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GQ's 10 Best Restaurants in New York 2012
15 East is one of GQ's 10 Best Restaurants in New York 2012.

1. 15 East

7.9
15 E 15th St (btwn 5th Ave & Union Sq W), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Union Square · 136 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Try the chu-toro. Thank us later.

Bouley is one of GQ's 10 Best Restaurants in New York 2012.

2. Bouley

163 Duane St (Hudson St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Tribeca · 121 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Is there any dish more perfect than a scrambled egg with Comté cheese and black truffles? Why would you consider spending Saturday afternoon eating anywhere else?

Per Se is one of GQ's 10 Best Restaurants in New York 2012.

3. Per Se

8.4
10 Columbus Cir (at W 60th St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 198 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Whatever you eat at Per Se is worth whatever you have to pay. Try Chef Keller's legendary butter-poached lobster, and you'll be experiencing the best of New York.

Daniel is one of GQ's 10 Best Restaurants in New York 2012.

4. Daniel

9.1
60 E 65th St (btwn Park & Madison Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Upper East Side · 191 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Spacious room. Incredible staff. Expansive wine list. Lobster comes three ways, and we suggest the Lobster Samosa. You won't regret it.

Jean-Georges is one of GQ's 10 Best Restaurants in New York 2012.

5. Jean-Georges

8.5
1 Central Park W (btwn W 60th & W 61st St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 286 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: We recommend the crusted black bass, in a broth only Chef Vongerichten could conceive, one with mushrooms, soy, herbs, citrus, honey, maybe more, all in astounding harmony.

Del Posto is one of GQ's 10 Best Restaurants in New York 2012.

6. Del Posto

85 10th Ave (at W 16th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Chelsea · 277 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: You can't do better than simple, fragile pasta e fagioli soup with crunchy fried ditalini pasta and a soft tripe-and-andouille meatball. Or try the 100 Layer Lasagna!

Eleven Madison Park is one of GQ's 10 Best Restaurants in New York 2012.

7. Eleven Madison Park

9.1
11 Madison Ave (at E 24th St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · NoMad · 292 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: You've probably never had caviar on cream cheese, with bagel crisps and slivers of Lower East Side pickles on the side. You can find it here. Welcome to New York!

Corton is one of GQ's 10 Best Restaurants in New York 2012.

8. Corton

239 W Broadway (btwn Walker and White), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Tribeca · 22 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: The food is tasty and generous extras abound. Try the hare-and-foie-gras torte paired with a disk of hare royale.

Le Bernardin is one of GQ's 10 Best Restaurants in New York 2012.

9. Le Bernardin

9.2
155 W 51st St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Theater District · 310 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Try the charred octopus cooked three ways and served with three sauces, langoustine with a sliver of foie gras and white balsamic dressing, and Chef Ripert's Japanese-style Sea Medley. Bon Appétit!

Chef's Table At Brooklyn Fare is one of GQ's 10 Best Restaurants in New York 2012.

10. Chef's Table At Brooklyn Fare

212 Schermerhorn St (btwn Hoyt St and Bond St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 46 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: A meal today goes for $225 per person before wine, tax or tip, and that hardly seems enough. In the pursuit of perfection, there is nothing Chef Ramirez won't do.