Where to eat in NYC around Times Square?

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  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    honestly, you need to narrow things down. you can't just say "a good place to eat." what are you looking for, exactly? italian, american traditional, asian, spanish? and then you have the sub-cultures... spanish- mexican, cuban, dominican, peruvian, brazilian... asian you have thai, chinese, japanese, korean...


    i'm getting so hungry right now.
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
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    Europa Cafe.
  • Barbellarella_
    Barbellarella_ Posts: 454 Member
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    bumping this… going in July!
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    also, here are two sandwich shops, both in the village

    http://ilovepeanutbutter.com/sandwichshop

    http://www.simplemenu.com/menus/originalsandwich <---- this one is owned by my aunt
  • cynthia_h
    cynthia_h Posts: 20 Member
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    http://www.cafecranberry.com/

    Google maps shows it to be about 2 minutes. Went with a bunch of teenage girls. Something for everyone!

    Loved it. deli food is a must in NYC.

    Asked a man working in Charlotte Russe where he recommended and this was the place.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    Yes this is making me hungry too :laugh:

    That pizza place sounds great, just not sure I want to bother with the subway that time, and the kids will be starving. I'll keep that in mind for next time though.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
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    Yes this is making me hungry too :laugh:

    That pizza place sounds great, just not sure I want to bother with the subway that time, and the kids will be starving. I'll keep that in mind for next time though.

    Pack snacks to tide them over?
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    Yes this is making me hungry too :laugh:

    That pizza place sounds great, just not sure I want to bother with the subway that time, and the kids will be starving. I'll keep that in mind for next time though.

    you can always jump in a deli to get them a quick snack to tide them over.

    but now that i think about it, how old are the kids? are they picky eaters? i mean, you'll probably be better off going to a deli or a pizza place, or a sandwhich place.

    and the what is "that time" for the subway? the subway is only super crowded in the morning, and later in the afternoon, for rush hour. middle of the day it's pretty easy to get on and off.

    and unwritten rule is that if the kid can duck under the turnstile, they don't have to pay.... just don't be too obvious.
  • janine2355
    janine2355 Posts: 628 Member
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    I just read your post about the exhibit and staying for the day so then just stick around times square. Does your daughter like American Girl dolls? The store is right over there. It unbelievable! and there' the M&M store, but I can't stand that place but kids love it!

    Probably doing the M&M thing. Might stop by American Girl but maybe not LOL.

    I know, I don't really want to eat there, but I just can't imagine dragging the kids through Manhattan, especially as they'll probably be starving by the time we're out of our museum. We can walk 10ish minutes either way though.
    I don't blame you, I remember when my daughter was that age. Stay close by
  • Jenni129
    Jenni129 Posts: 692 Member
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    Last summer when I stayed at Hotel Edison on W 47th Street, there was a little convenience shop that sold the most amazing deli sandwiches! YUM!! You can grab a sandwich there and carry it over to Duffy Square, find a table and people watch. After that, if you walk two blocks east, you can take your kids to Toys R Us which boasts an indoor Ferris wheel!

    Have fun!

    :flowerforyou:
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    also, i think it's law that restaurants in NYC have to list calories for their food.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    Yes this is making me hungry too :laugh:

    That pizza place sounds great, just not sure I want to bother with the subway that time, and the kids will be starving. I'll keep that in mind for next time though.

    you can always jump in a deli to get them a quick snack to tide them over.

    but now that i think about it, how old are the kids? are they picky eaters? i mean, you'll probably be better off going to a deli or a pizza place, or a sandwhich place.

    and the what is "that time" for the subway? the subway is only super crowded in the morning, and later in the afternoon, for rush hour. middle of the day it's pretty easy to get on and off.

    and unwritten rule is that if the kid can duck under the turnstile, they don't have to pay.... just don't be too obvious.

    They're 6 and picky eaters, yeah, lol. I like the idea of that cafe that sells pizza and sandwiches. That would work. I'll just have to resist the cheesecake.
  • janine2355
    janine2355 Posts: 628 Member
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    also, here are two sandwich shops, both in the village

    http://ilovepeanutbutter.com/sandwichshop

    http://www.simplemenu.com/menus/originalsandwich <---- this one is owned by my aunt
    I loooooove that peanut butter shop. I'll have to check out your aunts place, looked at the menu, sounds good!
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    also, here are two sandwich shops, both in the village

    http://ilovepeanutbutter.com/sandwichshop

    http://www.simplemenu.com/menus/originalsandwich <---- this one is owned by my aunt
    I loooooove that peanut butter shop. I'll have to check out your aunts place, looked at the menu, sounds good!

    if you go to my aunts place, get the elena. named after her daughter. i think it comes with the herbal mayo, which is delicious.
  • janine2355
    janine2355 Posts: 628 Member
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    also, here are two sandwich shops, both in the village

    http://ilovepeanutbutter.com/sandwichshop

    http://www.simplemenu.com/menus/originalsandwich <---- this one is owned by my aunt
    I loooooove that peanut butter shop. I'll have to check out your aunts place, looked at the menu, sounds good!

    if you go to my aunts place, get the elena. named after her daughter. i think it comes with the herbal mayo, which is delicious.
    I absolutely will-herbal mayo is soooo good. Thanks.
  • 8lisalisa8
    8lisalisa8 Posts: 2
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    There are Deli's everywhere you can get salads, sandwhiches made the way you like them. Bricco in hells kitchen by time square has everything gluten free which is a bit healthier. If you can you go to places that have 3+ spots in the city. Out here with chains even if they are small, they are required to put calorie counts on everything which I wish the west coast would do. Splerge a little, because you will walk off and gain lots of calories you can eat. put it in the cardio section and track your time walking a slow pace. As a nurse, I get about an extra 1000 calories a day just from walking. Pick one meal a day to do guilt free, and pick up veggies off street vendors and visit our many delis and you should find you're not going over, and if you do, not by much!!
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    also, i think it's law that restaurants in NYC have to list calories for their food.
    They have to have a certain amount of locations for that law to apply. I found that out when I went to Bare Burger and asked about calories and the waitress said since they only have like 6 locations it doesn't apply to them.

    I believe I remember being told it's 15 locations and over.


    oooooh, okay. makes sense.


    and dude, bare burger is delicious.

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