Experience the best of New York City Restaurant Week with curated prix-fixe menus, al fresco escapes, and rooftop views across Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Last updated: July 2026 | Originally published: July 15, 2025

From skyline cocktails at golden hour to lobster rolls shared dockside in Brooklyn, NYC Restaurant Week [July 20–August 16, 2026] is not just about dining deals. It is a curated invitation to taste the city at its most generous. This year’s lineup gathers bold newcomers and longtime favorites across Manhattan and Brooklyn, each offering prix-fixe menus that balance creativity, comfort, and a sense of place.

Whether you are planning a slow brunch in a leafy corner of Fort Greene, a midtown lunch between meetings, or an elegant dinner tucked beneath a glass atrium, this guide is your starting point. For flavor, for memory, for the joy of the table.

Before you book, read our NYC Restaurant Week Guide for tips on how to make the most of your experience. From how to secure the best reservations to what to expect from prix-fixe menus across the city.

Top Brooklyn Restaurants for New York City Restaurant Week

French Louie

📍 Location: 320 Atlantic Avenue — Boerum Hill, Brooklyn

The Buttermilk Channel team’s follow-up on Atlantic Avenue, and one of the strongest Brooklyn plays of the summer prix-fixe season. White-tiled walls, an open kitchen, and a garden patio that turns a Restaurant Week lunch into a two-hour afternoon.

For NYC Restaurant Week Summer 2026 [July 20 – September 6], the two-course lunch [Tuesday through Friday, $30] runs a chilled corn vichyssoise, anchovy frites, or the blue-cheese-and-bacon Frenchie salad to open, then a trout po’boy, nicoise socca with rare tuna, moules normande, a grilled chicken sandwich, or the double-patty burger royale.

The three-course dinner [Sunday through Friday, $45] leans light and seasonal. Steak tartare or chicken liver pate to open, moules frites in cider and creme fraiche or roasted hake with gigante beans for the main, closing on bananas foster profiteroles or lemon olive oil cake. Book the garden if you can.

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Kokomo

📍 Location: 65 Kent Avenue — Williamsburg, Brooklyn

The Caribbean anchor of the Williamsburg waterfront, from husband-and-wife team Ria and Kevol Graham. The room reads tropical without tipping into kitsch, and the kitchen does what Kokomo has always done. Starters include Curry Crab Gyoza and Sautéed Callaloo, while mains highlight Roasted Salmon and Biang Biang Rasta Noodles. Desserts bring indulgence with Cornbread French Toast and Rum & Raisin Bread Pudding. Cocktails feature Guarapita, Blouse & Skirt, and Good Vibez.

Restaurant Week runs through August 17, with Kokomo offering a three‑course prix‑fixe dinner on Thursday and Friday evenings. The East River patio is worth timing for golden hour, and the al fresco setup makes this one of the easier weekend bookings if you plan ahead.

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Red Hook Lobster Pound

📍 Location: 284 Van Brunt Street — Red Hook, Brooklyn

A Red Hook staple since 2009. Fresh, generously portioned lobster rolls served Maine-style [cold with mayo] or Connecticut-style [warm with butter], with New England clam chowder and lobster bisque rounding out the Restaurant Week menu.

For 2026, prix fixe runs weekdays only, July 20 through August 14. The $30 tier is lunch [12 PM to 4 PM]; the $45 tier is dinner [4 PM to 9 PM]. The room is casual and communal, with outdoor seating that looks at the harbor. Order the roll cold in July heat, warm when it turns.

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Tanoreen

📍 Location: 7523 3rd Avenue — Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

A Bay Ridge institution and one of the strongest Palestinian and Levantine kitchens in the city. Owned by chef Rawia Bishara and her daughter Jumana, drawing from Bishara’s Nazareth upbringing. The restaurant is warm and familial, with walls of artifacts and tile that transport you to another place.

Tanoreen is participating in NYC Restaurant Week from July 20 to August 30, Tuesday to Friday plus Sunday Supper. Lunch is two courses for $45, and dinner is three courses for $60. Diners can select an appetizer, entrée, and dessert at dinner from the regular and specials menu.

