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Jo's Faves :)

Jo's Faves :)

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Created by Joanna Lin • Updated On: November 10, 2021

Personally curated list of the best places in all of NYC.

Jean-Georges is one of Jo's Faves :).

1. Jean-Georges

8.5
1 Central Park W (btwn W 60th & W 61st St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 285 tips and reviews
Beaumarchais is one of Jo's Faves :).

2. Beaumarchais

409 W 13th St (btwn 9th Ave. & Washington St.), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Meatpacking District · 63 tips and reviews
Riff Raff's is one of Jo's Faves :).

3. Riff Raff's

360 Park Ave S (at E 26th St), New York, NY
Night Club · NoMad · 26 tips and reviews
Little Branch is one of Jo's Faves :).

4. Little Branch

8.9
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
Marea is one of Jo's Faves :).

5. Marea

9.3
240 Central Park S (at 59th St & Broadway), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Theater District · 356 tips and reviews
Top of The Standard is one of Jo's Faves :).

6. Top of The Standard

8.8
848 Washington St (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Roof Deck · Meatpacking District · 313 tips and reviews
Le Bain is one of Jo's Faves :).

7. Le Bain

8.8
848 Washington St (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Night Club · Meatpacking District · 347 tips and reviews
Réunion Surf Bar is one of Jo's Faves :).

8. Réunion Surf Bar

357 W. 44th St. (at 9th Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 174 tips and reviews
Essex Restaurant is one of Jo's Faves :).

9. Essex Restaurant

119 Rivington Street (Corner of Essex Street), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 217 tips and reviews
Beauty & Essex is one of Jo's Faves :).

10. Beauty & Essex

8.9
146 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 579 tips and reviews
Sons of Essex is one of Jo's Faves :).

11. Sons of Essex

7.4
133 Essex St (btwn Rivington & Stanton St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 168 tips and reviews
Macondo is one of Jo's Faves :).

12. Macondo

157 E Houston St (btwn Allen & Eldridge St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · East Village · 179 tips and reviews
Bierkraft is one of Jo's Faves :).

13. Bierkraft

191 5th Ave (btwn Union & Berkeley), Brooklyn, NY
Food and Beverage Retail · North Slope · 131 tips and reviews
The Dutch is one of Jo's Faves :).

14. The Dutch

8.4
131 Sullivan St (at Prince St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · SoHo · 457 tips and reviews
Beekman Beer Garden is one of Jo's Faves :).

15. Beekman Beer Garden

89 South St (North side of Pier 17), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Financial District · 142 tips and reviews
Cienfuegos is one of Jo's Faves :).

16. Cienfuegos

95 Avenue A (E 6th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 214 tips and reviews
Mermaid Oyster Bar is one of Jo's Faves :).

17. Mermaid Oyster Bar

9.0
79 Macdougal St (btwn Bleecker & W Houston St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 270 tips and reviews
Henri Bendel is one of Jo's Faves :).

18. Henri Bendel

716 5th Ave (at 56th St), New York, NY
Boutique · Midtown East · 94 tips and reviews
Veselka is one of Jo's Faves :).

19. Veselka

8.9
144 2nd Ave (at E 9th St), New York, NY
Ukrainian Restaurant · East Village · 648 tips and reviews
Sushi Yasuda is one of Jo's Faves :).

20. Sushi Yasuda

8.9
204 E 43rd St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 256 tips and reviews
EN Japanese Brasserie is one of Jo's Faves :).

21. EN Japanese Brasserie

8.9
435 Hudson St (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · West Village · 263 tips and reviews
Employees Only is one of Jo's Faves :).

22. Employees Only

8.9
510 Hudson St (at Christopher St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 512 tips and reviews
Macao Trading Company is one of Jo's Faves :).

23. Macao Trading Company

9.0
311 Church St (btwn Lispenard & Walker St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Tribeca · 229 tips and reviews
Lavo is one of Jo's Faves :).

24. Lavo

39 E 58th St (btwn Park & Madison Ave), New York, NY
Night Club · Midtown East · 297 tips and reviews
Bar 44 is one of Jo's Faves :).

25. Bar 44

7.1
44 W 44th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Midtown East · 41 tips and reviews
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of Jo's Faves :).

26. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Midtown East · 1869 tips and reviews
Gagosian Gallery is one of Jo's Faves :).

27. Gagosian Gallery

7.5
980 Madison Ave (btw 76th & 77th), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Upper East Side · 20 tips and reviews
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is one of Jo's Faves :).

28. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

8.7
1071 5th Ave (at E 89th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 567 tips and reviews
Nom Wah Tea Parlor is one of Jo's Faves :).

29. Nom Wah Tea Parlor

8.2
13 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 376 tips and reviews
The Tippler is one of Jo's Faves :).

30. The Tippler

7.7
425 W 15th St (btwn 9th & 10th Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chelsea · 252 tips and reviews
Pegu Club is one of Jo's Faves :).

31. Pegu Club

77 W Houston St (at W Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenwich Village · 301 tips and reviews
Lani Kai is one of Jo's Faves :).

32. Lani Kai

525 Broome St (btw Thompson & Sullivan), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · SoHo · 56 tips and reviews
Mulberry Project is one of Jo's Faves :).

33. Mulberry Project

149 Mulberry St (btwn Grand & Hester St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Little Italy · 225 tips and reviews
Buddakan is one of Jo's Faves :).

34. Buddakan

9.1
75 9th Ave (at W 16th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chelsea · 526 tips and reviews
Sky Terrace at Hudson Hotel is one of Jo's Faves :).

35. Sky Terrace at Hudson Hotel

356 W 58th St (at 9th Ave.), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 29 tips and reviews
Trump SoHo New York is one of Jo's Faves :).

36. Trump SoHo New York

246 Spring St (at Varick St), New York, NY
Hotel · Hudson Square · 102 tips and reviews
Per Se is one of Jo's Faves :).

37. Per Se

8.4
10 Columbus Cir (at W 60th St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 198 tips and reviews
Angel’s Share is one of Jo's Faves :).

38. Angel’s Share

8 Stuyvesant St (at E 9th St & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 490 tips and reviews
Park Avenue Cafe is one of Jo's Faves :).

39. Park Avenue Cafe

100 E 63rd St (btwn Park & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Upper East Side · 8 tips and reviews
High Line is one of Jo's Faves :).

40. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
The Lobby Lounge at Mandarin Oriental, New York is one of Jo's Faves :).

41. The Lobby Lounge at Mandarin Oriental, New York

8.1
80 Columbus Cir, New York, NY
Tea Room · Hell's Kitchen · 50 tips and reviews
The Modern is one of Jo's Faves :).

42. The Modern

8.4
9 W 53rd St, New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Midtown East · 197 tips and reviews
La Biblioteca is one of Jo's Faves :).

43. La Biblioteca

622 3rd Ave (at E 40th St.), New York, NY
Lounge · Midtown East · 55 tips and reviews
Hotel on Rivington is one of Jo's Faves :).

44. Hotel on Rivington

7.3
107 Rivington St (btwn Ludlow & Essex St), New York, NY
Hotel · Lower East Side · 82 tips and reviews
Washington Square Park is one of Jo's Faves :).

45. Washington Square Park

9.5
W 4th St (btwn MacDougal St & University Pl), New York, NY
Park · Greenwich Village · 710 tips and reviews
Union Square Park is one of Jo's Faves :).

46. Union Square Park

9.1
Union Sq E/W & Broadway (btwn E 14th & E 17th St), New York, NY
Park · 564 tips and reviews
Catch is one of Jo's Faves :).

47. Catch

8.3
21 9th Ave (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Meatpacking District · 328 tips and reviews
Hofbräu Festzelt is one of Jo's Faves :).

48. Hofbräu Festzelt

Theresienwiese, München, Bayern, NJ
Beer Garden · No tips or reviews
Fedora is one of Jo's Faves :).

49. Fedora

239 W 4th St (btwn Charles & W 10th St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · West Village · 142 tips and reviews
La Esquina is one of Jo's Faves :).

50. La Esquina

8.6
114 Kenmare St (at Lafayette St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · SoHo · 722 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Opera is one of Jo's Faves :).

