CUNY Baruch College
- Campus Dining

Food Options Are Excellent.

Hundreds of restaurants/cafes/bars around, and a short train ride to other great places to eat. Me and my friends go somewhere new for lunch, every day. Cafeteria food is decent but has roughly the same price as off-campus food. There is a starbucks in the school as well as in the neighborhood, two blocks away. A popular place to get a quick sandwhich/drink/salad or snack is Bagel Express, which is located on the same block as the Main Building.

No Campus, but Located in Midtown Manhattan

Being a city college of NYC, Baruch College is unique in that there's no campus (but they're working on it). They're working on new and experimental doming, meal plans, and creating a campus, but prospective students shouldn't expect much for the next couple years. Food is mostly limited to what's near the school or the cafeteria, but being that we're in midtown Manhattan, there's a pretty big variety to choose from. You could go to the cafeteria, which features the usual American fare (chicken tenders, burgers, etc) but also has Create-Your-Own-Sushi and a selection of healthier alternatives. There is a Subways, Popeyes, a Vietnamese sandwich shop, and a wide selection of ethnic restaurants to choose from. Japanese and sushi, Chinese, Italian, and Mexican are prominent nearby. Being that it's Manhattan, if you're willing to spend a little more time traveling on the subway, you can get pretty much whatever you're craving at the moment, provided that you a) have the money to pay for it and b) have the time to get to it and eat it before your next class.

There IS a new meal plan of sorts, featuring a few local restaurants, but it's not very sophisticated or useful yet in my opinion. The discounts are small and the selection doesn't justify it, but then again it is new and Baruch is working on it.

As for places I'd recommend, Subway is an excellent choice for those who are watching their budgets but also want something big and satisfying, yet reasonably healthy at the same time. Popeyes for soul food...and there's an assortment of halal carts just outside if that's what you feel like. There's an excellent build-your-own pasta restaurant about three blocks away, and you can find medium to high quality Asian cuisine (japanese and chinese mostly) in a three block radius around the main school building. There's also a bubble tea place right next to us as well as some questionable, but extremely cheap $1 pizza and $1 hot dog operations.

All in all, I'm giving Baruch an A because of its sheer variety and what it has to offer. Most of that has to do with the location, but it's nice to have a big variety in food types as well as prices. However, one downside is that Manhattan also means somewhat more expensive, compared to the other boroughs (I'm from Queens). So instead of an A+, we get an A.

Food Options

There is a variety of places to choose from that is located close to Baruch such as the Gramercy Grill which sells great burgers, french fries and quesadillas but is a little pricey. There is also the famous Shake Shack in Madison Square Park if you want to eat somewhere nice with a view and great food, though this is very pricey. There is also a bagel place close to the school in which you can get a butter bagel for only $1 if you want to catch a quick breakfast. There is also a Chipotle close by which is absolutely delicious but again it is somewhat pricey.