Review Index
This is an index to all of the restaurant reviews that I’ve published on this blog. Most of these reviews are based on a single visit. Where I wrote multiple reviews, the latest one is linked, and the rating reflects all of my visits to that restaurant.
I have noted in brackets if there has been a significant change at the restaurant since I last dined there, or if such a change has been announced. Restaurants that are no longer open are listed at the end, as are restaurants that I wrote about without assigning a rating.
Extraordinary
Blue Hill at Stone Barns
Jean Georges
Le Bernardin
Masa
The Modern (Dining Room)
Per Se
Category Killer
Ai Fiori
Aldea
Aska
Babbo
Blue Hill
Bouley
Brandy Library
Brushstroke
Café Boulud
The Cannibal
Carbone
Casa Mono
Corton
Craft
Daniel
Del Posto
Eleven Madison Park
Esca
The Four Seasons
Gotham Bar & Grill
Jungsik
Kurumazushi
La Grenouille
Le Périgord
Marea
Minetta Tavern
Momofuku Ko
Nobu
Oceana
Perla
Picholine
Rosanjin
Soto
The Spotted Pig
Sushi Yasuda
Thalassa
Tocqueville
Veritas
Wallsé
WD~50
Critic’s Picks
15 East
Abboccato
ABC Kitchen
Acme
Alison Eighteen
Annisa
Artisanal
Aquavit [reviewed under previous chef]
Aquavit Cafe
Asiate
Aureole [reviewed under previous chef]
A Voce Columbus [reviewed under previous chef]
Bar Boulud
Bar Jamón
Bar Room at The Modern
Barraca
Benoit
BLT Fish
BLT Prime
BLT Steak
Blaue Gans
Bohemian
Boulud Sud
Brabant
The Breslin
Café China
Churrascaria Plataforma
Cocotte
Crown
Daisy May’s BBQ
db bistro moderne
DBGB
dell’Anima
Degustation
Dovetail
Edi & the Wolf
Empellón Cocina
Empellón Tacqueria
EN Japanese Brasserie
Fatty ’Cue (West Village)
Feast
Felidia
Fish Tag
Fishtail
La Fonda del Sol [reviewed under previous chef]
Gari (West Side)
Geisha Table
Gaonnuri
Gramercy Tavern
Greenwich Grill & Sushi Azabu
The Greenwich Project
Hakkasan
Hearth
Hecho en Dumbo, Chef’s Table
Highlands
Hill Country
Hospoda
John Dory Oyster Bar
Junoon
Kajitsu
Keens Steakhouse
Kin Shop
La Mangeoire
La Silhouette [reviewed under previous chef]
Le Philosophe
Le Veau d’Or
Lincoln Ristorante
Locanda Verde
Louro
Lure Fishbar
Maialino
Maison Premiere
Manzanilla
Manzo
Marc Forgione
The Marrow
Mas (farmhouse)
Maysville
Millesime
Mission Chinese Food
Molyvos
Momofuku Ssäm Bar
Monkey Bar
Nebraska Steakhouse
Neta
Nice Matin
The NoMad
North End Grill
The Old Homestead
Oriental Garden
Osteria Morini
Park Avenue Winter/Spring/Summer/Autumn
Peasant
Pegu Club
Peking Duck House
Perbacco
Perilla
Porter House New York
Public
Quality Meats
Rafele
RedFarm
Resto
Riverpark
Roberta’s
Rouge et Blanc
Salinas
Salumeria Rosi (Upper West Side)
Sammy’s Roumanian
Saul
Scalini Fedeli
Scarpetta
Seäsonal
Sirio Ristorante
Socarrat Paella Bar
Spice Market
Szechuan Gourmet (39th Street)
Szechuan Gourmet (56th Street)
Strip House
Taureau
