# Places to eat near the MoMA? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-eat-near-the-moma/524876 "2010-01-14T02:38:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-eat-near-the-moma/524876/1 "2010-01-14T02:38:47Z")
This Sunday my friend and I are going to check out the Tim Burton exhibit at the MoMA. We plan to get dinner afterward so I’m looking for a recommendation. Also, if you know of any neat shops or other sights near the museum, I’m open to suggestions! TIA. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-eat-near-the-moma/524876/2 "2010-01-14T05:00:48Z")
Moving thread from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![valleyofthedolls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a4c791/32.png) [@valleyofthedolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/valleyofthedolls)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-eat-near-the-moma/524876/3 "2010-01-14T06:45:20Z")
The MOMA has restaurants available. The Modern is very, very good but it’s also very expensive and requires reservations. I don’t know about the other restaurants there. > **[Locations, hours, and admission | MoMA](https://www.moma.org/visit/)** > > Museum of Modern Art locations, hours, and admission Caption: The Museum of Modern Art Renovation and Expansion Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Gensler. Photography by Iwan Baan, Courtesy of MoMA The question you really have to answer is how much do you want to spend? There many restaurants in the area but a lot of them are quite expensive. Can’t really answer the question without a ballpark figure of what you’re looking for. As for other things to do, I’d see the rest of the MOMA. The depth of their collection is amazing. I particularly like Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon and Mondrien’s Broadway Boogie-Woogie but Monet, Pollock, Rauschenberg, Matisse, Malevich, Dali and Van Gogh etc. etc. are all there. And then maybe this stuff: Museum of Television and Radio > **[The Paley Center for Media](https://www.paleycenter.org)** > > Located in New York and California, the Paley Center founded by William S. Paley is the world's foremost institution dedicated to collect and preserve the best of television and radio programming and advertising. American Folk Art Museum [http://www.folkartmuseum.org/](http://www.folkartmuseum.org/) Rockefeller Center > **[Rockefeller Center | NYC's Famous Cultural Landmark & Observation Deck](https://www.rockefellercenter.com/)** > > Discover Rockefeller Center's must-see NYC attractions this spring. There's so much to explore including Top of the Rock and the best shopping and dining in Manhattan. St. Patrick’s Cathedral > **[St. Patrick's Cathedral](https://www.saintpatrickscathedral.org/)** > > Saint Patrick's Cathedral, St. Patrick's Cathedral The Cathedral of St. Patrick is a decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church in the United States and a prominent landmark of New York City. Plus all the stores lining 5th Avenue If you wanted to go down a little further, there’s the main branch of the NYPL on 42nd and 5th and behind it Bryant Park. > **[New York City's Town Square](https://bryantpark.org/)** > > Bryant Park is Midtown Manhattan's town square, with seasonal gardens, eateries, bars, and a multitude of year-round free activities. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-eat-near-the-moma/524876/4 "2010-01-14T06:49:31Z")
Well done **valleyofthedolls** - and please note that the Bryant Park Grill right behind the NYPL is really good, too. Also, on the same block (I _think_) as MoMA is a branch of the NYPL - but this one has the original Winnie the Pooh Teddy bear on display… ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-eat-near-the-moma/524876/5 "2010-01-15T01:36:34Z")
We plan to see other parts of the museum, but the Tim Burton exhibit is the initial draw. As for price range, I think we’d both be willing to spend around $20-25. Something nicer than a burger, but not extravagant. ---
**Author:** ![valleyofthedolls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a4c791/32.png) [@valleyofthedolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/valleyofthedolls)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-to-eat-near-the-moma/524876/6 "2010-01-15T02:58:53Z")
> [@saramamalana](#): > > We plan to see other parts of the museum, but the Tim Burton exhibit is the initial draw. As for price range, I think we’d both be willing to spend around $20-25. Something nicer than a burger, but not extravagant. Your options are kind of limited. I might try: Joe’s Shanghai at 24 W. 56th Street (between 5th and 6th). > **[Joe's Shanghai | dumplings new york city | 46 Bowery, New York, NY, USA](https://www.joeshanghairestaurants.com/)** > > Joe's Shanghai is a popular Chinatown eatery famed for its soup dumplings in New York City and other Shanghai dishes in a spare setting. Carnegie Deli at 854 7th Ave. (55th St.) [http://www.carnegiedeli.com/home.php](http://www.carnegiedeli.com/home.php) If you don’t mind going farther afield, I’d go over to 28th and Lexington. You’ll find a ton of Indian restaurants there and in the surrounding area (the area is nicknamed Curry Hill). Hope that helps. Have fun whatever you do.