1. Monkey Bar
8.4
60 E 54th St (btwn Madison & Park Ave.), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Midtown East · 77 tips and reviews
Michelle C.: NY Foodie Reco: App: braised pork belly, crispy oyster & Hatch chile kimchee Dinner: Smoked fettucini, w/uni, Hackleback caviar & pickled shallot, Dessert: choc. mousse
The Corcoran Group: Great Midtown business lunch spot. Try the bacon lobster roll.
Eater: Cocktail maven Julie Reiner revamped the list and the bartenders. As has always been the case, the room is dark, romantic, and old school--a perfect place for fun rendezvous or a business drink.
2. Shake Shack
8.0
49 Grand Central Terminal, Lower Level Dining Concourse, New York, NY
Burger Joint · Midtown East · 126 tips and reviews
Bin Yang: Holy lines. Alas, it's 2015 so go grab yourself the latest and the greatest - shackmeister burger. It's the best burger on the menu with almost no veges, just crispy marinated shallots!
Brad Garoon: The Shackmeister has an Angus beef patty topped with cheese, fried shallots, and ShackSauce. The bun is the Shake Shack standard, but on my burger it was buttered like mad before it was grilled. Read more.
Christina ♏️: Pay by card instead of cash and skip the line!
5. Deux Amis
8.2
356 E 51st St, New York, NY
French Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 25 tips and reviews
Felicia Yesari: Bucki's burger is a must. The merguez with frites is a great bite. Don' forget the onion tarte!!!!!
Carl Muehleisen: Anything on the bar menu. The couscous are great!
Magdalena Snow: So far really awesome place, super friendly staff, delicious snails and great wine, mini baguettes so feshly incredible you can't just eat one
6. The Bar
8.8
28 W 53rd St (5th Avenue), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Midtown East · 36 tips and reviews
Jamia Pope: They have an extensive wine, scotch and bourbon list. The bar food is more like a tiny appetizer but it was delicious.
Gary Toriello: Bring your platinum credit card Drinks are expensive. $24 for cocktails, $14 for a beer!
Tony Everett: Great Service, Great Drinks and Great Art!! ##Blokeapproved
Mark Heyert: Excellent tater tots, crab cakes, beet salad, and the bartenders are sweet and funny.
Michael Witbrock: Cocktails, old fashioned wedge salad, steak
Ben Kay: A gem to visit. So firstly yes it's a cosy affair. Tables super close together (let's call it intimate). Staff equally intimate in a laid back, cooking for friends style. Incredible burger. Best ever?
stephanie galarza: Great hotel!! The staff is amazing and very helpful with reasonable request! I love it
The New York Daily News: PHOTO: The Beatles meet the press at the Warwick Hotel in 1964, at the link! Read more.
Haya Al Dossary: Lovely view, cold rooms which is a plus for me, too bad about the mini bar though, $50 for moving a bottle of water? Yeesh!
15. Rainbow Room
8.5
30 Rockefeller Plz (49th Street), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Rockefeller Center · 53 tips and reviews
James H.: Every bread choice was perfectly done and delicious.
Gothamist: The legendary Rainbow Room is reopening today. There will be a festive Sunday brunch in addition to Monday night dinners with live performances open to the public. Sun, 10/5. Read more.
Meredith Blechman: The much-hyped re-opening did not disappoint. The space offers the most incredible view of the city that never sleeps. The staff was incredibly attentive - service rivaled a Danny Meyer restaurant