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NYC Best Locals Restaurants

NYC Best Locals Restaurants

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Created by Lori P • Updated On: April 14, 2013
Pam Real Thai is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

1. Pam Real Thai

404 W 49th St (9th Ave), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 114 tips and reviews
Sip Sak is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

2. Sip Sak

8.7
928 2nd Ave (btwn 49th & 50th St), New York, NY
Turkish Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 99 tips and reviews
Le Bateau Ivre is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

3. Le Bateau Ivre

230 E 51st St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 75 tips and reviews
Peking Duck House is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

4. Peking Duck House

7.9
28 Mott St Frnt A (btwn Mosco St & Pell St), New York, NY
Peking Duck Restaurant · Chinatown · 94 tips and reviews
BLT Prime is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

5. BLT Prime

111 E 22nd St (btwn Park & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
Steakhouse · Gramercy Park · 89 tips and reviews
BLT Fish is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

6. BLT Fish

21 W 17th St (btw 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Union Square · 79 tips and reviews
Sparks Steak House is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

7. Sparks Steak House

7.6
210 E 46th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave.), New York, NY
Steakhouse · Turtle Bay · 84 tips and reviews
Awash is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

8. Awash

8.1
947 Amsterdam Ave (btwn 106th & 107th St.), New York, NY
Ethiopian Restaurant · Upper West Side · 31 tips and reviews
Sushi Yasuda is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

9. Sushi Yasuda

8.9
204 E 43rd St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 256 tips and reviews
Tenzan is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

10. Tenzan

8.0
988 2nd Ave (at E 52nd St.), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 65 tips and reviews
Sushi Seki UES is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

11. Sushi Seki UES

7.6
1143 1st Ave (63), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Upper East Side · 78 tips and reviews
Tartine is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

12. Tartine

8.5
253 W 11th St (W. 4th), New York, NY
French Restaurant · West Village · 224 tips and reviews
Buttercup Bake Shop is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

13. Buttercup Bake Shop

8.2
973 2nd Ave (btwn E 51st & E 52nd), New York, NY
Bakery · Turtle Bay · 71 tips and reviews
Mexicana Mama is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

14. Mexicana Mama

525 Hudson St (between 10th & Perry), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · West Village · 24 tips and reviews
Nobu is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

15. Nobu

105 Hudson St (at Franklin St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Tribeca · 193 tips and reviews
Il Mulino New York is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

16. Il Mulino New York

8.4
86 W 3rd St (btwn Sullivan & Thompson St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 62 tips and reviews
Yama Japanese Restaurant is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

17. Yama Japanese Restaurant

7.8
122 E 17th St (at Irving Pl), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Union Square · 96 tips and reviews
Dos Caminos is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

18. Dos Caminos

7.0
373 Park Ave S (at E 27th St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Rose Hill · 183 tips and reviews
Lombardi's Pizza is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

19. Lombardi's Pizza

8.2
32 Spring St (at Mott St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · NoLita · 535 tips and reviews
Balthazar is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

20. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1059 tips and reviews
Le Cirque Cafe is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

21. Le Cirque Cafe

151 E 58th St (Between Lexington & 3rd Aves), New York, NY
Bistro · Midtown East · 131 tips and reviews
Sushi of Gari 46 is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

22. Sushi of Gari 46

8.3
347 W 46th St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave.), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 167 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: If you feel like splurging on the most amazing Sushi, go with the Omakase. The restaurant is small and the service can be a little spotty.

Totto Ramen is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

23. Totto Ramen

366 W 52nd St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 584 tips and reviews
Pommes Frites is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

24. Pommes Frites

123 2nd Ave (btwn E 7th St & St. Mark's Pl), New York, NY
Belgian Restaurant · East Village · 340 tips and reviews
Magnolia Bakery is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

25. Magnolia Bakery

8.7
401 Bleecker St (at W 11th St), New York, NY
Bakery · West Village · 436 tips and reviews
Serafina Always is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

26. Serafina Always

8.2
33 E 61st St (btwn Park & Madison Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 107 tips and reviews
The Spotted Pig is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

27. The Spotted Pig

314 W 11th St (at Greenwich St), New York, NY
Gastropub · West Village · 838 tips and reviews
Plein Sud at Smyth Tribeca Hotel is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

28. Plein Sud at Smyth Tribeca Hotel

85 W Broadway (Chambers), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Tribeca · 44 tips and reviews
Catch is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

29. Catch

8.0
21 9th Ave (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · 328 tips and reviews
The Halal Guys is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

30. The Halal Guys

8.7
W 53rd St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Halal Restaurant · Theater District · 890 tips and reviews
Onya Japanese Noodle is one of NYC Best Locals Restaurants.

31. Onya Japanese Noodle

143 E 47th St (at Lexington Ave.), New York, NY
Noodle Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 49 tips and reviews