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that's silly.
west village isn't the only place with good food here, you silly pants.
so silly.
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Where would you eat in Times Square or nearby?
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that's silly.
west village isn't the only place with good food here, you silly pants.
so silly.
Fixed.
Marion Cobretti
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Ignore this dude, and definitely listen to me.
Cafe Himalaya
78 E. 1st St.
- everything here is amazing. Make sure you get the avocado salad. I also like their bocah tea. byob as well.
Champs
Off of the lorimer stop in Brooklyn.
This place is entirely vegan. Everything is good, go for breakfast, get a sandwich called 'the sag'. Get it the hollandaise sauce and know what it is to have an orgasm in your mouth.
Jaiya
28th St and 3rd Ave
Just very very good Thai food.
Pongal
Lexington and 27th st
Super bomb Indian food
La Taza de Oro
15th st and 8th ave
Best Puerto Rican food in America. Also, I bet anyone $100 to find a place with better ambience in the city. I've never lost this bet.
Edie and the Wolf
Ave C and 8th St.
Insanely good Austrian food, but it is pretty expensive. Gonna run you a good $60 a person at least.
As far as bars go...
Fanellis
this place tends to always have a lively crowd that enjoys talking to strangers. The bartender tom is the shit.
Circa Tabac
Smoking bar. Expensive though. Great crowd and ambience.
Welcome to the Johnsons
Hipster bar done right. Cheap, and good enough ambience.
Doc Holidays
Loud and cheap. Best jukebox in the city.
If you find yourself having to kill some time for whatever reason. Go to a dog park. My favorite being the one in Madison square park on 23rd st.
This time of year, the waterfront in Williamsburg is a must.
KolosLazar16
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ShakeShack.
Marion Cobretti
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ShakeShack is good. But never worth that absurd wait. Although if you can get someone to wait, while you chill in the dog park, it could be worth it.
Why would you do that?
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I entered this thread to say to get some dollar pizza on 43rd btwn 8th and 9th, but I like the famous halal stand idea better. Forgot about those guys. Can't really do much better with your $6.
Where were they again, 53rd and 6th?
Shake Shack has curiously awesome burgers but I hate the Times Square location. Maybe it was because it was New Years Eve, but it took about 1 1/2 hours to just get an order in last time I went...
Where were they again, 53rd and 6th?
Shake Shack has curiously awesome burgers but I hate the Times Square location. Maybe it was because it was New Years Eve, but it took about 1 1/2 hours to just get an order in last time I went...
Marion Cobretti
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Oh crap, I forgot Caracas on 7th at and 1st ave.
Amazing Venezuelan food. Get the areas variety plate. The coconut milkshake will guaranteed get you laid. It has the power to open up black holes. It's that good.
Amazing Venezuelan food. Get the areas variety plate. The coconut milkshake will guaranteed get you laid. It has the power to open up black holes. It's that good.
Deadly Cyclone
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This. Ate there when I visited NYC. It's literally straight up the road from Times Square, a bit of a walk.
Had corned beef and the sandwiches are HUUUUUGE.
NinjaMouse
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First of all, it ain't that bad. I didn't go there before the NYT review, but it's certainly nothing like that review. I'm not saying it's worth going to on a trip to NY, but it's certainly not worthy of being the rear end of every "NYC restaurant" joke.
This man known hippity-hop for real. I work in Times Square and it's just not worth the price to go to most of those tourist traps.
Gyu-Kaku is certainly one of my top 3 places to eat in the city. I highly recommend it . I usually go to the one in the East Village, though. I can't speak for the one in Times Square, but I can't see a reason to fight all the tourists to eat there.
I JUST went to Pio Pio for the first time and that chicken was amazing. Again, if you have a chance, it's a great place to go.
Overrated to the nth degree. I get better burgers and Five Guys.
Overall, if you've got people in town for a short time, splurge a little and take them to Wolfgang's for a steak or maybe cart them down to Korea Town for something that it's unlikely they can get outside of any major city. New Wonjo or Miss Korea are great (I prefer Wonjo).
