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 Jen who is seeking all of the vegetarian delights the lower part of the Financial District has to offer.

Name: Jen Kaminsky

Occupation: Project manager

Where you work: The Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB)

Age: 34

Favorite Kinds of Food: Middle Eastern, Indian, Mexican, fresh, local, vegetarian

Least Favorite Foods: Chinese, French, places with limited vegetarian options, mushrooms as meat substitutes.

Favorite Lunches Downtown: The 99% Vegetarian Food Truck at Wall & Front is my definite favorite, but I also like the edamame dumplings from the Rickshaw Dumpling truck, sides from Veronica’s Kitchen cart at Front & Pine, the hongas burrito at Toloache Taqueria, the eggplant sandwich at Fresh Salt on Beekman (btw. Front & South), the eggplant parm sandwich from the pizza truck at Wall and Water (Jiannetto’s?), the “Oreo” cookies at Jack’s Stir Brew on Front (btw. Beekman & Peck), falafel at Alfanoose on Maiden Lane (btw. Broadway & Nassau) or that Kosher hole in the wall on Fulton by Gold St. (Kosher Luncheonette), Pakistan Tea House on Church (at Reade) , Xi’an Famous Foods on E. Broadway (at Forsyth), and well, I wish I had more favorites but the Wall Street area doesn’t offer too much.

The “go-to” lunch place you and your co-workers eat at too often: We used to go to the Pearl Street Diner on Pearl (at Fletcher) all the time, but not so much anymore.

Places downtown you discovered thanks to Midtown Lunch: Toloache Taqueria

Dream job location, purely for lunch purposes, and why: Jackson Heights – so much good food from everywhere.

Anything you’d like to ask the downtown Midtown Lunch readers?: Recommendations for good vegetarian options near Wall Street and Water?

That’s a tricky one. There are some good places on Front St. over by the South St. Seaport, if you’re willing to walk a couple of blocks. Made Fresh Daily had some good-sounding non-meat lunches. You could also check out The Country Kebab on Fulton (at Gold). It’s like Alfanoose, only cheaper and with gelato! And as always, if you would like to be next week’s Profiled Lunch’er (or know somebody you’d like to nominate), email us at downtownnyc@midtownlunch.com.