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Fourteen places worth the cobblestones, ranked by someone who eats down here. Real prices where they exist, and a straight answer where they do not.
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- 1 Michelin star
- lunch prix fixe $81
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The best restaurants in SoHo right now are Le Coucou for one Michelin star and an $81 prix fixe lunch, Balthazar for breakfast at 8am and dinner until midnight, Raoul’s for the twelve burgers it serves nightly at the bar, Roscioli for Roman pasta, and Sadelle’s for the $125 tower. I checked all fourteen against each restaurant’s own site in August 2026. Several publish menus as images with no prices, and this page says so rather than lifting numbers off a delivery app. Below they are grouped by the essentials, the Italian, the wider range, and the daytime rooms. The C and E at Spring Street land you in the middle.
The short version
- Best overallLe Coucou — one Michelin star, and the $81 prix fixe lunch is the way in.
- Most reliableBalthazar — breakfast at 8am, dinner till midnight, seven days since 1997.
- Best burgerRaoul’s — twelve a night at the walk-in bar, uncapped at brunch.
- Best brunchSadelle’s — the $125 tower. Go on a weekday and skip the queue.
- Best outdoorAltro Paradiso — lunch under the awning, 11:30 to 4, daily.
At a glance
Prices are from each restaurant’s own current menu. Where it says unpublished, the restaurant genuinely does not post one.
| Restaurant | Known for | Best for | Hours | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Coucou | Quenelle de brochet, $35 | Dinner, or a $81 lunch | Lunch daily from 11:30am · dinner Sun–Thu 5–10pm, Fri–Sat to 11pm | $$$ |
| Balthazar | Steak frites, $49 | Breakfast, brunch, late supper | Breakfast Mon–Fri 8am · brunch Sat–Sun 9am–4pm · dinner daily 5pm–midnight | $$$ |
| Raoul’s | Steak au poivre, $64 | Dinner, or the bar burger | Dinner nightly from 5pm · brunch Sat–Sun 11am–2:30pm | $$$ |
| Roscioli | Carbonara, $32 | Dinner, weekend lunch | Tue–Sun 5–10:45pm · lunch Sat–Sun 11:30am–2pm · closed Mon | $$$ |
| The Corner Store | Steak frites, $59.95 | Dinner, if you plan ahead | Daily 5–11pm | $$$ |
| Altro Paradiso | Cacio e pepe, $28 half / $38 full | Lunch outside, aperitivo | Daily · lunch 11:30am–4pm · aperitivo 4–6pm · dinner from 5pm | $$$ |
| Emmett’s | Deep dish from $24 | Late dinner, a group | Mon–Tue from 5pm · Wed–Sun from noon · Fri–Sat to 1am | $$$ |
| Or’esh | Jerusalem bagel, $24 | Dinner, book at 10am | Daily 5–11pm | $$$ |
| Shuka | The Shuka Feast, $65 | Groups, weekend brunch | Lunch Mon–Fri noon–4pm · brunch Sat–Sun 10:30am–3:30pm · dinner from 5pm | $$$ |
| Blue Ribbon Sushi | Toshi’s Choice omakase, $150 | Late dinner | Sun–Wed noon–midnight · Thu–Sat noon–1am | $$$ |
| Sadelle’s | The Sadelle’s Tower, $125 | Weekend brunch | Mon–Fri 9am–3pm · Sat–Sun 8am–5pm · no dinner | $$$ |
| La Mercerie | Buckwheat crepes, baked eggs | Weekend brunch, weekday lunch | Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30am–3pm · brunch Sat–Sun 10am–3pm · dinner from 5pm | $$$ |
| Croft Alley | Banana pancakes | Breakfast, a fast lunch | Daily 9am–5pm | $$$ |
| Fanelli Cafe | Burger and fries, $24 | All day, walk in | Daily from 11am, late | $$$ |
Map: where these 14 restaurants are
Almost all of it sits between Houston and Canal, Sixth Avenue to Lafayette. The C and E at Spring is the middle; the 6 at Spring gets you to the eastern edge.
Pins are numbered to match the table above – tap any pin for the order and directions.
The five that define SoHo
One Michelin star, one 1997 brasserie that never dipped, and the hardest table downtown. More citywide picks in our best restaurants in NYC guide.
Le Coucou Open now
The verdict: the most beautiful dining room in SoHo and the only one on this page with a Michelin star. Daniel Rose cooks properly classical French — the quenelle de brochet with sauce américaine is $35 and is the dish the restaurant is built on. Pete Wells gave it three stars in 2016 and it has held a star since the 2019 guide. The local move: the prix fixe lunch — two courses $81, three $125 — is the cheapest way into this room by a wide margin, and lunch runs six days. The honest caveat: it sits at the far eastern edge of SoHo on Lafayette near Canal, which is a different walk from the Spring Street places.
