Our Expert Chefs Recommend: New York

What’s not to adour about Alain Ducasse’s midtown gem? Named after a river in southwest France, the restaurant serves somewhat classical French food, incredible wines and extraordinary desserts.

Chef Michael White has really hit a high note with this midtown Italian restaurant. His food is refined, but not fussy. One of the best places in the city to celebrate the autumnal arrival of Italian white truffles.

Chef and co-owner Anita Lo presents her Asian-inspired creations in this small, elegant, downtown restaurant.

Swedish chef Marcus Samuelsson serves traditional Swedish favorites like gravlax and beef Rydenberg, to be washed down any one of the restaurant’s over fifteen aquavits. Don’t miss the Smörgåsbord Brunch, served every Sunday from 12 to 2:30 pm.

Chef Mario Batali’s neighborhood knock-out serving Batali’s gutsy interpretation of classic Italian dishes like his signature lamb’s tongue salad, beef cheek ravioli and fennel dusted sweetbreads. Both Batali and his restaurant are total celeb-magnets.

Keith McNally’s flagship, modeled after a classic Paris brasserie is the epitome of a bustling downtown NYC restaurant. Chefs Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr continue to turn out one of the city’s best breakfasts.

This small Greenwich Village restaurant is a showcase for many of Italy’s top ingredients and traditional products. Honest fare at honest prices.

Chef Dan Barber oversees the kitchen this Washington Square Park jewel of sustainable everything. When he is not in the city, Barber is upstate at his eponymous restaurant, tucked inside Stone Barns, an old Rockefeller dairy in Tarrytown, New York.

Long-considered the late night hangout of hungry chefs and restaurant industry folk, Blue Ribbon never disappoints, especially if you are in the mood for something from the raw bar, or their mind-blowing bone marrow.

Bouley remains the shining star of Chef David Bouley’s Tribeca dining empire. Recently renovated, the restaurant feels decidedly French, as does the menu.

Chef Frank Crispo offers up a menu of Italian favorites, including prosciutto in seven different incarnations. Be sure to order a plate of his legendary spaghetti alla carbonara.

Awarded four stars by the New York Times, chef Daniel Boulud’s namesake restaurant continues to shine.

Del Posto
85 10th Avenue
New York, NY
T: 212.497.8090
W: www.delposto.com

Chef Mark Ladner oversees the kitchen at Mario Batali and Bastianich-family elegant downtown restaurant. “Mark is one of the city’s most talented chefs” – Wylie Dufresne of WD~50.

Restaurateur Danny Meyer’s Madison Square Park breathtaking restaurant. Chef Daniel Humm serves clever, yet classical cuisine.

A favorite of Chef Jean-Georges, this izakaya, or small, homey Japanese restaurant, offers super fresh tofu and a variety of rustic Japanese favorites to be consumed together with serious amounts of sake.

Lidia Bastianich’s elegant east side restaurant where Sicilian chef Fortunato Nicotra gives new life to a beautiful array of Italian classics.

A NYC institution where folks flock for a taste of chef Alfred Portale’s seasonal, American cuisine.

Home to Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s awe-invoking French cuisine. From the pastry kitchen, Chef Johnny Iuzzini delivers equally as inspiring sweets, served in flights of four.

Paris-based chef Joël Robuchon’s culinary “workshop” serves petite portions of remarkable flavor. Be sure to ask for a coquette of his signature mashed potatoes.

Impeccable service and impeccable food. What more could you ask for? Chef Eric Ripert really knows how to select and serve anything that swims.

Sirio Maccioni, NYC’s most legendary host, continues to entertain Manhattan socialites at his sleek, midtown restaurant. 

Mario Batali’s bustling Roman-style osteria. The ricotta gnudi are worth the visit along.

New York’s most expensive pre-fixed menu, prepared by sushi master Masa Takayama.  Is it worth it? Yes.

Authentic, Neapolitan pizzas on the Upper East Side. This loud and crowded Italian spot also offers a variety of homemade pastas and carpacci, or sliced raw beef..

Named best chef in NYC by the James Beard Foundation, David Chang serves his Asian-inspired, meat-centric small plates. His pork belly steamed buns are out of this world.

Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto rules the kitchen in this design-savvy Westside wonderland. The chef’s choice, omasake menu, is the way to go.

Home to one of the world’s most perfect foods – the lobster roll, Pearl Oyster Bar is a West Village stand-by.

Chef Thomas Keller, of The French Laundry in Northern California, controls the kitchen at his New York City outpost with passion and precision. The food is fantastic, so is the view.

Chef Terrance Brennan serves the Lincoln Center community simple, yet sophisticated food. Save room for the cheese, all of which is sourced from Artisanal, Brennan’s midtown cheese emporium.

Christian Pappanicholas' Belgian beauty is home to one of the city’s best burgers and beer lists.

A small, super-packed sushi bar. Don’t be surprised to find Mr. Seki himself behind the bar, slicing away.

The menu at this Michelin-starred gastro-pub is the clever work of Chef April Bloomfeld, formerly of London’s River Cafè. April’s burger and shoestring potatoes are the stuff dreams are made of.

Chef and owner Kurt Gutenbrunner’s Austrian fare is based in tradition, but executed with sophistication.

Chef Wylie Dufresne serves some of America’s most experimental cuisine, in the understated Lower East Side staple.