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Table for One
Sanuki Udon
Chewy udon, then a tempura pick or two. An easy tray to build for one.
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ME Chicken Rice
Steamed chicken rice with vegetables and broth, for a proper lunch on your own.
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Mamoun’s Falafel
A falafel pita with salad and tahini, ready to take back to your day.
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Dorado Tacos & Quesadillas
Freshly fried Baja fish tacos for the crunchy-fish-taco person in your group.
Cheap Eats
SIMÒ Pizza — University
A personal Neapolitan pizza, with a soft center and no group order required.
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YUBU — SoHo
Torched salmon, tuna mayo, or both: build a small box of stuffed tofu pockets.
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South of the Clouds
Small-pot mixian or steam-pot chicken for a warm, familiar lunch.
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Ramen DANBO — West Village
Choose your noodle firmness and broth richness, then add a soft egg.
Dinner with Friends
Soothr
Start with the curry shrimp, add noodles, and make it a shared dinner.
Dinner with Friends
Balade
Hummus, baba ghanouj and a grilled plate for the friends who like to share.
Dinner with Friends
Village Taverna Greek Grill
Greek dips for the table, then grilled mains everyone can choose for themselves.
Date Spots
Berimbau — West Village
Coxinha to start, then picanha or feijoada for a Brazilian dinner date.
Date Spots
Analogue
A seated cocktail date, with conversation doing most of the work.
Coffee Chats
Bibliotheque
Coffee among the bookshelves, with lounge seating and daytime laptop hours.
Little Treats
Cafe 2By2
An upstairs dessert break: look for soy-milk tiramisu or jasmine-matcha pudding.
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Petit Chou
A cream-filled choux pastry and a look through the changing bakery case.
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La Cabra — East Village
A pour-over and a pastry, with a takeaway plan if the tables are full.
Little Treats
Veniero’s
Ricotta cheesecake, espresso, and an old-fashioned sit-down dessert date.
Little Treats
Spot Dessert Bar — St. Marks
Split a Matcha Lava and make dessert the main event.
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Classic Arepas
Reina for chicken and avocado; pabellón for beef, beans and sweet plantain.
Coffee Chats
Kona Coffee Roasters — East Village
A sit-down coffee chat, with a coconut-flavored Hawaiian latte if that is your thing.
Cheap Eats
Saigon Shack
A classic bánh mì with ham, bacon, pâté and pickled vegetables for a compact lunch.
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Mint Masala
Palak paneer, rice and naan for the days when you want a familiar curry lunch.
Dinner with Friends
Yellow Rose — East Village
Carne guisada in soft flour tortillas, with queso for a Tex-Mex dinner together.
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Taquería el Chato — MacDougal
Al pastor with pineapple, then tender lengua: a taco-sized break from the library.
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Loong Noodles
Guizhou rice noodles or Wan Za dry noodles, with a pickup plan for the small room.
Little Treats
Choji
Fig foam over matcha, or Double Hojicha for a roasted-tea treat.
Dinner with Friends
Spicy Moon — W 3rd St
Dan dan noodles and shared vegetable dishes for a dinner that includes vegan friends.
Just Browsing
niconeco zakkaya
Rubber stamps, postcards and washi tape for a notebook upgrade you can browse in person.
Date Spots
Mido Omakase — West Village
Counter seats and a sushi tasting for a date you have planned and budgeted for.
Just Browsing
Dashwood Books
Small-run photobooks and artist-made zines for the visually curious.
Just Browsing
Strand Book Store — Broadway
Browse the upstairs art books and bargain stacks for an unexpected secondhand find.
Just Browsing
Videogamesnewyork
Retro cartridges and Japanese imports for the friend who remembers every old console.
Little Treats
SEMM
Tea and sesame butter mochi, with contemporary art around you.
Just Browsing
Nalata Nalata
Japanese ceramics and teaware for a slow look at the things you use every day.
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Hashi Market — University Place
Luncheon-meat-and-egg rice balls, then a look for pudding-like yogurt in the fridge.