Best Restaurant to try near Times Square

[nmanning19]

Going in a month, would love some ideas to try, like most foods so give me some suggestions!

 

[alwaysmom]

We loved Bubba Gumps. Right in the middle of Times Square.

 

[DisneyFansInLINY]

Carmine's. Italian family style restaurant. The portions are huge as they are meant to be shared. The food is so good that my mom has their cookbook.
http://www.carminesnyc.com/

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

Virgils

http://virgilsbbq.com/

 

[GoHerd1028]

We loved The Brooklyn Diner!! Mmmmmmmm

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

Ellen's is fun if you are looking to get a Bway touristy experience!

http://www.ellensstardustdiner.com/

 

[momto2girls]

Carmine's. Italian family style restaurant. The portions are huge as they are meant to be shared. The food is so good that my mom has their cookbook.
http://www.carminesnyc.com/

I second Carmine's! Yum!! We eat there every time we are in the city.

I didn't know that they had a cookbook!! Thanks for mentioning that. I just added it to my amazon cart.

OP, if you are in the mood for pizza, John's Pizzeria is also a great place to try.

 

[Ambersmith6364]

Love Carmines!!

 

[PrincessNoelle'sMom]

Ruby Foo's is great for sushi/chinese and reasonable too! I also love Ellen's and Carmines - you will need reservations for any of these retaurants usually - just an FYI!

 

[momblanch]

I second the John's Pizza. Great thin crust and cool atmosphere. It's in an old church right on 44th.

 

[*Flower*]

Try Havana Central!

www.havanacentral.com

We tried it for the first time last trip, and it was really good..... We did the one on 46th between 6th and 7th.

Yummo....

 

[Carlyzmom]

Where were all of you when I went to NYC a few months ago???

We did go to a couple of AMAZING places a few blocks from Times Square. One was Five Napkin Burger. Awesome burgers and beer!

Also, we went to a great Thai place called Room Service! It was delish!!

NYC is amazing! Have fun!!

 

[hipchickie]

This is a few blocks walk from times square, but Pigalle is my favorite NYC restauraunt
http://www.pigallenyc.com/

 

[MommytoaSweetie]

Thanks for this thread! We'll be going up for a day in December, and with the new Disney Store opening up in Times Square I'm sure our little ones will want to spend some time there.

 

[vllygrrl]

Visit Restaurant Row, which is on 46th street between 8th and 9th. There are a ton of great restaurants there, with prix fixe meals. Two of my favorites are Becco (if you've ever watched Lidia's Italy on PBS, she's the owner) and Les Sans Culottes, a french restaurant. Here are the websites:
http://www.becco-nyc.com/#
http://lessansculottes.ypguides.net/

 

[holden]

We like Trattoria Trecolori. It's a few blocks from the TS area, but fab food!

 

[happybratpack]

Another vote for Carmines, it was fabulous!!

 

[Lewisc]

I'll second the Becco suggestions. Carmines is good but the portions are designed to be shared. 3-4 unless you have a large appetite. Can be an issue if everyone wants something different.

 

[zalansky]

We're headed up to NYC next month and will be at Westin Times Square, so I am interested in the responses as well!

 

[Ava]

We did go to a couple of AMAZING places a few blocks from Times Square. One was Five Napkin Burger. Awesome burgers and beer!

Mmm, Five Napkin Burger is sooo good! I always recommend this one.

There are a lot of great restaurants along 9th Avenue in the 40s & 50s, just a couple blocks west of Times Square. A few others I like are:

Delta Grill
Arriba Arriba
Vynl
eatery
Film Center Cafe

I think these are all listed on menupages.com if you want to check them out.