Terroir
Telepan
TriBeCa Grill
Tulsi
Vino Vino
Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse
Union Square Cafe
Wolfgang’s Steakhouse
Wong
Neighborhood Spots
26 Seats
Abe & Arthur’s
Acapella
The Acela Club at Citi Field
A. J. Maxwell’s Steakhouse
Alfama
Al Mayass
Almond
Applewood
Arlington Club
Auden
August [reviewed under previous chef]
Back Forty
Back Forty West
Balaboosta
Baluchi’s
Barbès
Bar Henry Bistro
Bar Masa
Barbuto
Battery Gardens
Bistro Vendôme
Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill
Blue Smoke
Bobby Van’s Steakhouse (downtown)
Bobo
Bond St
Boqueria [reviewed under previous chef]
Brasserie 8½
Brick Lane Curry House
Bridge Cafe
Brindle Room
Buddakan [reviewed under previous chef]
Cafe Luxembourg
Caffé La Fenice
Calle Ocho [reviewed in former location]
Calliope
Capital Grille
Cascina
Center Bar
Cercle Rouge
’Cesca [reviewed under previous chef]
Cherrywood Kitchen
City Island Lobster House
Club A Steakhouse
Cómodo
Cookshop
Coppelia
Corsino
craftbar
Crispo
Dardanel
David Burke Kitchen
David Burke Townhouse
De Grezia
Delmonico’s
Dim Sum Go Go
Ditch Plains
Dressler
Duo [reviewed under previous chef]
The Dutch
Dylan Prime
Ed’s Chowder House
Employees Only
Falai Panetteria
Famous Oyster Bar
The Fat Radish
Fatty Crab
Fatty ’Cue (Williamsburg)
Fedora
Fig & Olive
F.illi Ponte
Five Points
Flatbush Farm
Frankies 457 Spuntino
Franny’s
Gaucho Steak Co.
Gigino at Wagner Park
Harry’s Steak
Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria
Inside Park at St. Barts
Hudson River Cafe
Hundred Acres
Hurricane Club
Ici
Ilili
Jones Wood Foundry
JoJo
Ken & Cook
Kenka
Kittichai [reviewed under previous chef]
Koca Lounge
Koi
Kutsher’s Tribeca [reviewed under previous chef]
La Mar Cebicheria Peruana
Landmarc
L’Artusi
La Boite en Bois
La Promenade des Anglais
La Villette
Le Comptoir
Le Midi
The Lambs Club
La Sirène
La Vineria [reviewed in previous location, under previous chef]
The Library at the Public
The Little Owl
Loi
Macao Trading Co. [reviewed under previous chef]
Má Pêche
The Mark by Jean-Georges
Market Table
Markt
Maze
Morso
The National
Novità
Osteria del Circo
Ouest
Otto
Paradou
Parea Prime
Parm
Pastis
Pera Mediterranean Brasserie [Midtown]
Periyali
Perry St.
Pig and Khao
The Pitch & Fork
Philippe
Posto Thin Crust Pizza
Prandial
Prune
Pulino’s Bar & Pizzeria
The Purple Fig
The Red Cat
The Redhead
The Red Rooster
Re Sette
Rhong-Tiam
Roberto
Rosemary’s Enoteca & Trattoria
Ruby Foo’s Times Square
Sagaponack
Sapphire
Scarlatto
Sfoglia
Shabu Shabu 70
Shake Shack
Siam Inn
The Smith (East Village)
The Smith (Lincoln Center)
Smith & Mills
Smith & Wollensky
Smörgås Chef
Sookk
Southern Spice
Spasso
SriPraPhai
The Stanton Social
Staghorn Steakhouse
Sueños
SUteiSHI
Swish
Tenpenny [reviewed under previous chef]
Tertulia
Thalia
Tiny’s