Balthazar Open now
The verdict: still the most reliable room in SoHo nearly thirty years on, and the answer to almost any timing problem. Keith McNally opened it in April 1997 and it now runs breakfast, lunch, brunch, dinner and late supper seven days. Steak frites $49, onion soup gratinée $23, the côte de boeuf for two $178. At brunch: the bread basket $27, eggs benedict $29, croque madame $26. The local move: weekday breakfast from 8am is the one time you can walk into this room without a fight. The honest caveat: it is loud, it is a scene, and the weekend brunch queue is real.
balthazarny.com · See our best brunch in NYC
Raoul’s Open now
The verdict: the best bar seat in SoHo, and the burger is the reason. Raoul’s serves twelve burgers a night at the walk-in-only bar — first come, and the line starts at the 5pm open. Get one and you have done SoHo properly. If not, the steak prime naturel au poivre is $64 with hand-cut frites, the tartare $28, the warm goat cheese salad $24. The local move: the burger is uncapped at weekend brunch, which almost nobody knows. The honest caveat: tables cap at five, reservations go up to 30 days out on Resy and vanish fast, and the burger price is not published anywhere.
raouls.com · See our best burgers in NYC
Roscioli Open now
The verdict: the New York outpost of the Rome original, and Time Out called it the best Italian restaurant in the city for 2025. The Roscioli brothers have been doing this since 1824 — the family still runs Antico Forno Roscioli in Rome — and the Roman pastas are the whole argument. Cacio e pepe $29, carbonara $32, amatriciana $34, gricia $31. The local move: the Roscioli Feast is $110 with a $55 wine pairing, and it is the honest way to eat here. The honest caveat: closed Mondays, lunch is weekends only whatever the booking sites say, and it is on the far western fringe at King and MacDougal.
The Corner Store Open now
The verdict: the hardest table in SoHo since it opened in September 2024, and the cooking mostly earns it. Wagyu French dip $39.95, steak frites $59.95, bone-in New York strip $84.95, a lobster and caviar roll at $19.95 that is smaller than it sounds. The local move: the 13-seat bar takes walk-ins and the line forms around 4pm — that is the realistic way in, because reservations release two weeks out and go immediately. The honest caveat: there is an enforced dress code, in their words “Smart Elegant,” parties cap at four, under-21s should be done by 7pm, and no, you cannot bring a real camera.
Italian and pizza
A Roman trattoria with the best sidewalk tables in the neighbourhood, and the only real Chicago deep dish in Manhattan. See our best pizza in NYC guide too.
Altro Paradiso Open now
The verdict: the best outdoor lunch in SoHo, under a blue-striped awning on Spring Street, and it has quietly been one of the neighbourhood’s most solid kitchens for years. Candele cacio e pepe is $28 half or $38 full, spaghetti pomodoro the same, the hay-roasted half chicken $48, arancini $6 each. From the Estela team. The local move: lunch runs 11:30 to 4 every day, which is unusually generous, and the tables outside are first-come. The honest caveat: it dropped “Café” from its name and half the internet has not noticed — and it sits west of Sixth Avenue, so Hudson Square more than the heart of SoHo. It runs a daily 4–6pm aperitivo; that one is on our SoHo happy hour guide.
Emmett’s Open now
The verdict: the only serious Chicago deep dish in Manhattan, and it is not a novelty — the crust has structure and the Italian beef with hot giardiniera is the real thing. Sizes are honest: medium 10-inch $24 for two, large 12-inch $28, family 14-inch $32 for four or five. The Classic with sausage, green pepper and onion is $30. The local move: it runs to 1am Friday and Saturday and takes outdoor tables, and there is a lunch-only Cheese Louise at $27. The honest caveat: deep dish takes about 45 minutes, so order when you sit down — and this is not Emmett’s on Grove in the West Village, which is thin-crust only and a different business.
emmettsnyc.com · See our best pizza in NYC
Levantine, Mediterranean and late-night sushi
The range beyond the bistros — live fire, a back garden, and a basement that runs to 1am. More in our best Mediterranean restaurants in NYC guide.
Or’esh Open now
The verdict: the best new opening in SoHo this year, and worth the effort of the booking system. Nadav Greenberg cooks over live fire — the Jerusalem bagel is $24 and arrives the size of a steering wheel, the crispy potato pastel with golden ossetra $19, Spanish octopus $39, an 18-layer wagyu strip at $87. Cocktails $19 to $23. The local move: reservations release daily at 10am, seven days out, so set an alarm rather than trying your luck. The honest caveat: Greenberg holds a Michelin star from Shmoné, his previous restaurant — Or’esh itself has no star, whatever the headlines imply. Dinner only.
