Best Restaurants for Dinner in Manhattan

Where to book for the evening, from special-occasion tasting menus and steakhouses to lively brasseries, family-style rooms for groups and spots that serve until midnight. Each pick serves dinner at least four nights a week; the line under the name shows the days and last closing time. Tap "Near me" to sort by distance.

Restaurants listed
38
Open past midnight
16
Open by 9AM
4
$ or $$
8
Hours checked
October 19, 2026

Restaurants

  • Atera Tasting menu / American Counter-style tasting menu in Tribeca.
    Tribeca 77 Worth St
    $$$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 10PM Hours on listing
  • Au Cheval American / Burgers Famous double cheeseburgers and bistro plates, tucked into a Tribeca alley.
    Tribeca 33 Cortlandt Alley
    $$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 11:30PM Hours on listing
  • Avra Madison Greek seafood Greek seafood dining room near Central Park, open until midnight Wednesday–Saturday.
    Upper East Side 14 E 60th St
    $$$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 12AM Hours on listing
  • Balthazar French brasserie The SoHo brasserie: steak frites and seafood towers until midnight.
    SoHo 80 Spring St
    —
    Dinner daily, latest close 12AM Hours on listing
  • Blue Ribbon Sushi Sushi / Japanese SoHo sushi bar that serves until midnight or later every night.
    SoHo 119 Sullivan St
    $$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 1AM Hours on listing
  • Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina Steakhouse Michael Mina's steakhouse on Central Park South, serving until 1AM.
    Central Park South 160 Central Park S
    $$$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 1AM Hours on listing
  • Bungalow Indian (upscale) Upscale modern Indian in the East Village.
    East Village 24 1st Ave
    $$$$
    Dinner Tue–Sun, latest close 11PM Hours on listing
  • Cantina Rooftop Mexican / Rooftop Mexican on a Hell's Kitchen rooftop, open until 3AM Friday and Saturday.
    Hell's Kitchen 605 W 48th St
    —
    Dinner Tue–Sun, latest close 3AM Hours on listing
  • Carmine's (44th Street) Italian family-style Family-style Italian platters for groups, steps from the theaters.
    Times Square 200 W 44th St
    —
    Dinner daily, latest close 12AM Hours on listing
  • Carmine's (Upper West Side) Italian family-style Family-style Italian platters for groups on the Upper West Side.
    Upper West Side 2450 Broadway
    —
    Dinner daily, latest close 11PM Hours on listing
  • Daniel French fine dining Daniel Boulud's formal French dining room on the Upper East Side.
    Upper East Side 60 E 65th St
    $$$$
    Dinner Tue–Sun, latest close 9:30PM Hours on listing
  • Dhamaka Regional Indian Regional Indian dishes you rarely see in New York, on the Lower East Side.
    Lower East Side 119 Delancey St
    $$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 10PM Hours on listing
  • Empire Steak House Steakhouse Steakhouse a block from Broadway's theaters.
    Theater District 233 W 49th St
    $$$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 11PM Hours on listing
  • Estiatorio Milos Midtown Greek seafood Greek seafood by the pound near Carnegie Hall, open until midnight most nights.
    Midtown West 125 W 55th St
    $$$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 12AM Hours on listing
  • EZ Paella & Tapas Spanish paella / tapas Paella and tapas on Hell's Kitchen's Ninth Avenue, open until midnight on weekends.
    Hell's Kitchen 744 9th Ave
    $$
    Dinner daily, latest close 12AM Hours on listing
  • FREVO Tasting menu / European Tasting menu behind a hidden entrance in Greenwich Village.
    Greenwich Village 48 W 8th St
    $$$$
    Dinner Tue–Sun, latest close 10PM Hours on listing
  • Gallagher's Steakhouse Steakhouse Classic Theater District steakhouse, good for a pre- or post-show dinner.
    Theater District 228 W 52nd St
    $$$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 11PM Hours on listing
  • Gramercy Tavern American Seasonal American cooking in one of Manhattan's best-loved dining rooms, open until 11PM.
    Flatiron 42 E 20th St
    $$$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 11PM Hours on listing
  • Her Name is Han Korean Korean home-style cooking near Koreatown, open until midnight on weekends.
    Koreatown 17 E 31st St
