Explore the Best Women-Led Restaurants in New York City

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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.

17 Restaurants

Updated March 12, 2019

Restaurants:	mokbar, Dirt Candy, Bessou…
Price Range:	$$ - $$$$
Cuisines:	Korean, Contemporary American, Japanese…
Neighborhoods:	Prospect Heights, Lower East Side, NoHo…

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mokbar

$$$$·Korean·

Prospect Heights

51 reviews

Good Vegetarian Options
Authentic
Casual

Chef and owner Esther Choi grew up cooking traditional Korean food with her Korean grandmother and set out to broaden New Yorkers’ understanding and appreciation of Korean culture …Read more

Healthy in New York / Tri-State Area

4 people mentioned the Ramen

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Dirt Candy

$$$$·Contemporary American·

Lower East Side

2,744 reviews

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

95% recommended

Contemporary American in Manhattan

141 people mentioned the Hush Puppies

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Bessou

$$$$·Japanese·

NoHo

106 reviews

Good for a Date
Creative Cuisine
Fit for Foodies

Maiko Kyogoku and Chef Emily Yuen are two women who’ve nailed down Japanese comfort food. Tucked away on Bleecker Street, Bessou is easy to walk right by — but once you find it you…Read more

82% recommended

7 people mentioned the Crispy Rice

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The Beatrice Inn

$$$$·Fine cuts·

West Village

750 reviews

Romantic
Good for Anniversaries
Business Meals

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

17 people mentioned the Truffle Fries

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Yves

$$$$·French·

TriBeCa - Downtown

83 reviews

Casual
Cozy
Good for a Date

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

Romantic in Manhattan

2 people mentioned the Cheeseburger

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Porsena

$$$$·Italian·

East Village

525 reviews

Authentic
Good for a Date
Neighborhood Gem

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

90% recommended

12 people mentioned the Escarole Salad

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El Quinto Pino

$$$$·Spanish·

Chelsea

543 reviews

Tapas
Good for a Date
Cozy

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

98% recommended

Spanish in Manhattan

23 people mentioned the Croquettes

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Cosme

$$$$·Contemporary Mexican·

Gramercy / Flatiron

2,799 reviews

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

Contemporary Mexican in New York / Tri-State Area

109 people mentioned the Duck Carnitas

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ATLA

$$$$·Contemporary Mexican·

Midtown West

91 reviews

Casual
Fit for Foodies
Bar Seating

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

Contemporary Mexican in New York / Tri-State Area

1 people mentioned the Al Pastor

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Glasserie

$$$$·Mediterranean·

Greenpoint

376 reviews

Good for a Date
Good Vegetarian Options
Good for Groups

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

87% recommended

Great for Brunch in Brooklyn

18 people mentioned the Mezze

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Pig and Khao

$$$$·Southeast Asian·

Lower East Side

1,328 reviews

Creative Cuisine
Fun
Fit for Foodies

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

90% recommended

85 people mentioned the Coconut Rice

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La Palapa

$$$$·Mexican·

East Village

625 reviews

Casual
Fun
Good for Groups

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

83% recommended

22 people mentioned the Sangria

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Modern Love Brooklyn

$$$$·Vegan·

Williamsburg

1,178 reviews

Vegan
Good Vegetarian Options
Good for a Date

This Brooklyn hot spot is actually modeled after the original restaurant in Omaha. Chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz is the coolest vegan chef on the planet and, in addition to her two ve…Read more

91% recommended

Healthy in Brooklyn

46 people mentioned the Poutine

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Meadowsweet

$$$$·American·

Williamsburg

837 reviews

Fit for Foodies
Good for a Date
Neighborhood Gem

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

92% recommended

American in Brooklyn

13 people mentioned the Crispy Artichoke

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Lido

$$$$·Italian·

Harlem

1,338 reviews

Neighborhood Gem
Good for a Date
Great for Brunch

Perfectly positioned on a busy corner on Harlem’s Restaurant Row, Lido showcases the phenomenal cooking of James Beard Award-winning author and chef Serena Bass. She originally got…Read more

97% recommended

64 people mentioned the Bottomless Mimosas

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Flex Mussels - 82nd Street

$$$$·Seafood·

Upper East Side

2,459 reviews

Neighborhood Gem
Casual
Good for a Date

Laura Shapiro partnered with her daughter Alexandra and husband Bobby to bring Flex Mussels to New York City. The seasoned restaurateurs have instrumented 20-something successful v…Read more

98% recommended

Seafood in Manhattan

77 people mentioned the Truffle Fries

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Flex Mussels - 13th Street

$$$$·Seafood·

West Village

1,617 reviews

Good for a Date
Fit for Foodies
Neighborhood Gem

Veteran restaurateur Laura Shapiro has found the magic recipe for fantastic seafood. Flex Mussels - 13th Street serves up the highest quality Prince Edward Island mussels, seafood …Read more

97% recommended

Seafood in Manhattan

62 people mentioned the Truffle Fries

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