These are the restaurants I would take friends to. I have personally dined at all the restaurant below prior to inclusion.
Restaurants marked with * are particularly enjoyable and I have been to multiple times!
| Restaurant | Meal type | Cuisine |
| Ahgassi Gopchang* | Affordable eats, Dinner, Lunch, casual | Korean |
| Ato boy* | Dinner, casual, special occasion | Korean |
| Bad roman | Brunch, Dinner, Lunch, casual, special occasion | Italian |
| Balthazar | Brunch, casual | French |
| Boucherie | Brunch, casual, Dinner – good for pasture raised meats | French |
| Buvette | Brunch | French |
| Cafe kitsune | Cafe, casual | cafe |
| Carne Mare* | Dinner, special occasion | American-Italian Steakhouse |
| Centurion Club | Dinner, special occasion, esthetic | American, esthetic |
| Cha an | Japanese Dessert, esthetic | Japanese |
| Cheli* | Lunch, dinner,, Casual, esthetic | Chinese |
| Cho dang gol | All Day Dining, casual | Korean |
| Cookshop | Brunch | American |
| Coqodaq* | Dinner, casual | Korean |
| Dame | Dinner, casual | British |
| Delmonico* | Dinner | Steakhouse |
| Dante | Brunch, casual | American, French, cafe, esthetic |
| Don angie | Brunch, Dinner, special occasion | Italian |
| Genesis house | Brunch, Dinner, special occasion – esthetic. | Afternoon tea, Korean |
| Hanoi house | Dinner, Lunch, casual, affordable eats | Vietnamese |
| Hutong* | Dinner, dressy, glam, special occasion | Chinese |
| Jua* | Dinner, Fine dining, special occasion | Koream |
| Juqi | Dinner, Lunch, casual | Chinese |
| Konban | Dinner, Lunch, casual | Japanese |
| L’artusi | Dinner, Lunch, casual, special occasion | Italian |
| La Bernadin* | Dinner, Lunch, special occasion, fine dining | French |
| La Grande Boucherie | Brunch, Dinner, casual, special occasion | French |
| La Mercerie* | Brunch, casual, Dinner also available, but pref Lunch | French-American |
| Little Ruby Cafe | Brunch | American, cafe, esthetic |
| Lysee | Dessert | Korean |
| Madame Vo | Dinner, Lunch, casual | Vietnamese |
| Moono* | Dinner, Lunch, special occasion, fine dining | Korean |
| Monomono | Affordable eats, Dinner, Lunch, casual | Korean, esthetic |
| Naro* | Dinner, Lunch, special occasion, fine dining | Korean |
| Nami nori | casual, special occasion | Japanese |
| Octo | Brunch, Dinner, casual | Korean |
| Oijimi* | Dinner, Lunch, special occasion, fine dining | Korean |
| olio è piu | Brunch, Dinner, casual | Italian, esthetic |
| Ootoya | Brunch, Dinner, casual | Japanese |
| Oncheon | Lunch, Dinner ,Casual | Korean |
| Per se* | Dinner, special occasion, Fine Dining, Lunch | French |
| Polo Bar* | Dinner, special occasion | American |
| Postcard | Cafe, casual, esthetic | Asian |
| Rib no. 7 | Dinner, Lunch, casual | Korean |
| Scarpetta | Dinner, Lunch, casual, special occasion | Italian |
| Soba ya | Affordable eats, casual | Japanese |
| Soogil | Dinner, Lunch, casual | Korean |
| Soothr* | Dinner, Lunch, casual | Thai |
| Sushi Nakazawa | Dinner, special occasion | Japanese |
| Sushi seki | casual | Japanese |
| Sushi Yasuda | Dinner, special occasion | Japanese |
| Tha Phraya* | Lunch, dinner, casual | Thai |
| The Modern* | Dinner, special occasion, Fine Dining | American, French |
| The Peak* | Dinner, special occasion, Fine Dining | American, French |
| Tomoko | Dessert | Japanese |
| Ushiwakamaru | Dinner, casual, special occasion | Japanese |
| Via Carota* | Lunch, Dinner, Casual | Italian |
| Waverly inn* | Dinner, Lunch, romantic, | Italian |
| Zouzou | Brunch, Dinner, casual, special occasion | Mediterranean, esthetic |