Where we were wrong.
Every correction to a list, dated, with the source we checked. The same note sits at the top of the list it affects. Spot something else? hello@top10nyc.org
October 3, 2026 · Best Omakase in Manhattan
Masa
We said Masa holds three Michelin stars and remains the only American sushi room with three. In fact the Michelin Guide New York 2025, announced November 18, 2025, lists Masa at two stars after it held three from the 2009 guide, and gives three to Sushi Sho.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com, robbreport.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Omakase in Manhattan
Sushi Amane
We said Sushi Amane has been Michelin-starred since 2022 and called it an eight-seat counter. In fact it won its star in 2017 under chef Shion Uino and lost it in the Michelin Guide New York 2025, and its own site describes a nine-seat counter.
Checked against michelinmedia.com, guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com, sushi-amane.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Omakase in Manhattan
Sushi Ichimura
We said in this list's FAQ that Sushi Ichimura holds a Michelin star. In fact it held one in the 2024 guide, but its owners announced in March 2025 that it would close that August, and it is not in the Michelin Guide New York 2025.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com, ny.eater.com
October 3, 2026 · Best of Midtown
Szechuan Gourmet
We said Szechuan Gourmet holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. In fact it held one as recently as the 2023 guide, and the current Michelin Guide lists it as a recommended restaurant without one.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com, opentable.com, web.archive.org
October 3, 2026 · Best of Midtown
Le Bernardin
We said La Liste's 2026 ranking was Le Bernardin's ninth straight year at the top. In fact it did tie for No. 1 in 2026, but the restaurant's own November 2023 announcement called that year only its fourth time at No. 1 worldwide.
Checked against laliste.com, prnewswire.com, prnewswire.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Italian on Staten Island
Enoteca Maria
We said Enoteca Maria holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the current guide. In fact it still had one in April 2025, but the Michelin Guide New York 2025, announced November 18, 2025, lists it as a recommended restaurant without a Bib Gourmand.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com, web.archive.org
October 3, 2026 · Best Italian on Staten Island
Angelina's Ristorante
We said Michelin's Staten Island guide names Angelina's outright. In fact Michelin named it among the borough's best restaurants in a 2021 article, and it is not in the current Michelin Guide.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Italian on Staten Island
Giuliana's Ristorante
We said Michelin calls Giuliana's a festive classic, as if it were in the current guide. In fact Michelin used those words in a 2021 article on Staten Island restaurants, and Giuliana's is not in the current Michelin Guide.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Brunch in Brooklyn
Kokomo
We said Time Out New York named Kokomo to its 50 Best Restaurants list without saying when. In fact that was the April 2024 list, where it ranked No. 43, and it is not on Time Out's current list.
Checked against web.archive.org, timeout.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Middle Eastern in NYC
Balade
We called Balade a Michelin Bib Gourmand honoree. In fact it is not in the current Michelin Guide, and we did not find it on any of Michelin's New York Bib Gourmand lists we checked from the 2016 guide on.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, michelinmedia.com, michelinmedia.com, michelinmedia.com, guide.michelin.com, michelinmedia.com, michelinmedia.com, dgaddcosprod.blob.core.windows.net, web.archive.org, web.archive.org
October 3, 2026 · Best Middle Eastern in NYC
Ayat
We called Ayat a Michelin-featured spot. In fact the Michelin Guide listed it as recently as February 2026 but has since removed it.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, web.archive.org
October 3, 2026 · Best Sichuan in NYC
Café China
We called Café China James Beard-recognized. In fact the James Beard Foundation's awards database has no record of Café China as a semifinalist, nominee or winner.
Checked against jamesbeard.org
October 3, 2026 · Best Sichuan in NYC
Chuan Tian Xia
We said Chuan Tian Xia has been Michelin-listed since 2018. We could not confirm a 2018 listing; in fact Michelin first named it a Bib Gourmand in its 2020 guide, announced in October 2019, and it still holds one.
Checked against michelinmedia.com, guide.michelin.com, michelinmedia.com, guide.michelin.com
October 3, 2026 · Best of Jackson Heights
Nepali Bhanchha Ghar
We said Nepali Bhanchha Ghar has won the Momo Crawl five years running. In fact it has won five times, but not in a row: Om Wok took the title in 2022 and 2023.
Checked against qns.com, qns.com, nepyork.com
October 3, 2026 · Best of Jackson Heights
Birria-Landia
We said Birria-Landia was No. 18 on the New York Times' 2025 list of the city's 100 best restaurants. In fact it was No. 18 on the 2023 list, and it has made every edition since, most recently at No. 74 in 2026.
