Midtown Lunch

Japanese omelets for everyone! Courtesy of Lunch Studio.

• Hiroko’s Place is the lone maker of omu-raisu. [Lunch Studio]
• A guide to Chinatown’s best soup dumplings (and it’s not Joe’s). [Serious Eats NY]
• More info on the Popeye’s DOH shutter. Mice are involved. [DNAinfo]
• Blue Spoon Coffee is opening a second location in the FiDi. [Tribeca Citizen]

A balanced meal of pork, peanuts & wheat gluten. Courtesy of Eating in Translation.

• An Umami Burger is coming to lower Manhattan next year! [NYer]
• Who knew that fatty pork and wheat gluten would sound good? [Eating in Translation]
• Many tacos can be eaten in two hours at Tacombi. [Blondie & Brownie]
• This is one lunchy-looking turnover at Grandaisy. [Serious Eats NY]
• A look at a whole lot of Chinatown sweets. [Kathy YL Chan]

What’s that, black & white eclair? I can eat you and call you lunch? Courtesy of Blondie & Brownie.

• Food trucks are coming your way, BPC lunchers! [DNAinfo
• Pane Panelle gets a shout-out in an end-of-year sandwich list. [Eater NY]
• A reality show alum is opening a pizza place on Water St. [Grub St.]
• The Chipotle at Broadway & Reade looks like it’s about to open. [Tribeca Citizen]
• Desserts at Dominique Ansel look pretty great. [Blondie & Brownie]
• Noodle soup at HK Wonton Garden is “acceptable and decent.” [Lunch Studio]

Many slices came before this one from Da Vinci. Courtesy of Slice Harvester.

• Slice Harvester finished his Manhattan pizza quest on a high note at Da Vinci Pizza. [SH]
• Growler on Stone St. has a wide selection of hot dogs. [FitR]
• Hoomos Asli is a good filler until Taim opens. [Lunch Studio]
• The fancy tuna sandwith at Fiat Cafe is for olive lovers. [SE NY]
• There’s a proposal to bring food trucks to BPC. [Tribeca Citizen]

That’s some fine looking fried chicken. Courtesy of Lunch Studio.

• Slightly out-of-bounds Miss Lily’s is opening a snack shop and juice bar next door. [Grub St.]
• Aroma Espresso Bar is opening in Tribeca. [Eater]
• Lovely Day has ginger fried chicken. [Lunch Studio]
• ‘wichcraft has a tasty looking sandwich involving sweet potato. [Serious Eats NY]
• A place called Picasso Pizzeria has closed, but no one knows why. [Broadsheet Daily]

Anyone else just lick their screen? No? Courtesy of Serious Eats NY.

• All Chinatown pork chops over rice aren’t created equal. [Food in Mouth]
• At least one of Rubirosa’s sandwiches is a fork and knife affair. [Lunch Studio]
• The FiDi is getting a fancy coffee bar (with bonus cocktails). [Grub St.]
• There’s a new banh mi seller in Chinatown, and the meatballs are good. [Fork in the Road]
• City Hall had one of the city’s first LaFrieda burgers, and it looks damn good. [Serious Eats NY ]

Lenny’s has Thanksgiving on a bun. Courtesy of Fork in the Road.

• Lenny’s has a passable Thanksgiving sandwich. [Fork in the Road]
• A look at the offerings of Torrisi offshoot Parm. [Serious Eats NY]
• The OWS protestors are terrorizing a generic deli. [NY Post]
• Even an OK crepe beats out a pre-made sandwich. [Lunch Studio]