{"id":182851,"title":"Where to eat in New York? My 15 places, by neighbourhood","modified":"2026-10-03T22:06:21+02:00","plain":"I've been going to New York every year since I was a child. Here are my fifteen places to eat, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, from Manhattan's Chinatown to the basement of a shopping mall in Queens.\n\n\n\nMy favourite spot is 456 New Shanghai in Chinatown: I go back on every trip.\n\n\n\nFor each place, I give you the dish to order, its price, opening hours, the subway station and the nearest hotel listed in my guide to where to stay in New York.\n\n\n\nMe at Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao in Koreatown, with two baskets of xiao long bao\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt a glance\n\n\nJust one evening: 456 New Shanghai in Chinatown, for soup dumplings, pan-fried pork buns and lo mein.\n\n\nJust one burger: burger joint, hidden behind a red curtain in a Midtown hotel lobby.\n\n\nJust one subway ride: the food court in the basement of New World Mall in Flushing, at the end of the 7 line.\n\n\nPrices checked on 3 October 2026, in dollars, excluding tax and tip (see below).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMy 15 places by craving\n\n\n\n\nDumplings: 456 New Shanghai, Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao\n\n\n\nBurger: burger joint, 5 Napkin Burger, Jackson Hole Burgers\n\n\n\nPastrami: Pastrami Queen\n\n\n\nBarbecue: Hill Country Barbecue Market\n\n\n\nDiner: Westway Diner, Golden Diner\n\n\n\nBagel: Tal Bagels\n\n\n\nFried chicken and Southern cooking: Charles Pan-Fried Chicken, Jacob's Pickles\n\n\n\nPizza: Emily\n\n\n\nSomething sweet: Funny Face Bakery\n\n\n\nFood court: New World Mall, in Flushing\n\n\n\n\nChinatown and Lower Manhattan\n\n\n\n456 New Shanghai\n\n\n\n456 New Shanghai is my favorite place in New York: a Shanghainese restaurant with table service at 69 Mott Street, between Canal Street and Bayard Street.\n\n\n\nMy order: the soup dumplings (xiao long bao, dumplings filled with broth) and the pan fried pork buns (sheng jian bao, small pork buns browned in a pan). I add a beef or pork lo mein and the pan fried pork dumplings, pork dumplings crisped in a pan. My sister loves the Shanghai lo mein: it has a bit of everything.\n\n\n\n\nThe sheng jian bao at 456 New Shanghai\n\nThe pan fried pork dumplings at 456 New Shanghai\n\nThe beef lo mein at 456 New Shanghai\n\n\n\n\nThe restaurant has no website, and the prices posted online are outdated. Expect to pay at least $8.75 for 8 soup dumplings, $7.50 for 8 buns, $7.15 for 8 dumplings and $11.05 for beef lo mein ($10.50 for pork). My order therefore comes to at least $34.45, to share.\n\n\n\n\nOpen daily from 11:00 to 22:00, cards accepted. Canal St station (lines 6, J, Z, N, Q, R, W) is a 5-minute walk away. At lunchtime, the dining room fills with office workers; in the evening, there is often a line on the sidewalk.\n\n\n\n456 New Shanghai. Photo: Bj\u00f8rn G. Stark, Google Maps\n\n\n\nThe restaurant opened in Chinatown in 1963, and the founder's grandson reopened it in 2011.\n\n\n\nTo make them at home: my xiao long bao, my sheng jian bao and my Chinese pork dumplings.\n\n\n\nFor somewhere to stay nearby: Lower Manhattan and Financial District, in my hotel guide. Sohotel is about an 8-minute walk away.\n\n\n\nGolden Diner\n\n\n\nGolden Diner. Photo: Danny Cheung, Google Maps\n\n\n\nGolden Diner is a small diner at 123 Madison Street, beneath the Manhattan Bridge. Its American diner menu features Korean, Japanese, Thai and Chinese flavors. It's a place I recommend.\n\n\n\nWhat I recommend ordering: the honey butter pancakes with lemon zest, served all day ($13 for a single portion, $18 for a double), or the chicken katsu club ($22), a breaded chicken club sandwich served with fries and a pickle.