Looking for restaurants? Our top picks are Joe's Pizza, Smoke Jazz & Supper Club and Food Gallery 32, ranked by diner ratings. The full list below updates as menus change.
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- Joe's Pizza · rated 5/5: Italian.
- Smoke Jazz & Supper Club · rated 5/5: American.
- Food Gallery 32 · rated 5/5: Korean.
- Make My Cake · rated 5/5: American.
- Uptown Veg 2 · rated 5/5: American.
- Vegan Hood · rated 5/5: American.
- The Three Monkeys · rated 5/5: American.
- Mom's Food Market · rated 5/5: American.
- Mason's · rated 5/5: American.
- Mama Hattie’s kitchen · rated 5/5: American.
- Chalong Southern Thai · rated 4.9/5: Thai.
- Shokudo · rated 4.9/5: Japanese.
- Shawarma Bay · rated 4.9/5: Middle Eastern.
- AJA Dumplings & sushi · rated 4.9/5: Japanese.
- Cozy Rice · rated 4.9/5: Chinese.
- Punto Final Food Truck · rated 4.9/5: Mexican.
- Joa Kitchen · rated 4.9/5: Korean.
- Bua Thai Ramen & Robata Grill · rated 4.8/5: Thai.
- UFC Chicken · rated 4.8/5: Korean.
- Bao Bao Cafe · rated 4.8/5: chinese_restaurant.
- Halal Chicks and Platters · rated 4.8/5: Middle Eastern.
- Kingston Bakery Harlem · rated 4.8/5: American.
- The Good Good · rated 4.8/5: American.
- EJ BBQ & Sushi · rated 4.8/5: Japanese.
- Katsu Sushi · rated 4.8/5: Japanese.
- Muna · rated 4.8/5: Middle Eastern.
- Koo Thai · rated 4.8/5: Thai.
- Vegan On The Fly · rated 4.8/5: American.
- Park Cafe · rated 4.8/5: American.
- Lions Gate Grill · rated 4.8/5: Indian.
How this list is built
Chefi analyzes each restaurant’s menu and tags every dish’s dietary suitability with an ingredient-based engine. Restaurants with at least three matching dishes on their current menu rank first, ordered by diner ratings, with the number of matching dishes breaking ties; owner-verified restaurants are highlighted at the top. Lists refresh as menus and ratings change.
