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🏆 Best Salads

The best Salads
in New York.

All 220 salads places in New York, measured the same way. 90 came out above the median. Top of the list is NOMAD on 96; Chopt Creative Salad Co. takes second with 95. This is mostly $ territory (under $15): 57% of the list. What reviewers name most often: mac and cheese, chicken sandwich and chopped cheese.

90 scored · 220 on the map · 130 listed without a score

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1Rank
NOMAD — Tribeca, NY

NOMADTop 10%

Tribeca · Deli · $ · under $15/person
#1 Deli in Manhattan

Top 10% in New York County, on 488 ratings.

96Sweet Score488 ratings
2Rank
Chopt Creative Salad Co. — Financial District, NY

Chopt Creative Salad Co.Top 10%

Financial District · Salads · $ · under $15/person
#1 Salads in Manhattan

Top 10% in New York County, on 907 ratings.

95Sweet Score907 ratings
3Rank
Benateri's Italian Gourmet Deli — College Point, NY

Benateri's Italian Gourmet DeliTop 10%

College Point · Deli · $ · under $15/person
#1 in College Point

Top 10% in Queens, on 555 ratings.

94Sweet Score555 ratings
4Rank
From the Earth Foods — Lake Ronkonkoma, NY

From the Earth FoodsTop 10%

Lake Ronkonkoma · Salads

Top 10% in Suffolk County, on 281 ratings.

94Sweet Score281 ratings
5Rank
Sandwell — Gramercy, NY

SandwellTop 10%

Gramercy · Deli · $ · under $15/person

Top 10% in New York County, on 105 ratings.

94Sweet Score105 ratings
6Rank
Chopt Creative Salad Co. — Times Square, NY

Chopt Creative Salad Co.Top 10%

Times Square · Salads · $ · under $15/person
#2 Salads in Manhattan

Top 10% in New York County, on 1,604 ratings.

92Sweet Score1,604 ratings
7Rank
Blimpie — Hauppauge, NY

BlimpieTop 10%

Hauppauge · Deli · $ · under $15/person

Top 10% in Suffolk County, on 200 ratings.

92Sweet Score200 ratings
8Rank
Pike Place Market & Grill — Flushing, NY

Pike Place Market & GrillTop 10%

Flushing · Deli · $ · under $15/person

Top 10% in Queens, on 127 ratings.

92Sweet Score127 ratings
9Rank
Chopt Creative Salad Co. — Chelsea, NY

Chopt Creative Salad Co.Top 10%

Chelsea · Salads · $ · under $15/person

Top 10% in New York County, on 1,544 ratings.

91Sweet Score1,544 ratings
10Rank
Chopt Creative Salad Co. — Garden City, NY

Chopt Creative Salad Co.Top 10%

Garden City · Salads · $ · under $15/person
#1 Salads in Nassau

Top 10% in Nassau County, on 1,292 ratings.

90Sweet Score1,292 ratings
11Rank
Jojo’s Juice Bar and Grill — Valley Stream, NY

Jojo’s Juice Bar and GrillTop 10%

Valley Stream · Juice Bars

Top 10% in Nassau County, on 355 ratings.

90Sweet Score355 ratings
12Rank
Chopt Creative Salad Co. — Union Square, NY

Chopt Creative Salad Co.Top 25%

Union Square · Salads · $ · under $15/person
#2 in Union Square

Upper quarter of New York County — 1,215 ratings behind it.

89Sweet Score1,215 ratings
13Rank
Sandwell — Upper West Side, NY

SandwellTop 25%

Upper West Side · Deli · $ · under $15/person

Upper quarter of New York County — 452 ratings behind it.

89Sweet Score452 ratings
14Rank
Chickies Five Towns Kosher — Cedarhurst, NY

Chickies Five Towns KosherTop 25%Underrated

Cedarhurst · Fast Food · $ · under $15/person

Upper quarter of Nassau County — 239 ratings behind it.

89Sweet Score239 ratings
15Rank
Pura Vida - NoMad — Flatiron, NY

Pura Vida - NoMadTop 25%

Flatiron · Coffee

Upper quarter of New York County — 1,822 ratings behind it.

88Sweet Score1,822 ratings
16Rank
Chopt Creative Salad Co. — SoHo, NY

Chopt Creative Salad Co.Top 25%

SoHo · Salads · $ · under $15/person

Upper quarter of New York County — 640 ratings behind it.

87Sweet Score640 ratings
17Rank
Bite — Flatiron, NY

BiteTop 25%

Flatiron · Deli · $ · under $15/person

Upper quarter of New York County — 971 ratings behind it.

86Sweet Score971 ratings
18Rank
Pura Vida - Williamsburg Kent Ave — Greenpoint, NY

Pura Vida - Williamsburg Kent AveTop 25%

Greenpoint · Coffee · $$ · $15–30/person

Upper quarter of Kings County — 907 ratings behind it.

86Sweet Score907 ratings
19Rank
Pura Vida - Bleecker Street — Greenwich Village, NY

Pura Vida - Bleecker StreetTop 25%

Greenwich Village · Coffee · $$ · $15–30/person

Upper quarter of New York County — 761 ratings behind it.

86Sweet Score761 ratings
20Rank
Avenue U Bagels — Gravesend, NY

Avenue U BagelsTop 25%

Gravesend · Bagels · $ · under $15/person

Upper quarter of Kings County — 369 ratings behind it.

86Sweet Score369 ratings
21Rank
Blimpie — Westbury, NY

BlimpieTop 25%

Westbury · Deli · $ · under $15/person

Upper quarter of Nassau County — 283 ratings behind it.

86Sweet Score283 ratings
22Rank
VIDA VERDE CAFE — Mott Haven, NY

VIDA VERDE CAFETop 25%

Mott Haven · Juice Bars · $ · under $15/person

Upper quarter of Bronx County — 73 ratings behind it.

86Sweet Score73 ratings
23Rank
Chopt Creative Salad Co. — Times Square, NY

Chopt Creative Salad Co.Top 25%

Times Square · Salads · $ · under $15/person

Upper quarter of New York County — 590 ratings behind it.

85Sweet Score590 ratings
24Rank
Gshmak Bakery & Cafe — Williamsburg, NY

Gshmak Bakery & CafeTop 25%

Williamsburg · Bakery · $$ · $15–30/person

Upper quarter of Kings County — 395 ratings behind it.

85Sweet Score395 ratings
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Salads in New York, briefly

What is the best salads in New York?

NOMAD currently ranks first with a Sweet Score of 96, built on 488 ratings. The list re-sorts itself as ratings move, so first place is not permanent.

How many salads places are there in New York?

We track 220. 90 of them have earned a Sweet Score, which means they rated above the median for their county and category. The rest are listed with their address, hours and what people order — just without a number.

How much does salads cost in New York?

The commonest price band on this list is $ — under $15 — covering 57% of the places we track here.

How is this list ordered?

By the Sweet Score, a 4–96 rating built from where a place ranks against others in its own county and its own category. 50 is the median, 78 is the top quarter, 90 is the top 10%. A place below the median is still listed — it just doesn't carry a number, because we only publish a score when it's good news.

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