Eden

A 42-seat Hanover Square room that This is CNY's Charlie Miller reported Wine Spectator has named among the world's best restaurants for wine three years running. The 160-bottle list leans heavily on New York State, the bar builds cocktails from New York spirits, and every dish cooks over open flame in a custom hearth at the end of the bar. Order a New York pour with the ember-roasted strip steak and bone marrow.

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Eden anchors Hanover Square downtown with live-fire, contemporary American cooking, and This is CNY named it among the area's best restaurants for 2025. Charlie Miller notes that nearly everything passes over a custom hearth flame, built on hyper-local ingredients, and that the details matter. The menu turns with the seasons. Order whatever comes off the hearth that night.

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