Zagat New York City Restaurants

By Bill Marsano. The Zagat Survey series finds itself in an "enviable" position between newspapers that publish "professional" but infrequent reviews and dining blogs that rate more often but too often indulge in "amateurish score-settling," "tirades" and hostility. Zagat is almost always "up to date" if not "up to the minute"; it's easily "navigated" and many readers come to rely on it. All the dope a diner needs is in Zagat, as are, unfortunately, more quotation marks than "anyone" wants. I understand that they indicate that specific comments are contributors' own "words" asnd not the editors' "opinions," but they have long since outlived their "usefulness." The result is a "slim volume" whose "malformed prose" sounds like a "cacaphony."--Bill Marsano is an award-winning writer on travel, wine and spirits.

If you're wondering about a restaurant in NYC, the first (and only) guide to grab is Zagat's. More efficient than the internet, if not as detailed. Very easy to read up on a place before you go. It's the one guide locals and tourists can both agree on. Very hard to navigate the choices in New York without it. The only challenge is keeping current, as the restaurant scene changes so quickly. Get the 2006 version, and you're already out of date!

Very informative for finding just the right place for your cravings! Easy to navigate and understand. Find by neighborhood, cuisine, price and more.

Zagat is a MUST for everyone who plans to visit New York.

For the most part ,Zagat does a great job of rating and the reviews are very accurate and reliable. With such a staggering number of choices this guide can be extremely helpful in narrowing down the places on your list before a visit to NY. Listings by type of cuisine and neighborhood make it relatively easy to select a place based on where you will be on any given night. I've eaten many meals in restaurants that I first read about in Zagats and really have found them to be pretty much on the money.