Toloache
Torrisi Italian Specialties
Tse Yang
Trattoria Dopo Teatro
Untitled
Vespa
Vinegar Hill House
Viva Pancho
Whym
Wildwood Barbecue
Willow Road
Yerba Buena Perry
Zeytin
Not Recommended
Apiary
Après-ski Chalet at Café Select
Barbounia
Benihana
Bistecca Fiorentina
BLT Bar & Grill
Brasserie Cognac
Brasserie Ruhlmann
Butter
Cafe Cluny
Cafeteria
Casa Nonna
City Crab & Seafood Company
The Cleveland [reviewed under previous chef]
COLORS
Commerce
Danji
Ginza
East End Kitchen
Jezebel [now called “The J”]
JoeDoe
Kefi
La Marina
Left Bank
Le Relais de Venise
Le Restaurant at All Good Things
Marble Lane
My Moon
Mercer Kitchen
Nice Matin
Oyster Bar & Restaurant (Grand Central Terminal)
P. J. Clarke’s on the Hudson
Plein Sud [reviewed under previous chef]
Robert’s Steakhouse [reviewed under previous chef]
Rouge Tomate
SD26
South Gate
Sparks Steakhouse
STK
River Room
TBar Steak & Lounge
Trestle on Tenth
Zengo
Not Rated
21 Club
5 & Diamond [reviewed under previous chef]
508 Restaurant & Bar
5 Napkin Burger
83½ [reviewed under previous chef]
Absinthe Wine Bar
Anfora
Angel’s Share
Balade
Bill’s Bar and Burger
BLT Burger
Brasserie Athénée
Brooklyn Diner
Bubble Lounge
Christos Steak House
Crif Dogs
Death & Co.
Del Frisco’s Grille
De Santos
Dévi
Donatella
Fiorini
Gazala Place
Gordon Ramsay at the London
The Harrison [reviewed under previous chef]
Isa [reviewed under previous chef]
Jeanne & Gaston
Jo’s
Katz’s Delicatessen
Lantern’s Keep
Le Cirque
The Little Cheese Pub
Luke’s Lobster
Macbar
The Marshall Stack
Masal Café
Mint
Móle
Megu
Oficina Latina
Pacific Grill at Pier 17
Paprika
Pera
Petrarca Cucina e Vino
Pier NYC
Please Don’t Tell
Prime Meats
Raines Law Room
Rum House
The Rusty Knot
Salon Millesime
Slightly Oliver
Sofia Wine Bar
Spina
Spitzer’s Corner
Steamers Landing
Stuzzicheria
Table Verte
The Tangled Vine
Teqa
The Toucan and The Lion
Tout Va Bien
Uva Restaurant and Wine Bar
Closed
5 Ninth [*]
10 Downing [*½]
66 [**]
71 Clinton Fresh Food [*]
7Square [*]
Accademia di Vino [*½]
Adour [**]
Ago [*]
Alain Ducasse [****]
Allegretti [**½]
Allen & Delancey [**]
Alto [***]
Amuse [**]
Angelo & Maxie’s Steakhouse [zero]
Anthos [***]
Archipelago [zero]
Asia de Cuba [*½]
BarBao [*½]
Bar Artisanal [*½]
Bar Basque [zero]
Bar Blanc [*]
Bar Blanc Bistro [N.R.]
Bar Breton [*]
Bar Milano [*½]
Bar Q [*]
Bar Stuzzichini [*]
Barzinho [N.R.]
Beacon [**]
Belcourt [*]
Bellavitae [**]
Bette [zero]
Bigoli [*]
Bistro Lamazou [*]
Blair Perrone Steakhouse [*]
Bloomingdale Road [*½]
BLT Market [**]
Bondi Road [N.R.]
Bouley Upstairs [*½]
Braeburn [*½]
Brats [N.R.]
Bruno Jamais [N.R.]
Café Gray [**½]
Café Mozart [zero]
Candela [zero]
Center Cut [*]
Centrico [N.R.]
Centro Vinoteca [*]
Chanterelle [***½]
Chinatown Brasserie [**]
Chop Suey [zero]
Choptank [*]
Ciano [**½]
City Burger [N.R.]
