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Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC
Bouchon Bakery is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

1. Bouchon Bakery

1 Rockefeller Plz (at W 49th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Rockefeller Center · 149 tips and reviews
Bouchon Bakery & Cafe is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

2. Bouchon Bakery & Cafe

10 Columbus Cir Fl 3 (Time Warner Center), New York, NY
Bakery · Central Park · 333 tips and reviews
Tiny's Giant Sandwich Shop is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

3. Tiny's Giant Sandwich Shop

129 Rivington St (btwn Essex & Norfolk St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 163 tips and reviews
Porsena Extra Bar is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

4. Porsena Extra Bar

21 E 7th St (3rd Ave), New York, NY
Wine Bar · East Village · 13 tips and reviews
The Queens Kickshaw is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

5. The Queens Kickshaw

4017 Broadway (at Steinway St), Astoria, NY
Café · 233 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Excellent neighborhood cafe, bar, and sandwich spot. Some of the best coffee and grilled cheese in Queens, with an esoteric beer, wine, and cider list.

Murray's Cheese is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

6. Murray's Cheese

9.5
254 Bleecker St (at Cornelia St), New York, NY
Cheese Store · West Village · 265 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: One of the city's top cheese shops with incredible selection and always-friendly staff. Grilled cheese sandwiches and sweet snacks are winners, too.

Murray's Cheese Bar is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

7. Murray's Cheese Bar

264 Bleecker St (at Cornelia St), New York, NY
Cheese Store · West Village · 119 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Classic Melt: Gruyere, Tickler, and buffalo mozzarella cheeses flood from thick-cut white bread with a shellacked crust, to give a well-made grilled cheese the textural contrast it so deserves.

Little Muenster is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

8. Little Muenster

100 Stanton St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 41 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Fancy but not too fancy grilled cheese: we especially like the anchovy and pepper.

Little Muenster is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

9. Little Muenster

5.7
145 Front St (Jay Street), Brooklyn, NY
Sandwich Spot · DUMBO · 17 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Fancy but not too fancy grilled cheese: anchovy and pepper is especially nice.

Westville West is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

10. Westville West

210 W 10th St (btwn Bleecker & W 4th St.), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 177 tips and reviews
Dominique Ansel Bakery is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

11. Dominique Ansel Bakery

8.7
189 Spring St (btwn Sullivan & Thompson St), New York, NY
Bakery · SoHo · 743 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Grilled Cheese: What amounts to a French onion soup grilled cheese: it oozes everywhere, nutty and rich, with caramelized onions for sweetness.

The Spotted Pig is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

12. The Spotted Pig

314 W 11th St (at Greenwich St), New York, NY
Gastropub · West Village · 838 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Grilled Cheese: It's made on filone from Sullivan Street Bakery; Fontina, Taleggio, and goat cheese melt into a single fresh, funky core, hot and molten against the crunch of the bread.

61 Local is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

13. 61 Local

61 Bergen St (btwn Smith St & Boerum Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Boerum Hill · 239 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: This bar does some great grilled cheese sandwiches on Bien Cuit bread.

Cleaver Counter is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

14. Cleaver Counter

75 9th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Chelsea · 99 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Grilled Cheese: The sourdough soaks up the butter, preventing the grilled cheese from being overly greasy, and the chutney gives it that sophisticated touch.

Slightly Oliver is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

15. Slightly Oliver

511 Amsterdam Ave (at W 85th St), New York, NY
Gastropub · Upper West Side · 57 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The grilled cheese itself is a study in buttery sandwich decadence: sharp, pungent cheddar is melted between thick slices of rich brioche that flakes apart with every bite.

Eggs Travaganza is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

16. Eggs Travaganza

7.7
E 52nd St (at Park Ave), New York, NY
Food Truck · Midtown East · 27 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Grilled Cheese with Chorizo and Bacon: Chorizo and bacon? It may sound like overkill, but when you take a crazy-buttery bite, you won't mind at all.

Beecher's Handmade Cheese is one of Great Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in NYC.

17. Beecher's Handmade Cheese

900 Broadway (at E 20th St), New York, NY
Cheese Store · Flatiron District · 214 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: New York location of the great Seattle-based cheese shop. The grilled cheese sandwiches are some of our favorites.