Midtown Lunch

Fancy grilled cheese not from a truck. Courtesy of Blondie & Brownie.

• Chipotle is making more inroads into Tribeca. [Tribeca Citizen]
• Little Muenster will add marrow butter to your grilled cheese?! [Blondie & Brownie]
• Tiny croissant sandwiches at Ceci Cela are more snack than lunch. [Serious Eats NY]
• At Forcella, sometimes you have to follow your heart away from the $10 special. [Lunch Studio]
• The tacos at La Esquina are not as skimpy as one would think. [Feisty Foodie]

Cream, butter, eggs: Keys to a balanced diet. Courtesy of FitR.

• La Churreria has a sandwich that ham & cheese lovers must try. [Lunch Studio]
• A rundown of things opening in Tribeca, including some lunch options. [Tribeca Citizen]
• A chef picks some of his FiDi/BPC favorites. Cafe Sage, huh? [Serious Eats NY]
• Grandaisy makes a bread pudding that includes all your dairy needs for the day. [FitR]

This macaron looks better than it tastes. Courtesy of Feisty Foodie.

• Kaffe 1668 has opened a new shop with an expanded menu. [Tribeca Citizen]
• You should maybe get a whoopie pie when you visit Luke’s Lobster. [Blondie & Brownie]
• A look at some of the sweets at Takahachi Bakery. [Feisty Foodie]
• Would you pay $5 for a Jamaican beef patty? [Fork in the Road]
• Ba’al Cafe keeps jacking up its prices. [Lunch Studio]

Some non-hyped fish tacos. Courtesy of Lunch Studio.

• It looks like the Wall St. Burgers truck really was stolen. [DNAinfo]
• It might not be Shake Shack, but Pinche has good fish tacos. [Lunch Studio]
• You can get homemade Peeps at Duane Park. [Tribeca Citizen]
• Miss Lily’s makes a grilled fish sandwich with a kick. [Serious Eats NY]

The chicken parm at Parm is the size of a hand. Courtesy of Feisty Foodie.

• Tickets for the Village Voice’s Choice Streets are now on sale. [FitR]
• Oxley’s Carvery is closed. Guess no one wanted English-style meat sandwiches. [Grub St.]
• I wonder if the Amish Market in Tribeca also has good sandwiches? [ML]
• The vegetarian sandwich at Potbelly sounds like a big old fail. [Tribeca Citizen]
• Francois Payard Bakery has a croissant that will haunt your dreams. [Feisty Foodie]
• Nha Trang should be on everyone’s jury duty lunch list. [Lunch Studio]
• If you have to order a slice at Sal’s, here’s some advice. [Serious Eats NY]

Popeye’s will throw together a fish sandwich for you. Courtesy of SE.

• Wah Mei has resurrected a seating space for your pork chop consumption. [Lunch Studio]
• Votes for the best sandwiches in Tribeca cover a lot of ML favorites. [Tribeca Citizen]
• The Soho location of Grandaisy Bakery is closing this summer. [NY Times]
• Filet o Fish from McDonald’s look just as gross as I remember. [Food in Mouth]
• In other fish sandwich news, Popeye’s apparently has a great one. [Serious Eats ]
• A look at Coluck, which sounds weird and wonderful. [FitR]

Prosciutto and cheese in a handy fried ball, courtesy of Eating in Translation.

• The Mexican/Japanese food hybrid at Taka Taka is “hard to describe.” [Lunch Studio]
• A look at the prosciutto rice balls at Prince St. Pizza. [Eating in Translation]
• Joe’s Ginger does a respectable soup dumpling. [Feisty Foodie]
• In a battle of McChicken products, everybody loses. [FitR]
• In case you missed it, the Gray Lady stars Shake Shack. [NY Times]
• Rosario’s eggplant slice is “notably great.” [Serious Eats NY]