NYC locations scored for accessibility
Real scores, not guesswork. Every restaurant gets a 0-100 accessibility score based on 6 features that actually matter when you're in a wheelchair. All five boroughs. Always free.
You shouldn't have to call ahead to ask if you can get inside.
Type a neighborhood, cuisine, or vibe. "Wheelchair accessible Thai in the East Village" works. So does "brunch Williamsburg."
Every place gets a 0-100 accessibility score. Not a thumbs up. Not a checkbox. A number based on six specific features you can actually check.
See exactly what's accessible and what's not. Ramp entrance but no accessible restroom? You'll know. Wide aisles but steps at the door? You'll see it.
Each NYC restaurant is evaluated on the specific accessibility details wheelchair users need to know.
Can you get through the front door in a wheelchair? Ramp, level threshold, or wide automatic doors. The most basic question, and the one most places get wrong.
Critical FeatureA restroom you can actually use. Grab bars, turning radius, accessible stall. Because being able to eat somewhere means nothing if you can't use the bathroom.
Critical FeatureNo steps at the entrance. Zero. Not "just one small step." In NYC, where half the restaurants are up or down a step, this one matters more than you'd think.
Critical FeatureDesignated accessible parking spots nearby. In Manhattan this is rare. In the outer boroughs it's more common. Either way, you'll know before you drive there.
Enough space between tables to navigate a wheelchair without asking three people to move. NYC restaurants love cramming in tables. We track which ones don't.
For multi-level restaurants, is there an elevator? That rooftop brunch spot or basement bar might be amazing, but only if you can get to it.
Every borough has its own dining scene. We've scored them all.
A checkbox doesn't tell you what you actually need to know.
That's it. That's all you get. Accessible how? Accessible where? Good luck finding out before you show up.
You can get in, use the restroom, and there's no step. But the aisles are tight and there's no nearby accessible parking. Now you can decide.
ROLLIN doesn't let restaurants rate themselves. That would be like letting students grade their own exams. Instead, our scores come from a combination of public data, on-the-ground verification, and community contributions.
Real wheelchair users verify these scores. When someone who navigates NYC in a wheelchair every day says a place is accessible, that carries more weight than a manager who checked "yes" on a form. Our trust-weighted system means the most reliable contributors have the most influence on scores.
The result: scores you can actually trust when you're deciding where to eat tonight in Astoria, Park Slope, or the Upper West Side.
12,397 locations. All five boroughs. Real scores. Free.
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