\n\n\n\nOpen daily from 9:00 to 22:00; the dinner menu starts at 17:00. East Broadway station (line F) is a 6-minute walk away.\n\n\n\nThe dining room seats 28. On weekends, a line forms an hour before opening, and around 11:00, expect a two-hour wait. Book on Resy: tables become available 30 days ahead, at midnight New York time (6:00 in Belgium). The counter and a few tables are kept for walk-ins.\n\n\n\nChef Sam Yoo, who grew up in Queens, opened it in 2019. On the wall, a clock reads \u201cchicken dinner\u201d in red letters.\n\n\n\nTo make them at home: my American pancakes and my chicken katsu.\n\n\n\nGolden Diner. Photo: Jonathan Lim, Google Maps\n\n\n\nFor somewhere to stay nearby: Lower Manhattan and Financial District. Sohotel is about a 13-minute walk away.\n\n\n\nFunny Face Bakery\n\n\n\nFunny Face Bakery. Photo: Jia Sun, Google Maps\n\n\n\nFunny Face Bakery is a takeout bakery at 319 Lafayette Street in NoHo. Its cookies are already in my hotel guide: I prefer them to the more famous ones at Levain.\n\n\n\nWhat I recommend ordering: the chocolate chip, a soft 6-ounce cookie (about 170 g), for $7. Cookies decorated with a face or a nod to New York, such as \u201cPizza Rat,\u201d cost $15. These are the online shop prices.\n\n\n\n\nOpen daily from 10:00 to 21:30, 1 or 2 minutes from Broadway-Lafayette St (lines B, D, F, M) and Bleecker St (line 6) stations. The second shop, in Seaport (6 Fulton Street), closes at 21:00.\n\n\n\nYou buy and go: one cookie is enough for one person and can be shared between two. The walls are purple, with a \u201cHey Sugar\u201d neon sign and a large mirror for selfies. The face cookies started with the candidates in the 2016 US presidential election.\n\n\n\nTo compare, here is my recipe for American cookies, which comes from my mother.\n\n\n\nFunny Face Bakery. Photo: Nidhi Garg, Google Maps\n\n\n\nFor somewhere to stay nearby: Lower Manhattan and Financial District. The Seaport shop is 2 minutes from the Fairfield Inn & Suites Manhattan\/Financial District.\n\n\n\nMidtown and Koreatown\n\n\n\nNan Xiang Xiao Long Bao\n\n\n\nNan Xiang Xiao Long Bao is the Manhattan location of a Shanghainese restaurant that started in Flushing in 2006. It is at 24 West 33rd Street, just steps from the Empire State Building.\n\n\n\nI had the truffle xiao long bao here: six dumplings topped with a slice of truffle.\n\n\n\nThe truffle xiao long bao at Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao\n\n\n\nI also recommend the Lucky Six, a basket of six xiao long bao in six flavors (pork, crab, chicken, scallop, black truffle, luffa and shrimp), or the crab and pork ones. The restaurant does not publish its prices. Each basket holds six pieces: for two people, plan on two or three baskets.\n\n\n\nOpen from 11:00 to 22:30 Sunday to Thursday, and from 10:00 to 23:30 on Friday and Saturday. The 34 St-Herald Sq station (lines B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W) is 3 or 4 minutes away.\n\n\n\nNo reservations. The wait can be long late in the morning on weekends: come at opening time or in the middle of the afternoon. The large, high-ceilinged dining room is noisy.\n\n\n\nNan Xiang Xiao Long Bao. Photo: Nikola Janji\u0107, Google Maps\n\n\n\nBehind a glass window, the cooks fold the xiao long bao by hand. The name comes from Nanxiang, the town near Shanghai where xiao long bao originated.\n\n\n\nThe glass-fronted kitchen at Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao, where the xiao long bao are folded by hand\n\n\n\nFor somewhere to stay nearby: Midtown, in my hotel guide. The Hampton Inn Manhattan-35th St\/Empire State Bldg is about 5 minutes away.\n\n\n\nburger joint\n\n\n\nburger joint is a burger counter in the lobby of the Thompson Central Park New York hotel, at 119 West 56th Street. Hidden behind a red velvet curtain, its only sign is a burger-shaped neon light. For me, this is Midtown's hidden burger spot.