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Morgan’s Brooklyn Barbecue

📍 Location: 267 Flatbush Avenue — Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

Central Texas smoke in Prospect Heights. For Summer 2026 [July 20 through August 16], Morgan’s runs a $30 all-day three-course prix fixe. Start with kielbasa smoked sausage, house-smoked wings, or Texas chili nachos. Mains: grilled Atlantic salmon, smoked half chicken, the rib platter, or smoked strip steak [add $15].

Fun starters worth adding on: loaded nachos, house-smoked wings, or a soft pretzel. Dessert lineup includes banana pudding, key lime pie, and fried Oreos. The $14 frozen passion fruit margarita is the beverage move. Indoor and outdoor seating. Restaurant Week without the fuss.

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Sungold

📍 Location: Arlo Williamsburg, 96 Wythe Avenue — Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Chef Michael King’s ingredient-forward kitchen inside Arlo Williamsburg. During NYC Restaurant Week, three prix fixe menus run in parallel: a two-course lunch [Monday through Friday, $30], a three-course dinner [daily, $45], and a two-course brunch [Sunday, $30].

The lunch opens with cucumber gazpacho brightened with smoked sungolds, heirloom tomatoes with torched avocado and za’atar, or a celery root latke with pear butter. Mains: smashed avocado toast, bucatini in sungold tomato confit, or a crispy chicken sandwich.

The Dinner Menu

The three-course dinner adds pan-roasted salmon with romesco and wood-roasted chicken with corn ragu, closing on fiore di latte gelato, tiramisu, or sorbet. Sunday brunch rounds out with morning fruit in apricot tonic, turmeric-laced granola, or the Hangover Sandwich.

For a deeper look at Sungold beyond Restaurant Week, see our full review: Sungold Arlo Williamsburg. Restaurant Week is a fine introduction to Chef King’s kitchen; the review is the long take.

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Leuca

📍 Location: The William Vale, 111 North 12th Street — Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Andrew Carmellini’s Williamsburg mainstay inside The William Vale, serving coastal-Italian warmth and sprawling piazza for nearly a decade. A NoHo Hospitality Group anchor that treats Restaurant Week like a proper occasion, not a compromise.

The two-course lunch [Monday through Friday, 11:30 AM to 3 PM, $30] runs bright and generous: sheep’s milk ricotta with hot honey and garlic, crispy calamari with smoky trapanese and pickled peppers, chicken Milanese with piccata sauce and arugula, or spaghetti al limone with pecorino and basil.

The three-course dinner [Sunday through Friday only, 5 to 10 PM Sunday–Thursday, 5 to 11 PM Friday, $60 — Saturdays excluded] raises the stakes with Heirloom tomato panzanella, whole orata with fregola sarda, the OG Pizza layered with pepperoni, ‘nduja, and Fresno chili, and a Sicilian pistachio cake with olive oil gelato to close.

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Where to Dine in Manhattan for New York City Restaurant Week

La Grande Boucherie

📍 Location: 145 West 53rd Street — Midtown West, Manhattan

During NYC Restaurant Week, this Midtown room offers a prix-fixe menu [$45 lunch, $60 dinner] that feels anything but routine. Set beneath a 40-foot glass atrium and surrounded by the sweeping curves of Art Nouveau design, La Grande Boucherie channels a grand Parisian brasserie with unapologetic flair. Tables are dressed with white linen, waitstaff move with brisk precision, chandeliers glow overhead. Yet the energy is distinctly New York.

Chilled gazpacho of tomato veloute brightened with cantaloupe and basil, salade jardiniere, or crispy baby artichokes with Nicoise olives and herbed creme fraiche to open. Lunch mains lean brasserie comfort: Le Parisien layered with jambon de Paris and 12-month Comte, a golden croque madame, an omelette au choix, or the Wagyu Boucherie burger. Dinner turns heartier: artichoke bolognese over tagliatelle, salmon in Champagne caviar sauce, or the prime steak frites. Warm apricot clafouti or a coffee and 72% Valrhona chocolate tart to close.

La Grande Boucherie is more than a Midtown power lunch or pre-theater pit stop. It is a scene, one that celebrates good food, polished service, and a moment of timeless elegance in the middle of it all.

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The Bar Room at The Modern

📍 Location: 9 West 53rd Street — Midtown West, Manhattan

Inside the Museum of Modern Art, one Michelin star, under Union Square Hospitality Group. The Bar Room balances high design with warmth, delivering contemporary American cuisine that is inventive yet approachable. Two-course prix fixe at $45, three-course at $60.