Civetta [zero]
Compass [**]
Columbus Tavern [*]
Convivio [***]
Country [***]
Craftsteak [**]
Cru [***½]
Dani [*½]
Danube [***]
Dennis Foy [**]
Desmond’s [*½]
Devin Tavern [*½]
Django [**]
Dominic [*½]
Dona [*½]
Double Crown [zero]
Duane Park Café [**]
Duvet [zero]
Earth [zero]
Eighty One [**½]
Elettaria [**]
Elizabeth [*]
Ellabess [*½]
Elsewhere [*]
Etats-Unis [**]
Falai [**]
Fatty Johnson’s [N.R.]
Faustina [**]
Flames Steakhouse [*]
Fresh [**]
Fleur de Sel [***]
Flor del Sol [*]
Frank’s [zero]
Frederick’s Madison [zero]
FR.OG [*]
Gastroarte [**]
Gansevoort 69 [N.R.]
Gilt [***]
Gold St. [N.R.]
The Goodwin [Neighborhood Spot]
Gravy [*½]
Grayz [**]
Greenwich Steak & Burger Co. [*]
Harbour [**]
Halfsteak [N.R.]
Hawaiian Tropic Zone [*]
Hotel Griffou [N.R.]
Il Matto [N.R.]
Industria Argentina [zero]
Insieme [**½]
Irving Mill [*]
Jarnac [*]
Kenmare [zero]
King [*½]
Klee Brasserie [zero]
Knife + Fork [**]
La Focaccia [zero]
La Goulue [**½]
Lani Kai [Neighborhood Spot]
La Petite Maison [*]
La Quenelle [Category Killer]
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon [****]
LCB Brasserie Rachou [**]
Le Boeuf à la Mode [*½]
Le Caprice [**]
Lever House [*]
Le Madeleine [*]
Lime Thai Bistro & Lounge [*]
Lina Frey [*]
Little Giant [*]
Lonesome Dove Western Bistro [*]
Lo Scalco [**]
Lotus of Siam [N.R.]
Lowcountry [*]
Lusso [*]
Lyon [*½]
Mai House [**]
Mainland [*]
March [**½]
Mary Queen of Scots [*½]
Matador Bistro Latino [*]
Matsugen [*½]
Matsuri [*]
Maurizio Trattoria [N.R.]
Mercat [*½]
Merkato 55 [*]
Mia Dona [*]
The Monday Room [**]
Montrachet [***]
MPD [*]
Mr. Jones [*]
Neptune Room [N.R.]
Nolita House [N.R.]
Nuela [zero]
Octavia’s Porch [*]
Oneals’ [N.R.]
Olana [**]
Onera [**½]
The Orchard [*½]
Pair of 8’s [zero]
Pamplona [**]
Parea [**]
Perle [*½]
Persimmon [**]
Pier 9 [N.R.]
p*ong [*½]
Porchetta [*]
Primehouse New York [**]
Rabbit in the Moon [*]
Righteous Urban Barbecue [*½]
Riingo [zero]
Riverdale Garden [**]
Room 4 Dessert [**]
Sam Bahri’s Steakhouse [N.R.]
SAPA [**]
Salt [**]
Salud [*]
Savarona [**]
Savoy [**]
Shang [**]
Sheridan Square [**]
Secession [*]
Shelly’s New York [*]
shore. [unrated]
SHO Shaun Hergatt [***½]
Shorty’s.32 [*]
Social Eatz [N.R.]
Sushi-A-Go-Go [*]
Sushi Uo [*]
Tabla [***]
Tailor [**]
Tanuki Tavern [*]
The Tasting Room [**]
THOR (under Gutenbruner) [**½]
Town [**½]
Travertine [*]
Trattoria Cinque [N.R.]
Trigo [zero]
Ureña [**]
Vandaag [**]
Varietal [*]
Vince and Eddie’s [*]
Vong [***]
V Steakhouse [*]
Village [N.R.]
WallE [*½]
West Branch [*½]
What Happens When [N.R.]
White Slab Palace [zero]
Wild Salmon [*]
Woo Lae Oak [**]
