Midtown Lunch

If you’ve ever been jealous of those who work near Grand Central Terminal, the Plaza Food Hall or Chelsea Market, there’s news out of Tribeca Citizen that the neighborhood is getting something similar. Although it’s all written in hypotheticals, the food hall at 102 Franklin St. (btw. W. Broadway & Church) sounds like it’s a done deal and will be called All Good Things. The whole thing sounds pretty amazing and includes such foodie favorites as Blue Bottle Coffee, Dickson’s Farmstand Meats and Blue Marble Ice Cream as well as a large restaurant on the lower level. The best part is it’s only a few months out from opening, and from the list of vendors, there will likely be some affordable lunch options on tap.

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 Drew who often strays up to Greenwich Village for lunch, and needs your help finding a certain kind of sandwich.

Name: Drew

Title: Consumer and lifestyle social media associate

Where you work: Attention at Varick and Charlton

Age: 24

Favorite kinds of food: Italian, Mexican and dessert

Least favorite foods: Anything with goat cheese.

Favorite lunches downtown: The smash at the Meatball Shop (Multiple Locations); chicken burritos at Dos Toros (Multiple Locations); Michigan Sandwich #9 (Turkey, brie, raspberry mustard, green apples) from Grey Dog on Mulberry (btw. Spring & Prince).

The “go-to” lunch place you and your co-workers eat at too often: The Meatball Shop.

Places downtown you discovered thanks to Midtown Lunch: Downtown? Energy Kitchen on Nassau (btw. John & Fulton).

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We here at Midtown Lunch don’t normally endorse vegan food because, well, there are a lot of meaty lunches out there waiting to be eaten. If you’ve tried the Cinnamon Snail Truck’s food, that might change you mind, as it did mine, when I tasted their s’mores doughnut at a foodie event.  Last year they walked away with a Vendy Award for their vanilla bourbon creme brulee doughnuts. They’ve been mostly parking in Hoboken and Jersey City on the other side of the Hudson, but after it was made cost-prohibitive to park there anymore, they got a NYC vendor license and are ready to hit the streets starting today. Find out where they’ll be parking, and what they’ll be serving, straight ahead. Read more »

There are a lot of places over by the South St. Seaport that I forget about until someone reminds me, and Meade’s Bar is one of those places. It’s on an obscure corner that’s currently blocked by construction, and on the same block as a bunch of other cafes and a delightfully divey bar with equally cheap lunches and decoration consisting of bras. Last week Lunch’er Robyn mentioned her love of Meade’s burger with blue cheese, and a look at the bar’s menu showed a few of the sandwiches could be had for less than $10, including fries, salad or rice. That’s a bargain not often found in or near the Financial District. Read more »