Where Celebrities Eat in New York

Balthazar is a modern answer to Parisian fin de siecle brasseries. With signature red leather banquettes, aged mirrors and a vast twenty-seven foot bar, owner Keith McNally creates the most beautiful bustling brasserie this sid more...

This TriBeCa hangout is popular among neighborhood residents who like its casual indoor/outdoor atmosphere, and it is also a favorite for the New York film scene, given its close proximity to Miramax and Tribeca Film Festival offi more...

One of the hippest downtown celebrity hotspots, for some reason Cipriani Downtown attracts a lot of celebrity female guests, including Victoria Beckham, Lindsey Lohan, Tara Reid, Jennifer Lopez, and Pamela Anderson amo more...

A modern French-American bistro where the traditions of French cuisine meet the flavors of the American market with a menu reflecting the changing seasons and a focus on the simplicity of fine ingredients. This is perha more...

Il Buco is doubtless one of the most charming restaurants in New York City. Its beginnings as a rustic antique store echo throughout the decor, with "Primitive American" country tables, candles & kerosene lighting, artisanal chan more...

Born on the Lower East Side in 1888, with its famous decades-old signs such as "Send a salami to your boy in the army" and window display of thank-you letters from former U.S. presidents, Katz's has repeatedly earned t more...

One of New York's most beloved restaurants, owned, orchestrated and presided over by Sirio Maccioni (who became the subject of a 2009 HBO Documentary can be fou more...

At the namesake restaurant of Masa Takayama in New York you won't find any standard menus, as Takayama adjusts his meals according to the availability of ingredients and only offers multicourse tasting menus at lunch and dinner. Pri more...

Next Door Nobu, which opened as an extension of the original Nobu, has now taken on a life of its own. Opened in 1998 due to high demand, its menu mirrors the original Nobu, but it has a no-reservations policy except for l more...

The first two floors of the Lefrak Building have been transformed into the 13,000-square-foot, 200-seat Midtown outpost of Nobu. David Rockwell will oversee the decor. The ground floor bar is immense and second-floor dining area more...

A 60-seat restaurant amidst the three gleaming Richard Meier glass towers along rapidly-developing West Street, celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten pares it down with his latest offering. Rather than the over-the-top attrib more...

The proprietor of The Spotted Pig classes up the Ace Hotel with the Breslin, a gastropub that was one of the most anticipated restaurant openings of 2009. The menu is unabashedly British, and the decor—Sam Sifton of the Time more...