\n\n\n\nI had a cheeseburger with grilled onions and melted American cheese here.\n\n\n\nThe cheeseburger with grilled onions at burger joint\n\n\n\nThe cheeseburger costs $17.50 and the fries $10.50, tax included, which is rare in New York: $28 for both, before tip. Ask for \u201cThe Works\u201d (lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup): there is no extra charge.\n\n\n\nOpen daily from 11:00 to 23:00. The 57 St station (lines F, M) is 2 minutes away.\n\n\n\nNo reservations: order at the counter and wait for your name to be called. At mealtimes, the line stretches down the entrance hallway: come in the middle of the afternoon, and know what you want before you reach the register. The dining room is small: send someone to find a table.\n\n\n\nburger joint. Photo: Seth Galentine, Google Maps\n\n\n\nOpened in 2002, the counter has kept its 1970s wood paneling and graffiti-covered walls.\n\n\n\nFor somewhere to stay nearby: none of the hotels in my guide are less than 10 minutes away. The Hyatt Centric Times Square, in the Midtown section, is about 12 minutes away.\n\n\n\nHill Country Barbecue Market\n\n\n\nHill Country Barbecue Market. Photo: H, Google Maps\n\n\n\nHill Country Barbecue Market is a Texas barbecue restaurant at 30 West 26th Street, between Broadway and 6th Avenue. It's my barbecue spot in New York: I ate here in July 2026.\n\n\n\nHere's what I recommend ordering: the \u201cmoist\u201d beef brisket, the fattier, juicier cut, the pork ribs and a house-made sausage. For sides, the mac and cheese and honey-glazed cornbread. The meat is smoked over oak, sliced to order and sold by weight.\n\n\n\nThe price by weight is not listed online. A $32 \u201cpitmaster\u201d combo (brisket, ribs, chicken, sausage and two sides) was advertised in August 2026.\n\n\n\n\nOpen from 12:00 to 22:00 Monday to Thursday, until 23:00 on Friday and Saturday, and until 21:00 on Sunday; the meat counter closes an hour earlier. The 28 St station (lines R, W) is 3 or 4 minutes away.\n\n\n\nThe restaurant seats about 250 across two levels. Book through OpenTable or by phone, or come without a reservation and line up at the meat counter. There is live music in the basement most evenings.\n\n\n\nHill Country Barbecue Market. Photo: Jerry H, Google Maps\n\n\n\nFor somewhere to stay nearby: Chelsea, Greenwich Village and SoHo. The SpringHill Suites Chelsea is 5 or 6 minutes away.\n\n\n\nJackson Hole Burgers\n\n\n\nJackson Hole Burgers. Photo: Stacey Abraham, Google Maps\n\n\n\nJackson Hole Burgers is a burger restaurant with table service, at 521 3rd Avenue, on the corner of 35th Street. I recommend it for its 7-ounce beef patty (about 200 g), a meal in itself.\n\n\n\nHere's what I recommend ordering: the Classic, or the Western Burger (jack cheese, barbecue sauce, bacon, fried onions), with curly or waffle fries, ordered separately. The Classic cost $21 in 2025 at the original 64th Street location, and fries were $9.25; here, it is listed at $25 for delivery. Budget $30 to $35 per person with fries.\n\n\n\n\nOpen daily from 11:00 to 23:30. The 33 St station (line 6) is 6 minutes away. The kitchen is open to the dining room, and you can book on the restaurant's website.\n\n\n\n\nFounded in 1972, the restaurant takes its name from a National Geographic article about Jackson Hole, Wyoming, found under a floor during renovations.\n\n\n\nJackson Hole Burgers. Photo: maciek macak, Google Maps\n\n\n\nFor somewhere to stay nearby: Midtown. The Hampton Inn Manhattan-35th St\/Empire State Bldg is about 12 minutes away.\n\n\n\nTal Bagels\n\n\n\nTal Bagels is two bagel shops on 1st Avenue: at 977, between 53rd and 54th Street, and at 357, near 21st Street. They share the same name, but only 357 is part of the official chain.