NYC Restaurant File

City data dated

4,775 American Restaurants in NYC

Midtown & Midtown South leads the neighborhoods with 615.

Manhattan has 2,432 and Brooklyn 1,045.

That's 84% with an A, against 79% of all places in the city.

Owners pick their own cuisine label when they file with the city.

4,004 A 232 B 69 C 470 no letterEach tile is 1% of the 4,775 American restaurants. A health grade covers the last graded inspection: food handling, temperatures, cleaning, pests. Taste isn't part of it.
Dot map of New York City with one dot for each of the 4,564 American restaurants the city has a location for.
One dot per place, at the location in the city's file. 4,564 of 4,775 have one.

By borough

BoroughPlacesWith an A
Manhattan2,43284%
Brooklyn1,04583%
Queens80483%
Bronx32586%
Staten Island16279%

By neighborhood

4,775 places won't fit on one page, so here they are by area. Areas with 3 or more have their own page. Smaller ones are named right here.

Manhattan

Brooklyn

Queens

Bronx

Staten Island

No neighborhood in the city's file

American Restaurants in NYC: questions

How many American restaurants are in NYC?
4,775 on the city's file dated October 30, 2026, counting places with at least one inspection. Manhattan: 2,432. Brooklyn: 1,045. Queens: 804. The Bronx: 325. Staten Island: 162.
Which NYC neighborhoods have the most American restaurants?
Midtown & Midtown South (615), Hudson Yards, Chelsea, Flatiron & Union Square (222), West Village (193), Lower Manhattan & Battery Park City (146), and East Village (137).
What is the best American restaurant in NYC?
4,004 of 4,775 show an A, and the newest A went to Baby's All Right on October 28, 2026. That letter covers food safety at the last graded inspection. This file has no ratings or reviews, so we don't pick a favorite.
Why isn't a place I know listed as American?
Owners choose their label when they file with the city, and they can pick something close. Try New American (217), Hamburgers (497), or Steakhouse (105), or look it up by name.

Where this comes from

Names, addresses, phones, cuisine labels, grades and dates come from the DOHMH New York City Restaurant Inspection Results on NYC Open Data. The file behind this page is dated October 30, 2026, and its newest inspection is from October 29, 2026. We check for a new file every 24 hours. For the city's own lookup, use ABC Eats.