Top 10 Restaurants of 2007
By Justin Hartung, Restaurants Editor
The rustic movement peaked this year, with Greenmarket ingredients and comfort food appearing on every other New York menu. Some just made Mom's pot roast look better, but a few made our list of the year's best newcomers. Get your phone finger ready to make reservations.
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Allen & Delancey
115 Allen St, New York, NY
Chef Neil Ferguson's departure from Gordon Ramsay's restaurant turned out to be our New American gold mine. -
Tiffin Wallah
127 E 28th St, New York, NY
Vegetarian Indian fare so flavorful and filling, it will shake the beliefs of the most devout carnivore. -
Hill Country
30 W 26th St, New York, NY
Sure, the decor is a bit cheesy, but when the Texas-style barbecue is this juicy, you won't be looking at anything other than your plate--and maybe your neighbor's. -
Centro Vinoteca
74 7th Ave S, New York, NY
Sorry, Mr. McNally: Anne Burrell's West Village's spot wiped the floor with your Morandi in this year's Italian showdown. -
Perilla
9 Jones St, New York, NY
With his impressive New York debut, "Top Chef" Harold Dieterle is the rare reality-show winner that people are still talking about a few years later. -
Tailor
525 Broome St, New York, NY
Though it was overhyped, Sam Mason's solo debut is a welcome antidote to the dull rustic movement with adventurous small plates and dazzling cocktails. -
15 East
15 E 15th St, New York, NY
The name could have shown a little more imagination, but this collaboration between the Tocqueville owners and a Jewel Bako chef makes up for it with inventive, upscale Japanese fare. -
Shorty's.32
199 Prince St, New York, NY
We may have been in the minority of folks who mourned the closing of this Soho space's last restaurant, Goblin Market, but we'll happily join the love-fest for its stellar New American replacement. -
Graffiti
224 E 10th St, New York, NY
Cozy, playful and full of tongue-tickling flavor combinations, this debut from a former Jean Georges pasty chef puts some much-needed daring back into the East Village dining scene. -
Maoz
38 Union Sq E, New York, NY
With a DIY toppings bar--and the best fries you'll ever taste at a falafel joint--this Dutch import should be the model for all future fast-food chains.
