Midtown Lunch

The New Cafe Zaiya Cafe on the 2nd Floor
of the Kinokuniya Bookstore on 6th Ave. btw. 40+41st

FloFab blows the lid off the new Cafe Zaiya Cafe on 6th Ave. [NY Times]
Sakae Sushi with the conveyor belts will be opening in January [Strong Buzz]
Midtown Lunch favorites Margon, Han Bat, Tehuitzingo & Cafe Zaiya named best of 2007 [...]

Yesterday, I gave you the food porn look back at 2007 in Midtown Lunch’ing. Today it’s links to some of my favorite stories of the year. A lot of places came and went this year, and if I had to sum it all up, I think I would say it was the Year [...]

Well, with only 3 Midtown Lunch’ing days left in 2007 (weekends and holidays don’t count, since I’m not at work), it’s time for my favorite post of the year. Some of you may find it awe inspiring, while others might be shocked. Some will find it mouth watering, and my wife just [...]

Holidays on the west coast mean one thing. XMas Eve day lunch at In N
Out Burger. How could I not?
If you’re at work today, sorry. Hopefully looking at my double double
with cheese will put a smile on your face, but I’m guessing it probably
won’t.
Merry Christmas from Midtown Lunch!

A piece of Jamaican Black Cake
from the Jamaican Dutchy

The New York Times does a big article on Jamaican Black Cake, mentions the Jamaican Dutchy Cart! [NYT]
Zac Pellacio from Fatty Crab is coming to Times Square [NY Mag]
Friend of Midtown Lunch, Kathy hits up Hop Won for some Chow Fun, and Magdy’s Philly Cheese Steak Cart [...]

 
When Midtown Lunch covered the opening of Matt Kenney’s FreeFoods NYC, the reaction was decidedly mixed.  Firmly against generic Midtown delis, we all found it hard to embrace a concept that took this model and made it *more* expensive.  Sure, the food is of a much higher quality, and for people into organic food- it is [...]

Sakae Sushi (43rd btw. Lex+3rd), the conveyor belt sushi place from Singapore that was hoping to be open by the end of the year- looks nowhere close to being open (as you can tell from the photo taken above on Monday).  I’m still super excited…

Zen Burger (Lex btw. 44+45th) is saying they will open on January 3rd.

I walked by a [...]

When it comes to take out, cheap chinese food there is no question in my mind that Hing Won is the king of Midtown.  On 48th btw. 5+6th, the quickness that they serve up authentic, Chinatown style dishes to hordes of Midtown Lunchers is mind boggling.  It can be pretty intimidating for the uninitiated, so [...]

Every Tuesday I turn over the site to a different Midtown Lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Midtown. This week it’s Lindsay, a legal assistant, who has terrible cholesterol, but takes pictures of himself eating bacon.  Ahhh, the perfect Midtown Lunch’er.
Name: Lindsay

Age: 25

Occupation: Legal Assistant

Where in Midtown do you Work?:50th [...]

And so the quest to find the best chicken parm sub in Midtown rambles on.  First, there was Tuscany Catering, the little hidden catering place/take out counter on 55th btw. 5+6th.  I was down with it, but my boss (the resident chicken parm expert) wasn‘t impressed- and a few commenters noted that it was just average.  [...]