[quote]Mascherano wrote:
[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
[quote]celibrate2047 wrote:
I think we’ll be meandering around NYC for 4-5 hours or until we get tired of the cold. We fly into Newark. My friend, the travel agent, explained that NYC is basically across the bridge from where we’ll fly into Newark. I’m assuming these places will be easy to find?
And I’m not really looking for steak houses perse. And I’m not worried about the cost. But I want that food that you see on the Food Channel when they talk about great places to stop. So I’m looking to stuff my face with as much ‘awesome’ food as I can in the likes of pizza and hot dogs and sausages and hot links, etc. I do appreciate all the comments…please keep 'em comin. The bbq did sound good but we have so many bbq places here. Some not so good, but enough of 'em pretty darn good. I think in general, the south loves bbq.
Okay, so stop at:
Hallo Berlin sausage stand
Lombardi’s on Spring street
Zabar’s Bakery
5 Napkin Burger
Greys Papaya[/quote]
I don’t think it’s that easy finding most of these places unless you have a well planned schedule. 4-5 hours will be tough to get it all done. Go on google maps and see how far apart the places on your list are from each other. If you take a cab from place to place youre looking at a $100 in fares. Subway is obviously much cheaper but good luck navigating it. [/quote]
Nah, I think it can be done in 4-5 hours. The NY subway system is hands down the most comprehensive mass transit system in the world (and we have a lot of dumb asses living in this city to prove it). But as someone else stated, getting to Newark is a bitch of a ride, so that might eat up a bit of time.
Zabar’s is way up on the west side tho, so how you to include that is beyond me. You can totally do (in this order) Hallo, 5 napkin, Greys on 14th and then Lombardi’s then get in a cab and scuttle over to Newark. But some of these places are sit down, so again there’s a time issue.
Tough call. This might be a lofty endeavor OP…
Maybe you can do, Katz’, Lombardi’s, grey’s papaya, which are all relatively quick eats and around the same neighborhood…
edit: I meant Grey’s on 6th ave and 8th st. [/quote]
If I may, I agree that Zabar’s is probably not worth it, but that’s easy for me to say since I’m in that neighborhood a lot. But nothing pops into my head as being “can’t miss.” The biggest benefit of going there is that H&H Bagels is literally right across the street, so you can pop in there and say you’ve been (they’re my personal favorite in NYC, with Murray’s right up there as well). Regarding etiquette, it’s not the Soup Nazi, but just so you know they don’t put anything on your bagel–you have to buy it separately. Best bet: walk in, ask what’s hot, get one of whatever’s hot. So good, cream cheese and butter aren’t even necessary.
The other benefit is that there’s a Gray’s Papaya on 72nd and Broadway. So you can hit that up, hop back on the train (or walk) and be at Zabar’s and H&H in a matter of minutes (80th and Broadway, I believe).
Also, real quick, I agree with Roman to skip on barbecue (that’s like going to Texas or the Carolinas for New York style pizza). But if you must go, I like Daisy May (tough to get to, but they have a cart somewhere also).
Finally, some of these carts are only open on weekdays (the Hallo Berlin cart, for one), so check in advance. And last piece of advice: familiarize yourself with the MTA subway map before you go, and map out a plan of attack. It’s complicated if you’ve never been, and it’s easy to get confused and waste precious, precious time that would be better spent stuffing your piehole.
Enjoy.