Haven's Recommended List

Eats:

Shaffer City
$$$$ Seafood (expensive but a fantastic place for oysters)
5 W 21st St, New York 10010
(between 5th & 6th Ave)

Eisenberg's Sandwich Shop
$ Diners & Coffee Shops, Sandwiches (real old school NY diner)
174 5th Ave, New York 10010
(between 22nd & 23rd St)

Oyster Bar
$$$$ Grand Central Terminal
Expensive but fantastic oysters

Café 2
$$$ 9 W 53rd St | Btwn 5th & 6th Ave

Ali Baba’s
$$$ 212 E 34th St, New York 10016 (Btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave)
incredible Turkish food

Hale and Hearty
$$ Various location throughout NY
55 W 56th St | Btwn 5th & 6th Ave
462 7th Ave | At 35th St
30 Rockefeller Plaza |
2262 Broadway | Btwn 81st & 82nd St
22 E 47th St | Btwn 5th & Madison Ave
110 Maiden Ln | At Pearl St
849 Lexington Ave | Btwn 64th & 65th St
49 W 42nd St | Btwn 5th & 6th Ave
745 7th Ave | 49th St Btwn 6th & 7th Ave
32 Court St | At Remsen St
1129 Lexington Ave | Btwn 78th & 79th St
Grand Central Terminal |
630 Lexington Ave | Btwn 53rd & 54th St
55 Broad St | On Beaver St
75 9th Ave | Btwn 15th & 16th St
685 3rd Ave | Btwn 43rd & 44th St
927 8th Ave | At 55th St
466 Lexington Ave | At 45th St

$$$$$ Balthazar’s
80 Spring St | Btwn Bway & Crosby St

Pizza –
$ Rosarios (greasy street)
173 Orchard St, New York 10002
(At Stanton St)
$$$ Lombardis (classic old school)
32 Spring Street
212 941 7994
Two Boots (gourmet) Ninth Avenue between 44th and 45th Streets
384 Grand St | Btwn Norfolk & Suffolk St
74 Bleecker St | At Bwa
Grand Central Terminal | At 42nd St
42 Ave A | At 3rd St
1617 2nd Ave | At 84th St
201 W 11th St | At 7th Ave

$$$ Benitos’ II, Mulberry between Broome + Grand

Desserts
$ Babycakes
248 Broome St | Btwn Orchard & Ludlow St
http://www.babycakesnyc.com/menu.html
YES – they have a gluten free, sugar free, egg free menu but delicious none the less.

$ Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
65 Bayard Street (between Mott and Elizabeth Street)
212 608 4170

$$$$ Serendipity 3 225 East 60th (between 2nd and 3rd) around the corner from Bloomingdales and while you’re there check out Dylan’s Candy Bar just down the street (amazing interior0

$ Choux Factory
Desserts & Bakeries, Coffeehouses, Bagels
1685 1st Ave, New York 10128 (Btwn 87th & 88th St)
865 1st Ave | At 48th St


Cheap Eats
Crif Dogs
113 St. Marks Place (Near Avenue A)
212 614 2728
Voted Gourmet Magazine’s Top 10 Hot Dogs In USA. They have with every topping imaginable. These are deep fried hotdogs and are pretty crispy on the outside.

Gray’s Papaya – super cheap lunches – 2 new york style hotdogs and a medium drink for under $3.50 (amazing!)
Coffee .45 and .75¢, or with a Egg, Ham + Cheese Sandwich for $1.90
539 Eighth Ave. (37th St.) 
212-904-1588 
Neighborhood: Garment District (Map) 
Subway: A, C, E to 34th Street
402 Sixth Ave. (8th St.) 
212-260-3532 
Neighborhood: Greenwich Village (Map) 
Subway: A, C, E, F, V to West 4th

Dumpling House
118 Eldridge St (Grand & Broome) 
212-625-8008
Great dumplings (fried + steamed), sesame pancakes, yummy soups all for around $3.00 a dish. Only downside – always a wait!

Patsy's Pizzeria 
2287-91 First Ave. (117th and 118th Sts) 
212-534-9783 


burger joint at Le Parker Meridien 
118 West 57th St. (6th & 7th Aves.) 
212-708-7414

Corner Bistro 
331 West Fourth St. (Jane St.) 
212-242-9502 
T

Eisenberg's Sandwich Shop 
174 5th Ave (22nd & 23rd St) 
212-675-5096 


Great NY Noodle Town 
28½ Bowery (Bayard St.) 
212-349-0923 


Ramen
$$$ Tsushima 
141 E 47th Street
Between Lexington & 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10017
T: 212.207.1938
Only 30 bowls served on Wednesdays

$$ Menchanko Tei at 45 W. 55th St. (btwn 5th and 6th Ave)
6th Avenue near W. 4th St
Menchanko-Tei, 43-45 West 55th Street (between Lexington and 3rd Ave.)

$$$ Ippudo
Manhattan/East Village
65 4th Ave
(between 2nd Ave & 8th St)
New York, NY 10003
(212) 388-0088
www.ippudo.com/ny

$ Rai Rai Ken
214 E. 10th St.
(bet. 1st & 2nd Aves.)
Manhattan, NY | Map
212-477-7030

$$$ Momofuku
163 1st Ave
New York, NY
Not authentic but yummy

$$ Minca Ramen Factory
536 E 5th St
New York, NY
(212) 505-8001

$$$ Takahashi Rest.
212) 505-8001; 536 East Fifth Street (Avenue B)

$ Ramen Setagaya
141 First Ave., New York, NY 10003 
near 9th St.

$$ 24 Prince
24 Prince Street
(between Mott Street and Elizabeth Street.)
212 226 8624
New American – comfort food

$$ Nooch
143 8th Ave
New York, NY 10011
(212) 691-8600
Japanese, thai – great pad thai

$$ Kyotofu
705 9th Ave
New York, NY 10019
(212) 974-6012
www.kyotofu-nyc.com
tofu desserts + bakery

Haven’s Places To Try
$$$ Dirt Candy
430 E. 9th Street (between 1st Avenue + Avenue A)
212 228 7732
http://www.dirtcandynyc.com/
Vegetarian paradise

??? All you can eat sushi – could be scary $26 for all you can eat
$ Hayashi Ya
857 9th Street (between 55th + 56th Street
212 258-2999

Char No. 4

Cranberry Deli
$ 115 W 45th St. (between 6th and Broadway)

36 BBQ 5 W. 36th Street

$$$$ Pearl Oyster Bar 18 Cornelia Street
pearloysterbar.com

$$ A Salt and Battery
112 Greenwich Avenue (between 12th and 13th)