\n\n\n\nI had a pastrami bagel here, with mustard and three pickles on the side.\n\n\n\nThe pastrami bagel at Tal Bagels\n\n\n\nI also recommend the smoked fish counter. A bagel with nova salmon and cream cheese costs $17.98 at 977 and $18.95 at 357; a bagel with cream cheese is $5.22 or $5.25 depending on the shop. At 977, these are the online ordering prices, which may be slightly higher than at the counter.\n\n\n\n\nThe shop at 977 opens daily from 6:30 to 18:00, 6 minutes from the Lexington Av\/53 St station (lines E, M). The shop at 357 opens from 6:00 to 18:00, 7 minutes from the 1 Av station (line L). Order at the counter; tipping is optional.\n\n\n\nTal Bagels. Photo: Kinga, Google Maps\n\n\n\nThe chain's bagels rest overnight, then are boiled and baked, with a fresh batch every 10 to 15 minutes.\n\n\n\nFor somewhere to stay nearby: Midtown East, where I also list a bagel deli near each hotel. The Pod 51 is about 7 minutes from 977.\n\n\n\nHell's Kitchen\n\n\n\n5 Napkin Burger\n\n\n\n5 Napkin Burger is a burger brasserie at 630 9th Avenue, on the corner of 45th Street. This is the burger I mention in my hotel guide. I had a bacon cheeseburger here with garlic and parsley fries, a pickle and coleslaw.\n\n\n\nThe bacon cheeseburger at 5 Napkin Burger, with garlic and parsley fries\n\n\n\nWhat I recommend: the Original 5 Napkin Burger ($21.75), 10 ounces of beef with aged Gruy\u00e8re, caramelized onions and rosemary aioli. Fries are ordered separately ($4.50). During happy hour (weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00, and some evenings after 21:00), a burger drops to $7.\n\n\n\nOpen from 10:00 to 22:30 Sunday to Tuesday, until 23:30 Wednesday to Saturday, with brunch on weekends. The 42 St-Port Authority station (lines A, C, E) is 4 or 5 minutes away.\n\n\n\nTable service, black leather booths and a long wooden bar. Book on its website if you're heading to a show afterward: the theaters are two or three avenues away.\n\n\n\n5 Napkin Burger. Photo: Jonathan Frontado, Google Maps\n\n\n\nThe burger came before the restaurant: chef Andy D'Amico created it for a French bistro on the Upper West Side, then this first 5 Napkin Burger opened in 2008. Sushi is only served at the other location, at 2315 Broadway.\n\n\n\nWhere to stay nearby: Midtown. The Hyatt Centric Times Square is 8 or 9 minutes away.\n\n\n\nWestway Diner\n\n\n\nWestway Diner. Photo: Tati Hana, Google Maps\n\n\n\nWestway Diner is a family-run diner at 614 9th Avenue, between 43rd and 44th Streets. To me, it's an authentic diner, not a tourist spot.\n\n\n\nWhat I recommend: breakfast from 7:00, with the western omelet, potatoes and toast ($16.59), or the gyro platter ($16.44), which the diner highlights. The Angus hamburger costs $9.80, the pastrami sandwich $13.41. These are the online ordering prices, which may be a little lower when dining in.\n\n\n\nOpen daily from 7:00 to 22:00: it's no longer open overnight. The 42 St-Port Authority station (lines A, C, E) is 4 minutes away. Sit at the counter or in a booth, with table service; only groups of 10 or more can book.\n\n\n\nThe same family has run it since 1988, the year Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David came up with the idea for their show here; a plaque inside commemorates it. It's one of the last diners in Manhattan in its own building.\n\n\n\nWestway Diner. Photo: Gordon Watson, Google Maps\n\n\n\nWhere to stay nearby: Midtown. The Pod Times Square is 2 or 3 minutes away.\n\n\n\nUpper East Side\n\n\n\nPastrami Queen\n\n\n\nPastrami Queen. Photo: Joseph Fogarty, Google Maps\n\n\n\nPastrami Queen is a kosher deli at 1125 Lexington Avenue, on the corner of 78th Street. It's a place I recommend for pastrami.