why coats were taken by the hostesses for some guests and not for others. They sure didn’t take ours. I ordered my carne asada well-done after the waiter recommended that I ordered medium. I got it medium. It was still good, but my request was not granted.

Giano

4.9

4.9 (1543)

$30 and under

Italian

East Village

About the restaurant

Please call us if you are running later than 10 minutes after your reservation time. We may contact you about this reservation, so please ensure your email and phone number are up to date.
Please know that we have a grace period (15 min) .
All of our outdoor seating have heaters for your dining comfort but we ask that you dress accordingly for a New York winter.
This is the story of Paolo and Matteo, two guys from Milano who had an idea. Let's take the heart of our tradition and fuse it with the exciting innovations happening in Italian cooking, they said. Inspired by the Roman deity Janus who looked to the future as well as the past, Giano respects tradition and embraces the future. We like to think of our little corner in the east village as quite special, and hope you will too

Top review

Kiana

Dined on 14 Dec 2024

Both our pastas (truffle ragu rigatoni and tagliatelle with mushroom) were absolutely outstanding and the tiramisu was one of the best I’ve ever had! They also served bread with olive oil that went with the meal perfectly.

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Popular dish

Tagliatelle alla Bolognese

Popular dish

Tagliatelle alla Tirolese

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Toasted Ravioli

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