Restaurants & Bars

Here Are The 23 NYC Restaurant Best Dishes Of 2021: Ranking

Eater NY recently put together a list of the 23 best dishes New York City restaurants had to offer in 2021. See what made the list.

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NEW YORK, NY — A list of the best New York City restaurants is one thing, but what about the best individual dishes served up by eateries throughout the five boroughs in 2021.

Eater NY critic Ryan Sutton recently published his list of the "23 Best Dishes of 2021."

The dishes range from vegan mole to cucumber salad to pork tacos.

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While he features 23 dishes on the full list, he does name three as the very best of the year.

Top 3

The Best Of The Rest

  • Gurda kapoora at Dhamaka: Lower East Side
  • Pastries at Banh by Lauren: Multiple locations
  • Empanadas at Claudy's Kitchen and Salento: Bronx and Washington Heights
  • Cucumber mussel salad at Dame: Greenwich Village
  • Plov at Tashkent Supermarket: Brighton Beach
  • Mushroom sloppy at Fat Choy: Lower East Side
  • Fish Ssam at Falansai: Bushwick
  • Roti john at Native Noodles: Washington Heights
  • Bean and cheese tacos at Yellow Rose: East Village
  • Burrata slice at L'Industrie: Williamsburg
  • Morcilla at 188 Bakery Cuchifritos: Fordham Heights
  • Jalapeno makdous at Tanoreen: Bay Ridge
  • Ham and cheese sandwich at Ghaya: Long Island City
  • Lodi's flauto al cioccolato: Midtown
  • Gorgonzola strip at Carne Mare: Seaport District
  • Zaab fried chicken at Three Roosters: Hell's Kitchen
  • Wau's salt and pepper coconut: Upper West Side
  • Brown stew chicken at Jasmine's Caribbean: Hell's Kitchen
  • King crab at Le Sia: Hell's Kitchen

You can read more about each of these dishes on Eater NY's website.

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