\n\n\n\nWhat I recommend ordering: the pastrami sandwich ($29.95) on thick rye bread, with deli mustard and pickles, to share between two. Add a matzo ball soup ($11.95) or a potato knish ($9.95). It's kosher: no cheese with the meat.\n\n\n\nOpen daily from 10:00 to 21:00. The 77 St station (line 6) is 2 minutes away. A counter, a few metal tables and booths: seating is limited.\n\n\n\nThe pastrami takes three days: the beef brisket is brined, seasoned, dried and smoked, then steamed for 24 hours in the shop. The deli opened in 1956 in Williamsburg, under the name Pastrami King.\n\n\n\nDon't go to the former Upper West Side location at 138 West 72nd Street: it has been closed since March 2026.\n\n\n\nPastrami Queen. Photo: Poulet de Bresse, Google Maps\n\n\n\nWhere to stay nearby: none of the hotels in my guide are less than a quarter of an hour away. The closest, The Gardens Sonesta ES Suites, in the Upper West Side and Upper East Side section, is about 19 minutes away.\n\n\n\nUpper West Side\n\n\n\nJacob's Pickles\n\n\n\nJacob's Pickles. Photo: Anne McKinney, Google Maps\n\n\n\nJacob's Pickles is a Southern restaurant at 680 Columbus Avenue, between 93rd and 94th Street. It's one of my spots for Southern food; for fried chicken, head to Charles instead, just below.\n\n\n\nWhat I recommend ordering: the Honey Chicken and Pickles ($24), a biscuit (a Southern bread roll) filled with fried chicken, pickles and honey, served with cheese grits. It's a full meal. To start, the house pickle platter: 4 varieties for $12. The mac and cheese costs $21.\n\n\n\nOpen from 10:00 to midnight Monday to Friday, and from 9:00 to midnight Saturday and Sunday. The 96 St stations (lines 1, 2, 3 and B, C) are 6 minutes away.\n\n\n\nIn October 2025, the restaurant moved from 509 Amsterdam Avenue to a space almost twice as large: around 300 seats, long tables and a large bar. Book on Resy for brunch or a group visit; walk-ins are also welcome.\n\n\n\nThe house pickles include eggs pickled in jalape\u00f1o brine ($9). To make mac and cheese at home, here's my recipe.\n\n\n\nJacob's Pickles. Photo: Adriana De Pitkin, Google Maps\n\n\n\nWhere to stay nearby: Upper West Side and Upper East Side. HI New York City Hostel is about 14 minutes away.\n\n\n\nCharles Pan-Fried Chicken\n\n\n\nCharles Pan-Fried Chicken. Photo: Sahid Martin Robles Bello, Google Maps\n\n\n\nCharles Pan-Fried Chicken is a counter-service spot for pan-fried chicken at 146 West 72nd Street, between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenue. This is my go-to for fried chicken: real Southern fried chicken. They make their own cornbread, and seating is limited.\n\n\n\nWhat I recommend ordering: the three-piece plate with two sides and cornbread, for $18.95. The Classic Combo (two pieces, one side and cornbread) costs $10.95. For sides, get the leafy greens (collard greens) or the cowpeas (black-eyed peas).\n\n\n\nOpen from 11:00 to 22:00 Sunday to Thursday, until 23:00 Friday and Saturday. The 72 St station (lines 1, 2, 3) is 2 minutes away. Cash and cards accepted.\n\n\n\nOrder at the counter, by phone or online, and take it to go. Eat in Central Park: the 72nd Street entrance, near Strawberry Fields, is about 6 minutes away.\n\n\n\nThe chicken cooks in cast-iron pans, with no more than 25 pieces per pan. Charles Gabriel, born in 1947 in North Carolina, started in the mid-1980s with a folding table outside his building in Harlem.\n\n\n\nTo make cornbread at home, here's my cornbread recipe.\n\n\n\nCharles Pan-Fried Chicken. Photo: yoonyoon, Google Maps\n\n\n\nWhere to stay nearby: Upper West Side and Upper East Side. Hotel Beacon is about 5 minutes away.\n\n\n\nWest Village\n\n\n\nEmily\n\n\n\nEmily. Photo: Jamesline Jeudy, Google Maps\n\n\n\nEmily is a pizzeria at 35 Downing Street in the West Village, also known for its burger, the Emmy. It's a place I recommend.