Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011

8.5

131 Sullivan St (at Prince St), New York, NY

New American Restaurant · SoHo · 458 tips and reviews

Ty Ahmad-Taylor: From Sam Sifton of the NYT: Eat a tiny fried oyster sandwich, a bite of steak tartare, a dish of smoked chicken and mushroom stroganoff. Have a steak and some raw oysters

Boulud Sud is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

2. Boulud Sud

8.3

20 W 64th St (btwn Broadway & Central Park West), New York, NY

Mediterranean Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 135 tips and reviews

John Dory Oyster Bar is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

3. John Dory Oyster Bar

1196 Broadway (at W 29th St), New York, NY

Seafood Restaurant · NoMad · 273 tips and reviews

Ciano is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

4. Ciano

45 E 22nd St (btwn Park Ave. & Broadway), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · Flatiron District · 47 tips and reviews

Empellón Taqueria is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

5. Empellón Taqueria

8.0

230 W 4th St (at W 10th St), New York, NY

Taco Restaurant · West Village · 230 tips and reviews

Hunan Kitchen Of Grand Sichuan is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

6. Hunan Kitchen Of Grand Sichuan

7.7

42-47 Main St (at Franklin Ave), Flushing, NY

Chinese Restaurant · 40 tips and reviews

Ty Ahmad-Taylor: Must orders: “BBQ fish” and cumin lamb.

Tertulia is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

7. Tertulia

359 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 4th & Washington Pl), New York, NY

Spanish Restaurant · West Village · 115 tips and reviews

Red Rooster is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

8. Red Rooster

8.5

310 Malcolm X Blvd (btwn W 125th & W 126th St), New York, NY

Southern Food Restaurant · Central Harlem · 555 tips and reviews

Danji is one of Sam Sifton's Top Restaurants of 2011.

9. Danji

346 W 52nd St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY

Korean Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 279 tips and reviews