Soho's dining scene has character in every room. From the buzzy French brasseries on Broadway to quiet wine bars tucked into backstreets, these are the spots worth the reservation and the ones where walk-ins still feel like a find.
Soho · 80 Spring St, New York, NY 10012, USA
Red leather banquettes, antique mirrors stacked floor to ceiling, and a room that sounds exactly like a Paris brasserie circa 1995 — loud, crowded, perfect. The French onion soup and the raw seafood tower have both been…
Soho · 97 Sullivan St, New York, NY 10012, USA
Red velvet banquettes, mustard walls, and a raw bar that keeps going until 4 a.m. — this is where New York's restaurant workers end up when their own kitchens close. Order the fried chicken and a dozen oysters, and don'…
Soho · 180 Prince St, New York, NY 10012, USA
That steak au poivre aroma — peppercorn, stock, and sherry — permeates the room before you've sidled up to the bar. The dark booths are perfect for dates but the bar is great for a friendly conversation with someone you…
Soho · 18 King St, New York, NY 10014, USA
The menu changes daily, built around whatever came in fresh that morning—panisse one night, hand-cut tagliatelle the next, always somewhere between French and Italian without feeling rigid about either. White tablecloth…
Soho · 142 Mercer St, New York, NY 10012, USA
A Soho dining room sunken below street level on Mercer, built around seafood, sushi, and a raw bar that stays busy from lunch through late. The crispy rice and Asian red snapper are the perennial orders; the crab uni bu…
Soho · 50 MacDougal St, New York, NY 10012
A love letter to Chicago taverns—cold beer, neon signs, and a deep dish that actually converts New Yorkers. If you’re not up for a full pizza commitment, the tavern-style thin crust is just as legit.
Soho · 320 W Broadway, New York, NY 10013, USA
A Marshall jukebox plays under a disco ball and the all-day menu moves from matzo ball soup at breakfast to late-night burgers and proper cocktails. The outdoor garden in back is a neighborhood draw when the weather hol…
Soho · 94 Prince St, New York, NY 10012, USA
untouched in the best way — pressed-tin ceiling, dark wood bar, boxing photos on the walls — like it’s been ignoring the rest of SoHo for decades. The chili and the tuna melt are the two orders that come up every time, …
Soho · 58 Thompson St, New York, NY 10012, USA
The raw bar cycles through oysters, razor clams, and a lobster roll loaded with butter-poached claw meat and saffron slaw. The power move, though, is the parsley root agnolotti—crab-filled and finished with crushed Ritz…
Soho · 54 Thompson Street, corner of, Broome St, New York, NY 10012, USA
Named after the Istanbul neighborhood where cultures and cuisines converged for centuries, Pera runs Mediterranean mezes and Turkish plates perfectly. The pastirma-wrapped feta dates and soujouk lollipops are popular, a…