\n\n\n\nWhat I recommend ordering: the Emmy Double Stack Burger ($29), two dry-aged beef patties, Emmy sauce, caramelized onion and American cheese in a pretzel bun, with waffle fries. It's served as is, with no modifications. For pizza, the Emily (mozzarella, pistachios, truffle cheese, honey) costs $26 and is good for sharing.\n\n\n\nOpen every day, until midnight Friday and Saturday. Opening time varies between 11:00 and noon depending on the day: check before you go. The Houston St station (line 1) is 3 minutes away.\n\n\n\nThe dining space is small, spread over two levels, with a low-ceilinged basement near the oven. Book on Resy or OpenTable for dinner, or come for lunch.\n\n\n\nEmily inherited the previous establishment's wood-fired oven, which dates back to around the 1860s.\n\n\n\nEmily. Photo: Ifat Cohen (IfatTravel), Google Maps\n\n\n\nWhere to stay nearby: Chelsea, Greenwich Village and SoHo. Washington Square Hotel is about 9 minutes away.\n\n\n\nFlushing\n\n\n\nThe only trip on this list that takes you outside Manhattan: the last stop on line 7, in Queens.\n\n\n\nNew World Mall\n\n\n\nThe food court at New World Mall. Photo: Hong Lee, Google Maps\n\n\n\nThe food court at New World Mall is in the basement of an Asian shopping mall at 136-20 Roosevelt Avenue, in Flushing. It's out of the way, but this basement had to be on this list.\n\n\n\nWhat I recommend: go from stall to stall. At Lan Zhou Handmade Noodles (stalls 14 and 15), the beef noodle soup costs $11; the cook hand-pulls noodles as long as a jump rope. At Pan Bao 66 (stall 29), six sheng jian bao cost $9.99. At Tarim Uyghur Food (stall 5), a lamb skewer is $3.99.\n\n\n\nThe mall opens every day from 10:00 to 22:00, including Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day; each stall has its own hours. Flushing-Main St station, the last stop on line 7, is 1 or 2 minutes away.\n\n\n\nAround thirty stalls surround shared tables. You order at each stall and carry your tray; with no table service, there's no restaurant tip. It gets crowded on weekends: come at opening time, or on a weekday afternoon, and bring a group so you can share.\n\n\n\nThe food court at New World Mall. Photo: Michael Xu, Google Maps\n\n\n\nWhere to stay nearby: my guide has no hotels in Flushing. Line 7 also passes through Long Island City (Court Sq, Queensboro Plaza), the best-value neighborhood in my hotel guide.\n\n\n\nWhat it really costs\n\n\n\nThe prices in this article are menu prices, in dollars. At checkout, New York adds 8.875% tax on food and drinks served in restaurants. One exception on my list: at burger joint, tax is already included.\n\n\n\nFor table service, the tip is 18 to 20%, calculated on the pre-tax amount; below 15%, you are signaling poor service. At the counter, it is optional: around $1 for a prepared drink or a sandwich. The payment terminal often suggests 15, 18 or 20%, with a \u201cno tip\u201d button.\n\n\n\n\nFor groups of 6 or more, many restaurants automatically add 18 or 20%: read the bill so you don't tip twice.\n\n\n\nA card payment surcharge has been legal in New York State since 11 February 2024, provided it does not exceed the merchant's card processing cost and the card price is displayed before you pay. This law only covers credit cards.\n\n\n\nAn example: a $20 plate served at a table costs $20 plus $1.78 in tax, totaling $21.78. With a 20% tip on the $20, you pay around $25.80. The same plate at the counter comes to $21.78, with an optional tip.\n\n\n\nPractical information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReservations\n\n\n\nFive places take reservations: 5 Napkin Burger (on its website), Golden Diner (Resy), Emily (Resy or OpenTable), Hill Country (OpenTable or by phone) and Jacob's Pickles (Resy). Jackson Hole also offers reservations on its website. No reservations at Nan Xiang, burger joint, Charles, Tal Bagels, Funny Face or New World Mall; at Westway Diner, only for groups of 10 or more.