Our favorite New York City restaurants right now
We gathered recommendations for the city that never stops eating.
From The Times
August 29, 2026

Every spring, our chief restaurant critic in New York ranks the 100 best restaurants in the city. But we also want to tell you where to eat right this second — today, tonight, this weekend.

Diners use chopsticks and a soup spoon to grab food from a bowl at a sunny table.

Janice Chung for The New York Times

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