From Michelin-starred Korean cuisine to elegant New American fare with global influences, these five spots offer something for every palate and promise a truly memorable summer meal.
The 4 best restaurants in New York this summer
Summer in New York City is a time for outdoor adventures, vibrant cultural experiences, and of course, indulging in the city’s diverse culinary scene.
Gramercy Tavern
Gramercy Tavern’s contemporary American cuisine, warm hospitality, and unparalleled service have earned the restaurant nine James Beard Awards. Executive chef and partner Michael Anthony’s menu features of elegant dishes with a rustic influence that showcase the restaurant’s relationships with local farms and purveyors.
The tavern up front, bordered by a long bar on the left, serves à la carte items like duck liver mousse, grilled striped bass and a burger with duck fat potato chips. The somewhat dated but lovely back dining room, with white tablecloths more effortless than anywhere else above 14th Street, offers five courses for $168 with plates like pork tortellini, pan-seared halibut and roast duck.
Kochi
Chef Sung Shim, formerly of Le Bernardin and Per Se, first opened Kochi in 2019. The Hell’s Kitchen destination earned a Michelin star and a Time Out New York Best of the City award for its Korean royal court and street food-influenced menus, among other accolades. Today, its nine-course skewer tasting runs $145 for preparations featuring American Wagyu, king salmon and a few pearls of caviar. Shim also runs the nearby five-star Mari restaurant.
The nine-course tasting menu is a choreographed wave of dishes; you might find tender truffle chicken terrine, spicy pollock roe with candied anchovy and toasted seaweed purée, and, for dessert, scorched rice custard.
Cote
Head 10 blocks south of New York’s Koreatown, and you’ll find one of the city’s best and buzziest Korean restaurants. Simon Kim’s Cote offers Korean barbecue tinged with American steakhouse traditions, including a beef aging room that’s glassed in for diners to view, and a wine list with more than 1,200 labels.
Diners at Cote have been planning and looking forward to dinner here, as reservations require a calendar reminder to snag—expect to see at least one table celebrating something. If you feel like dressing up for a meal at Cote, you’ll fit right in.
Crown Shy
Opened in 2019 by chef James Kent and Jeff Katz the elegant space – abundant marble, lofty ceilings, full-hight glass and buttery leather seating – sets the tone for a roster of New American cuisine backed by global influence and European technique.
Kent’s certainly not shy when it comes to flavour and it’s within such framework you’ll find the likes of white bean hummus with ‘Nduja, savoury Gruyère fritters – a gougères-meets-churros hybrid dressed with chilli and lime – and the signature citrus-marinated chicken with house hot sauce.
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