Executive Chef Thomas Allan writes for the summer: tarte flambee, gem lettuce with fava beans and romano, summer squash with smoked trout and almonds, or wagyu steak tartare with crispy potatoes to open. Mains span crispy salmon with chicories and basil, seabass in clam broth, boudin blanc with polenta and shishitos, or confit duck leg with cucumbers and roasted plums, with a chili crab fusilli available for a supplement.

Closers: blueberry cobbler sundae, banoffee pudding, corn gelato with peaches, or chocolate sabayon with mint basil ice cream. Walk-ins possible at the Bar Room, or reserve. A venue that knows its audience: museumgoers, business diners, and culinary explorers alike come for the refined flavors and stay for the air of curated cool.

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Manhatta

📍 Location: 28 Liberty Street, 60th Floor — Financial District, Manhattan

On the 60th floor of 28 Liberty Street, Michele Brogioni’s kitchen at Danny Meyer’s downtown restaurant. Prix-fixe lunch at $60, and the view is part of the pricing. Statue of Liberty out one window, Brooklyn’s bridges out the next.

Lunch opens with fluke crudo brightened by sungold kiwi and aji amarillo, Apulian burrata with rose and lettuce kimchi and stone fruit, or a spinach salad with cantaloupe and goat cheese. Mains: eliche pasta with summer truffle and pecorino, Berkshire pork neck with gold bar squash and ramps, charcoal sea bass with corn and mussel escabeche, or a dry-aged burger with koji onion. Close with cheeses, sorbet, chocolate mousse, or a lemon verbena semifreddo.

Beyond the food, it is the atmosphere that sets Manhatta apart. Walls of glass reveal the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn’s bridges, and the Midtown skyline, offering a perspective even lifelong New Yorkers pause to admire. Book the west-facing table for the harbor sightline.

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Crown Shy

📍 Location: 70 Pine Street — Financial District, Manhattan

Located in the landmark 70 Pine Street building, Crown Shy blends the elegance of fine dining with the inviting spirit of a neighborhood restaurant. High ceilings, sleek design, downtown energy. The Michelin-starred kitchen operates under Saga Hospitality Group, continuing the vision established by the late Chef James Kent.

For Summer 2026, Crown Shy runs a three-course prix fixe [$45 lunch, $60 dinner]. Lunch opens on oysters in sherry consomme, a spiced shrimp cocktail, or tomato carpaccio with peach and parmesan, then moves to rigatoni with guanciale and confit yolk, pork katsu sandwich, Ora King salmon, or a short rib kulcha, closing on strawberry sherbet.

Dinner adds pull-apart pistachio pesto bread and picks like beef kibbeh nayeh, seared scallops with corn and chicharrones, blackened monkfish, or eggplant lasagna, finishing on satsuma with toasted marshmallow or mango sorbet with sticky rice. Downtown crowd, unhurried service. It is the kind of place where a casual dinner with friends or a special occasion feels equally at home.

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Harta

📍 Location: Grayson Hotel, 30 West 39th Street — Midtown, Manhattan

Steps from Bryant Park inside the Grayson Hotel, from hospitality group Apicii. Mediterranean-leaning brasserie fare, a warm cosmopolitan room. For Summer 2026 [July 20 through September 6], Harta offers $30 two-course lunch and $45 three-course dinner.

Lunch pairs a starter or dessert with an entree. Starters include an Ahi Tuna Tartare layered with crushed avocado and citrusy soy, or crisp Chorizo and Potato Croquettes with punchy romesco. Entrees run generous and satisfying: Chicken Paillard with Marcona almonds and lemon vinaigrette, Shrimp Scampi tangled in garlic butter and basil, or the Harta Double Cheeseburger with melted American cheese and house-made pickles on a pillowy potato bun.

The Dinner Menu

At dinner, the experience becomes more indulgent. Open with Crispy Calamari in spicy tomato sauce, Heirloom Beets with citrus and hazelnuts, tomato-braised meatballs of beef and pork over polenta and basil, roasted red pepper hummus with za’atar and pita, or chorizo and potato croquettes. Mains: brick chicken with grilled broccolini and papas bravas, truffled wild mushroom risotto, Atlantic salmon with braised chickpeas and chermoula yogurt, rigatoni bolognese, or the Harta cheeseburger. NY cheesecake, eight-layer chocolate cake with coffee caramel, or vanilla and berry soft serve to close.

