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Step back in time with one of these restaurants — whether it’s an old-school steakhouse or a “wonderfully decrepit” tapas restaurants

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New York is one of the oldest dining cities in the country, and though it seems we’re always mourning the loss of yet another neighborhood stalwart, the city is still brimming with ancient establishments. Here are the oldest and the greatest of New York's classic restaurants, all of them decades, if not a century, old. They range from legendary steakhouses to gritty taverns and coal-fired pizzerias, and they all are quintessentially New York.

Note: This is an updated version of a map originally published in 2015.

Note: Restaurants on this map are listed geographically.