3. Xi'an Famous Foods
24 W 45th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Midtown East · 256 tips and reviews
Dan Darouvar: Simple menu is complete with many wonderful options. Kitchen service is quick, albeit no waitstaff. The food is delicious, and reminds me of home cooked fare I have enjoyed while traveling overseas.
Coren: Authentic yet hip, great flavors, great prices.
The Wall Street Journal: Try the delicious pork burger, "spicy and tingly" beef noodle soup or Liang Pi cold-skin noodles, made from wheat flour. Read more.
4. La Bonne Soupe
8.0
48 W 55th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Midtown East · 148 tips and reviews
Katja Presnal: Really good basic French home style food. The crepes are to die for. Latte is super small, skip it and try Starbucks around the corner, but don't skip the soups as a starter.
Mary Gazella: The andalouse soup is rich and lovely and best enjoyed with a glass of red wine and lots of bread.
Kerry Timony: Creme Andolouse soup is to die for!
5. Tina's Cuban Cuisine
7.3
23 W 56th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Cuban Restaurant · Midtown East · 66 tips and reviews
Josue Evilla: Not a fancy lunch spot. Just legit Cuban food that will satisfy your home cooked meal cravings. Try the Roast Pork (Pernil), paired with rice and beans and fried plantains...then loosen your belt.
Jackson Peddy: Tina's food is great, from fried pork chops to sweet plantains they cover it all. Top it off with a Cuban coffee!
Andrew Willett: The green sauce. Oh god, so good. Put it on everything.
9. Shun Lee Palace
6.9
155 E 55th St (Lex & 3rd Aves.), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Midtown East · 35 tips and reviews
naveen: when i used to work at sony, we'd lunch here with the team: peking duck was a favorite (among other dishes). possibly some of the best chinese outside of chinatown
The New York Times: Grand Marnier shrimp and pillowy mu shu make for an elegant pre-Lincoln Center meal best taken with martinis and friends.
Leah Helmer: The wonton soup there is out of this world INCREDIBLE.