Midtown Lunch

This blog exists so you don’t have to eat like this. Via FitR.

• Van Leeuwen Truck’s empire keeps growing beyond truck in Soho. [Daily News]
• A look at the offerings at fancy food hall All Good Things. [NY Times]
• Let’s hope Dickson’s Farmstand Meats will serve its sandwiches here. [Tribeca Citizen]
• Musings on the cyborg cashiers at Yip’s. [Eater NY]
• Egg salad + ham = a win at Barbarini. [SENY]

Sometimes all you need is fried chicken + a biscuit. Courtesy of Lunch Studio.

• Dirty Bird To Go’s second outpost opening in DL territory. [Tribeca Citizen]
• An insider’s guide to Soho eating options. [SENY]
• A little love letter to Popeye’s from the “lunch ladies.” [Lunch Studio]
• The food lineup for All Good Things Market looks great. [TONY]

Jam and ham play nice together. Courtesy of SENY.

• Church St. Kitchen is open, and they have cheap lunch specials. [Tribeca Citizen]
• Ground Support has a winner of a prosciutto sandwich involving jam. [SENY]
• It’s cheap, but would you eat a sweet hot dog bun with mozz? [FitR]
• Some places in Soho give you free happy hour food. [Grub St.]
• You need to make your noodle preference clear at Hon Won. [Lunch Studio]

Eggy goodness available only at lunch. Courtesy of Lunch Studio.

• Poon Kee has a short but sweet menu. [Eating in Translation]
• Rumors of an IHOP in Tribeca lead to cyber fighting. [Tribeca Citizen]
• Should food trucks/carts be like they are in Singapore? [FitR]
• Egg dishes for lunch at Cafe el Portal. [Lunch Studio]
• The burger at Ulysses is “fresh as a spring meadow.” [FitR]

Did you know there used to be clam bars on Fulton St.? Courtesy of Grub St.

• Wafels & Dinges is going to make City Hall Park smell awesome. [DNAinfo]
• A look at Calexico’s gringo taco. [Eating in Translation]
• That Danish open faced sandwich place might actually open soonish. [Tribeca Citizen]
• Birdbath has a kick-ass catfish sandwich. [SENY]
• You can get “a really good gyro” at Spring & Lafayette. [Lunch Studio]

This winning taco comes from a kiosk by a bridge. Courtesy of Grub St.

• H&H Bagels could come back from the dead on Fulton St. Carbs!!! [Diner’s Journal]
• A NYC mini-chain Westville is coming to Hudson Square. [Eater NY]
• Steamed pork belly and candied plum become one at Lotus Blue. [Eating in Translation]
• Mulberry St. Bar serves a great burger (and liquid lunch). [SENY]
• A bunch of downtown tacos made the cut for best in NYC. [Grub St.]

• The yam fries are not to be missed at Asiadog. [Lunch Studio]
• Something called Grandma’s House is open at the Seaport. [Tribeca Citizen]
• Do toppings beat the meat at Frites N Meats? [Serious Eats NY]
• Amorino has a gelato-mobile at the Seaport! [FitR]