    $$
    Dinner daily, latest close 12AM Hours on listing
  • ilili NoMad Lebanese Lebanese mezze for sharing in NoMad.
    NoMad 236 5th Ave
    $$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 10PM Hours on listing
  • La Grande Boucherie French brasserie Lively French brasserie near Rockefeller Center, open until midnight.
    Midtown West 145 W 53rd St
    $$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 12AM Hours on listing
  • La Nacional Spanish Historic Spanish restaurant on West 14th Street for paella and tapas.
    Chelsea 239 W 14th St
    $$
    Dinner Tue–Sun, latest close 11PM Hours on listing
  • La Tête d'Or by Daniel French / Steakhouse Daniel Boulud's steakhouse near Union Square, open until 10:45PM.
    Flatiron 318 Park Ave S
    $$$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 10:45PM Hours on listing
  • Le Bernardin French seafood / Fine dining Celebrated French seafood tasting menus in Midtown. Book well ahead.
    Midtown West 155 W 51st St
    $$$$
    Dinner Mon–Sat, latest close 11PM Hours on listing
  • LOLITA Mexican / Cocktail bar Mexican food and cocktails in Midtown, open until midnight or later.
    Midtown West 45 W 45th St
    $$
    Dinner daily, latest close 1AM Hours on listing
  • LumLum Thai Thai in Hell's Kitchen, convenient for dinner before a show.
    Hell's Kitchen 404 W 49th St
    $$
    Dinner daily, latest close 11PM Hours on listing
  • Marseille French / Mediterranean French-Mediterranean brasserie on Ninth Avenue, popular before a show.
    Hell's Kitchen 630 9th Ave
    $$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 11PM Hours on listing
  • Ocean Prime Seafood / Steakhouse Seafood and steaks in Midtown near Rockefeller Center.
    Midtown West 123 W 52nd St
    $$$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 10PM Hours on listing
  • Osteria Nonnino Italian Rustic Italian in the West Village, dinner every night.
    West Village 637 Hudson St
    $$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 11PM Hours on listing
  • Pastis French bistro Meatpacking District bistro, busy and fun at night.
    Meatpacking District 52 Gansevoort St
    $$
    Dinner daily, latest close 12AM Hours on listing
  • Per Se Tasting menu / Fine dining Tasting-menu fine dining at Columbus Circle with views over Central Park.
    Columbus Circle 10 Columbus Cir
    $$$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 9PM Hours on listing
  • Rubirosa Italian / Pizza Nolita pizza and Italian-American dinners, open until 11PM daily.
    Nolita 235 Mulberry St
    $$
    Dinner daily, latest close 11PM Hours on listing
  • Seoul BAP Modern Korean Modern Korean in NoMad, open past midnight Friday and Saturday.
    NoMad 55 W 27th St
    $$
    Dinner daily, latest close 12:30AM Hours on listing
  • The Golden Swan American / French bistro Upscale American and French cooking in the West Village.
    West Village 314 W 11th St
    $$$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 12AM Hours on listing
  • The Good Good Caribbean-American / Brunch Caribbean-American in East Harlem, open late most nights.
    East Harlem 1694 Park Ave
    —
    Dinner daily, latest close 1AM Hours on listing
  • The Modern Fine dining / Contemporary American Contemporary American fine dining overlooking MoMA's sculpture garden.
    Midtown West 9 W 53rd St
    $$$$
    Dinner daily, latest close 9:30PM Hours on listing
  • Tumi Peruvian Restaurant Peruvian Peruvian on Hell's Kitchen's Ninth Avenue, open until midnight or later.
    Hell's Kitchen 689 9th Ave
    —
    Dinner daily, latest close 1AM Hours on listing
  • Zuma New York Japanese Contemporary Japanese izakaya-style dining in Midtown, open until 11:30PM late in the week.
    Murray Hill 261 Madison Ave
    $$$$
    Dinner Mon–Sat, latest close 11:30PM Hours on listing

How we pick

Picks are editorial, based on what each restaurant serves and when it's open, not on paid placement or star ratings. Every pick is open at 7:30PM on at least four nights a week. We check this against the posted hours each time the site is rebuilt.

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Restaurants are listed alphabetically. We don't rank by ratings. Any paid placement will always be labeled "Featured". Hours were last checked on October 19, 2026 and can change on holidays. How we check listings.