51. Metropolitan Opera

9.4
70 Lincoln Center Plz (at Columbus Ave), New York, NY
Opera House · 218 tips and reviews
Rudy's Funhouse is one of Jo's Faves :).

52. Rudy's Funhouse

New York, NY
Home (private) · Sutton Place · 3 tips and reviews
Acme is one of Jo's Faves :).

53. Acme

7.8
9 Great Jones St (btwn Broadway & Lafayette St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoHo · 147 tips and reviews
Blind Barber is one of Jo's Faves :).

54. Blind Barber

7.7
339 E 10th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Alphabet City · 199 tips and reviews
The NoMad Restaurant is one of Jo's Faves :).

55. The NoMad Restaurant

1170 Broadway (inside NoMad Hotel), New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoMad · 391 tips and reviews
Num Pang Sandwich Shop is one of Jo's Faves :).

56. Num Pang Sandwich Shop

21 E 12th St (btwn 5th Ave & University Pl), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Greenwich Village · 276 tips and reviews
Top Hops is one of Jo's Faves :).

57. Top Hops

94 Orchard St (btwn Broome St & Delancey St), New York, NY
Bar · Lower East Side · 164 tips and reviews
Empellón Cocina is one of Jo's Faves :).

58. Empellón Cocina

105 1st Ave (btwn 6th & 7th St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · East Village · 152 tips and reviews
Elsa is one of Jo's Faves :).

59. Elsa

217 E 3rd St (btwn Aves. B & C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 124 tips and reviews
Fig. 19 is one of Jo's Faves :).

60. Fig. 19

8.8
131 Chrystie St (btwn Broome & Delancey St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 122 tips and reviews
Bagatelle New York is one of Jo's Faves :).

61. Bagatelle New York

1 Little West 12th St (at 9th Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Meatpacking District · 103 tips and reviews
STK Downtown is one of Jo's Faves :).

62. STK Downtown

8.3
26 Little W 12th St (btwn 9th Ave & Washington St), New York, NY
Steakhouse · Meatpacking District · 155 tips and reviews
Booker and Dax at Ssäm is one of Jo's Faves :).

63. Booker and Dax at Ssäm

207 2nd Ave (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 150 tips and reviews
Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar is one of Jo's Faves :).

64. Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar

9.1
95 1st Ave (at 6th St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · East Village · 229 tips and reviews
Valhalla is one of Jo's Faves :).

65. Valhalla

8.2
815 9th Ave (at W 54th St.), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 178 tips and reviews
Tequila Park Taqueria is one of Jo's Faves :).

66. Tequila Park Taqueria

356 W 58th St (at 9th Ave), New York, NY
Taco Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 15 tips and reviews
Cómodo is one of Jo's Faves :).

67. Cómodo

58 MacDougal St (at King St), New York, NY
Latin American Restaurant · SoHo · 77 tips and reviews
Salinas is one of Jo's Faves :).

68. Salinas

8.5
136 9th Ave (btwn 18th & 19th St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Chelsea · 79 tips and reviews
Randolph Beer NOLITA is one of Jo's Faves :).

69. Randolph Beer NOLITA

343 Broome St (bt Bowery & Elizabeth), New York, NY
Beer Garden · NoLita · 109 tips and reviews
Plan B Tapas is one of Jo's Faves :).

70. Plan B Tapas

244 Mulberry St (at Prince St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · NoLita · 18 tips and reviews
Lexington Bar & Books is one of Jo's Faves :).

71. Lexington Bar & Books

1020 Lexington Ave (at E 73rd St.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Upper East Side · 25 tips and reviews
ABC Cocina is one of Jo's Faves :).

72. ABC Cocina

8.4
38 E 19TH St (btwn Park Ave S & Broadway), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Flatiron District · 280 tips and reviews
Edi & The Wolf is one of Jo's Faves :).

73. Edi & The Wolf

102 Avenue C (btwn 6th & 7th), New York, NY
Austrian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 160 tips and reviews
The Penrose is one of Jo's Faves :).

74. The Penrose

8.7
1590 2nd Ave (btwn E 82nd & E 83rd St), New York, NY
Gastropub · Yorkville · 251 tips and reviews
Omar's La Ranita is one of Jo's Faves :).

