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15 Restaurants To Impress Your Date
Mas (farmhouse) is one of 15 Restaurants To Impress Your Date.

1. Mas (farmhouse)

39 Downing St (Bedford St.), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · West Village · 86 tips and reviews

Margot M.Margot Mazur: Amazing atmosphere with quality food and cocktails. The tasting menu is absolutely worth it.

Zenkichi is one of 15 Restaurants To Impress Your Date.

2. Zenkichi

77 N 6th St (at Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Williamsburg · 155 tips and reviews

Design*SpongeDesign*Sponge: Great date night spot with your own private booth. The omakase is amazing!

Il Buco is one of 15 Restaurants To Impress Your Date.

3. Il Buco

9.0
47 Bond St (btwn Lafayette & Bowery), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoHo · 150 tips and reviews

Glen C.Glen Coates: My favorite spot in NoHo for lunch. The people who work here are the best and the daily pasta menu always has something mind blowing on it.

Vinegar Hill House is one of 15 Restaurants To Impress Your Date.

4. Vinegar Hill House

9.2
72 Hudson Ave (at Water St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Vinegar Hill · 264 tips and reviews

How To Make It In AmericaHow To Make It In America: If there's a perfect template for the new-age Brooklyn restaurant, this is it.

Family Meal at Blue Hill is one of 15 Restaurants To Impress Your Date.

5. Family Meal at Blue Hill

9.0
75 Washington Pl (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 149 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: The menu changes daily, but if by chance you spot the parsnips, cut and cooked to look and taste like risotto…well…get them while you can.

Marea is one of 15 Restaurants To Impress Your Date.

6. Marea

9.3
240 Central Park S (at 59th St & Broadway), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Theater District · 356 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Michael White knocks it out of the park at his high-end Italian seafood spot. Go big on the crudo, followed with pasta and whatever fish they're most excited about that day. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

The Fat Radish is one of 15 Restaurants To Impress Your Date.

7. The Fat Radish

17 Orchard St (btwn Hester & Canal St), New York, NY
English Restaurant · Chinatown · 223 tips and reviews

@JaumePrimero@JaumePrimero: The green curry monkfish was divine. Order the kale Caesar salad and the poached egg for appetizers. Loved the radish amuse bouche!

Charlie Bird is one of 15 Restaurants To Impress Your Date.

8. Charlie Bird

8.9
5 King St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · SoHo · 187 tips and reviews

Lockhart S.Lockhart Steele: Get the fluke (every time), Knife and Fork salad (almost certainly), pasta special (if it sounds proper) and then roll from there. Bird is the word.

ABC Kitchen is one of 15 Restaurants To Impress Your Date.

9. ABC Kitchen

9.2
35 E 18th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 721 tips and reviews

New York HabitatNew York Habitat: Just a block from Union Square, ABC Kitchen is a nice dinner spot. Don't miss out on the crab toast appetizer and fried chicken entrée!

St. Anselm is one of 15 Restaurants To Impress Your Date.

10. St. Anselm

9.1
355 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Havemeyer & Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 318 tips and reviews

Jen K.Jen Kung: SO DAMN GOOD. get the butchers steak and veal and spinach gratin and mashed potatoes. LOVE THIS PLACE SO MUCH.

Freemans is one of 15 Restaurants To Impress Your Date.

11. Freemans

8.9
1 Freeman Aly (at Rivington St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 572 tips and reviews

LogoTVLogoTV: "Warm, rustic, sexy atmosphere and the best drinks in town. Plus amazing food and taxidermy animals on the wall, if you're into that sorta thing." - Jeffery Self, Jeffery & Cole Casserole

Palma is one of 15 Restaurants To Impress Your Date.

12. Palma

8.9
28 Cornelia St (btwn Bleecker St & W 4th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 133 tips and reviews

Annie J.Annie Jeng: The cauliflower appetizer is amazing. If it's not on the menu, ask for it - they'll make it for you. For the main course, the mushroom truffle fettuccine is the best!

Reynard is one of 15 Restaurants To Impress Your Date.

13. Reynard

80 Wythe Ave (N 11th St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 160 tips and reviews

Travel + LeisureTravel + Leisure: Don’t miss the simple but seriously flavorful main dishes, such as grilled chicken and bluefish, which are grilled or baked in a wood-burning stove.

Rosemary's is one of 15 Restaurants To Impress Your Date.

14. Rosemary's

9.0
18 Greenwich Ave (at W 10th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 384 tips and reviews

Stacy F.Stacy Fuller: Be sure to visit the garden upstairs, most of the veggies and herbs used in the dishes are grown there. Yum! Oh and $40 bottles of wine, can't beat that.