20 favorite restaurants

8.2

33 E 61st St (btwn Park & Madison Ave), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 107 tips and reviews

Caroline McBride: Order a FOCACCIA DI SOFIA for the table it is made with special cheese (a secret!) and truffle oil. Amazing! Great place to see cool people, good music, fabulous energy!

Serafina Broadway is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

2. Serafina Broadway

7.1

210 W 55th St (at Broadway), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · Theater District · 109 tips and reviews

Serafina Fabulous Pizza is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

3. Serafina Fabulous Pizza

7.1

1022 Madison Ave (79th), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 56 tips and reviews

Serafina Osteria is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

4. Serafina Osteria

8.1

38 E 58th St (btwn Madison & Park Ave), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · Midtown East · 13 tips and reviews

Geisha is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

5. Geisha

33 E 61st St (btw Park & Madison Ave), New York, NY

Asian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 21 tips and reviews

Caroline McBride: Closed for renovation, but re-opening soon a few doors away.

Cipriani Downtown is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

6. Cipriani Downtown

8.6

376 W Broadway (btwn Spring & Broome), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · SoHo · 112 tips and reviews

Caroline McBride: Start with a bellini. Salute!

ilili Restaurant is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

7. ilili Restaurant

8.8

236 5th Ave (btwn E 27th & E 28th St), New York, NY

Lebanese Restaurant · NoMad · 475 tips and reviews

Caroline McBride: Best Lebanese in NYC. Order the brussels sprouts.

Harry Cipriani is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

8. Harry Cipriani

8.0

781 5th Ave (btwn E 59th & E 60th St), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · Central Park · 59 tips and reviews

Caroline McBride: Order the Mangorita. It is like a Margarita but made with Mango juice. Be nice to Sergio, he is amazing and he will take care of you!

Da Silvano is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

9. Da Silvano

260 6th Ave (btw Houston & Bleecker), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 72 tips and reviews

Caroline McBride: My favorite pasta: Taglierini Contadina--fresh thin noodles, hot & sweet sausage, cream and peas in a light tomato sauce. Soooo good!!!!

Brasserie Cognac is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

10. Brasserie Cognac

7.4

1740 Broadway (btwn W 55th & W 56th St.), New York, NY

French Restaurant · Theater District · 77 tips and reviews

Caroline McBride: Food is unbelievable, start with cheese puffs and order the tomato tart and tuna tart for the table. The salmon ceviche is incredible. AMAZING food! Chef Florian V. Hugo is very talented!

Buddha Bar is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

11. Buddha Bar

8.6

8-12 rue Boissy d'Anglas, Paris, Île-de-France

Asian Restaurant · Madeleine · 269 tips and reviews

Caroline McBride: Buddha Bar revolutionized the restaurant industry and it is still the perfect setting for a special meal. Excellent food, cool vibe. Good for large groups and intimate dinners.