6 new american rooms in New York City we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in New York City | New American across every city.
New American is New York's own invention, a market-driven, technique-led cooking that borrows freely and answers to no single tradition. Eleven Madison Park in the Flatiron pushes it to a plant-based fine-dining extreme, while Estela in Nolita and The Grill in Midtown work the more grounded, ingredient-first end. The category exists to give the city's most ambitious kitchens room to roam.
Eleven Madison Park ★ 4.7
flatiron · 11 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010
Daniel Humm three-Michelin-star Madison Square room serves an 8 to 10 course tasting in New York City. Order the the signature tasting; no a la carte.
The Grill ★ 4.5
midtown · 99 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi's restoration of the Seagram Pool Room runs mid-century power-lunch food in New York City. Honey-glazed duck, tableside Caesar.
Atera ★ 4.7
tribeca · 77 Worth Street, New York, NY 10013
Chef Ronny Emborg's two-Michelin-star 12-seat Tribeca counter runs a foraged Nordic-inflected tasting menu in New York City. $345, 20 courses, single seating.
Estela ★ 4.6
nolita · 47 E. Houston St., New York, NY 10012
Ignacio Mattos's Houston Street Nolita room in New York City runs Mediterranean-leaning small plates. Priced at $$$. Kitchen leans new american.
The Modern ★ 4.2
midtown · 9 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019
The Modern, on the MoMA sculpture garden in Midtown New York City, holds two Michelin stars under Thomas Allan. Six-course tasting with a Hudson Valley focus.
Xi'an Famous Foods ★ 4.5
chinatown · 45 Bayard St, New York, NY 10013
Xi'an Famous Foods on St Marks Place sells hand-pulled biang biang noodles in New York City since 2005. Located in Chinatown. At 45 Bayard St.