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With a combined resume that includes Angel's Share, Employees Only and Alinea, Shingo Gokan's and Steve Schneider's bi-level bar was bound to be a hit. At the subterranean bar, Sip, Gokan provides a sleek, Japanese cocktail bar. Schneider's Guzzle is a saloon-style bar where classics are familiar with a little oomph (looking at your Sherry Colada Highball). Former executive chef of Chicago's Alinea, chef Mike Bagale balances both bars with high to low offerings, including "electric" chicken next to a $150 sandwich made with A5 wagyu. 

In the same way that flying first class does not change the ontological nature of commercial air travel, Michelin-starred restaurant Cote does not “elevate” Korean BBQ. What Cote does—with elan—is seed KBBQ into the wider culinary conversation without conceding to fine-dining’s persnickety de rigueur. Cote is proof-positive that KBBQ can hold its own among the city’s most ambitious dining experiences. Cote bills itself as a Korean Steakhouse, a distinction that exerts itself in both the food and modernist decor. Compared to the bustle of many K‑town spots, Cote is attractive, tidy and restrained. The hum here is conversation, not revelry. Lighting is low and precise, a spotlight trained on each immaculate integrated cooktop—what a grill might look like were it designed by Apple. Notable is the room’s astoundingly effective air‑filtration system, keeping smoke and the scent of searing beef off your clothes without requiring a hood. Despite the silly naming borrowed from the ’70s cult classic The Warriors, Cote’s cocktail menu is treated with the same seriousness as its beef. Here, balance and complexity shine through a few precisely executed elements. The Baseball Furies tastes like summer in a glass: vodka, peach, lemon, and whey. The wine program is deep and curated, sure to tick even the snobbiest somm’s boxes. Beef is where the meal is most steakhouse coded; the focus is the meat unto itself. The Butcher’s Feast is the prix fixe calling card—a spread of meat, stew,...

In need of a summertime adventure? Set sail for The Yacht Club. The same seafaring squad who brought us bivalves on a barge (Grand Banks) and a waterfront hangout in the West Village (Drift In) adds to last summer's ever-growing fleet with The Yacht Club. Docked in Chelsea, the restaurant is the largest of the bunch, with a whopping 20,000 square feet spanning two floors, featuring an indoor dining room with blue-hued booths and nautical touches, and a sprawling terrace that sings a sweet siren call in the summertime. Stuffy and snobby, this club is not, as the hall is home to a friendly crew ready to ply you with seafood towers and shucked oysters, lobster made every which way—in a roll or even lobster frites—and tater tots strewn with caviar, better known as Yacht Tots. When the weather is warm, take to the terrace for the duration of your journey with a glass of bubbles in one hand and an oyster in the other. 

If you ever wondered where George Jetson may have dined, we imagine it would've looked a little something like The Dynamo Room. Modern it may be, the steakhouse is quick to hit us with all the nostalgic feels, as the interior design jumps from the atomic age to the space race. The kitchen throws it back too, as Sunday Hospitality’s co-founder, Jaime Young, and head chef/partner Derek Boccagno use the cookery of chef Charles Ranhofer as a guide (yes, the famous Victoria chef who put Delmonico's on the map back in the 19th century).  The vibe: The Dynamo Room is more up to date than dear ol' dad's steakhouse haunt, with equally handsome dining spaces, the red room and the emerald, larger-than-life portraits on the wall, and a massive Sputnik-style sculpture that dangles near the front. The patio comes to life in the summer months as accordion doors reveal an open-air veranda with lush greenery and lazily spinning fans. You'll find a mix of clientele here, from the suit-jacketed type to those who are coming and going to Madison Square Garden next door. The food: Eleven cuts of beef grace the menu here, from KC strip steak to 50-day dry-aged ribeye, shareable for two or even three hungry souls. If the number of steaks on the menu intimidates you, fear not. Before an order is placed, servers present a tray of all the prime cuts on a rolling cart, gently walking diners through each marbled, dry-aged portion. Beyond cuts of carne, must-adds to the table include the Smoked...

