Eating So Far

How come you're always such a fussy young man
Don't want no Captain Crunch, don't want no Raisin Bran
Well, don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan
So eat it, just eat it

I was recently inspired by a man who listed every bar visited below 14th Street in NYC. So here is my list of "The Restaurants At Which I Have Munched" or something. This is a list of all the places I have eaten in New York City since the Summer of 2002. 115 unique eating establishments in total, if memory serves. Some I have frequented more than 15 times. My goal is to pass 125 unique restaurants before the end of April. All of these are in New York City. Some are in Brooklyn, but mostly they are here.

Some are just vague recollections if I traveled too far. I will know them if I see them, so I don't have to worry about double counting them. Also, if any more spring to mind, I'll just update this list. I imagine there are three or four places that I have forgotten about at this point. If you 1) remember the name of one of the places OR 2) remember eating somewhere else with me, please let me know so I can update this list.

To make it more informative, One Star for a Qualified Recommendation (Good so long as you are on someone else's tab) and Two Stars for an Unqualified Recommendation.

Pizza (4, 12)
* Arturo's - 106 W. Houston
* Lombardi's - 32 Spring St.
* Patsy's Pizzeria - 67 University Place
Abbondanza's - 193 Bleecker

--- By The Slice ---
** Pizzaria - 111 MacDougal
** Joe's - 233 Bleecker
Ben's - 123 MacDougal
Famous Original Ray's Pizza - 195 Houston, etc.
Joe's - 7 Carmine CLOSED
John's - 278 Bleecker
Luigi's - 8th Ave.
Mario - Church Street
Pizza Booth - 165 Bleecker
Two Boots - 74 Bleecker, 155 3rd
Unknown Brooklyn - Bedford Ave - Dave
Unknown Brooklyn - Grand St - Audrey

Italian (6)
* Tre Giovani - 548 Laquardia Pl
Buona Sera - 94 University Pl
* Supper - 156 E. 2nd St
* Blue Smoke - Union Square
Upper West Side Restaurant - Lisa
Cafe Italiano - 174 Bleecker

Eateries (19)
** Olive Tree - 117 MacDougal
Some Brewery - 6th Avenue
Soup and Burger - 739 Broadway
Le Figaro Cafe - 184 Bleecker
Pink Pony Cafe - 176 Ludlow
Piano's - 130 Ludlow
Unknown Non-tapas bar - Lower East Side
Johnny Rockets - 42 East 8th St.
Wash. Square Diner - 150 W. 4th St
* Greydog Grille - 12 Carmine
Tavern On the Green - Central Park
Sara Beth's - Upper East near 86th
Upper East Near 71st - Penn, Fredo
Underdog - 146 Bleecker
B Bar & Grill - 40 East 4th St.
Heartland Brewery - 127 W. 43rd St.
Yale Club Grille Room
Peanut Butter Company - Sullivan
Around the Clock

Delis (6)
Le Basket - 683 Broadway
Delion Deli - 729 Broadway
* Katz - 205 Houston
Gristede's Deli - 300 Mercer
BB Bar - Bleecker and MacDougal
Le Basket - Broadway and 3rd

Wraps (1)
Emerald Island - 3rd Street

Southern (3)
ACME - 9 Great Jones
** Mama's - 222 Sullivan CLOSED
Brother Jimmy's - 1644 3rd Ave

Seafood (2)
* Some Place near Union Square - Family
* American Park - Battery Park

English (2)
A Salt and Battery
Fiddlesticks

Pan-Asian (5)
Kelly & Ping - 127 Greene
** Spice - 58 University
Sammy's - 6th and Bleecker
Sammy's Noodle - 6th Ave and Waverly?
Dragonfly - 7th Avenue

Thai (6)
Village Ma - 107 MacDougal
Thai Village - 133 W. 3rd
Galanga - 149 W. 4th St
** Republic - Union Square
Unknown - Bedford, BK - Michelle
Boyd Thai - Sullivan

Chinese (6)
** Suzie's - 163 Bleecker
Wok & Roll - 169 Bleecker
Cheap, ToGo - Allen St? - Lower East Side - Chuckie
* Peking Duck - 28 Mott
Wo Hop - 17 Mott
* Joe's Shanghai - 9 Pell

Vietnamese (3)
** Lannam - 121 University
** Laguardia Grill - 541 Laguardia
Unknown Take Out- Upper West Side - Lisa, Penn, Chris

Japanese (6)
Dojo - 14 W. 4th St.
* Cotan - 121 3rd St.
Dozzo - Thompson
Fuji - 227 Sullivan
Someplace - Laguardia south of Bleecker
Choca - Laguardia and Bleecker

Indian (4)
Balluchi's - 114 3rd St.
A Taste of India - 181 Bleecker
** Brick Lane Curry House - 306 E. 6th St
Another 6th St (Curry Row) Place - Emily

Middle East (4)
** Mamoun's - 119 MacDougal
Yatagan - 104 MacDougal
** Ali Baba's - 120 MacDougal
Unknown Brooklyn - Audrey

Ethiopian (2)
** Meskerem - 124 MacDougal
Ghenet - 284 Mulberry

Mexican (7)
Gonzalez & Gonzalez - 625 Broadway
San Loco - 115 Stanton
* Panchito's - 103 MacDougal
** Mary Ann's - 86 2nd Ave
* Caliente Cab - 21 Waverly
Miracle Grill - 1st Ave
Ruben's Empanadas - 1st Ave

SanFran-Mex (2)
Harry's Burrito - 76 3rd St.
** Cosmic Cantina - 105 3rd St.

Spanish (2)
* Oliva - 161 E. Houston
Cafe Espanol - 172 Bleecker

Russian (2)
Pop's Pierogi - 190 Bleecker
* Russian Vodka Room - 265 W. 52nd St.

Creole (1)
** Jones Restaurant - 54 Great Jones

Cuban (1)
Cuba - Thompson St

Jamaican (1)
Jamaican Flavours - 240 Sullivan

Misc. (3)
Peculiar Pub - 145 Bleecker
White Horse Tavern - 567 Hudson
Upper West Side Bar Near Dead Poet

Vegetarian (4)
Red Bamboo - 140 W. 4th St
Teany - 90 Rivington
Hummus Place - MacDougal
Vegetarian's Paradise

Desert (3)
Haagen Dazs - 655 Broadway
** Magnolia Bakery - 401 Bleecker
** Shake Shack - 23rd Street

Fast Food (Not Counted For Total)
McDonalds - 136 3rd St.
Burger King - 134 3rd St.
Wendy's - 650 Broadway, Midtown, 6th Ave, ETC
Au Bon Pan - 684 Broadway
Blimpee's - 720 Broadway CLOSED
McDonald's - 724 Broadway
** Subway - 146 Bleecker, 250 Houston, 6th Ave, ETC
Taco Bell - 6th Ave, 2nd Ave, etc

University Provided (Not Counted For Total)
University Cafe - 1 University Place
Kimmel Center - Washington Square South
Campus Eatery

 

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