New York City

Healthy eating in New York City: what to order at 26 local restaurants

676 dishes from 26 New York City-area restaurants’ own menus, each estimated for calories and protein and ranked. Big chains are on the restaurants page, with their published numbers.

By cuisine

Healthy American food5 restaurants

The 25 best dishes in New York City

One per restaurant, ranked by protein inside a moderate calorie range.

#	Dish · restaurant	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Protein / 100 cal	Source
1	Baked BranzinoQanoon · Meat and Fish	315–525	33–55 g	~12 g	~22 g	10.5 g	Estimated
2	Bresaola, Parmigiano Reggiano, ArugulaAll'Antico Vinaio · Piatti	300–500	30–50 g	~5 g	~25 g	10.0 g	Estimated
3	Seared TunaPepe Giallo · Insalate	315–525	30–50 g	~18 g	~20 g	9.5 g	Estimated
4	Pollo al CarbónSalinas · CARNE Meat	360–600	34–56 g	~25 g	~21 g	9.4 g	Estimated
5	Ippoglosso Con Finocchio E PomodorinoRezdôra · Secondi	375–625	34–56 g	~15 g	~28 g	9.0 g	Estimated
6	Chicken Taouk DuoIlili Box · Main Plates	420–700	36–60 g	~5 g	~38 g	8.6 g	Estimated
7	Pennsylvania Amish ChickenTipsy Parson · Mains	420–700	36–60 g	~32 g	~22 g	8.6 g	Estimated
8	Grilled Skirt SteakSpin · Entrées (Chop Package Only - Choose 1)	413–688	34–56 g	~10 g	~35 g	8.2 g	Estimated
9	Pescado al SartenFonda · Entrées	390–650	32–53 g	~16 g	~34 g	8.1 g	Estimated
10	Pollo Grillado y Vegetales de EstaciónPorteño · Main Courses	450–750	36–60 g	~42 g	~27 g	8.0 g	Estimated
11	Shank Lal MaasJunoon · PRESTIGE PRIX MENU	450–750	34–56 g	~12 g	~42 g	7.5 g	Estimated
12	JOE'SLenwich · COLD'WICH	413–688	30–50 g	~50 g	~25 g	7.3 g	Estimated
13	Chili Koji Chicken BowlSom Bo · Build Your Own	420–700	30–50 g	~58 g	~18 g	7.1 g	Estimated
14	Branzino with YakisobaKonban · Yaki	390–650	29–48 g	~40 g	~22 g	7.3 g	Estimated
15	MendreskaTxikito · Hot	345–575	27–45 g	~10 g	~30 g	7.8 g	Estimated
16	BranzinoMama Mezze · Sandwiches	450–750	30–50 g	~20 g	~35 g	6.7 g	Estimated
17	Grilled Buffalo Chicken WrapShaffer’s · Sandwiches	462–770	30–50 g	~42 g	~32 g	6.5 g	Estimated
18	Fired Grilled BBQ ChickenNaNa Thai Street	338–563	26–44 g	~15 g	~25 g	7.8 g	Estimated
19	Seitan PiccataBlossom- Chelsea · Entrées	428–713	26–43 g	~50 g	~26 g	6.0 g	Estimated
20	Roast TurkeyS&P Sandwich Shop · Sandwiches	525–875	30–50 g	~60 g	~35 g	5.7 g	Estimated
21	Spicy & Tingly Beef Muscle Hand-Ripped NoodlesXi'an Famous Foods · Hand-Ripped Noodles	510–850	24–40 g	~84 g	~22 g	4.7 g	Estimated
22	Boxed Smoked Salmon BreakfastZucker's · Boxed Smoked Salmon Breakfast	570–950	29–48 g	~95 g	~26 g	5.0 g	Estimated
23	Chicken MilaneseTappo · ENTRÉES	638–1,063	41–69 g	~45 g	~48 g	6.5 g	Estimated
24	Pollo AsadoSummer Salt · CLASSIC BURRITOS	638–1,063	30–50 g	~85 g	~35 g	4.7 g	Estimated
25	Chicken Shawarma PlateLava Shawarma NYC · Lava Mix Grill	713–1,188	41–69 g	~80 g	~45 g	5.8 g	Estimated

Every restaurant, A to Z

All'Antico VinaioItalian · Top pick: Bresaola, Parmigiano Reggiano, Arugula · 300–500 cal · 30–50 g Blossom- ChelseaVegan · Top pick: Seitan Piccata · 428–713 cal · 26–43 g FondaMexican · Top pick: Pescado al Sarten · 390–650 cal · 32–53 g Ilili BoxMiddle Eastern · Top pick: Chicken Taouk Duo · 420–700 cal · 36–60 g JunoonIndian · Top pick: Shank Lal Maas · 450–750 cal · 34–56 g KonbanJapanese · Top pick: Branzino with Yakisoba · 390–650 cal · 29–48 g Lava Shawarma NYCMiddle Eastern · Top pick: Chicken Shawarma Plate · 713–1,188 cal · 41–69 g LenwichAmerican · Top pick: JOE'S · 413–688 cal · 30–50 g Mama MezzeMediterranean · Top pick: Branzino · 450–750 cal · 30–50 g NaNa Thai StreetThai · Top pick: Fired Grilled BBQ Chicken · 338–563 cal · 26–44 g Pepe GialloItalian · Top pick: Seared Tuna · 315–525 cal · 30–50 g PorteñoLatin American · Top pick: Pollo Grillado y Vegetales de Estación · 450–750 cal · 36–60 g QanoonMiddle Eastern · Top pick: Baked Branzino · 315–525 cal · 33–55 g RezdôraItalian · Top pick: Ippoglosso Con Finocchio E Pomodorino · 375–625 cal · 34–56 g S&P Sandwich ShopAmerican · Top pick: Roast Turkey · 525–875 cal · 30–50 g SalinasSpanish · Top pick: Pollo al Carbón · 360–600 cal · 34–56 g Shaffer’sAmerican · Top pick: Grilled Buffalo Chicken Wrap · 462–770 cal · 30–50 g Snowfox CafeJapanese · Top pick: Crunch Roll · 263–438 cal · 8–14 g Som BoPoke and Bowl · Top pick: Chili Koji Chicken Bowl · 420–700 cal · 30–50 g SpinAmerican · Top pick: Grilled Skirt Steak · 413–688 cal · 34–56 g Summer SaltMexican · Top pick: Pollo Asado · 638–1,063 cal · 30–50 g TappoItalian · Top pick: Chicken Milanese · 638–1,063 cal · 41–69 g Tipsy ParsonAmerican · Top pick: Pennsylvania Amish Chicken · 420–700 cal · 36–60 g TxikitoSpanish · Top pick: Mendreska · 345–575 cal · 27–45 g Xi'an Famous FoodsChinese · Top pick: Spicy & Tingly Beef Muscle Hand-Ripped Noodles · 510–850 cal · 24–40 g Zucker'sBreakfast and Brunch · Top pick: Boxed Smoked Salmon Breakfast · 570–950 cal · 29–48 g

Where these numbers come from

Nutrition values here are Estimated, not verified restaurant nutrition. They are based on menu descriptions or dish names and assumed ingredients and portions. The displayed ranges use a fixed margin of ±25% for a described dish and ±35% when only its name is available; they are not measured confidence intervals, and actual values may fall outside them. A source label links to the menu used when available, which may not provide nutrition information.

“Best” means the most protein inside a moderate calorie range: 400–650 calories and a 40 g protein target, the same formula as the app’s Fat-loss goal. Portions vary and menus change, so confirm with the restaurant, and never rely on these for allergies.

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