New York City is known as the best restaurant city in the world for its variety, hospitality and service. From the classics to the cutting edge, the trend continues with several new and notable restaurants opening in the past year.

Top restaurateur Steve Hanson opened several new restaurants in the past year heralding the industry-wide confidence that led to 183 new openings in New York. Three newcomers include the eagerly anticipated Blue Fin in the flagship W Times Square Hotel, the 130-seat modern Italian Fiamma Osteria and Dos Caminos with its authentic Mexican flavors.
Times Square welcomed David Emil’s Noche, a four-level bar, restaurant and dancing destination that transports guests to a night out reminiscent of sleek and sexy hotspots in Buenos Aires, Havana or Rio.

Joining Danny Meyer’s pantheon of top-ranked restaurants, Blue Smoke pays homage to his St. Louis roots with an urban take on traditional barbecue in the Gramercy district. Meanwhile, Ninth Avenue heats up Hell’s Kitchen with a veritable plethora of edibles from the tiniest ethnic eateries to Marseille , a theater district brasserie featuring French Mediterranean cuisine.

The new Copacabana captures the glamour of a sophisticated 1940’s supper club with its unique Art Deco décor. The two-tiered club features a sweeping dance floor encircled with palm trees and a 600 square foot stage.