Best NYC restaurants located within a 5 minute walk of Grand Central Terminal – 42 Street Station | Ratings, Reviews & Maps

The following New York City restaurants are all conveniently located within a 5 minute walk of the Grand Central Terminal – 42 Street Subway Station. They are sorted according to their overall rating on Yelp. When you are looking for a great place to eat near Grand Central Terminal – 42 Street Station in NYC, any of the following restaurants should prove to be a good choice.

Park Avenue Tavern

Yelp Rating:
4 out of 5
Based on 896 Reviews.

Price: $$

Category:
American (Traditional)
Cocktail Bars
Burgers

Address:

99 Park Ave

New York, NY 10016

Phone: (212) 867-4484

Excellent cocktails and staff. Bar is attentive, fun, and makes a good pour. Very fun happy hour spot – it will get incredibly packed in the… Read More

Albert K. Aug-07-2022

Well located in Park Avenue.

Reasonable prices and good interior, well located.

The service is nice and fast, not too overwhelming, the perfect blend. Read More

Billy S. Jul-29-2022

Oh man, this restaurant rocks! Everyday this place is buzzing, definitely the spot to be for that after work drink.

I love their limited cocktail menu-… Read More

Tobin T. Jul-21-2022

Valerie

Yelp Rating:
4.5 out of 5
Based on 457 Reviews.

Price: $$

Category:
American (New)
Cocktail Bars

Address:

45 W 45th St between 5th & 6th Ave

New York, NY 10036

Phone: (212) 302-4545

HH $1 oysters and $11 delicious cocktails?

Say less! I was super impressed with the pricing and the taste; super fresh with an excellent cocktail sauce…. Read More

John T. Aug-19-2022

My friend and I walked over here after an Apple repair appointment. So glad we did.

What an amazing bar. The whole vibe here is just amazing. We each… Read More

S G. Aug-02-2022

This review is for Happy Hour only!
M-F 4-7pm
$1 oysters, say less
$11 cocktail specials

Came here to celebrate our friend for finishing grad school…. Read More

Wei Teresa C. Jul-28-2022

Urbanspace

Yelp Rating:
4 out of 5
Based on 677 Reviews.

Price: $$

Category:
Food Court

Address:

230 Park Ave

New York, NY 10169

Phone: (646) 747-0810

Great ice cream cake! Went here for my baby’s birthday. Had a lot of fun. Try the chocolate express cake if you have the chance! Read More

Tyshon M. Jul-18-2022

Urbanspace has swept across my Yelp feed multiple times since I started using the app. It never attracted me enough to check it out on my own, but it stuck… Read More

Jason M. Aug-20-2022

The food here is all really solid and it’s just so convenient! Happy hour is until 6 or 7 I think and is great and the vibe in there at that time is busy… Read More

Jacob K. Jul-04-2022

Little Collins

Yelp Rating:
4.5 out of 5
Based on 999 Reviews.

Price: $$

Category:
Coffee & Tea
Breakfast & Brunch
Sandwiches

Address:

708 3rd Ave

New York, NY 10017

Phone: (212) 308-1969

Amazing breakfast. The avocado toast was piled with avocado and perfectly seasoned. Cappuccino was rich and delicious. Cream brûlée French toast was cooked… Read More

Peter H. Aug-04-2022

Grabbed breakfast here on a Tuesday and it was super crowded. We waited for about 10 minutes till we were seated.

Service was great and so was the food…. Read More

Tiffany N. Aug-23-2022

Jamie W. and I were thrilled just to be in New York. Period. That was because we had just survived an airline nightmare that turned a non-stop flight from… Read More

Ed U. Aug-20-2022

Los Tacos No. 1

Yelp Rating:
4.5 out of 5
Based on 122 Reviews.

Price: $

Category:
Tacos

Address:

125 Park Ave

New York, NY 10017

Phone: (646) 970-1955

Food was good, they also had fresh ingredients
Prepared a little quickly

Definitely coming back Read More

Vishal B. Jul-05-2022

It’s real simple. Stand in the long line (moves fast), order your tacos, shift over to the line cooks and hand your ticket over. They will make your tacos… Read More

PHAN D. Aug-22-2022

Grabbed a quick bite here and got one marinated pork taco. Delicious and a plenty. The sauce was so good. Tortilla held together well. Quick, probably took… Read More

Cole D. Aug-02-2022

Joe’s Home of Soup Dumplings

Yelp Rating:
4.5 out of 5
Based on 289 Reviews.

