# In NYC for one day - where should I eat? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 14, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyc-for-one-day-where-should-i-eat/352704 "2006-04-14T20:54:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyc-for-one-day-where-should-i-eat/352704/1 "2006-04-14T20:54:04Z")
I’m spending Saturday in NYC and I’m looking for a good place to eat. Looking for some suggestions from the Doper types who’ve been there and done that. I guess I’m more into Italian or Thai, but I’m not picky, and I just want a yummy meal someplace (where I can get in with no reservations!! Not too fancy!). Any good deli-type ideas for a lunch stop are also welcome! ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyc-for-one-day-where-should-i-eat/352704/2 "2006-04-14T21:37:32Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > I’m spending Saturday in NYC and I’m looking for a good place to eat. Looking for some suggestions from the Doper types who’ve been there and done that. I guess I’m more into Italian or Thai, but I’m not picky, and I just want a yummy meal someplace (where I can get in with no reservations!! Not too fancy!). > > Any good deli-type ideas for a lunch stop are also welcome! Deli - Carnegie Deli in Midtown would do you right Thai - plenty around - I can’t remember the name of the one I went to a couple of months ago in the Lower East Side… Italian - many are very good - no one standout place… What might be fun is just drifting into a neighborhood like the lower East Side or the West Village - both are known for their walkability - and find a place that suits you. That would be a very New York thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyc-for-one-day-where-should-i-eat/352704/3 "2006-04-15T06:11:09Z")
Second Avenue Deli. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyc-for-one-day-where-should-i-eat/352704/4 "2006-04-15T11:35:48Z")
Hotdog cart ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyc-for-one-day-where-should-i-eat/352704/5 "2006-04-15T13:02:59Z")
In NYC you can eat all day from the carts–coffee, donuts, bagels, hot dog, sausage, Italian ices, slovaki, etc. etc. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyc-for-one-day-where-should-i-eat/352704/6 "2006-04-15T13:58:59Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Second Avenue Deli. Closed a couple months back. Don’t eat street meat … At least make the effort of finding a falafel guy 😉 ---
**Author:** ![fighting\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyc-for-one-day-where-should-i-eat/352704/7 "2006-04-15T14:19:04Z")
For Deli, Katz’s pastrami is by far the best. Forget all this Carnegie deli crap, it’s a tourist trap. Katz’s pastrami on rye with mustard. Repeat after me. Here’s the blurb: [http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/katzs-delicatessen/index.html](http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/katzs-delicatessen/index.html) > [@](#): > > The oldest delicatessen in New York City (established 1888), Katz’s is also the only place in town that still carves all its pastrami and corned beef by hand—and it makes a huge difference. It doesn’t hurt that these products are the best available, as are the frankfurters, knockwurst, knishes and other Jewish deli staples. The ritual of interacting with the countermen is one of the great New York experiences. For Thai, if you like spicy food, and I mean REALLY spicy, there’s none better than Jaiya - [http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/jaiya/index.html](http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/jaiya/index.html) > [@](#): > > Thai destination with a devoted following for its lack of pretension and authentic cuisine. For Italian, there are thousands of choices, but I really like La Locanda - [http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/la-locanda-dei-vini/index.html](http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/la-locanda-dei-vini/index.html) > [@](#): > > Like a friendly way station for the weary traveler, La Locanda dei Vini, which means “country inn of wines,” is a refuge from the Theater District’s often mediocre and overpriced restaurants. It beckons its distinguished, Broadway-bound crowd with warm hospitality, honest Italian trattoria cooking, and oenophilic bliss. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyc-for-one-day-where-should-i-eat/352704/8 "2006-04-15T15:39:49Z")
Every once in a while, my dad would bring home sandwiches from Katz’s. Fantastic. Definitely try it if you’re into the kosher deli thing. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyc-for-one-day-where-should-i-eat/352704/9 "2006-04-15T18:07:13Z")
> [@Barbarian](#): > > Closed a couple months back. _What!?_ ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyc-for-one-day-where-should-i-eat/352704/10 "2006-04-15T20:55:00Z")
The owners couldn’t afford a rent increase, I believe. Just one of many old, old places that have closed in the past year for the same reason. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyc-for-one-day-where-should-i-eat/352704/11 "2006-04-16T06:15:34Z")
> [@Barbarian](#): > > Closed a couple months back. Oh, crap. It was the best deli anywhere. Well, I guess Katz’s is the best now. ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyc-for-one-day-where-should-i-eat/352704/12 "2006-04-17T12:43:30Z")
Papaya Dog 😃