Want the scoop on New York City’s buzziest local spots?
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to discover which restaurants have been getting a notable increase in attention this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at New York City businesses on Yelp by category and counted how many reviews each received. Rather than compare them based on number of reviews alone, we calculated a percentage increase in reviews over the past month, and tracked businesses that consistently increased their volume of reviews to identify statistically significant outliers compared to past performance.
Read on to see which spots are worth exploring this winter.
Nostro East Village
Open since October, this East Village Italian restaurant is trending compared to other businesses categorized as “Italian” on Yelp.
Citywide, Italian spots saw a median 1.4% increase in new reviews over the past month. Nostro East Village only recently appeared on Yelp, but while many new businesses struggle to gain reviews, it has seen strong initial popularity.
It’s not the only trending outlier in the Italian category: Gnoccheria Wall Street has seen a 183.3% increase in reviews.
Located at 75 Second Ave. (between Fourth and Fifth streets), Nostro East Village serves a full menu of authentic Italian dishes featuring fresh seafood, homemade pasta and more. Check out the grilled octopus, the squid ink fettuccine, the roasted rack of lamb or the Neapolitan specialties, like the pasta and potatoes with smoked mozzarella. Also, […]
