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Matthew Schneier

Chief Restaurant Critic, New York Magazine
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Matthew Schneier isNew York’schief restaurant critic. He covers the newest, best, and most exciting restaurants in the city and the people who make New York the world’s greatest restaurant town. Previously a features writer forNew York,he has also been a reporter for the New YorkTimes.

  1. first taste
    Kellogg’s Diner Is More Timely Than Timeless, for NowThe allure of chrome and carbohydrates meets a new generation intent on tweaking it.
  2. restaurant review
    Cafe Mado Is a Worthy Return to Locavore CookingA neighborhood café takes ingredient fetishism to the extreme.
  3. first taste
    Veselka Loses None of Its Charm in Its Move to BrooklynLike so many before it, an East Village native tries out East Williamsburg.
  4. closings
    Ordering At La Grenouille
    It’s Time to Bid Adieu to La GrenouilleAfter years of rumors and rumblings, the French old-timer is officially done.
  5. restaurant review
    Le Veau d’Or Is Excellent AgainThe Frenchette crew has taken over the 87-year-old restaurant, and the snails are as garlicky and the duck as pink as ever.
  6. restaurant review
    Does the City Need Another Chef’s Table?After an acrimonious exit at Brooklyn Fare, César Ramirez returns with a $400 tasting counter of his own.
  7. first taste
    Okonomi’s Japanese Breakfast Expands to ManhattanOur critic stops into the Nomad pop-up.
  8. restaurant review
    Massara Charms, to a DegreeIs the follow-up to Rezdôra bigger and better — or just bigger?
  9. first taste
    First Taste: Din Tai Fung’s Dumplings Are Worth the HypeBut everything else is a letdown.
  10. restaurant review
    Bungalow Proves a Celebrity Chef Can Still Draw a CrowdVikas Khanna’s downtown restaurant expands the reach of the city’s traditionally Punjab-focused Indian cuisine by venturing across the subcontinent.
  11. where to eat
    The Best Restaurants of 2024 — So FarSix months in, these eight places stand out during an already-strong year for openings.
  12. restaurant review
    San Sabino Makes Seafood For the Social-Media AgeWelcome to the shrimp show.
  13. first taste
    Mission Chinese Chills OutA maybe-permanent pop-up is a calmer, more mature Mission.
  14. summer eating
    One of Everything, To Go72 onion-soaked smashburgers, crispy-cutlet subs, cold noodles, and sizzling spicy skewers to eat on the street this summer.
  15. first taste
    Sammy’s Roumanian Is New, But Not ReallyOur critic stops in to see whether the new Sammy’s re-creates the lived-in charms of the original.
  16. restaurant review
    Theodora’s Cooking Can’t Be Pinned DownThe food is all over the map. That’s what makes it great.
  17. first taste
    Can a Robot (and Chipotle’s Founder) Really Build a Better Lunch?The future of fast food is, like its present, very salty.
  18. the cost of eating
    Why Restaurant Prices Feel So HighAnd why they’re going to stay that way.
  19. where to drink
    The Best Wine Bars in New YorkA (non-exhaustive) guide for every mood and taste.
  20. restaurant review
    Where Does the Wine Bar End and the Restaurant Begin?Pét-nats, pan roasts, and a lobster on the loose at Penny and Demo.
  21. first taste
    Beefbar Is the Strangest New Steakhouse in New YorkWagyu Bolognese and emoji plates land in Tribeca.
  22. restaurant review
    Huda Is a Bistro With Shish BarakA neighborhood spot impressively balances its many influences.
  23. groceries
    Manischewitz Gets a MakeoverThe biggest name in matzo gives itself a refresh.
  24. the yesteryear issue
    Who Ate Where: The Restaurants That Defined New YorkA social history of New York City, told entirely through its regulars.
  25. restaurant review
    Restaurant Review: At the Altar of Korean Fried ChickenCoqodaq’s owner calls it a cathedral. It feels more like a club.
  26. restaurant review
    Corima Has Potential — and Excellent TortillasIt’s Northern Mexico, just below Canal.
  27. first taste
    Frog Club Needs to Grow UpThe scene is fun. The food is funny.
  28. restaurant review
    Restaurant Review: Metropolis Is Mid CityMarcus Samuelsson opens an ode to New York that’s hard to pin down.
  29. first taste
    Frenchette Bakery Is the Right Kind of Museum CaféFrench pastries meet American art at the Whitney.
  30. restaurant review
    Alma Negra Is a Perfect Neighborhood RestaurantLittle buzz, no influencers, and excellent tamales in Gowanus.
  31. the screen
    On Film, the Romance of French Cooking Is ForeverTwo new movies bask in the fantasy of beautiful food and the labor required to make it.
  32. restaurant review
    Will Four Twenty Five Kill the Grill?Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s newest restaurant takes aim at midtown’s most famous dining room.
  33. checking in
    La Grenouille Isn’t Finished YetThe French stalwart known for its sole, soufflés, and behind-the-scenes drama is open again on East 52nd St.
  34. restaurant review
    Turnip Cakes Meet Tater Tots at Figure EightA West Village restaurant makes the compelling culinary connection between China and the American South.
  35. first taste
    Two New Shops Offer Different Spins on Pizza NostalgiaNot-so-plain slices at L’Industrie and Bar Birba.
  36. restaurant review
    Gilded Age Splendor at Café CarmelliniChef Andrew Carmellini’s newest restaurant is a café in name only.
  37. best of 2023
    2023 Was a Year of Wild Creative Ambition in RestaurantsAfter an extended hangover of comfort food and timidity, verve and energy are back.
  38. restaurant review
    Eulalie Is Very OfflineA Tribeca restaurant evokes an earlier era — right down to the voicemails.
  39. trends
    How Faccia Brutto Became Brooklyn’s Favorite DrinkThe name is wrong, the label is “ugly,” and the stuff inside tastes like tree bark. But its appeal is undeniable.
  40. restaurant review
    Welcome to the FauxdeonNew brasseries strive to capture some familiar magic.
  41. restaurant review
    Inside the Subway, Noksu Shoots For the StarsWhat happens when modernist luxury meets municipal utility?
  42. restaurant review
    Roscioli Is a Roman HolidayFor better or worse.
  43. what to eat
    April Bloomfield’s Chicken SecretOur critic loves this bird. He’s shocked to learn what makes it so good.
  44. restaurant review
    Sailor Is SensationalA Brooklyn bistro exhibits the understated confidence of its famous co-captains.
  45. restaurant review
    Soba’s in the Spotlight at UzukiBuckwheat every which way at Shuichi Kotani’s Greenpoint soba oasis.
  46. restaurant review
    Sartiano’s Is a Members-Mostly ClubOur restaurant critic finds caviar, calamari and a Kardashian at Scott Sartiano’s Soho Italian joint.
  47. restaurant review
    Libertine Is New York’s Bistro du JourOur new critic lands a near-impossible reservation.
  48. the year i ate new york
    Inside Centurion New York, the Mood Is Titan CasualTaking in the taleggio foam and sandalwood-scented bathrooms of Manhattan’s most exclusive new clubhouse.
  49. profile
    The Post-COVID, Post-Manhattan Plans of Keith McNally“I’ve nothing in the bank and need to earn money while I still can.”