What makes Harta stand out is the rhythm of the space. At lunchtime, airy and energetic, a Midtown reprieve. By night, more intimate and elegant, glowing light and the hum of a well-run dining room.

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So & So’s Piano Bar

📍 Location: 302 West 52nd Street — Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

Behind an unmarked door in Hell’s Kitchen, part speakeasy and part social salon. Exactly where you want to be during Restaurant Week Summer 2026. A moody, velvet-draped room with just the right dose of sparkle and secrecy, where Broadway voices meet martinis, and dinner often turns into a show of its own.

The $60 three-course dinner leans playful without skimping on flavor. Open on hamachi crudo in yuzu aguachile, grilled little gem Caesar, oysters du jour, or chilled shrimp cocktail. Mains span an 8 oz bar steak with chimichurri and papas bravas, sesame tuna with Szechuan chili crunch, guajillo chicken, or pappardelle alla bolognese. Close on boozy bread pudding, dark chocolate cake, creme brulee, or matcha Jade Kukki bites, all served in time with live sets at the piano.

The crowd is as eclectic as the playlist. Broadway ensemble members, neighborhood regulars, visiting creatives, and the occasional celebrity nursing a whiskey neat in the corner. Reservations encouraged, but if you are lucky, a walk-in bar seat is the best seat in the house.

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The Terrace at The Times Square EDITION

📍 Location: 701 7th Avenue — Times Square, Manhattan

If Times Square overwhelms the senses, The Terrace and Outdoor Gardens offer relief in the most elegant way possible. Perched within The Times Square EDITION, an indoor-outdoor retreat above the bustle. A midday pause or a breezy dinner with views.

For Summer 2026 [July 20 through August 16], three-course prix fixe menus at $45 lunch and $60 dinner. Lunch opens with fennel carpaccio, salmon tartare, an Empire Caesar, or smoked octopus, then moves to sesame chicken, a crispy chicken sandwich, Loch Duart salmon, or steak frites, before cheesecake or a chocolate budino.

Three-course dinner turns heartier: fennel carpaccio, Empire Caesar, or steak tartare with mission fig to open, then Sicilian cauliflower steak, La Belle roasted organic chicken, Loch Duart salmon, or a cowgirl steak, closing on the same cheesecake or budino. Step out onto the patio, and you are surrounded by leafy planters, soft lighting, and city sounds turned to a hush. Book the terrace if the weather holds.

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New for Summer 2026: More Manhattan Menus to Book

Kimpton Era is one of the year’s more talked-about Midtown hotel openings, with three restaurants participating in Restaurant Week under one roof. Add Printemps’ Maison Passerelle downtown at One Wall Street, and a handful of newly participating Midtown rooms, and Summer 2026 opens up a slate of first-time visits worth booking.

The Bar Downstairs & Kitchen

📍 Location: Andaz 5th Avenue, 485 5th Avenue — Midtown East, Manhattan

In the cellar of the Andaz 5th Avenue, across from the New York Public Library. For Restaurant Week [July 20 through September 6], a three-course dinner at $45 from 5 PM. Wagyu meatballs or a bright watermelon carpaccio to open. Standout entrees make the most of summer: a corn risotto finished with truffle, or Atlantic hake with asparagus and a mint apple salad. Lemon panna cotta or lavender honey yogurt cheesecake to close. The cocktail bar is the whole point; the food is built around it.

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Recreation Bar

📍 Location: Moxy NYC Downtown, 26 Ann Street — Financial District, Manhattan

Inside the Moxy NYC Downtown, retro game-day energy. Two-course prix fixe at $30, running July 20 through August 16, weekday lunch and weekend brunch. Lunch: Falafel Sliders, a Spicy Watermelon Skewer, Chili Cucumber Salad, or the Mini Chopped Cheese. Weekend brunch turns nostalgic with Coconut Chia Pudding, the Recreation Omelet, or the Breakfast Scallion Pancake Quesadilla. Playful room, easy price point, good pre-going-out move in the Financial District.

