Food and Drinks

Get the inside scoop on a few tried-and-tested places to get good food and drink. 

Washington Heights

  • Coogan's: Visit Coogan’s, a neighborhood saloon with an Irish feel and a multicultural clientele.
  • Cachapas y Mas: Visit Cachapas y Mas for some of the most authentic Venezuelan food in Northtern Manhattan.
  • Hilltop Perk: Members of the CUMC community looking for delicious and healthy food options and beverages can now look to the Medical Center's newest Hilltop Perk cafe. 
  • Jou Jou: Enjoy breakfast, creative sandwiches, and other light fare at this cash-only cafe.
  • Carrot Top: Try various pastries at this bakery and deli, located off 165th and Broadway.
  • Malecon: Serving fresh authentic Caribbean food, Malecon's diverse menu is comprised of home style recipes reflecting rich cultural traditions for a reasonable price.
  • Saggio: Saggio offers fresh and simple Southern Italian cooking in a rustic and relaxed setting with a top-notch wine and beer list.
  • Heights Tavern: Brick tavern with sidewalk seating offering Cajun-inspired dishes, freshly made salads, craft beer, and signature cocktails.

Read more about Food and Drink in the Heights. 

Around NYC

  • New York City Greenmarkets: Find a bustling space filled with neighbors, families, office workers, and chefs all shopping side-by-side for the freshest local farm products.
  • Chelsea Market: This is an enclosed urban food court and shopping mall located in the Chelsea neighborhood.
  • Smorgasburg: This Food Flea Market features packaged and prepared foods, purveyors from New York City and across the region, and other food-related vendors (kitchen utensils, housewares, etc.), for a total of 100 vendors.
  • Housing Works Café: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe has established itself as a New York downtown institution with special events and a fully stocked café that support Housing Works Inc, a healing community of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS with the mission to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS.
  • Levain Bakery: From an inventive array of rustic breads to the world-famous six-ounce chocolate chip walnut cookie, everything is baked on-site every day from natural ingredients.
  • Harlem Tavern: This uptown neighborhood bar, grill, and beer garden is located on 116th St. and Frederick Douglass Blvd, just blocks from Central Park.
  • The Meatball Shop: This casual service restaurant specializes in meatballs with 6 locations throughout New York City.
  • The Standard Biergarten: Find German beer, sausages, and pretzels offered in an outdoor setting under the High Line – open during the summer, and enclosed in the winter.
  • Arthur Avenue, The Bronx: Ask any New Yorker about Arthur Avenue in the Bronx and you'll get a flood of loving sentiment about the 'Real Little Italy of New York' -- the best place for bread, pasta, meat, pastries, and espresso machines.
  • Katz’s Deli: This no-frills, cash-only deli with theatrically cranky service has been serving mile-high sandwiches in the Lower East Side since 1888.
  • Brooklyn Brewery: This microbrewery offers tastings and tours that provide an inside look at the creation process.

Vegetarian/Vegan

  • Peacefood: Peacefood cafe serves delicious, innovative, and healthy vegan cuisine prepared with mindfulness, gratitude, and intention to nurture spirit and body.
  • Hu Kitchen: A fast-casual restaurant with an earthy vibe, Hu provides a lot for those on the Paleo diet. 
  • Spring Natural Kitchen: Located on the Upper West Side, the sister restaurant to Spring Street Natural serves up unprocessed, wholesome and homemade dishes.
  • Little Beet Table: Enjoy gluten-free American fare, cocktails and juices in a low-key, low-lit setting with a small bar.