March 8th is International Women’s Day. In celebration, we created a list featuring some of the most exceptional women in New York’s culinary scene. For decades, the city that never sleeps—a bastion of possibility—has been represented by lady liberty herself. Next time you’re in town, we invite you to celebrate women (and eat something delicious) at one of these top spots.
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| Price Range: | $$ - $$$$ |
| Cuisines: | Korean, Contemporary American, Japanese… |
| Neighborhoods: | Prospect Heights, Lower East Side, NoHo… |
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$$$$·Contemporary American·
Lower East Side
- Good Vegetarian Options
- Vegan
- Creative Cuisine
Amanda Cohen is the James Beard Award-nominated chef and owner of Dirt Candy, the award-winning plant-forward restaurant on New York’s Lower East Side. This was the first vegetable…Read more
$$$$·Fine cuts·
West Village
- Special Occasion
- Fit for Foodies
- Good for Anniversaries
Famed New York Chef Angela Mar is the chef and owner of The Beatrice Inn, one of the city’s most well-renowned Prohibition-era speakeasies. While it has always boasted a superb atm…Read more
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View Availability$$$$·French·
TriBeCa - Downtown
- Cozy
- Fit for Foodies
- Neighborhood Gem
Located in downtown Manhattan, just a block from the Hudson River, Yves is one of the city’s most elegant French brasseries. Alex Baker is Paris-trained, she attended culinary scho…Read more
$$$$·Italian·
East Village
- Neighborhood Gem
- Authentic
- Fit for Foodies
Chef Sara Jenkins opened her first NYC restaurant, Porchetta, in 2009 and has been serving some of the city’s most iconic meat dishes ever since. Porsena, also located close to Ast…Read more
$$$$·Spanish·
Chelsea
- Tapas
- Neighborhood Gem
- Good for a Date
El Quinto Pino is the creation of chef/co-owners Alex Raij and Eder Montero. Raij is a celebrated chef at Txikito and La Vara as well and specializes in unique takes on classic Spa…Read more
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View Availability$$$$·Contemporary Mexican·
Gramercy / Flatiron
- Creative Cuisine
- Special Occasion
- Fit for Foodies
Chef Daniela Soto-Innes is the genius behind Cosme, and the one responsible for earning it a place on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants List. She started working at restaurants when …Read more
Table for 2 tonight
$$$$·Contemporary Mexican·
Midtown West
- Creative Cuisine
- Fit for Foodies
- Good for a Date
Atla is the newest eatery from New York City’s bold, young superstar chef Daniela Soto-Innes. After breaking the mold with her upscale Mexican restaurant Cosme, Soto-Innes wanted t…Read more
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View Availability$$$$·Mediterranean·
Greenpoint
- Neighborhood Gem
- Fit for Foodies
- Creative Cuisine
Glasserie is one of Brooklyn’s coolest new restaurants, occupying an 1860s glass factory at the northern tip of Greenpoint. Owner Sara Conklin spent her childhood in places like Ku…Read more
$$$$·Southeast Asian·
Lower East Side
- Creative Cuisine
- Fit for Foodies
- Fun
Top Chef contestant Leah Cohen opened Pig and Khao to serve up her innovative Southeast Asian cuisine in swanky digs on the Lower East Side. Raised with a Filipino upbringing, Cohe…Read more
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View Availability$$$$·Mexican·
East Village
- Casual
- Neighborhood Gem
- Great for Brunch
La Palapa is the brainchild of Barbara Sibley, a chef and artist with extensive New York City restaurant experience. She started out at La Tulipe, a New York Times three-star Frenc…Read more
$$$$·American·
Williamsburg
- Fit for Foodies
- Good for a Date
- Special Occasion
Stephanie Lempert and Polo Dobkin opened up Meadowsweet under the Williamsburg Bridge in 2014. Since then, the husband-and-wife team have been coming up with thoughtful, modern Ame…Read more