10 Best Restaurants of 2011

1. Ai Fiori - best haute Italian 

400 Fifth Avenue

212 613 8660

2. Boulud Sud - Daniel Boulud

20 W. 64th St.

212 595 1313

3. Brushstroke - nouveau kaiseki

30 Hudson St.

212 7913771

4. Ciano - nouveau rustico Italian

45 E. 22nd St.

212 982 8422

5. The Dutch - fashionable retro

131 Sullivan St.

212 677 6200

6. Empellon - cutting edge

230 W. 4th St.

212 367 0999

7. Fedora - raffish, outer-borough

239 W. 4th St.

646 449 9336

8. Junoon - classical indian

27 W. 24th St.

212 490 2100

9. Red Rooster - brasserie

310 Lenox Ave.

212 792 9001

10. Tertulia - spanish cuisine

359 Sixth Ave.

646 559 9909