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Where to eat near the Met
8 places within 15 minutes on foot of the Met. Start with Sistina, 3 min walk: the pasta of the day and a bottle from the long Italian list.
Coffee and breakfast
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Sant Ambroeus
Get: A cappuccino and a cornetto at the counter
Milanese café that has been the Upper East Side's morning stop for decades.
From Near this hotel
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Via Quadronno
Get: A panino with prosciutto and a cappuccino
A tiny Milanese bar for a quick, very good breakfast or lunch.
From Near this hotel
Sit down for a meal
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Sistina
Get: The pasta of the day and a bottle from the long Italian list
Old-guard Upper East Side Italian with one of the city's great wine lists.
From Near this hotel
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E.A.T.
Get: Matzo ball soup, egg salad on Eli's bread
Eli Zabar's café: expensive, a little old-school, and the bread is the point.
From Near this hotel
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Caravaggio
Get: Handmade pasta, the veal Milanese
Polished Italian two blocks away, quiet enough to talk.
From Near this hotel
Something sweet
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The Mark Restaurant by Jean-Georges
Get: The crab cakes, the black truffle pizza
Jean-Georges' neighborhood room across the street, busy and dressy.
From Near this hotel
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Lexington Candy Shop
Get: A grilled cheese and a chocolate egg cream at the counter
A luncheonette since 1925, with the soda fountain still working.
From Near this hotel
A drink
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J.G. Melon
Get: The burger with cottage fries and a beer
The Upper East Side's burger since 1972: cash-friendly, loud and always busy.
From Near this hotel
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