No matter where Taylor Swift goes, all eyes are on her. Whether it’s on the red carpet or out and about, people take note. They take note of her clothes, of any Easter eggs….you get the idea. But another major thing people take note of is where she eats.
Within the past couple of years, Swift has arrived in style (and with A-list pals) at so many hotspots in NYC. While we dissected everything about her reported favorite Italian restaurant, there are so many other places she frequents.
Swift has traveled the world over and over again, so ofc course she knows what’s good and what isn’t. So after some digging, we not only found the top eateries she loves in NYC, but also in Nashville and London!
So if you’re planning on dining like Swift, you might as well know about the restaurants, where they are, how much a meal or drink costs, and why Swift loves it.
Below, see how much it costs to dine at Swift’s 13 reported favorite restaurants.
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Nobu Fifty Seven
Image Credit: Photo by Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management, Photo by Bryan Bedder/WireImage Restaurant: Nobu Fifty Seven
Location: 40 W 57th St New York, NY 10019
Average Meal Price: $50-55. It’s a lavish Japanese restaurant known for its signature shareable dishes like the Rock Shrimp Tempura, which is $36, and their delicious entrees like the Black Cod Miso, which is $49.
Average Cocktail Price: $24
Why Is It Taylor Swift Approved: She’s brought her boyfriend Travis Kelce there, along with his brother Jason, and her bestie Brittnay Mahomes there multiple times.
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The Polo Bar
Image Credit: Photo by Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management, Photo by Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Restaurant: The Polo Bar
Location: 1 E 55th St, New York, NY 10022
Average Meal Price: $50-$60. But if you wanna follow Swift’s advice, get the Reuben. She told Glamour, “Life hack: there’s a reason every waiter tells every table that the Reuben is Ralph’s favourite. It’s quite possibly the sandwich they feed you if you get to Heaven.”
Average Cocktail Price: $28
Why Is It Taylor Swift Approved: Not only has she shouted out the restaurant before, but she’s gone there with so many pals like Gigi Hadid, Karlie Kloss, and more.
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Waverly Inn
Image Credit: Getty, Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Focus Features Restaurant: Waverly Inn
Location: 16 Bank St New York, NY 10014
Average Meal Price: $45, and it serves everything from premium fish to hearty chicken meals.
Average Cocktail Price: $16
Why Is It Taylor Swift Approved: This is one of the first places Travis Kelce and Swift’s publicly went to as a couple, and she’s been pictured going back numerous times in the 2020s.
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Via Carota
Image Credit: Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images, Photo by Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty Images Restaurant: Via Carota
Location: 51 Grove St New York, NY 10014
Average Meal Price: Entrees range from $22 to $30, with appetizers being around $15 to $20, and desserts are typically under $20. So for one person, the price can range from $60 to $80.
Average Cocktail Price: $18
Why Is It Taylor Swift Approved: It’s supposedly Swift’s favorite Italian restaurant, and she’s gone with so many A-list pals. Most recently, she went with Dakota Johnson and her brother.
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BondST
Image Credit: Photo by Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images, Rido via Adobe Stock Restaurant: BondST
Location: 6 Bond St, New York, NY 10012
Average Meal Price: $30-35
Average Cocktail Price: $15
Why Is It Taylor Swift Approved: Remember when she brought Selena Gomez, Sophie Turner, Gigi Hadid, Cara Delevingne, and the wife of a Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, Brittany Mahomes, for one major girls’ night at this Japanese fusion hot spot? Well, it isn’t the first time she went, and it won’t be the last time either.
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Lucali
Image Credit: Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Hwood Group, Photo by Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty Images Restaurant: Lucali
Location: 575 Henry St. Brooklyn, NY 11231
Average Meal Price: $20
Average Cocktail Price: BYOB, baby!
Why Is It Taylor Swift Approved: Swift has made multiple visits to this cash-only hotspot over the years, including with her ex-BFF Blake Lively.
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Levain Bakery
Image Credit: Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for NYCWFF Restaurant: Levain Bakery
Location: 167 W 74th St New York, NY 1002
Average Meal Price: $30-80 for different boxes
Average Cocktail Price: No cocktails here!
Why Is It Taylor Swift Approved: Swift has loved this dessert place for over a decade. In fact, she even wrote on Glamour, “Because the way you feel when you’re carrying a box of freshly baked chocolate chip and walnut cookies that are each THE SIZE OF YOUR FIST is worth the journey. Then you bite into them and you realise that this moment was destiny. You were born to eat this cookie.”
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Banzarbar
Image Credit: New Africa, Photo by Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images) Restaurant: Banzarbar
Location: Freeman Alley, New York, NY 10002
Average Meal Price: $15-20, the most expensive item being the Oyster on Half Shell, which can go for $46.
Average Cocktail Price: It’s a secret speakeasy, so the drinks are around $22, and favorites by nearly everyone who comes in.
Why Is It Taylor Swift Approved: This is the place where she celebrated her 34th birthday.
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Meduza Mediterrania
Restaurant: Meduza Mediterrania
Location: 657 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014
Average Meal Price: $50
Average Cocktail Price: $20
Why Is It Taylor Swift Approved: She visited the restaurant when it opened in 2024, and spent hours there with her pals.
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Nando’s
Image Credit: Nigel Kirby/Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images, Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images Restaurant: Nando’s
Location: Multiple locations
Average Meal Price: $13-17
Average Cocktail Price: No cocktails here, but the beer ranges from $6-7, and wine is about $24.
Why Is It Taylor Swift Approved: She told Glamour, “Ed Sheeran got me hooked on Nando’s when we were on The Red Tour. I know it’s quite a normal thing in England, but we are deprived of the mango chicken wraps and grilled corn in America! I love getting a side of grilled halloumi cheese and the spicy rice. The chips are amazing too. OK, I JUST LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT NANDO’S, I’M NOT SORRY.”
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The Bluebird Cafe
Image Credit: Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images, Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images Restaurant: The Bluebird Cafe
Location: 4104 Hillsboro Pike Nashville, TN 37215
Average Meal Price: $15
Average Cocktail Price: No cocktails here, but the beer is about $7, and wine is a wide ranging amount.
Why Is It Taylor Swift Approved: Not only is this the place she was discovered, but per The Adventurist Magazine, when she’s in town, she’s known to pop by for some of their food!
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Frothy Monkey
Image Credit: shine.graphics, Photo by Tyler Boye/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images. Restaurant: Frothy Monkey
Location: 2509 12th Ave S Nashville, TN 37204
Average Meal Price: $11-14
Average Cocktail Price: It’s a coffee house, but there are cocktails! The average is $10-$12.
Why Is It Taylor Swift Approved: Per The Adventurist Magazine, this cafe was Swift’s old stomping grounds!
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Emilio’s Ballato
Restaurant: Emilio’s Ballato
Location: 55 E Houston St New York, NY 10012
Average Meal Price: $35-50
Average Cocktail Price: $18
Why Is It Taylor Swift Approved: She’s been pictured going to the cozy Italian spot quite a few times, including with Blake Lively.
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