Price: $$

Category:
Shanghainese
Noodles

Address:

7 E 48th St

between Fifth and Madison avenues

New York, NY 10017

Phone: (212) 333-3868

The best soup dumplings I have had lots of flavor and the prices are not bad . Service was good very pleasant.I will be back to order more Read More

Lisa R. Aug-07-2022

It feels strange to give a three-star rating to a restaurant that served some of the best soup dumplings I’ve ever had, but here I am. Joe’s Soup Dumplings… Read More

Dale W. Aug-19-2022

Great spot for my friend and I to meet nearby our workplaces!

Gets a little noisy in the day cause of the echoes and space, but it wasn’t a problem and we… Read More

Erin L. Aug-30-2022

Omusubi Gonbei

Yelp Rating:
4.5 out of 5
Based on 91 Reviews.

Price: $

Category:
Japanese
Food Stands

Address:

370 Lexington Ave

New York, NY 10017

Phone: (917) 472-7168

This is a no frills value place that could be great as a mid-day snack or a full meal if you snag several omusubi. Definitely coming back!

4/5 food: these… Read More

Olivia C. Jul-31-2022

Great selection of onigiri rice balls with multiple protein options and white vs. brown rice. Like most other onigiri I’ve had, the rice portion overpowers… Read More

Kay A. Aug-24-2022

Was excited but disappointed. As I ordered a Chicken Karaage the worker took the first one which was more full and moved it down just to grab a smaller one…. Read More

Generous Y. Jun-19-2022

Le Pavillon

Yelp Rating:
4 out of 5
Based on 106 Reviews.

Price: $$$$

Category:
French
American (New)

Address:

One Vanderbilt Ave

New York, NY 10017

Phone: (212) 662-1000

The restaurant was Absolutely amazing from
The beautiful decor to the super intricate menu!!

Had the 3 course menu with king crab cold soup , lobster, and… Read More

Cristiane K. Sep-03-2022

Absolutely amazing spot by Daniel Boulud! Service is impeccable as expected and ambience is so nice. The ceilings are high with nice lighting and… Read More

Stephanie Y. Aug-27-2022

Although the second-half of my meal was spent in an unfortunately embarrassing benadryl-induced haze unfortunately necessitated by my incredibly… Read More

David L. Aug-26-2022

Momosan Ramen & Sake – New York

Yelp Rating:
4 out of 5
Based on 1759 Reviews.

Price: $$

Category:
Ramen
Asian Fusion

Address:

342 Lexington Ave

New York, NY 10016

Phone: (646) 201-5529

I was craving ramen and wanted to try somewhere new in the city, and holy crap am I glad I came here. After doing some searching and review reading this… Read More

Hope L. Sep-05-2022

From my time in NY sampling nearly every ramen place you can think of. Right at the time when Naruto came out and everyone wanted the ramen bar experience… Read More

Hong Kim L. Aug-31-2022

My favorite ramen place in all of New York City that I have been to. Not only was the price reasonable at 16 per ramen dish but the entire dish was flawless… Read More

Andrew J. Aug-22-2022

Dimsum Garden

Yelp Rating:
4.5 out of 5
Based on 39 Reviews.

Category:
Dim Sum

Address:

338 Lexington Ave

New York, NY 10016

Phone: (646) 559-2388

Authentic dim sum in midtown. The portion size is huge.

The tea is good. The lo mein is quite filling. The dumplings are delicious and well cooked.

Very… Read More

Albert K. Aug-06-2022

Delicious Dim Sun at a reasonable price. Very fast and good service. Will be back!

Our favorite was the pork buns and house fried rice. Read More

Travis H. Jul-30-2022

This is a lovely Chinese dim sum restaurant within close walking distance to Grand Central station. We stumbled upon this restaurant as it is fairly new,… Read More

Cambrie M. Jun-13-2022

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