If you absolutely MUST stay in the theater district, the person who recommended John's Pizzeria hit the nail on the head. The pizza is great, and they turn tables quick enough that you shouldn't have to wait too long. It's one of the few places people actually ask me to take them when visiting. The inside of the place is cool, as it's an old church with a big stained glass skylight, although it's a little hard to appreciate the skylight if you go at night, of course.
There's a million really pretentious places we could all recommend, but stay away from those. Also, don't bother with any of the Iron Chef-owned restaurants, either. Everyone raves about Morimoto, but I left there less than impressed the few times I've been (although I did get to eat some fugu there once...so there's a bucket list item down, at least).
Christopher
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Its funny I work in brooklyn and literally know nothing about Manhattan besides doing details there such a different part of nyc I myself feel like a tourist haha
That seems about right for a holiday.
XGRaViSmOrSX
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53rd & 6th Halal cart across from the hilton.
evil solrac v3.0
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so are the rats but you don't see people eating them. (except for the C.H.U.D.S)
no, he's right. all the best spots are downtown.
I was wondering why that cart always has a line... I tried it last night and it was great.
I rent a room with my boyfriend, so it's not so bad (but yeah, rent is nuts here). I frequent:
Tabata Ramen
pio pio
Gallo Nero
Pigalle
Chez Napoleon (top 3 French restaurant for me, absolutely amazing and comparatively cheap)
Valhalla (for beer)
Marseilles
La silhouette
Pam Real Thai (amazing Thai food)
Ponche Taqueria
Anything on 6th ave and eastward is horrifically overpriced. Your best bets are on 8th and 9th ave, definitely.
Quality Meats if you're in the mood for fine (expensive) steaks. I was surprised how good it was given the generic name.
Jag
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Try the falafel cart on 46th and 6th too. My favorite falafel in NYC. There is a little park 1/4 of a block in from there you can sit down and eat outside.
NoctisVsStar
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http://www.bajafresh.com best spot to chill and eat burritos in Times Square. Otherwise there's plenty of other places in nyc especially manhattan
Takamura-San
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I would take the train and move up or down to eat. The TS tax is not worth it.
Supermanisdead
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the nearest location of the original, authentic new york pizzeria; sbarro's
TheWarrior
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Don't know how much you are looking to spend but this place is excellent
http://www.delmonicosrestaurantgroup.com/arno/contact.html
More moderately priced would be Jack Dempsey's pub on 33rd, and Herald square is only about 6 blocks from Times Square, Macy's is in that area and the family may want to check that out
http://www.jackdemseys.com/
http://www.delmonicosrestaurantgroup.com/arno/contact.html
More moderately priced would be Jack Dempsey's pub on 33rd, and Herald square is only about 6 blocks from Times Square, Macy's is in that area and the family may want to check that out
http://www.jackdemseys.com/
ChainedMaster
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Guy's restaurant is fantastic, contrary to the haters. And the donkey sauce is delicious. You'd have to be an ass not to like it!
Last I checked it was delicious. Bit of a wait though.
What's with all of these "don't eat there" comments. He's asking where to eat in that specific area so there has to be a reason. GAFSODUMSOMETYMES.
You're still completely wrong with that truly awful piece of advice. Seems like you're a LES/Williamsburg snob.
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
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Biggest waste of ten minutes of my life.
I'm only an occasional tourist, but I can still think of one place right next to Times Square: Cafe Edison at 228 W 47th St. I was turned on to the place by roadfood.com and they didn't steer me wrong. Cafe Edison is a modest coffee shop cafe with (relatively) cheap prices and incredibly solid comfort food. It doesn't look ritzy in the slightest, but my god the blintzes are amazing. Here's the menu.
Alternately, I second the recommendations to walk 10-15 minutes away from Times Square to Go! Go! Curry (delicious Japanese style curry and my favorite lunch place in NYC) or the 53rd and 6th halal cart (which really is worth the wait in line; just go easy on the red sauce).