Shuka Open now
The verdict: the SoHo restaurant to bring four people to, and the back garden is the reason it beats the rest of MacDougal Street. Ayesha Nurdjaja cooks Eastern Mediterranean — spit-roasted chicken shawarma $27, grilled lamb kebab $29, whipped feta with pistachio $13, za’atar fries $10. The local move: the Shuka Feast is $65 a head and the whole table has to be in, which sounds like a catch and is actually the best-value way to eat here. There is a genuine garden out back and French doors onto the street. The honest caveat: their own menu page and reservations page disagree about the Friday and Saturday closing time.
shukanewyork.com · See our best outdoor dining in NYC
Blue Ribbon Sushi Open now
The verdict: the late-night sushi answer in SoHo, and it has been since the mid-90s. Down a few steps on Sullivan Street, dark, wood-lined, and open until midnight most nights and 1am Thursday through Saturday — which is the whole point, because almost nothing else good is. Toshi’s Choice omakase is $150, the sashimi deluxe $54 for eighteen pieces, the half lobster with shiso and black caviar $38. The local move: go after 10pm when the room finally relaxes. The honest caveat: the menu posted on their own site is dated December 2024, so treat those prices as indicative and expect a little movement.
blueribbonsushi119.com · See our best sushi in NYC
Breakfast, brunch and lunch
The daytime SoHo. Everything here opens before noon and two of them shut before dinner. See also our best brunch in NYC guide.
Sadelle’s Open now
The verdict: the most photographed brunch in New York, and the tower actually delivers — $125 of thin-sliced smoked salmon, sable, sturgeon, whitefish salad and accompaniments, built for a table. French toast $25, eggs benedict $27, a bagel and cream cheese $4 if you just want the bread. Major Food Group, the Carbone team. The local move: weekday mornings from 9am — reservations Friday to Sunday cap at five people and go 30 days out at 10am, so weekdays are where you actually get a table. The honest caveat: it shuts at 3pm on weekdays and does not serve dinner at all. Do not confuse it with the Dallas, Miami, Vegas or Toronto Sadelle’s.
sadelles.com · See our best brunch in NYC
La Mercerie Open now
The verdict: you eat inside a furniture showroom and it is far better than that sounds. Roman and Williams built the Guild on Howard Street and put a proper French café in the middle of it — buckwheat crepes, baked eggs, boeuf bourguignon, and a room full of things you cannot afford. The local move: there is an «apéro» service from 3 to 5 on weekdays that bridges the dead hours when everything else in SoHo is shut. The honest caveat: their menus are posted as images with no readable prices, so you go in blind — and the new La Mercerie pâtisserie up at Sotheby’s is a different place, not a move.
romanandwilliams.com · See our best French restaurants in NYC
Croft Alley Open now
The verdict: the best breakfast counter in SoHo and the one place here that is honest about being a daytime room. A Beverly Hills import, open 9 to 5 every day, counter service, no reservations. The banana pancakes are what people come for; the breakfast burrito, the Chinese chicken salad and the tuna melt are the rest of the case. The local move: it is the only spot on this page you can be in and out of in twenty minutes. The honest caveat: they publish their menu as an image with no prices on it, so the only numbers floating around are delivery-app prices with a markup on top. And it shuts at five — there is no dinner and no happy hour here.
croftalley.com · See our best breakfast in NYC
Fanelli Cafe Open now
The verdict: the room SoHo is lucky still to have, and the burger at $24 with fries is the right order. Steak frites $48, spaghetti and meatballs $24, a margherita $20, and a breakfast section that runs all day. Sidewalk tables on the Prince and Mercer corner. The local move: walk in — they take no reservations, which in this neighbourhood is close to a public service. The honest caveat, because the claim gets stretched: there has been food and drink on this site since 1847, but it was a grocery until 1863 and it has only been Fanelli’s since 1922. It is not the oldest bar in New York, and their own history page is careful about it too.
fanellicafe.nyc · See our best burgers in NYC
SoHo restaurants: FAQ
What are the best restaurants in SoHo?
Le Coucou for one Michelin star, Balthazar for the all-day brasserie, Raoul’s for the bistro and its bar burger, Roscioli for Roman pasta — Time Out’s best Italian in New York for 2025 — and The Corner Store, the hardest table in the neighbourhood since it opened in 2024.
Where should I eat in SoHo without a reservation?
Fanelli Cafe takes no reservations at all and serves from 11am. Croft Alley is counter service, 9am to 5pm. Raoul’s holds its whole bar for walk-ins, which is also the only way to get the burger. The Corner Store’s 13-seat bar takes walk-ins, with a line from about 4pm.
Where is the best lunch in SoHo?
Le Coucou’s prix fixe lunch is $81 for two courses and $125 for three — the cheapest way into a Michelin-starred room downtown. Altro Paradiso serves lunch 11:30am to 4pm every day with sidewalk tables. La Mercerie runs lunch weekdays 11:30 to 3, and Shuka noon to 4.
Where is the best brunch in SoHo?
Sadelle’s for the $125 smoked fish tower, Saturday and Sunday from 8am — though weekdays from 9am are far easier to book. Balthazar serves brunch 9am to 4pm at weekends. Shuka does brunch 10:30am to 3:30pm, and Raoul’s 11am to 2:30pm, where the burger is uncapped.
Which SoHo restaurants have outdoor dining?
Altro Paradiso has a dozen sidewalk tables under a striped awning on Spring Street. Shuka has a back garden and French doors onto MacDougal. Emmett’s takes outdoor tables, and Fanelli Cafe has sidewalk seating on the Prince and Mercer corner.
Last updated: August 2026. Menus, prices and hours change – confirm with the restaurant before you go. Spot something out of date? Let us know.
