My NYC Fall 2026 picks (research purposes only)
every couple months, I spend time researching New York restaurants, trying to find places that have a really low review count and still look pretty good, with a rating over 4.5 on Google. That's just my theory for what makes for a spot that has blown up on social media yet also has drawn enough interest that it's probably pretty good. It's definitely not a perfect system.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Neighborhood | Borough | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice & Beans Bar & Restaurant | Restaurant | Sunset Park | Brooklyn | 5.0 stars, 3 reviews | Google Maps |
| Roundabout | Restaurant | Greenwood Heights | Brooklyn | 5.0 stars, 9 reviews | Google Maps |
| Marmeta Restaurant | Algerian | Bay Ridge | Brooklyn | 4.9 stars, 49 reviews | Website |
| Carol Ann's Table | Restaurant | The Heights | nj | 4.9 stars, 118 reviews | Website |
| Margaritas Restaurant | Restaurant | Bergen-Lafayette | nj | 4.8 stars, 8 reviews | Google Maps |
| Fatsa Mediterranean Cuisine | Mediterranean | Rego Park | Queens | 4.8 stars, 73 reviews | Website |
| Magdou Delicious Restaurant | Haitian | Hackensack River Waterfront | nj | 4.8 stars, 169 reviews | Website |
| El Mexicano Restaurante & Cafe Inc. 5 | Mexican | Carroll Gardens | Brooklyn | 4.8 stars, 116 reviews | Google Maps |
| Klein's Kosher | Kosher | South Williamsburg | Brooklyn | 4.7 stars, 348 reviews | Google Maps |
| Pampangueña's Restaurant | Filipino | West Side | nj | 4.7 stars, 64 reviews | Website |
| BADABOOM | French | Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | 4.7 stars, 122 reviews | Website |
| Bergen Hall | Event venue | Jersey City | nj | 4.7 stars, 75 reviews | Website |
| Two brothers restaurant & Cafe | Breakfast | Bay Ridge | Brooklyn | 4.6 stars, 9 reviews | Google Maps |
| Jamrock Bistro Jamaican Restaurant | Restaurant | Brownsville | Brooklyn | 4.6 stars, 56 reviews | Website |
| Mauricio’s Restaurant | Breakfast | Greenville | nj | 4.6 stars, 184 reviews | Google Maps |
| Eliza Sazon 2 | Restaurant | Hackensack River Waterfront | nj | 4.6 stars, 77 reviews | Website |
| El Sabor Del Cafe Restaurante | Dominican | Greenville | nj | 4.6 stars, 95 reviews | Website |
| El Gallo De Oro | Mexican | Greenville | nj | 4.6 stars, 257 reviews | Google Maps |
| Elizabeth Restaurant | Dominican | Bergen-Lafayette | nj | 4.6 stars, 147 reviews | Website |
| The Vaux Bar + Restaurant | American | Prospect Heights | Brooklyn | 4.6 stars, 83 reviews | Website |
| Bandido | Restaurant | Park Slope | Brooklyn | 4.6 stars, 78 reviews | Website |
| COZY FOOD COF'E | American | Lower Manhattan | Manhattan | 4.6 stars, 110 reviews | Google Maps |
| ANTOJAO Deli & Rest. | Spanish | Greenville | nj | 4.6 stars, 174 reviews | Website |
| Lamoza Bar & Restaurant | Mediterranean | Bay Ridge | Brooklyn | 4.6 stars, 315 reviews | Google Maps |
| Figuritas Mexican Kitchen | Mexican | Bayonne | nj | 4.6 stars, 170 reviews | Website |