Best Fine Dining in Edison

"The River Café is one of Brooklyn’s most iconic restaurants, and it is known for its legendary location and award-winning, classic New American menu. The finest, freshest, and often rare ingredients are used to create spectacular dishes such as the Mushroom Wellington or Coquelet. The brunch menu boasts special treats, including the Waffle Eggs Benedict."

"Known around the world for its culinary experience, this establishment serves a classic New American menu with sweeping views of the city from its cozy spot under the Brooklyn Bridge. Suggested Attire: Suit Jackets Required (for real this time!)"

"In a sky-high art deco dining room next to iconic Madison Square Park sits Eleven Madison Park. This revered restaurant serves greenmarket-inspired French cuisine by noted chef Daniel Humm. The multicourse tasting menu showcases Humm’s sophisticated playful attitude towards contemporary French cuisine – picnic baskets filled with high-end pretzels, jam, and cheese is a noted special."

"Restaurants American creative Flatiron. Swiss chef Daniel Humm mans the kitchen at this vast Art Deco jewel, which began life as a brasserie before evolving into one of the city’s most rarefied and progressive eateries. The service is famously mannered, and the room among the city’s most grand."

"This restaurant offers upscale American tasting menus from chef Daniel Humm served in a high-ceilinged art deco space. It is rated number 1 on the top 50 restaurants in the world list. If there is one eatery you go to while in NYC make it this one!"

"American chef Daniel Rose broke significant boundaries in 2006 when he took Paris, the home of fine dining, by storm with his tiny 16-seat restaurant Spring. His modern approach to classic French techniques was a huge hit and he returned to the US and opened Le Coucou where he has brought a once stale cuisine back into the limelight. There is a significant difference between Spring and Le Coucou."

"Walking into this beautiful Parisian restaurant will immediately transport you to Paris. Le Coucou features white tablecloths, tall windows, candles on every table, a menu full of complicated French dishes with names you might not always recognize. Designed by Roman and Williams, a New York City-based interior design firm, Le Coucou also has a stunning bar that would make for the perfect shot."

"Located on the ground floor at 11 Howard, Daniel Rose and Stephen Starr’s vision of classic French cuisine takes you back to the glory days of lavish dining and haute cuisine. With rows of chandeliers, lush banquettes, and an expansive open kitchen, Le Coucou provides a welcomed respite."

"This quiet, romantic restaurant from culinary superstar Jean-Georges Vongerichten is loaded with awards: two Michelin stars, four New York Times stars, five diamonds from AAA and a coveted spot on the list of Les Grandes Tables du Monde. To rival these accolades are the spectacular views of Columbus Circle through the restaurant’s huge windows. Private dining and buyouts of the main dining room are available for a more exclusive experience in this world-renowned restaurant."

"Manhattan’s award-winning, three Michelin star Jean-Georges Restaurant specializes in an intriguing fusion of French, American, and Asian cuisine. Treat yourself to exquisitely-prepared dishes, such as juicy Diver Scallops, Crispy Confit of Suckling Pig (with rutabaga “Pudding” and smoked bacon marmalade), or Caramelized Beef Tenderloin. An extensive, globally-sourced wine list is also available, as are refreshing beers and cocktails."

"Founded in the 1960s by Charles Masson Sr., La Grenouille has delighted customers with their traditional and superb French haute cuisine ever since. Freshly cut flowers that fill the interior with a floral perfume, impeccable customer service, and consistently delicious staples have earned this famed French restaurant a loyal fan base. Traditional dishes like frog legs Provençal-style and grilled Dover sole showcase La Grenouille’s mastery of French skills while their zucchini blossoms in ravigote sauce highlight modern twists."

"Restaurants French Midtown East. New York’s haute French dinosaurs (including Lutece, La Cote Basque and La Caravelle) have basically gone extinct over the past few years. La Grenouille, which opened in 1962, is the last survivor, a window to when stuffy waiters and chateaubriand were considered the highest form of dining."

"This jaw-droppingly beautiful restaurant tucked away on a quiet block of the Upper East Side is the kind of place that Carrie Bradshaw’s Parisian dreams were made of. Sophisticated and refined like The Lowell hotel in which it sits, Majorelle is one of the finest splurge-worthy restaurants in the city. Striking floral arrangements and top-notch service (the waiters all speak French) make this the ideal spot for a special occasion, but the elegant food will have you coming back again and again."

"Located in The Lowell Hotel, Majorelle is the place for classic French cuisine with a Moroccan twist. Their skylight garden, white table cloth dining area, and classy bar create a ..."