Checked against web.archive.org, web.archive.org, web.archive.org, web.archive.org
October 3, 2026 · Best Indian in Manhattan
Semma
We said Semma was the first Indian restaurant in New York City to win a Michelin star. In fact Devi won one in Michelin's 2007 New York guide; Semma first earned its star in 2022 and still holds it.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, hindustantimes.com, dgaddcosprod.blob.core.windows.net, guide.michelin.com
October 3, 2026 · Best of Flushing
Maxi's Noodle
We said Michelin gave Maxi's Noodle a Bib Gourmand. In fact we found it on none of Michelin's New York Bib Gourmand lists we checked, from the 2016 guide through the 2025 guide, and it is not in the current Michelin Guide.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, michelinmedia.com, michelinmedia.com, michelinmedia.com, guide.michelin.com, michelinmedia.com, michelinmedia.com, dgaddcosprod.blob.core.windows.net, web.archive.org, web.archive.org
October 3, 2026 · Best Vietnamese in NYC
Đi Ăn Đi, Ba Xuyen, District Saigon and Pho Bang
We said this list's Brooklyn and Queens picks included Michelin-listed spots, and described Michelin-listed newcomers. In fact none of the Brooklyn or Queens picks is in the current Michelin Guide; the list's one Michelin pick is Bánh Anh Em in the East Village, a new Bib Gourmand in the 2025 guide.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Tacos in the Bronx
El Molcajete
We said El Molcajete holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. In fact it held one as recently as the 2022 guide and is not in the current Michelin Guide.
Checked against dgaddcosprod.blob.core.windows.net, guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Tacos in NYC
El Molcajete
We said El Molcajete holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. In fact it held one as recently as the 2022 guide and is not in the current Michelin Guide.
Checked against dgaddcosprod.blob.core.windows.net, web.archive.org, guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Halal in NYC
King of Falafel & Shawarma
We said the falafel that won the Vendy is a chickpea-and-fava blend. In fact King of Falafel makes its falafel with chickpeas only, and the 2010 Vendy Cup, the top prize, went to Fares Zeideia's cart; we also corrected the spelling of his name.
Checked against qns.com, web.archive.org
October 3, 2026 · Best Beer Bars in NYC
Harlem Hops
We called Harlem Hops New York's first Black-owned craft beer bar and James Beard-recognized. In fact the bar bills itself as Manhattan's first fully African American owned craft beer bar, and its James Beard honor was a 2023 semifinalist nod for Outstanding Bar.
Checked against jamesbeard.org, jamesbeard.org, harlemhops.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Rooftop Bars in Manhattan
Overstory
We said Overstory has a James Beard-recognized cocktail program. In fact the James Beard Foundation's awards database has no record of Overstory; we now cite its No. 33 ranking on North America's 50 Best Bars 2026.
Checked against jamesbeard.org, the50.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Cocktail Bars in Manhattan
Katana Kitten
We called Katana Kitten a James Beard nominee. In fact the bar has not been nominated; the 2022 James Beard nomination went to Masahiro Urushido's cocktail book, The Japanese Art of the Cocktail.
Checked against jamesbeard.org, jamesbeard.org
October 3, 2026 · Best Hangouts in Queens
Sweetleaf
We said Eater NY ranked Sweetleaf among the city's best coffee shops. In fact Eater's coffee shop map included it from 2015 into 2023, and it is not on the current map.
Checked against web.archive.org, web.archive.org, ny.eater.com
October 3, 2026 · Best of the West Village
Wallsé
We said Wallsé held a Michelin star continuously from 2006 to 2022. In fact it held one in every New York guide from 2006 through 2021, and it was not starred in the 2022 guide.
Checked against dgaddcosprod.blob.core.windows.net, prnewswire.com, timeout.com
October 3, 2026 · Best of Bay Ridge
Tanoreen
We said Rawia Bishara has cooked Palestinian food on this corner since 1998. In fact Tanoreen opened in Bay Ridge in 1998 as a 10-table storefront and later moved to a larger location; it does hold a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
Checked against tanoreen.com, afar.com, guide.michelin.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Greek in Astoria
Gregory's 26 Corner Taverna
We presented Gregory's 26 Corner Taverna's Michelin Bib Gourmand as a current honor. In fact it held one for years, from at least the 2016 guide through the 2022 guide, and it is not in the current Michelin Guide.
Checked against michelinmedia.com, dgaddcosprod.blob.core.windows.net, opentable.com, guide.michelin.com
October 3, 2026 · Best of the East Village
Momofuku Noodle Bar
We said David Chang opened his first ramen counter at this 1st Avenue address in 2004. In fact the original Noodle Bar opened a few doors south, at 163 1st Avenue, and later moved to its larger home at 171 1st Avenue, where it holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
Checked against villagevoice.com, momofuku.com, guide.michelin.com
October 3, 2026 · Best of the Lower East Side
Wildair
We described Contra, Wildair's sister restaurant next door, as Michelin-starred. In fact Contra, which did hold a Michelin star, served its final meal on October 28, 2023.
