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.
A low number of stars does not mean that I disliked the restuarant: the meaning of one star is “good.” A star rating is no substitute for reading the review, where I can describe in much more detail what I liked and disliked.
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
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon
Le Bernardin
Masa
The Modern (Dining Room)
Per Se
Category Killer
Ai Fiori
Babbo
Blue Hill
Bouley
Brandy Library
Brushstroke
Café Boulud
Casa Mono
Corton
Craft
Daniel
Del Posto
Eleven Madison Park
Esca
The Four Seasons [reviewed under previous chef]
Gilt [reviewed under previous chef]
Gotham Bar & Grill
Jungsik
Kurumazushi
La Grenouille
Le Périgord
Marea
Minetta Tavern
Momofuku Ko
Nobu
Oceana
Picholine
Righteous Urban Barbecue
Rosanjin
SHO Shaun Hergatt
Soto
The Spotted Pig
Sushi Yasuda
Thalassa
Tocqueville
Veritas
Wallsé
WD~50
Critic’s Picks
15 East
Abboccato
ABC Kitchen
Acme
Adour [reviewed under previous chef]
Aldea
Alison Eighteen
Annisa
Artisanal
Aquavit [reviewed under previous chef]
Aquavit Cafe
Asiate
Aureole [reviewed under previous chef]
A Voce Columbus
Bar Boulud
Bar Jamón
Bar Room at The Modern
Beacon
Benoit
BLT Fish
BLT Prime
BLT Steak
Blaue Gans
Bohemian
Boulud Sud
Brabant
The Breslin
Café China
Churrascaria Plataforma
Club A Steakhouse
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)
Felidia
Fish Tag
Fishtail
La Fonda del Sol [reviewed under previous chef]
Gari (West Side)
Gastroarte
Geisha Table
Gramercy Tavern
Greenwich Grill & Sushi Azabu
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 Veau d’Or
Lincoln Ristorante
Locanda Verde
Lure Fishbar
Lyon
Maialino
Maison Premiere
Manzo
Marc Forgione
Mas (farmhouse)
Mercat
Millesime
Molyvos
Momofuku Ssäm Bar
Monkey Bar
Nebraska Steakhouse
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
Primehouse New York
Public
Quality Meats
RedFarm
Riverpark
Rouge et Blanc
Salinas
Sammy’s Roumanian
Salt
Saul
Scalini Fedeli
Scarpetta
SD26
Seäsonal
Socarrat Paella Bar
Spice Market
Szechuan Gourmet (39th Street)
Szechuan Gourmet (56th Street)
Strip House
Taureau
Terroir
Telepan
TriBeCa Grill
Tulsi
Vandaag [reviewed under previous chef]
Vino Vino
Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse
Wildwood Barbecue
Wolfgang’s Steakhouse
Wong
Neighborhood Spots
10 Downing [reviewed under previous chef]
26 Seats
5 Ninth [reviewed under previous chef]
Abe & Arthur’s
Acapella
The Acela Club at Citi Field
A. J. Maxwell’s Steakhouse
Alfama
Al Mayass
Almond
Applewood
August [reviewed under previous chef]
Back Forty
Balaboosta
Baluchi’s
Barbès
Bar Henry Bistro
Bar Masa
Bar Stuzzichini
Barbuto
Battery Gardens
Bigoli [reviewed under previous chef]
Bistro Lamazou
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]
Capital Grille
Cascina
Centro Vinoteca [reviewed under previous chef]
Cercle Rouge
’Cesca [reviewed under previous chef]
City Island Lobster House
Columbus Tavern
Cookshop
Coppelia
Corsino
craftbar
Crispo
Dardanel
David Burke Kitchen
David Burke Townhouse
De Grezia
Delmonico’s
Desmond’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
Flor del Sol
Gaucho Steak Co.
Gigino at Wagner Park
Gravy [reviewed under previous chef]
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
Jo’s [reviewed under previous chef]
JoJo
Kenka
Kittichai [reviewed under previous chef]
Koca Lounge
Koi
Kutsher’s Tribeca
La Mar Cebicheria Peruana
Landmarc
L’Artusi
La Boite en Bois
Lani Kai
La Promenade des Anglais
Le Caprice
Le Comptoir
The Lambs Club
La Sirène
La Vineria [reviewed in previous location, under previous chef]
Lina Frey
The Little Owl
Loi
Lowcountry
Macao Trading Co. [reviewed under previous chef]
The Mark by Jean-Georges
Market Table
Markt
Matsuri
Maze
Mint
MPD
Morso
The National
Novità
Osteria del Circo
Ouest
Otto
Paradou
Pastis
Pera Mediterranean Brasserie
Periyali
Perry St.