"For an intimate setting with elegance and familiarity, Majorelle is the go-to place. This restaurant serves distinct food with Mediterranean and Moroccan influences."

"Owners Junayd Juman and Fjolla Sheholli opened their tasting menu restaurant Honey Badger without prior restaurant experience, seeking to connect diners more directly to the land through a focus on foraging and locally sourced products, some even coming from land they farm themselves. The result is a restaurant whose creativity matches some of the top tasting menu spots in the city, but still manages to remain true to its mission and root itself deeply in the surrounding community. In fact, during the initial city shutdown in March, the owners cooked daily meals for elderly neighbors, completely free of charge."

"When you walk through the unassuming entrance of C’Mon everybody - an intimate bar and music lounge located in the corner of Lafayette and Franklin in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn, the first thing that crosses your mind would be “Small Bar”. This small bar is suburban chic and modest at most. However, the real magic takes place when you walk to the dance area through a set of double doors placed at the back with a podium standing next to it."

"Bed-Stuy There are few finer places to rock a pair of flared jeans than Bed-Stuy’s C’mon Everybody. Your throwback threads will fit right in with the kitschy ‘70s wood panelling and sparkling disco ball. Bartenders sling creative seasonal cocktails at a long bar up front, and the back gets packed with C-list bands, bubbly DJs, and local folks gyrating to whatever the hell the night’s theme is."

"This all-vegan Indian spot is currently open for delivery and take-out at their sister restaurant and nominee on this list, Avant Garden’s space. Night Music comes from the man behind Honeybee’s, Ladybird and Mother of Pearl so it’s no surprise that this healthy restaurant does not sacrifice on flavor one bit. We literally could not believe it was vegan."

"After a plot had been chosen by the East River for the headquarters of the newly founded United Nations, an international dream team of design consultants was put together, among them Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier. Wallace Harrison’s final design was a blend of Le Corbusier and Niemeyer’s plans, and has been integral to the Manhattan cityscape since 1952. All of the main organs of the UN are seated here, including the Security Council and 193-nation General Assembly, except for the Hague’s International Court of Justice."

"To come up with the perfect design for a building intended to headquarter the United Nations, a brain trust of the world's best architects was gathered. This included Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer, among others from China, Australia, Belgium, Sweden, and the UK. In the end, projects submitted by Le Corbusier and Niemeyer were combined together to create the iconic New York architectural masterpiece."

"The United Nations Headquarters is a distinctive complex in New York City that has served as the headquarters of the United Nations since its completion in 1950. Though it is in New York City, the land occupied by the United Nations Headquarters is considered international territory, and its borders are First Avenue west, East 42nd Street South, East 48th Street north and the East River east."

"The 9/11 Memorial Museum is located at the 9/11 National Memorial and is probably one of the most emotional museums in New York. It is mostly located underground and displays debris from the former Twin Towers in addition to many of the personal belongings of those buried. Among them are fire trucks deformed by heat, a part of the antenna of the North Tower, a scorched elevator motor, the saving stone staircase (Survivor’s Staircase) as well as remains of sidewalks, street signs, bicycles and baby carriages that were in front of the World Trade Center."

"After you’ve seen the Statue of Liberty, head a bit north to see the 9/11 Memorial, a must for anyone’s New York itinerary. It will make you feel quite somber to be in the presence of such tragedy, but it’s absolutely worth the visit and helps you understand what New Yorkers have been through and why they are so resilient."

"The centerpieces of the Memorial are the Reflecting Pools, two massive cascading fountains set in the exact location that the twin towers stood. Inscribed around the bronze edges of the pools are the names of those who died on 9/11."

"The phrase “East Village institution” is often associated with Ray’s Candy Store, a 24-hour spot where beloved owner and local legend, Ray Alvarez, can most likely be found working the night shift. Since 1974, this adult version of a candy store has been a favorite stop for barhoppers looking to scarf down on both savory and sweet treats alike. For your ice cream fix, go for a sundae or some soft serve and add on an order of the popular beignets or deep-fried Twinkies and Oreos."

"Serendipity 3, an Upper East Side restaurant-cum-soda fountain with marble-topped tables and Tiffany-style lamps, hasn’t changed all that much since it opened in 1954. You'll find everything from meatloaf to hamburgers, but it's the desserts that made the place famous. Share an elaborate, oversized sundae, a banana split, or the famed frozen hot chocolate or mochaccino."

"Serendipity’s claim to fame are their enormous frozen hot chocolates!. No matter the time of year, this treat is a must get. Unfortunately, no matter the time of year, there is a long line out the door."