Checked against dgaddcosprod.blob.core.windows.net, thelotimes.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Italian on Arthur Avenue
Tra Di Noi
We wrote that Tra Di Noi earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand as if it still holds one. In fact it first earned one in 2011 and held it as recently as the 2023 guide, but the current Michelin Guide lists it as a recommended restaurant without one.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, web.archive.org, web.archive.org, web.archive.org, guide.michelin.com
October 3, 2026 · Best of Harlem
Charles Pan-Fried Chicken
We said Charles Gabriel's cooking earned him a James Beard Award nomination. In fact the James Beard Foundation named him a semifinalist in 2018, 2023 and 2024, and he did not advance to the nominee round in those years.
Checked against jamesbeard.org, jamesbeard.org, jamesbeard.org, jamesbeard.org
October 3, 2026 · Best Georgian in NYC
Laliko
We said this list included Michelin-listed dumpling specialists. In fact only one pick here, Laliko in the West Village, is in the current Michelin Guide, where it holds a Bib Gourmand.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Dim Sum in Manhattan
Tim Ho Wan
We called Tim Ho Wan a famously Michelin-starred chain and described Michelin-starred imports from Kowloon. In fact Michelin dropped Tim Ho Wan's star in its 2022 Hong Kong and Macau guide, and its Sham Shui Po shop is now a Bib Gourmand.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, dimsumdaily.hk
October 3, 2026 · Best Korean BBQ in Manhattan
Cote
We said Cote is the only Korean steakhouse with a U.S. Michelin star. In fact its sibling Cote Miami, from owner Simon Kim, earned a star in Michelin's first Florida guide in 2022 and holds one today; the Flatiron original, starred since 2017, came first.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, michelinmedia.com, michelinmedia.com, guide.michelin.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Steakhouses in NYC
Cote
We said the Michelin Guide's own listing calls Cote America's first and only Michelin-starred Korean steakhouse. In fact Michelin's listing makes no such claim, and owner Simon Kim's Cote Miami also holds a star; Cote in Flatiron first earned its star in 2017 and holds one today.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com, michelinmedia.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Ice Cream in Manhattan
Il Laboratorio del Gelato
We said Il Laboratorio supplies gelato to Per Se and other Michelin-starred restaurants. We could not confirm those clients; the company describes itself as a wholesaler of gelato to New York restaurants, which is what we now say.
Checked against laboratoriodelgelato.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Indian in Queens
Angel Indian Restaurant
We said Angel Indian Restaurant holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. In fact the Bib Gourmand went to Angel's original 37th Road location in the 2021 and 2022 guides, and Angel is not in the current Michelin Guide.
Checked against guide.michelin.com, dgaddcosprod.blob.core.windows.net, web.archive.org, guide.michelin.com
October 3, 2026 · Best Omakase in Manhattan
69 Leonard Street
We kept 69 Leonard Street at No. 7 on this list and said in its FAQ that it holds a Michelin star, but a basement fire closed it indefinitely on December 27, 2025, and Michelin no longer lists it. We removed it, moved the places below it up one spot, and added Yoshino at No. 10.
Checked against tribecacitizen.com, ourtownny.com, guide.michelin.com
October 2, 2026 · Best Hangouts in Queens
Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
We said Bohemian Hall has poured beer continuously in this yard since 1910 and suggested ordering a liter. The hall dates to 1910 but its outdoor garden was finished in 1919, just before Prohibition banned beer sales, and the drinks menu lists half-liter mugs and pitchers, not liters.
Checked against bohemianhall.com, bohemianhall.com
October 2, 2026 · Best of Astoria
Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
We said the society built Bohemian Hall's beer garden in 1910, said every other old beer garden vanished during Prohibition, and recommended the schnitzel. The hall's cornerstone was laid in 1910 but the garden was not finished until 1919, Flessel's in College Point stayed open into the late 1990s, and schnitzel is not on the hall's current posted menu.
Checked against bohemianhall.com, forgotten-ny.com, bohemianhall.com
October 2, 2026 · Best Hangouts in the Bronx
Dominick's Restaurant
We said Dominick's has seated strangers at communal tables since the 1940s, has never had a printed menu, and pours house Chianti without asking. It opened in 1962, as a bar; a 2019 review found one printed menu on the back wall, though you still order by asking your waiter what's good, and wine comes by the glass, red or white.
Checked against westchestermagazine.com, star-revue.com
October 2, 2026 · Best Italian on Arthur Avenue
Dominick's Restaurant
We said you order at Dominick's by pointing at a neighbor's plate and that waits run long on weekend nights. We could not confirm either: you order by asking your server what's good, and since it takes no reservations, expect a wait.