La Petite Maison
Philippe
Posto Thin Crust Pizza
Prune
Pulino’s Bar & Pizzeria
The Red Cat
The Redhead
The Red Rooster
Re Sette
Resto
Rhong-Tiam
Roberto
Ruby Foo’s Times Square
Sagaponack
Salud
Sapphire
Scarlatto
Sfoglia
Shabu Shabu 70
Siam Inn
Smith & Mills
Smith & Wollensky
Smörgås Chef
Sookk
Southern Spice
Spasso
The Stanton Social
Staghorn Steakhouse
Sueños
SUteiSHI
Swish
Tanuki Tavern
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
Yerba Buena Perry
Zeytin
Not Recommended
Apiary
Barbounia
Benihana
Bistecca Fiorentina
BLT Bar & Grill
Brasserie Cognac
Brasserie Ruhlmann
Butter
Cafe Cluny
Cafeteria
Casa Nonna
City Crab & Seafood Company
COLORS
Commerce
Danji
Ginza
East End Kitchen
Industria Argentina
JoeDoe
Kefi
Left Bank
Le Relais de Venise
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]
Riingo
Robert’s Steakhouse [reviewed under previous chef]
Rouge Tomate
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
Absinthe Wine Bar
Anfora
Angel’s Share
Balade
Bill’s Bar and Burger
BLT Burger
Bondi Road
Brasserie Athénée
Brooklyn Diner
Bubble Lounge
Centrico
Crif Dogs
Death & Co.
Dévi
Donatella
Fiorini
Gazala Place
Gordon Ramsay at the London
The Harrison [reviewed under previous chef]
Hotel Griffou [reviewed under previous chef]
Katz’s Delicatessen
King [reviewed under previous chef]
Lantern’s Keep
Le Cirque
The Little Cheese Pub
Lotus of Siam
Luke’s Lobster
Macbar
Má Pêche
The Marshall Stack
Megu
Nolita House
Pacific Grill at Pier 17
Petrarca Cucina e Vino
Pier 9
Please Don’t Tell
Prime Meats
Raines Law Room
Rum House
The Rusty Knot
Salon Millesime
Slightly Oliver
The Smith
Spitzer’s Corner
Steamers Landing
Stuzzicheria
The Tangled Vine
Teqa
The Toucan and The Lion
Tout Va Bien
Trattoria Cinque
Uva Restaurant and Wine Bar
Closed
66 [**]
71 Clinton Fresh Food [*]
7Square [*]
Accademia di Vino [*½]
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 [*]
Barzinho [N.R.]
Belcourt [*]
Bellavitae [**]
Bette [zero]
Blair Perrone Steakhouse [*]
Bloomingdale Road [*½]
BLT Market [**]
Bouley Upstairs [*½]
Braeburn [*½]
Brats [N.R.]
Bruno Jamais [N.R.]
Café Gray [**½]
Café Mozart [zero]
Candela [zero]
Center Cut [*]
Chanterelle [***½]
Chop Suey [zero]
Choptank [*]
City Burger [N.R.]
Civetta [zero]
Compass [**]
Convivio [***]
Country [***]
Craftsteak [**]
Cru [***½]
Dani [*½]
Danube [***]
Dennis Foy [**]
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 [***]
Frank’s [zero]
Frederick’s Madison [zero]
FR.OG [*]
Gansevoort 69 [N.R.]
Gold St. [N.R.]
Grayz [**]
Greenwich Steak & Burger Co. [*]
Harbour [**]
Halfsteak [N.R.]
Hawaiian Tropic Zone [*]
Il Matto [N.R.]
Insieme [**½]
Irving Mill [*]
Jarnac [*]
Kenmare [zero]
Klee Brasserie [zero]
Knife + Fork [**]
La Focaccia [zero]
La Goulue [**½]
La Quenelle [Category Killer]
LCB Brasserie Rachou [**]
Le Boeuf à la Mode [*½]
Lever House [*]
Le Madeleine [*]
Lime Thai Bistro & Lounge [*]
Little Giant [*]
Lonesome Dove Western Bistro [*]
Lo Scalco [**]
Lusso [*]
Mai House [**]
Mainland [*]
March [**½]
Mary Queen of Scots [*½]
Matador Bistro Latino [*]
Matsugen [*½]
Maurizio Trattoria [N.R.]
Merkato 55 [*]
Mia Dona [*]
The Monday Room [**]
Montrachet [***]
Mr. Jones [*]
Neptune Room [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 [**]
p*ong [*½]
Porchetta [*]
Rabbit in the Moon [*]
Riverdale Garden [**]
Room 4 Dessert [**]
Sam Bahri’s Steakhouse [N.R.]
SAPA [**]
Savarona [**]
Savoy [**]
Shang [**]
Sheridan Square [**]
Secession [*]
Shelly’s New York [*]
shore. [unrated]
Shorty’s.32 [*]
Sushi-A-Go-Go [*]
Sushi Uo [*]
Tabla [***]
Tailor [**]
The Tasting Room [**]
THOR (under Gutenbruner) [**½]
Town [**½]
Travertine [*]
Trigo [zero]
Ureña [**]
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 [**]
