Famous Manhattan New York Restaurants

Manhattan, New York's high-end borough, is about as densely urban as it gets in the United States. Luckily, companies like Manhattan's Outdoor Bound Adventures offer hikes, climbing opportunities, runs and many more excursions to the fresh air of surrounding areas. After a weekend hike on Ramapo Ridge or a yoga session on High Ridge, come back to Manhattan's exquisite offering of incredible restauarants. The following restaurants have world-renowned chefs and cuisines and have been rated four out of four stars by The New York Times.

Daniel

Daniel Boulud, named by the James Beard Foundation as the Best Chef of New York City, among many other awards, presents seasonal and contemporary French cuisine at his signature New York restaurant. The restaurant underwent a complete renovation in 2008 and features a stylish blend of elegantly modern and classical design elements. Daniel's wine cellar is stocked with more than 1,500 selections to pair perfectly with each dish and meal enjoyed at Daniel.

Daniel
60 E. 65th St.
New York, NY 10065
(212) 228-0033
danielnyc.com

Eleven Madison Park

Chef Daniel Humm serves up a modern French cuisine featuring decadent dishes with luscious ingredients. Guests can choose to eat Humm's selection of 11 courses, the seasonal course menu, or choose dishes a la carte from options such as the Four Story Hill Farm Suckling Pig, roasted with sweet potato, brussel sprouts, pickled plums and amaretti.

Eleven Madison Park
11 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10010
(212) 889-0985
elevenmadisonpark.com

Jean Georges

Guests at this highly ranked restaurant can choose three dishes from the dinner menu for a fixed price or taste the chef's menu or seasonal menu. Inventive desserts are offered on both the lunch and dinner menus and include the Green Tea Cake and the Rhubarb and Birch Beer Ice Cream Float. Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten was raised in France and now owns more than a dozen restaurants internationally, all highly acclaimed.

Jean Georges
1 Central Park W.
New York, NY
(212) 299-3900
jean-georges.com

Le Bernardin

Chef Eric Ripert, named in 2003 as the Outstanding Chef of the Year by the James Beard Foundation, has been cooking in the United States only since 1989. His elegant menu contains dozens of seafood choices and influences from Vietnamese cooking as well as his traditional French background. The tasting menu includes thinly pounded smoked salmon carpaccio with toasted brioche and caviar and a surf and turf featuring seared kobe beef.

Le Bernardin
155 W. 51st St.
New York, NY
(212) 554-1515
le-bernardin.com

Masa

Chef Masa was born in Tochigi, Japan, and worked his way up from dishwasher to sushi chef in Tokyo. In his four-star New York restaurant, guests soak in the zen-like atmosphere with a view of the bamboo garden as they enjoy sushi rolls, grilled fish and meat, and delicate soups.

Masa & Bar Masa
10 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10019
(212) 823-9800
masanyc.com

Per Se

According to Per Se's web site, "A great meal is an emotional experience. We try to make it an extraordinary one ... " Chef Thomas Keller combines delicious food with incredible service to create a "sensual" experience for guests. Each day Keller creates two nine-course tasting menus featuring Asian flavors, French-style cuisine, and ornate desserts. The wine list has more than 30 pages of hand-chosen bottles to complete the beautiful experience.

Per Se
10 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10019
(212) 823-9335
perseny.com

Article Written By Allegra Oxborough

Allegra earned a B.A. in Sociology and African American Studies from the University of Puget Sound. Allegra has been writing for 10 years and has been published in St. Louis Park, Minnesota's The Echo Newspaper and, more recently, on web sites such as Trails.

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