15 Spots Where We Think Tourists Should Go In NYC

250 Mulberry St (at Prince St), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 140 tips and reviews

Serious Eats: By day, great sandwiches like chicken parm and the best turkey sandwich in town, by night a $50 four-course menu that changes every night, and will bowl you over by the chefs' skill and creativity Read more.

Kin Shop is one of 15 Spots Where We Think Tourists Should Go In NYC.

2. Kin Shop

469 Avenue of the Americas (at W 11th St.), New York, NY

Thai Restaurant · West Village · 143 tips and reviews

Serious Eats: Second restaurant of Top Chef star Harold Dieterle, try the Spicy Duck Laab, Warm Sliced Snap Peas with Bay Scallops, Rabbit Leg Yellow Curry, and Goat Massaman Curry Read more.

Perilla is one of 15 Spots Where We Think Tourists Should Go In NYC.

3. Perilla

9 Jones St (btwn Bleecker & W 4th St), New York, NY

American Restaurant · West Village · 133 tips and reviews

Serious Eats: Flagship restaurant of Top Chef star Harold Dieterle, a quietly elegant neighborhood restaurant with a focused, sophisticated menu Read more.

4. Shopsin's General Store

120 Essex St (btwn Delancey & Rivington), New York, NY

Diner · Lower East Side · 130 tips and reviews

Del Posto is one of 15 Spots Where We Think Tourists Should Go In NYC.

5. Del Posto

85 10th Ave (at W 16th St), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · Chelsea · 277 tips and reviews

Jean-Georges is one of 15 Spots Where We Think Tourists Should Go In NYC.

6. 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

Taïm is one of 15 Spots Where We Think Tourists Should Go In NYC.

7. Taïm

9.2

222 Waverly Pl (btwn Perry & W 11th St), New York, NY

Falafel Restaurant · West Village · 288 tips and reviews

Xi'an Famous Foods is one of 15 Spots Where We Think Tourists Should Go In NYC.

8. Xi'an Famous Foods

88 E Broadway (at Forsyth St.), New York, NY

Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 37 tips and reviews

Rubirosa is one of 15 Spots Where We Think Tourists Should Go In NYC.

9. Rubirosa

9.2

235 Mulberry St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 842 tips and reviews

10. Russ & Daughters

9.3

179 E Houston St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY

Gourmet Store · Lower East Side · 422 tips and reviews

Motorino is one of 15 Spots Where We Think Tourists Should Go In NYC.

11. Motorino

8.5

349 E 12th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY

Pizzeria · East Village · 317 tips and reviews

Keens Steakhouse is one of 15 Spots Where We Think Tourists Should Go In NYC.

12. Keens Steakhouse

9.0

72 W 36th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY

Steakhouse · Koreatown · 484 tips and reviews

J.G. Melon is one of 15 Spots Where We Think Tourists Should Go In NYC.

13. J.G. Melon

8.7

1291 3rd Ave (at E 74th St), New York, NY

Burger Joint · Upper East Side · 486 tips and reviews

Serious Eats: An excellent bar burger, well-griddled, juicy and blanketed in melty American cheese. Read more.

Colicchio & Sons is one of 15 Spots Where We Think Tourists Should Go In NYC.

14. Colicchio & Sons

85 10th Ave (at W 15th St), New York, NY

New American Restaurant · Chelsea · 185 tips and reviews

Serious Eats: Restaurant of Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio, with a rustic, Mediterranean inspired menu Read more.

Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca is one of 15 Spots Where We Think Tourists Should Go In NYC.

15. Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca

8.8

110 Waverly Pl (btwn MacDougal Alley & 6th Ave), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 273 tips and reviews

Serious Eats: Mario Batali's now-classic West Village townhouse restaurant where pastas and offal dishes may redefine what you think of Italian food Read more.