609 "Casual Weeknight Dinner" restaurants in New York.
A good casual weeknight dinner spot is hard to find. It’s a step above a make-your-own bowl place, but not somewhere you’ll need a reservation. It shouldn’t be too expensive, you should be able to talk instead of shout, and your dinner shouldn’t take more than an hour. These spots do it all.
Beija Flor is a colorful, group-friendly spot in LIC where you’ll find some of the best Brazilian food in NYC.
Rice ‘n’ Beans is a very casual Brazilian spot in Hell’s Kitchen that serves some of the best feijoada in NYC.
After pivoting from a chef's counter tasting menu, this Greenpoint spot is now serving a short list of excellent Chinese dishes.
Yellow Rose in the East Village specializes in fantastic Tex-Mex and homemade tortillas made with Sonoran flour.
Papa’s Kitchen in Jackson Heights is a classic Filipino spot that serves excellent ube pancakes during weekend brunch.
Han Dynasty is a Szechuan restaurant on 3rd Avenue in the East Village you can rely on like a friend who helps you move.
Szechuan Mountain House is a fun Szechuan restaurant to bring a date or a friend on St. Marks Place in the East Village.
Szechwan Absolute serves great Chongqing chicken and savory-spicy mapo tofu on the second floor of One Fulton Square in Flushing.
