Midtown Lunch

It’s time for the 2013 Midtown Lunch Readers’ Poll. Your nominations are in, and between now and the end of the year we’ll be asking all of you to vote for the best Midtown Lunches in a whole range of categories. You can only vote once per category (so choose wisely), and official results will be posted after the new year.

Last year, Taim made a huge comeback, stealing the crown back from 2011 newcomer Pitopia for best falafel in the readers’ poll. Does Pitopia have a chance to win it back, or perhaps will nearby Maoz stand in their way? The competition is steep in the falafel category, especially considering Taim could also be dethroned by the King of Falafel, Crisp, Omar’s or Kosher Deluxe. Here all the nominees for best falafel in Midtown…

• Crisp/Crisp Express
• King of Falafel & Shawarma Express
• Maoz Vegetarian
• Olympic Pita
• Omar’s Kitchen & Bakery
• Pitopia
• Pocketful Truck
• Taim Mobile

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It’s time for the 2013 Midtown Lunch Readers’ Poll. Your nominations are in, and between now and the end of the year we’ll be asking all of you to vote for the best Midtown Lunches in a whole range of categories. You can only vote once per category (so choose wisely), and official results will be posted after the new year.

Good coffee has officially found its way to Midtown. The last few years have brought serious coffee shops with everything from French press to cold brew. And regardless of what part of Midtown you work, it’s now not too far of a walk (past numerous Starbucks) to get a legit cup of joe. Some have just popped up this year (Little Collins) and some (like Culture) were the pioneers of good Midtown java. Here are the nominees for the best coffee in Midtown…

• Blue Bottle
• Culture Espresso
• FIKA
• Little Collins
• Ramini
• Simon Sips

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It’s time for the 2013 Midtown Lunch Readers’ Poll. Your nominations are in, and between now and the end of the year we’ll be asking all of you to vote for the best Midtown Lunches in a whole range of categories. You can only vote once per category (so choose wisely), and official results will be posted after the new year.

Num Pang stole the show during last year’s reader’s poll, and their recent expansion in Midtown has certainly been a welcome treat to west siders. But this year newcomer Treehaus made a splash by reviving the Midtown Lunch Sandwich Challenge that Certe used to dominate. Will the the three sandwich heavyweights dominate the polls this year, or will someone else upstage them all? Here are the nominees for best sandwich in Midtown…

• Blue Dog Kitchen
• Cer Te
• Melange
• Num Pang
• Potbelly
• Treehaus

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It’s time for the 2013 Midtown Lunch Readers’ Poll. Your nominations are in, and between now and the end of the year we’ll be asking all of you to vote for the best Midtown Lunches in a whole range of categories. You can only vote once per category (so choose wisely), and official results will be posted after the new year.

And the food trucks keep on coming. It’s getting harder and harder to keep track of all the new trucks that appear in Midtown each year. Before the police broke it up, you could just head over to Vanderbilt and 47th Street. Now they’re a little more scattered around Midtown. A few of the new ones really stepped up their game serving delicious Asian fusion, Polish kielbasa, Neapolitan pizza that got better with time, killer Italian sandwiches, and Jewish deli meat. Finally, a Jewish deli meat truck! Here are the nominees for the best new food truck in 2013:

• DiSO’s Italian Sandwich Society
• Katz n Dogz
• Moo Shu Grill
• Neapolitan Express
• Old Traditional Polish Cuisine
• Sweet Chili

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It’s time for the 2013 Midtown Lunch Readers’ Poll. Your nominations are in, and between now and the end of the year we’ll be asking all of you to vote for the best Midtown Lunches in a whole range of categories. You can only vote once per category (so choose wisely), and official results will be posted after the new year.

2012 was a banner year for ramen in Midtown, and yet somehow 2013 may have gotten even better- for those willing to go a bit out of bounds, that is. The Midtown branch of Ippudo finally opened on 51st btw. 8+9th, and if that wasn’t enough Ivan Ramen opened last month in the new Gotham Market, further testing how far Midtown Lunchers were willing to travel for great ramen. It also has cemented Midtown once and for all as the ramen capital of New York City. How good is Midtown’s ramen scene? Mainstays Sapporo and Men Kui Tei aren’t even in the conversation anymore. Here are the nominees for the best ramen in Midtown:

• Hide Chan
• Ippudo
• Ivan Ramen
• Menchanko Tei
• Tabata Noodle Restaurant
• Totto Ramen

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It’s that time of year again, when we reflect on the past 365 days of stuffing our face for under $10 and vote on who we think rules the Midtown Lunch’ing scene.  Got a favorite you don’t want left out of the mix?  Think your favorite lunch spot deserves to stand above the rest?  Nominate them in the comments below.  And in the next few weeks we’ll vote on our favorite ramen, burgers, pizza, coffee, sandwiches, Korean food, street food and more.

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