Midtown Lunch

As is customary here on Midtown Lunch, every Tuesday we’ll profile a different lunch’er and get their recommendations for places to eat in Downtown NYC. This week, we have Yael who eats at Zeytuna out of convenience and is just trying to find a lunch spot that doesn’t require wearing a coat.

Name: Yael Maxwell

Occupation: Research projects manager at a health non-profit

Where you work: Trinity Building – 115 Broadway

Age: 23

Favorite Kinds of Food: Sushi, Italian, Mexican (especially a good mole), paninis, soups made with butternut squash or pumpkin, anything with coconut or avocado, burrata cheese, white chocolate, wine.

Least Favorite Foods: Unidentifiable pieces in udon soup, eggplant, white asparagus, buffet food that has been sitting out too long.

Favorite Lunches Downtown: Catfish sandwich from Baoguette on Maiden Lane (btw. Nassau & Broadway); Udon from Sushi by Bento Nouveau (Multiple Locations); Falafel from Alan’s Falafel on Broadway (btw. Cedar & Liberty); Bison cheesesteak from Energy Kitchen on Nassau (btw. John & Fulton); Burgers and fries at Zaitzeff on Nassau (at John). Read more »

A couple of weeks ago our hopes of Taim Mobile serving its sabich were raised and then dashed as it turned out to be a misunderstanding. Well, today you can finally get your hands on this much-loved egg and eggplant sandwich as a special at the truck’s location on Hudson St. in Soho. Early adopters feel free to tell us what you thought in the comments. Photo courtesy of Serious Eats.

The thought of eating at most of the places in Little Italy is unappealing partly due to the crowds and partly because they try to lure you in with super cheap food that lives up to the phrase “You get what you pay for.” And I would rather not eat a giant plate of sub-par pasta in the company of tourists.

Acquedolci is on Grand St. (nr. Mulberry) not quite in the thick of Little Italy, but close. Lunch’er Danielle had recommended the shop, saying she and her office mates order delivery from there all of the time. I decided to head up there since I’m sure a lot of people working on the edges of Soho and Nolita eat in this neighborhood frequently. And I would be crazy to turn down an Italian sandwich recommendation. Read more »

Looks can be deceiving. Courtesy of Lunch Studio.

• I guess there’s such a thing as bad Chinese fried chicken? [Lunch with Front Studio]
• I have four words for you: Kosher conveyor belt sushi. [Eater]
• Here’s more proof that Vanessa’s makes a fine sesame pancake sandwich. [Serious Eats NY]
• A noodle and dumpling crawl of Chinatown sounds like a really good idea. [Feisty Foodie]