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Hunter College - Off-Campus Dining

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Best Pizza

  • Mariella's Pizza

Best Breakfast

  • Hunter Deli

Best Chinese

  • Rice

Best Healthy

  • Yaffa Café

Best Wings

  • Rodeo Bar

Best Place to Take Your Parents

  • Serendipity 3

College Prowler Take

Since a lot of students may be at Hunter for a good part of their day, food becomes very important. Both Uptown around the main campus and Downtown around the dorms (for that small population of dorm residents), there’s enough variety to keep you satisfied—Indian, Thai, pizza, burgers, vegetarian options, salads, and sandwiches. A number of places offer Hunter students a discount; they won’t ask you if you’re a student, though, so be ready with your ID when you pay. Near the dorms, there are many places that deliver, so you won’t have to trek in the rain for your Chinese food.

After four years of going to the school, the places around the campus will either become like a second home, or avoided. For those that like their fast food, the closest McDonald’s or Wendy’s is on 1st Avenue, not exactly convenient if you’re between classes. Nevertheless, there is no reason to complain about a lack of places to eat; if you do, you haven’t looked hard enough.

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Anonymous says:

I usually walk to 1st Avenue and...

I usually walk to 1st Avenue and get McDonald’s most of the time.

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Anonymous says:

There’s a good Thai place a few...

There’s a good Thai place a few blocks south on Lexington. The pizza’s alright there. Burger Heaven is nice; I don’t eat much up there.

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Anonymous says:

Check out the street vendors and...

Check out the street vendors and places like Turquoise.

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Anonymous says:

The restaurants off campus are...

The restaurants off campus are great. There is a wide variety to choose from. You can find pretty much anything you’re looking for, and prices range from very reasonable to expensive. Even the street vendors sell pretty good food. I highly recommend going to Pax for healthy but very good food. They sell amazing salads.

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Anonymous says:

There is always good food a few...

There is always good food a few blocks away. The Thai place, which is on 65th, I think is pretty good. Corrado Bakery is expensive but so good, it’s worth it once and a while. The Hunter Deli on 69th is also good and pretty cheap.

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Facts

Student Favorites

  • Burger Haven
  • Turquoise
  • World Cup Café

Other Places to Check Out

  • Bellevue Hospital cafeteria
  • Candy Bar
  • China Town
  • Corrado Bakery
  • Dolcino Ristorante
  • Dylan's
  • East Bay Diner (open 24 hours)
  • Grace's Trattoria
  • Hale and Hearty Soups
  • Jamba Juice
  • Lite Delights
  • Lyric Diner (open 24 hours)
  • McDonald's
  • New York City Bagel (open 24 hours)
  • Noodles on 28
  • Pax
  • Phoenix Park
  • Pomme Frites
  • Subway
  • Sunflower Diner
  • Tang
  • Texas Smokehouse BBQ
  • Wendy's

24-Hour Dining

  • Cosmos Diner
  • Yaffa Café

Grocery Stores

Associated Supermarket
311 E. 23rd St.
(212) 689-6192

Dagostino Supermarket
587 3rd Ave.
(212) 972-4892

Gristede's Supermarket
512 2nd Ave.
(212) 725-6440

Restaurant Listing

Agra
Indian
807 Lexington Ave., Uptown
(212) 308-8281
Price: $5-$10
Only six blocks from campus; window seat overlooks Lexington Avenue
Hours: Monday–Saturday 12 p.m.–3 p.m., 5 p.m.–11 p.m., Sunday 5 p.m.–10 p.m.

Americas Burgers and Wraps
Burgers and wraps
1159 Third Ave., Uptown
(212) 628-0740
Price: $5-$10
One street east of campus
Hours: Monday–Friday 6 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 7 a.m.–7:30 p.m.

Burger Heaven
Burgers, diner, coffeeshop
804 Lexington Ave., Uptown
(212) 838-3580
Price: $5-$10
Six blocks south of campus
Hours: Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m.–8 p.m.

Cosmos Diner
Diner
395 Second Ave., Downtown
(212) 679-1290
Price: $5-$10
Between 22nd and 23rd Streets; wi-fi service, free delivery
Hours: Daily 24 hours

Curry in a Hurry
Indian
119 Lexington Ave., Downtown
(212) 683-0900
Price: $8-$15
At corner of 28th Street
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–12 a.m.

