1. Boqueria
9.0
171 Spring St (at Thompson St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · SoHo · 258 tips and reviews
Celina Kirchner: Don't underestimate the cheeses and meats on the back of the menu. Hey come on a beautiful wood tray with raisins, olives, and bread. Yum!!!
Deniz Ozuygur: Must haves: dates stuffed with almonds rapped in bacon, pimientos, sauteed spinach with raisins and a pitcher of red sangria
Tiffany: Definitely get the seafood paella and the red wine sangria! Throwback to Spain
2. CupcakeStop
8.2
(See Twitter for current location), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · SoHo · 20 tips and reviews
ToryBurch: Every Friday, the Cupcake Stop truck parks close to our office. Perfect for an afternoon sugar fix.
The Corcoran Group: Anything from their seasonal menu is spectacular, but this regular is vanilla butter cake, dyed a festive array of colors, topped with a swirl vanilla frosting and finished with rainbow colored sugar.
Jose Lorenzo Gonzalez: Go and get the Funfetti cupcake, if it's available that day.
3. Soho Diner
7.7
320 W Broadway (Grand St), New York, NY
Diner · SoHo · 15 tips and reviews
Kelsey✨: Cute & trendy diner, with an amazing grilled cheese, B.A.L.T., and modernized banana split
Paige C: Great chicken fingers but terrible fries.
Soho Diner: Snoozing past noon on Sat and Sun? Soho Diner's fan-favorite brunch menu features a wide selection of over the counter remedies to help you recover from your late-nite carousing. Served 'til 4PM!
Cary Lawson: Beautiful, eclectic decor that's artsy and unique, yet comfortable. Simple, but delicious menu and drinks. Very pleasant for catching up with friends or business.
Jason Liszka: This is a @naveen kind of place. If your cheekbones are as glorious as his, you should go here.
Sabina B.: Best public restrooms in the city. Hands down.
5. Crosby Street Hotel
9.1
79 Crosby St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Hotel · SoHo · 136 tips and reviews
John A: Modern reno boutique hotel.. Easy feel and beautiful large windows make this a great stay in the city in many seasons.
naveen: the drawing room is one of my favorite quiet spaces in the neighborhood. it's great for a catchup over tea or drinks. if it's nice out, you can also pop into the inner courtyard.
HotelChatter: Order the bacon-wrapped dates in the restaurant/bar. Celeb stylist Rachel Zoe uses this hotel as her NYC base, and the Tribeca Film Fest loves the private screening room. Read more.
6. La Sirene
7.9
558 Broome St (at Varick St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Hudson Square · 78 tips and reviews
stephiedoo: Goat cheese tart is delicious. Duck and lamb leg is also amazing with their signature sauces.
The New Yorker: Didier Pawlicki, the chef and owner of one of the tiniest, least pretentious, more pleasurable French bistros in the city, is a sensitive and adaptable—not to mention Internet-savvy—soul. Read more.
The Corcoran Group: Make reservations at this tiny and delicious modern French bistro. Enjoy BYOB with no cork fee and try the Tournedos Rossini. Cash only.
7. Smile To Go
8.3
22 Howard St (btwn Crosby & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Café · SoHo · 140 tips and reviews
Simon H: Coffees, blueberry muffins, chocolate salted cookie are the best around Soho.
Dens: The rotisserie chicken looks delucious. I hear they make a sandwich out if it. I need to come here ASAP. Also great iced coffee and cookies that look bananatown good.
David Berkowitz: Get the dark chocolate chunk cookie with sea salt.
8. Charlie Bird
8.6
5 King St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · SoHo · 188 tips and reviews
Brad Park: Five-star service, a relaxed approach to excellent wine, consistently delicious food, and a little bit of hip hop.
The New Yorker: “The food is comforting, with some ingenious additions, like uni in a creamy duck-egg spaghetti, and mint and pistachios in a lemony farro salad.” Read more.
Lockhart Steele: Get the fluke (every time), Knife and Fork salad (almost certainly), pasta special (if it sounds proper) and then roll from there. Bird is the word.
Fred Guichard: Excellent design, superb situation, classy atmosphere, beautiful people and great cocktails. But don't sleep here during the week : it's way too noisy in rooms over-looking Canal St.
Concert Ticket Agency: One of the greatest boutique hotels! Walking distance to some of the finest restaurants SoHo has to offer. See a great live show at one of the concert venues nearby like the Bowery Ballroom.
LogoTV: I once stayed in the penthouse here. It's beyond beautiful and the bar downstairs is maj! - Derek, The A-List: New York
Andrew Choi: Can't purchase by slice in the store, but you can certainly try their miniatures, or take a whole cake home. You should take a whole cake home.
ALICE KO: Best cheesecake ever. Strawberry. Omg. I die. I've been thinking about this for 2 days straight. Must go back.
tanya brown: good cheesecake, i promise
Cassandra Nye: Seriously one of the best Cobb salads, and the breads and spreads are amazing, too (love the Brunet). For bfast--poached eggs.
Rodrigo B: Great Place !!!!
Serious Eats: Rustic loaves of bread, salads, sandwiches, and French pastries all prepared on the spot with nut butter and jam on all the reclaimed wood communal tables.
13. Balthazar
8.9
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1065 tips and reviews
Ra Scorpio: Service was Amazing! Steak frites, cheeseburger, lobster risotto and beet salad were unbelievably delicious.
Gossip Girl: See and be seen when you’re dining al fresco at this SoHo staple. Just don’t be surprised if your secret convo ends up on Page Six - or on gossipgirl.net. Read more.
The New York Times: Balthazar is one of the NYT restaurant critic Sam Sifton’s 50 favorite NYC restaurants. To see the full list, get The Scoop iPhone app, an inside guide to New York: NYTimes.com/thescoop