Times Square is the throbbing heart of New York, thronged from early morning until late at night with theatergoers, thrill seekers, skateboard riders, touts dressed in idiotic costumes, wedding guests, sanitation workers, and just plain tourists . It
may come as no surprise that most New Yorkers who don’t have to work in the immediate vicinity avoid it like the plague.
Well, that’s not strictly true. Times Square is home to some of the city’s most desirable eateries at a wide price range — if only you can find them. For this map, we’ve expanded the boundaries to include the Theater District (RIP Sardi’s for now).
For this update: We’ve added Cuban restaurant Margon. This time, we’ve removed the Lambs Club and Hainan Jones because both have closed.
And for other nearby restaurants, check out Eater’s guides to the best restaurants in Rockefeller Center, Hell’s Kitchen, and Midtown East, plus the best new Manhattan restaurants and an Eater editor’s picks for the best Times Square restaurants on the Eater app.
Nadia Chaudhury is the New York-based deputy editor for Eater Northeast, a team that covers NYC, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. The born-and-raised New Yorker finds herself often in the Times Square area because of her Grand Central Terminal commute.
Melissa McCart is the lead editor of the Northeast region, which covers New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. She has over 20 years of experience in food writing and editing, having worked for Mark Bittman’s Substack and his website on Medium; as the restaurant critic for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; and at Newsday.