Coffee Project owner Chi-Sum Ngai grew up serving traditional condensed-milk–splashed coffee at her parents' cafe in Malaysia before studying the dark stuff at Portland's American Barista and Coffee School. Ngai and her partner Kaleena Teoh have cafes in the East Village, Chelsea, and Brooklyn, and a roastery and training center in Long Island City. They also source from small, often women-owned, cooperatives and family farms that prioritize good working conditions, wages, and benefits for farmworkers. The drinks menu includes drip, pour over and espresso staples, as well as good chai and matcha lattes, a hot chocolate and tasty sandwiches, toasts and baked goods. It's one of the best spots for top-notch coffee in the city.

A name like Hawksmoor conjures a steakhouse of the old-school era—dark woods and dim corners that curl with smoke. But the New York location of the London-born import is nothing of the sort. The modern-day steakhouse is a marvel, as the cavernous dining hall implores you to look up and gaze upon its 30-foot vaulted ceilings and original crown molding. Such glorious environs feel almost church-like, which tracks, as the dry-aged, Sunday Roast is as close to a religious experience that you can get. The vibe: Occupying the former United Charities Building, the steakhouse exudes a certain level of grandness. A server keyed me in on the details: anything above the greenish-blue paint on the walls is an original of the building, from the aforementioned ceilings to the restored stained glass. Yet, likely due to both, Hawksmoor is a bit of a noisy one, as sound easily reverberates for a louder-than-average steakhouse. But it isn't just the jovial laughter of button-down businessmen that you'll hear, as the dining hall is filled with young people and even families who are here to be wowed.  The food: A funny little thing I noticed, the hostess and the waitstaff each commented on the massive size of the menus before handing them off. They aren't wrong—they require two hands and easily take up your respective corners of the table. But it doesn't take much to thumb through, as the steakhouse divvies up into the usual suspects: oysters and starters, then steaks and sides. Oysters are...

We really like eating around the city, and we're guessing you do, too. So lucky for all of us, we've packed all our favorite restaurants under one roof at the Time Out Market New York. The DUMBO location in Empire Stores has fried chicken from Jacob’s Pickles, pizza from Fornino, delicious bagels from Ess-a-bagel and more amazing eateries—all cherry-picked by us. Chow down over two floors with views of the East River, Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline.  RECOMMENDED: The best things do in NYC

If you thought getting a table at Per Se was tough, try getting into Rao’s. On second thought, don’t. Rao’s (pronounced “RAY-ohs”) is really a private club without the dues. To eat here, you’ll need a personal invite from one of the heavy hitters who “owns” a table. These CEOs, actors, politicians, news personalities and neighborhood old-timers established a long-standing arrangement with the late, legendary owner Frankie “No” Pellegrino, and that's what ensures a seat at one of the ten tables at the Italian-American icon. In fact, reading this review is probably the closest you’ll get to Rao’s.

New York’s ever-changing skyline acquired another sky-high attraction for Gothamites to climb in 2019: Vessel. The 150-foot-tall, 60-ton landmark, located at sleek cultural destination Hudson Yards, resembles a honeycomb, although some New Yorkers say it looks like a waste can. Others say the larger-than-life art installation designed by British architect Thomas Heatherwick is New York’s version of the Eiffel Tour. As for what we say? The gleaming bronze-toned structure looks like a good excuse to get your steps in and snap some pics for Instagram. We climbed the spiral staircase made up of 154 interconnecting staircases, almost 2,500 individual steps and 80 landings—the various outlook points offer panoramic views of the Hudson River, the West Side skyline and the ever-expanding Hudson Yards campus, all of which appear mighty dreamy at sunset. Bonus: New Yorkers can visit for free on select days; here's how.

In the years since it opened its gates in May 2021, Little Island has become one of New York's primo warm-weather destinations. Open from 6am daily, the “floating” greenspace is an elevated oasis of trees and knolls and winding paths that rises—as though suspended on a bed of coupe cocktail glasses—above Pier 55 in the Hudson, just west of the Meatpacking District. In the same brief period, it has established itself as one of the city's most vital sources of low-cost high culture in the summer. Concerts, plays, dance shows, operas: These and more can be found on Little Island all summer long, whether at its 687-seat open-air amphitheater (the Amph), its smaller performance stage (the Glade) or at pop-up locations throughout the space.