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Ginger Ristorante

📍 Location: 123 West 49th Street — Theater District, Manhattan

Contemporary Italian in the Theater District, steps from Rockefeller Center. Two-course prix-fixe lunch at $45, three-course prix-fixe dinner at $60, Monday through Saturday, 11:30 AM to 10 PM. Open with Ceviche di Salmone, Fritto Misto, or the Seggiola salad. Handmade pastas like Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe or Fettuccine alla Bolognese, signature entrees including roasted salmon and Milanese, or artisanal pizzas [Margherita, Diavola, Ortolana]. Tiramisu or house-made gelato to close.

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53

📍 Location: 53 West 53rd Street — Midtown West, Manhattan

Next door to MoMA, Executive Chef Mark Yu’s contemporary Asian menu. Three-course lunch set at $45, Monday through Friday, 11:45 AM to 2:30 PM, July 20 through August 16. Salmon Carpaccio, Seaweed Salad, or Mizuna Salad to open, then a crisp Vegetable Spring Roll, followed by Mushroom Clay Pot or Kung Pao Chicken as the main. Upgrade to Black Cod Clay Pot or Prawn Udon Noodle for $12 additional. Pair with a MoMA visit; the entrance is nine steps away.

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Amasa

📍 Location: Kimpton Era, 32 West 48th Street — Midtown, Manhattan

One of four dining concepts inside the newly opened Kimpton Era, a Latin steakhouse under Chef Christopher Loeffl. Three-course prix-fixe dinner at $60, July 20 through August 16. Empanadas, wedge salad, or Caesar to open. Mains: Peruvian Roasted Chicken, Pan-Seared Salmon Pipian, Churrasco, or Picanha. Churros or Tres Leches to close. Kimpton Era is one of the year’s more talked-about Midtown hotel openings; this is the Latin room.

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Jade Rabbit

📍 Location: Rooftop of the Kimpton Era, 32 West 48th Street — Midtown, Manhattan

On the rooftop of the Kimpton Era, an izakaya and cocktail lounge with Midtown skyline views. Three-course dinner set at $45 from 4 PM, July 20 through August 16. Sashimi, crispy rice, or a signature sushi roll to open. Small plate second course from dumplings to grilled skewers. Ube Cheesecake or Matcha Beignets to close. Book the rooftop bar for the golden-hour drink first.

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Maison Passerelle

📍 Location: Printemps New York, 1 Wall Street — Financial District, Manhattan

Chef Gregory Gourdet’s kitchen inside the new Printemps department store at One Wall Street. Two-course lunch at $45, three-course dinner at $60. Lunch: Chilled Strawberry and Watermelon Soup or Gem Lettuce and Peach Salad to open, then Roasted Eggplant Columbo or the Maison Passerelle Burger. Optional three-wine Southern France pairing at $30 additional.

Three-course dinner opens with Gazpacho Creole or Grilled Prawn and Peach, then Roasted Hake or Ras el Hanout Spiced Chicken for the main, closing on Strawberry Pavlova or Chocolate Marquise. Optional four-wine Southern France flight for $40 additional. A first-time Restaurant Week entry from one of the most-anticipated downtown openings of the year.

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Bar Rocco

📍 Location: Kimpton Era, 32 West 48th Street — Midtown, Manhattan

Rocco DiSpirito’s Italian American brasserie inside the Kimpton Era, overlooking Rockefeller Center. Two-course lunch at $45, three-course dinner at $60, July 20 through August 16, 11:30 AM to 9:30 PM. Beard-winning chef, refined but approachable room. The tourist-heavy stretch of Midtown just outside makes the interior a real reprieve. Contemporary technique on classic flavors, and the room is named as a playful tribute to both the chef and the location.

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Dine with the City, Savor the Season

NYC Restaurant Week is not just a seasonal promotion. It is an invitation to experience the city’s soul through its dining rooms, patios, rooftops, and kitchens. From Michelin-starred tasting menus to generous prix fixe lunches, this summer offers more than just a deal. It offers a taste of the city’s ever-evolving culinary identity.

Whether you are sipping cocktails above the skyline at one of our favorite NYC rooftop bars, indulging in seafood rolls by the harbor, or enjoying Middle Eastern family recipes passed down through generations, Restaurant Week is your passport to it all.

Book boldly. Try something unexpected. And always leave room for dessert. You are in New York, after all.