Checked against star-revue.com, timeout.com, fastfoodclub.com
October 2, 2026 · Best of City Island
Johnny's Reef Restaurant
We said Johnny's Reef has served fried seafood since the 1950s on an open deck directly over Long Island Sound. Its picnic tables sit on a patio a few feet from the water, and sources disagree on the year it opened (1950 and 1974 both appear), so we no longer give one.
Checked against theinfatuation.com, mashed.com, timeout.com
October 2, 2026 · Best Hangouts in the Bronx
Johnny's Reef Restaurant
We suggested skipping the counter line by heading straight to the picnic tables. Everything is ordered at the cash-only counters inside; the tip is to skip the indoor seating and eat outside, by the water.
Checked against theinfatuation.com, johnnysreefrestaurant.com
October 2, 2026 · Best Hangouts in Brooklyn
Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club
We said you can reserve a court online, put the club on the Gowanus Canal, gave its size as 17,000 square feet, and suggested a frozen rum punch. Walk-in courts are first come, first served (only cabana parties of 10 or more book ahead), the club is a block east of the canal, its own pages give its size as 17,000, 18,000 and 20,000 square feet, and the frozen rum drink on its menu is the Mirror Lake piña colada.
Checked against royalpalmsbrooklyn.com, royalpalmsbrooklyn.com, royalpalmsbrooklyn.com, en.wikipedia.org
October 2, 2026 · Best Hangouts in Brooklyn
Sunny's Bar
We said Sunny's has run continuously in its Conover Street building since 1890 and suggested a PBR. The bar dates to 1890 but has closed at times, including for about 10 months after Hurricane Sandy flooded it in 2012, and PBR is not on its current menu, so we now suggest a Narragansett.
Checked against gothamist.com, bedfordandbowery.com, sunnysredhook.com
October 2, 2026 · Best Dive Bars in NYC
Sunny's Bar
We described a live old-time music night, said seating is strictly first come, first served, and suggested a PBR tallboy. The recurring night is a weekly bluegrass jam, we could not confirm a seating policy, and PBR is not on the bar's current menu.
Checked against sunnysredhook.com, sunnysredhook.com, timeout.com
October 2, 2026 · Best Middle Eastern in NYC
Kabab Cafe
We said Kabab Cafe seats 14. Published accounts from 2011 to 2015 put it at 16 to 20 seats and we could not find a current count, so we now call the room tiny. We also corrected the chef's name to Ali El Sayed.
Checked against nycitylens.com, eatthisny.com, pbs.org
October 2, 2026 · Best of Astoria
Kabab Cafe
We named lamb cheeks as Kabab Cafe's signature and said Ali El Sayed has cooked without a fixed menu since 1989. We could not confirm the lamb cheeks, and the restaurant's own site highlights its lamb shank; earlier accounts describe a menu, so we now say only that he works without one today. Anthony Bourdain visited for No Reservations; we no longer say he ate at the counter.
Checked against kababcafenyc.com, newsdocvoices.com, youtube.com
October 2, 2026 · Best Hangouts in Staten Island
Denino's Pizzeria & Tavern
We said Denino's has made pizza since 1937, called it a full bar, and suggested a bar pie. It opened as a tavern in 1937 and added pizza in 1951, its menu lists beer, wine and sangria, and there is no bar pie; sausage is a topping on its cheese pie.
Checked against industrym.com, deninos.com
October 2, 2026 · Best Pizza in NYC
Denino's Pizzeria & Tavern
We said Denino's is still run by the same family four generations on. Sources we found trace the family through three generations, so we no longer give a count. We also corrected the name of Ralph's Famous Italian Ices across the street.
Checked against industrym.com, theinfatuation.com
October 2, 2026 · Best Pizza on Staten Island
Denino's Pizzeria & Tavern
We said Denino's is still run by the same family four generations on. Sources we found trace the family through three generations, so we no longer give a count. We also said Denino's, Joe & Pat's and Lee's Tavern have anchored the borough's pizza for over eighty years, but Denino's added pizza only in 1951, so we now say decades, and we corrected the name of Ralph's Famous Italian Ices across the street.
Checked against industrym.com, theinfatuation.com
October 2, 2026 · Best Italian on Staten Island
Don Cheech
We said chef Massimo Felici opened Don Cheech after his Bib Gourmand restaurant Vinum closed. He opened Don Cheech in 2022, while Vinum was still open; Vinum closed in November 2024.
Checked against doncheechnyc.com, lavocedinewyork.com
October 2, 2026 · Best Italian on Staten Island
Pastavino
We listed Pastavino at $$$$, our top tier. Its own menu (pastas $33 to $42, mains $33 to $42 apart from a $79 strip steak) puts it at $$$, where we rate this list's other full-service rooms.
Checked against pastavinosi.com
October 2, 2026 · Best Cocktail Bars in Manhattan
PDT (Please Don't Tell)
We said PDT takes reservations by phone at 3pm. Bookings are on Resy, through the reservation link on PDT's own site.
Checked against pdtnyc.com