Lunch suggestion between Chinatow and the Ground Zero

I am planning my trip to NYC for March and am looking for an interesting place to eat lunch somewhere between China Town and Ground Zero.

Lunch suggestion between Chinatow and the Ground Zero

What%26#39;s your budget, tastes, etc? What do you mean by ';interesting?';

Why not eat in Chinatown? I recently went for a nice cheap Vietnamese lunch on Grand Street, off of Forsyth Street, on south side of Grand. Just walked in, don%26#39;t remember the name (something non-descript like ';Viet Grand';) . No great atmo, but cheap good food.

Anyway, if you don%26#39;t want to eat in Chinatown, name a cuisine and price, and I%26#39;ll try to think of something in the Tribeca/City Hall area. I work in the area.

If you want to go to the oldest continuing tavern/restaurant in NYC, how about The Bridge Cafe, under the Brooklyn Bridge? It%26#39;s small, no real view, but has good American food, burgers etc. Been operating as a food establishment (under diff names) since the mid 1700s.

http://www.eatgoodinny.com/New.York/

Lunch suggestion between Chinatow and the Ground Zero

The lower east side, Soho, Tribeca, the area around the South Street Seaport and the financial district are all b/w Chinatown and Ground Zero. So you really do have to tell us is interesting for you some unusual ethnic food or a view (there are lots of restaurants at and near South street seaport-some with nice views). Katz%26#39;s Deli wouldn%26#39;t be far (famous scene from ';When Harry Met Sally';)

ethnic would be fun. i am walking with my husband who is unable to walk very long distances so am hoping for some place in th general area of Worth and Chambers, if it exists. We can be flexible, however.

Actually, the Lower East Side and Soho are north of Chinatown, not on the way from Chinatown to WTC, but who%26#39;s counting? ;o)

Anyway, as a plan B, if your hubby%26#39;s not up for it, stake out the subway stops. You can take the #6 train one stop, from Canal Street to Brooklyn Bridge. Or walk from Chinatown to Brooklyn Bridge, and then take the #4 or 5 one stop downtown to Fulton Street - across the street from the WTC. You can also take a bus down Broadway.

OK, now for the restaurants. For a nice view of the brooklyn Bridge,go to the South Street Seaport. Walk on Fulton Street all the way east until you can%26#39;t go no more. It%26#39;s a touristy shopping area, but you do get nice views and there are a couple of pubs there.

Honestly, I%26#39;d advise to go west to Broadway or further. Not much on Worth or Chambers Streets east of Lafayette/Centre Street, You need to go more west and south. (NOTE: Broadway and West Broadway are two diffferent streets. They are parallel.)

There are big delis, pizza and lots of take-out Chinese and fast food all over the place, esp on Broadway, south of Worth, but nothing too ';nice';.

On Reade Street you%26#39;ll find Spaghetti Western (decent cheap Italian food), Sun Cafe (great sushi for reasonable prices), ';fresh'; (seafood, not cheap.) and the Reade Street Pub (decent pub food, good beer.)

On Duane Street, you%26#39;ll find Duane Park (pricey but nice), City Hall Restaurant, (one of my fave special-occassion places downtown),

There is a new restaurant in the first floor of the Woolworth Building that some of my co-workers like. Woolworth Tower Kitchen, on the corner of Barclay Street and Broadway. I haven%26#39;t been there yet.

http://www.woolworthtowerkitchen.com/

Look all these up on Menupages.

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