75. Omar's La Ranita

21 W 9th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 16 tips and reviews
The Bar Downstairs and Kitchen is one of Jo's Faves :).

76. The Bar Downstairs and Kitchen

8.1
485 5th Ave (41st St, inside Andaz 5th Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Midtown East · 82 tips and reviews
Flatiron Lounge is one of Jo's Faves :).

77. Flatiron Lounge

37 W 19th St (btwn 5th & 6th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Flatiron District · 144 tips and reviews
Wallflower is one of Jo's Faves :).

78. Wallflower

235 W 12th St (at Greenwich Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · West Village · 99 tips and reviews
The Wayland is one of Jo's Faves :).

79. The Wayland

9.0
700 E 9th St (at Avenue C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 282 tips and reviews
The Cannibal Beer & Butcher is one of Jo's Faves :).

80. The Cannibal Beer & Butcher

113 E 29th St (btwn Park & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Rose Hill · 200 tips and reviews
Saxon + Parole is one of Jo's Faves :).

81. Saxon + Parole

316 Bowery (at Bleecker St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoHo · 282 tips and reviews
Betony is one of Jo's Faves :).

82. Betony

41 W 57th St, New York, NY
American Restaurant · Midtown East · 88 tips and reviews
Nougatine at Jean Georges is one of Jo's Faves :).

83. Nougatine at Jean Georges

8.8
1 Central Park W (at Broadway), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 102 tips and reviews
Locanda Verde is one of Jo's Faves :).

84. Locanda Verde

9.1
377 Greenwich St (at N Moore St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Tribeca · 507 tips and reviews
Toro is one of Jo's Faves :).

85. Toro

85 10th Ave (Entrance on 15th St & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · Chelsea · 150 tips and reviews
The Cannibal Beer & Butcher is one of Jo's Faves :).

86. The Cannibal Beer & Butcher

600 11th Ave (btwn W 44th & W 45th St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 33 tips and reviews
Ward III is one of Jo's Faves :).

87. Ward III

111 Reade St (btwn W Broadway & Church St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Tribeca · 191 tips and reviews
Uncle Boons is one of Jo's Faves :).

88. Uncle Boons

7 Spring St (btwn Bowery & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · NoLita · 322 tips and reviews
The Fat Radish is one of Jo's Faves :).

89. The Fat Radish

17 Orchard St (btwn Hester & Canal St), New York, NY
English Restaurant · Chinatown · 223 tips and reviews
Tertulia is one of Jo's Faves :).

90. Tertulia

359 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 4th & Washington Pl), New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · West Village · 115 tips and reviews
Dutch Kills is one of Jo's Faves :).

91. Dutch Kills

9.2
27-24 Jackson Ave (btwn Queens & Dutch Kills St), Long Island City, NY
Cocktail Bar · 259 tips and reviews

Jun L.Jun Lu: Gordon's Breakfast is the best cocktail I've ever had: Worcester sauce, hot sauce, cucumber, gin. Slightly spicy.

Huckleberry Bar is one of Jo's Faves :).

92. Huckleberry Bar

588 Grand St (at Lorimer St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Williamsburg · 131 tips and reviews
Umami Burger is one of Jo's Faves :).

93. Umami Burger

432 6th Avenue (btwn W 9th & W 10th St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Greenwich Village · 408 tips and reviews
Attaboy is one of Jo's Faves :).

94. Attaboy

9.2
134 Eldridge St (btwn Delancey & Broome St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 241 tips and reviews
Experimental Cocktail Club is one of Jo's Faves :).

95. Experimental Cocktail Club

191 Chrystie St (btwn Rivington & Stanton), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 102 tips and reviews
Izakaya NoMad is one of Jo's Faves :).

96. Izakaya NoMad

7.5
13 W 26th St (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · NoMad · 48 tips and reviews
Zengo is one of Jo's Faves :).

97. Zengo

622 3rd Ave (at E 40th St), New York, NY
Latin American Restaurant · Midtown East · 139 tips and reviews
Barcade is one of Jo's Faves :).

98. Barcade

8.5
148 W 24th St (7th Ave), New York, NY
Bar · Chelsea · 185 tips and reviews