The Best Restaurants near Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, New York City
Prices range from (a) Budget; (b) Medium; (c) Premium; to (d) Top.
American - Medium Prices - 5 Star - JANE - 100 W Houston St
A casual American bistro located between Greenwich Village and Soho
Go there for its welcoming attitude, lively brunch service, social happy hour scene, and creative cuisine
It aspires to be a truly welcoming gathering place where the food and drinks are familiar yet original and the experience is warm and welcoming, consistent and unique
American - Premium Prices - 5 Star - LORING PLACE - 21 W 8th St
Here, Chef Dan Kluger’s skill for creating delicious market-driven dishes, with unexpected but incredibly pleasing flavor combinations, is on full display
The spirit of New York City courses through the restaurant as the energy of passersby on historic 8th Street seeps through the front windows and feeds the dining room; the original beams of the Late 1800’s building are given new life as gorgeous, refurbished tables; the style of warm, effusive hospitality that is present
Loring Place, simply put, is a celebration of New York and all things local
American - Top Prices - 5 Star - GOTHAM BAR & GRILL - 12 E 12th St
In 2010 the New York Times awarded Gotham its fifth three-star review, a distinction achieved by no other New York restaurant
In 2009 New York Magazine named Gotham one of the most important New York City restaurants of the past forty years
Since 2005 the restaurant has maintained a one star Michelin rating and the restaurant is consistently highly ranked in the annual Zagat Guide
The restaurant has also collected three James Beard Awards including the prestigious Award as Outstanding Restaurant in the nation in 2002, and in 2006 Chef Portale was named Outstanding Chef in the nation
French - Budget Prices - 5 Star - LA MAISON DU CROQUE MONSIEUR - 17 E 13th St
The Croque Monsieur appears to be a simple sandwich with a fantastically fancy name; It’s a rustic—yet utterly sophisticated—treat, being at once salty, smokey, creamy, cheesy, crunchy
This is world’s first eatery dedicated solely to this culinary classic
It also offers the delicate nuances of the sandwich and its many mouthwatering variations
French - Premium Prices - 5 Star - MINETTA TAVERN - 113 Macdougal St
Named after the Minetta Brook — which ran southwest from 23rd Street to the Hudson River — the Tavern was frequented by various layabouts and hangers-on including Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, Eugene O'Neill, E. E. Cummings, Dylan Thomas, and Joe Gould
It has best been described as "Parisian steakhouse meets classic New York City tavern."
