Recommended Farmers Markets NYC
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Recommended Farmers Markets NYC
Visiting NYC end of this week through weekend - interested in visiting outdoor farmers markets in Manhattan and Brooklyn - would appreciate suggestions
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One of the biggest--some say the best--is the Union Square GreenMarket http://www.grownyc.org/unionsquaregreenmarket
Many local chefs create menus around the availabilty of items there. Wednesday is the best day, in my opinion, but it's also on Monday, Friday, Saturday.
Many of the other markets in NYC are under the same GreenMarket program so look around that website
Do indoor food markets interest you too? 2 very different ones Eataly (I haven't been) and Chelsea Market (a favorite of mine) are not too far from Union Square and offer nice contrasts
Many local chefs create menus around the availabilty of items there. Wednesday is the best day, in my opinion, but it's also on Monday, Friday, Saturday.
Many of the other markets in NYC are under the same GreenMarket program so look around that website
Do indoor food markets interest you too? 2 very different ones Eataly (I haven't been) and Chelsea Market (a favorite of mine) are not too far from Union Square and offer nice contrasts
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Hey nyer: excellent suggestion, already looked it up and mapped/timed it, should be fun...I'm guessing you have a good pulse on the city? can you recommend microbrewery/eateries in that part of the city? either way, thanks
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Heartland Brewery has a restaurant right on Union Square. It's a local brewpub chain. The food is ok (burgers are actually quite good), but I think they have pretty good beer, and it's the closest place to the Union Square Green Market. There are a lot of better places to eat in the area depending on what you want.
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Sorry Doug, Heartland and The Coffee Shop are two of the worst restaurants in the neighborhood.
For a burger-5 Napkin at 14th and 3rd Ave or Shake Shack in Madison Square Park
For a light lunch and great, great pastries-City Bakery
For fast and easy Asian noodles, nosiy and crowded-Republic right on the Square
And more a formal lunch, one of the best food values in the city at $29 prix fixe lunch.
http://tocquevillerestaurant.com/
For a burger-5 Napkin at 14th and 3rd Ave or Shake Shack in Madison Square Park
For a light lunch and great, great pastries-City Bakery
For fast and easy Asian noodles, nosiy and crowded-Republic right on the Square
And more a formal lunch, one of the best food values in the city at $29 prix fixe lunch.
http://tocquevillerestaurant.com/
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I don't disagree that Heartland is not my favorite (and said as much), but the OP asked for a microbrewery, and it's the only one that I know of. You haven't really offered a viable alternative for what the OP is seeking. I do think the burgers there at Heartland Brewery are good.
Five Napkin is a tad better, and it has a lot of craft beers both on tap and in bottles, but they are scandalously expensive in my opinion. The food prices are fair.
Five Napkin is a tad better, and it has a lot of craft beers both on tap and in bottles, but they are scandalously expensive in my opinion. The food prices are fair.
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Sorry, I only go to macrobreweries.
The best combo for lunch is the Black Iron but that is a 15 minute walk from Union Square.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/black-iron-burger-shop-new-york
The best combo for lunch is the Black Iron but that is a 15 minute walk from Union Square.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/black-iron-burger-shop-new-york