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Where To Eat Before Or After A Broadway Show
Where to eat before or after a Broadway show, whether you want to have a fancy meal or grab something quick.
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Where To Eat At Rockefeller Center
Where to eat at Rockefeller Center when you're viewing the tree, ice skating, going to Radio City, shopping on 5th Avenue, heading up to Top of the Rock, or seeing Fallon.
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Where To Eat Something Quick If You’re Running Late To A Broadway Show
10 restaurants near the Theater District for when you need a quick dinner before the show.
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Where To Eat Before A Show At The Apollo
The best restaurants within walking distance of the Apollo Theater in Harlem.
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Kohoku-Ku Ramen
Kohoku-Ku ramen is a tiny restaurant in Hell's Kitchen that makes some of the richest, thickest ramen broth we've ever had.
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Zillions
Zillions is a slice shop in Hell's Kitchen run by the Steak Frites team. It's some of our favorite pizza in this part of Manhattan.
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Steak Frites
Steak Frites is a bustling spot that's serving French bistro classics in Hell’s Kitchen, and they're doing them very well.
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Where To Eat Before A Show At The Apollo
The best restaurants within walking distance of Harlem’s most famous theater.
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Chalong
Chalong is a spacious Thai spot in Hell's kitchen that serves exciting, rarely-seen seafood dishes.
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Tatiana
Tatiana is a sleek, Bronx-inspired Afro-Caribbean restaurant in David Geffen Hall helmed by Top Chef alumn Kwame Onwuachi
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Where To Eat At Rockefeller Center
There are a lot of new restaurants at Rockefeller Center, and some are actually pretty exciting.
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21 Greenpoint
Located on the concourse at Rockefeller Center, 21 Greenpoint is a casual spot where you can have some perfectly fine American food with a glass of wine.
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Gallaghers Steakhouse
Gallaghers Steakhouse has been serving exceptionally good dry-aged meats in Times Square since the 1940s. It's the best classic steakhouse experience in NYC.
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Where To Eat Before Or After A Broadway Show
Whether you're looking for something quick or want to have a nice sit-down dinner before you attend the Beetlejuice musical, here are your best options.
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Marseille
Marseille is a French brasserie in Hell's Kitchen with a fun oyster Happy Hour and a surprising amount of cool for a Times Square-adjacent restaurant.
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The Lambs Club
With its red leather booths and Art Deco decor, The Lambs Club is a very Midtown place. It's a little stuffy, but the food is reliably good.
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All'Antico Vinaio
The Italian sandwiches from this Florence import are huge, and you'll want to try every single one.
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Yakitori Totto
By the time you finish paying your bill, you'll already want to come back to this yakitori restaurant in Midtown.
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Sushi by Bou
Sushi by Bou offers a 30-minute 12-course $50 omakase that's ideal for pre-theater dining.
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Patsy's Italian Restaurant
Patsy's is a classic red sauce joint in Midtown that's been run by the Scognamillo family since 1944.
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The Modern
The Modern is really two different experiences: the bar, and the dining room. Here’s what you need to know about both.
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Quality Meats
Even though it's in Midtown, this multi-level meat market serves up one of our favorite steaks in town, and it's not what you might expect from a steakhouse in the area.
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Sushi of Gari 46
A Midtown West/Times Square location of this classic New York sushi restaurant. Sushi of Gari is a solid option for the area.
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The Marshal
The Marshal is a perfect neighborhood restaurant in Hell's Kitchen with dedicated regulars and an appreciation for New York.
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Toloache
Toloache ain’t cheap, but in an area where dropping dollars on grub is a given, it’s a breath of fresh air when the food is legitimately awesome.