\n\n\n\nOpening hours\n\n\n\nAll fifteen places are open every day, but several close early: both Tal Bagels locations at 18:00, Pastrami Queen at 21:00, Westway Diner at 22:00. Hill Country only opens at noon, and its meat counter closes an hour before the restaurant. At Golden Diner, the evening menu replaces the daytime menu at 17:00, but pancakes are still served.\n\n\n\nPortions\n\n\n\nThe portions are large. The burger patty weighs 7 ounces (around 200 g) at Jackson Hole and 10 ounces at 5 Napkin. The sandwich at Pastrami Queen is enough for two to share, Nan Xiang's xiao long bao come in sets of six, and a Funny Face cookie weighs around 170 g.\n\n\n\nBread and coffee\n\n\n\nAt Charles, every plate comes with cornbread. At Hill Country, the meat is served with house-made tortillas. At Golden Diner, coffee refills are free.\n\n\n\nOrdering at the counter\n\n\n\nAt burger joint, Charles, Tal Bagels, Funny Face and New World Mall, you order and pay at the counter, then wait for your name to be called or your tray to be ready. Tipping is optional.\n\n\n\nThe 7 line to Flushing\n\n\n\nFlushing-Main St is the last stop on the 7 line. The express connects Hudson Yards to Flushing in around 27 minutes, and Grand Central is three stops east of Hudson Yards. It only runs during rush hour, in the peak direction; at other times, the local train is slower. Allow half a day for the trip there, the meal and the return journey.\n\n\n\nTo choose a hotel near these places, here is the full map.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe map contains affiliate links: if you book through it, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrequently asked questions\n\n\n\nWhere can you eat cheaply in New York?\n\n\n\nAt New World Mall in Flushing: $3.99 for a lamb skewer, $11 for beef noodle soup, with no restaurant tip. In Manhattan, Charles's Classic Combo (two pieces of chicken, one side, one cornbread) costs $10.95, and the Angus hamburger at Westway Diner costs $9.80.\n\n\n\nWhere can you eat without a reservation in New York?\n\n\n\nAt Nan Xiang, burger joint, Charles, Tal Bagels, Funny Face, Westway Diner and New World Mall, you can walk in without a reservation. Avoid mealtimes: come at opening time or in the middle of the afternoon. At Golden Diner, the counter is kept for walk-ins, but on weekends around 11:00, the wait is two hours.\n\n\n\nWhere can you eat with children in New York?\n\n\n\nPlaces with large dining rooms are the easiest: Jacob's Pickles (around 300 seats) and Hill Country (around 250). At Nan Xiang, children can watch the cooks fold xiao long bao behind the glass. At Charles, you can take your chicken to Central Park, around a 6-minute walk away.\n\n\n\nWhich restaurants are open late at night?\n\n\n\nJacob's Pickles serves until midnight every day, Emily until midnight on Friday and Saturday. Jackson Hole closes at 23:30 every day, Nan Xiang at 23:30 on Friday and Saturday, burger joint at 23:00. Westway Diner, which was open all night for years, now closes at 22:00.\n\n\n\nWhere can you eat on Sunday in New York?\n\n\n\nAll fifteen places are open on Sunday. Hill Country closes earlier that day (21:00), and Jacob's Pickles opens as early as 9:00 on weekends for brunch.\n\n\n\nWhich of these places offer vegetarian food?\n\n\n\nNan Xiang makes vegetable xiao long bao. At Emily, the Luca pizza (sauce, burrata, basil, $23) is meat-free. At Tal Bagels, there are flavored cream cheeses and tofu spreads, and at Jacob's Pickles, mac and cheese.\n\n\n\nIf you only have one evening, take the subway to Canal Street and order the soup dumplings at 456 New Shanghai. For a bed to go with it, everything is in my guide to where to stay in New York.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}