Eat Here Now
Diner, coffeeshop
839 Lexington Ave., Uptown
(212) 751-0724
Price: $5-$10
Four blocks south of campus
Hours: Daily 6 a.m.–10 p.m.

Havana Pies
Latin American, Cuban, Caribbean, Mexican
219 E. 23rd St., Downtown
(212) 684-3330
Price: $8-$15
Between 2nd and 3rd Avenues
Hours: Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–10 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–9 p.m.

Hunan Lake
Chinese
399 E. 23rd St., Downtown
(212) 679-0546
Price: $10-$15
Restaurant occasionally gives out free beer
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–12 a.m.

Hunter Deli
Deli
966 Lexington Ave., Uptown
(212) 439-7758
Price: $5-$10
Named after the school; two blocks north of campus
Hours: Daily 5:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.

Mariella's Pizza
Pizza
965 Lexington Ave., Uptown
(212) 249-0796
Price: $2-$8
Located two blocks north of campus
Hours: Daily 10:30 a.m.–10 p.m.

Murray's Falafel and Grill
Middle Eastern, Kosher
261 First St., Downtown
(212) 533-1956
Price: $5-$10
Between 15th and 16th Streets
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday 11 a.m.–Two hours before sundown

Neil's Coffee Shop
Diner, coffeeshop
961 Lexington Ave., Uptown
(212) 628-7474
Price: $3-$10
Two blocks north of campus
Hours: Monday–Friday 6 a.m.–9 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 7 a.m.–9 p.m.

Rice
Eclectic, international, Pan-Asian, Pacific Rim
115 Lexington Ave., Downtown
(212) 686-5400
Price: $6-$12
Corner of 28th Street
Hours: Daily 8 a.m.–11 p.m.

Rodeo Bar
Mexican, Southwestern, barbeque
375 Third Ave., Downtown
(212) 683-6500
Price: $10-$15
Located on corner of 27th Street; live music
Hours: Daily 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m.

Serendipity 3
American, diner, coffeeshop, desserts, bakery
225 E. 60th St., Uptown
(212) 838-3531
Price: $15-$20
Between 2nd and 3rd Avenues; their frozen hot chocolates are famous.
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11:30 a.m.–12 a.m., Friday 11:30 a.m.–1 a.m., Saturday 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m.

Shake Shack
Burgers, hot dogs, desserts, bakery
Madison Square Park at 23rd St. and Madison Ave., Downtown
(212) 889-6600
Price: $3-$7
Outdoor seating
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Suan
Thai
872 Lexington Ave., Uptown
(212) 288-1821
Price: $8-$15
Two blocks south of campus
Hours: Monday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 12:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.

Turquoise
Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
958 Lexington Ave., Uptown
(212) 774-1991
Price: $5-$10
One block north of campus
Hours: Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 11 a.m.–8 p.m.

Viang Ping
Thai
210 E. 23rd St., Downtown
(212) 481-8616
Price: $5-$10
Between 2nd and 3rd Avenues
Hours: Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 2 p.m.–11 p.m.

World Cup Café
Coffeeshop, sandwiches, smoothies, vegetarian options
956 Lexington Ave., Uptown
(212) 717-6888
Price: $5-$10
One block north of campus
Hours: Daily 7 a.m.–8 p.m.

Wrap-N-Run Grill
Deli, sandwiches
788 Lexington Ave., Uptown
(212) 888-7781
Price: $5-$10
Seven blocks south of campus
Hours: Monday–Friday 5:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 9 a.m.–9 p.m.

Yaffa Café
Health food, vegetarian
97 St. Marks, Downtown
(212) 674-9302
Price: $10-$15
Near 1st Avenue
Hours: Daily 24 hours

Did You Know?

The area on Lexington Avenue from about 28th to 33rd Streets, only a few minute’s walk from the dorms, is known as Curry Hill because of the abundance of Indian restaurants.

Publications such as the Village Voice come out with cheap eat guides to the city each year, perfect for college students.

Every year, around mid-September, Little Italy experiences the Feast of San Gennaro. It’s all the sausage and cannolis you can handle.

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