FnordChan
Alternately, I second the recommendations to walk 10-15 minutes away from Times Square to Go! Go! Curry (delicious Japanese style curry and my favorite lunch place in NYC) or the 53rd and 6th halal cart (which really is worth the wait in line; just go easy on the red sauce).
FnordChan
Sushi Yasuda (One of the best high end sushi you'll get in NYC)
Halal Guys (Cheap and famous, worth a try)
Shake Shack (Cheap and good burger)
Gyu-Kaku (Mid to Expensive BBQ, good kobe)
Keens stake house (Mid to Expensive, not as good as Peter Luger but not bad)
Pio Pio (Cheap Peruvian grilled chicken)
Halal Guys (Cheap and famous, worth a try)
Shake Shack (Cheap and good burger)
Gyu-Kaku (Mid to Expensive BBQ, good kobe)
Keens stake house (Mid to Expensive, not as good as Peter Luger but not bad)
Pio Pio (Cheap Peruvian grilled chicken)
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
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I'm gonna have to try this Halal Guys place next time I'm in the city. Anything in particular I should order?
Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't reservations recommended for Yasuda?
People are going to tell you to get the chicken and rice but those people are wrong.
Lamb and rice, all the time every time.
There's an imitator that sets up shop near the same place and while it's comparable it's not the halal cart. To identify the genuine Halal Guys cart look for these bags:
People are going to tell you to get the chicken and rice but those people are wrong.
Lamb and rice, all the time every time.
There's an imitator that sets up shop near the same place and while it's comparable it's not the halal cart. To identify the genuine Halal Guys cart look for these bags:
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
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Yeah, pretty much.
Yeah, if you don't mind paying $18 for a sandwich you'll never finish, and like getting crammed into small tables and rushed.
Don't get me wrong, the meat was heavenly, but it's definitely a tourist trap.
CaptainABAB
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Going back to NYC this December, what are some recommendations for good Japanese/sushi?
Also, any good breakfast places?
Also, any good breakfast places?
Jag
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Yep. The OP says they are going to see the tree at Rock Center and walk to dinner, so it's got to be reasonably within that area. Preferably for walkers not used to hoofin' it all over the city!
The spinach rolls are good too. You can see the decor from the gallery section of the website. I always found it a cool place to take people.
Yep.
Coming from someone who has eaten at both Shake Shack and Five Guys a dozen times each, I must disagree. Shake Shack isn't the wait-an-hour-in-line best burger ever, but it's easily better than Five Guys -- which is closer to a cheap fast food burger place and shouldn't even be in the same discussion. PJ Clarke's also has a very nice burger and they've replaced all(?) Goodburgers in the city with fast food-style joints called Clarke's Standard. These, too, are better than Five Guys. Still sad about Goodburger which was different enough from Clarke's that it should still exist separately. Try Jackson Hole if your friends are hungry and want a massive burger that still tastes decent.
If you want good, cheap Latin food in Manhattan... very slim pickings. Sophie's on 23rd and Madison? Mediocre though. I used to go to a place on 25th but it's long closed down. Paquitos on 17th(?) and 3rd has nice, huge burritos. Still pales compared to going uptown to East Harlem and Hispanic areas of the Bx and Bk.
Around 28th and up are a number of affordable Indian style restaurants. Definitely try one or more of these: Dhaba, Curry Express, Curry in a Hurry.
If you want awesome cart food, find Uncle Gussy on 51st and Park. Authentic Greek gyros and salads if you get sick of the numerous Middle Eastern style gyro carts. edit: But try Halal Guys and not the fake ones nearby that someone mentioned. It's as good as it gets.
If you care to splurge and want something more upscale, try Rouge Tomate or Le Cirque (both in Midtown East), the dining room at the Modern (Midtown West), Eleven Madison Park and Craft in the Flatiron district, Bouley in Tribeca.
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