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Before the curtain

Pre-theater dinner on Broadway

Pick your theater. Each page has the closest places that get you out in about an hour, what to order fast, set menus, and a Book button for your night, 90 minutes before curtain.

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Broadway

Al HirschfeldNow You See Me Live, opening Nov 11, 2026All'Antico Vinaio, Bar Centrale, Bar Lola

AmbassadorChicagoDin Tai Fung, Don Antonio, Le Tout Va Bien

August WilsonParanormal ActivityRussian Vodka Room, Le Tout Va Bien, Danji

BelascoMaybe Happy EndingTony's Di Napoli, Utsav, Da Toscano

Bernard B. JacobsThe OutsidersAll'Antico Vinaio, Los Tacos No. 1, Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine

BoothDownstate, opening Nov 15, 2026All'Antico Vinaio, Los Tacos No. 1, Bar Centrale

BroadhurstIt's a Wonderful Life, opening Nov 18, 2026Orso, Joe Allen, Sky Pavilion

BroadwayThe Great GatsbyRussian Vodka Room, Din Tai Fung, Yakitori Totto

Circle in the SquareJust in TimeDin Tai Fung, Don Antonio, Le Tout Va Bien

Ethel BarrymoreHere There Are Blueberries, opening Nov 9, 2026Bar Centrale, Joe Allen, Orso

Eugene O'NeillThe Book of MormonDin Tai Fung, Don Antonio, Kohoku-Ku Ramen

Gerald SchoenfeldBuena Vista Social ClubAll'Antico Vinaio, Los Tacos No. 1, Bar Lola

GershwinWickedLe Tout Va Bien, Russian Vodka Room, Don Antonio

HayesThe Fantasticks, opening Nov 16, 2026Los Tacos No. 1, Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine, Szechuan Mountain House

HudsonOther Desert CitiesTony's Di Napoli, Utsav, Da Toscano

Imperial860All'Antico Vinaio, Orso, Bar Centrale

James Earl JonesWanted: The Legend of the Sisters Clarke, opening Nov 8, 2026Utsav, Din Tai Fung, Da Toscano

John GoldenOperation MincemeatAll'Antico Vinaio, Joe Allen, Szechuan Mountain House

Lena HorneSixAll'Antico Vinaio, Bar Centrale, Joe Allen

LongacreTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)All'Antico Vinaio, Din Tai Fung, Bar Centrale

Lunt-FontanneBlue Man Group: A New Holiday Surprise, opening Nov 17, 2026All'Antico Vinaio, Bar Centrale, Din Tai Fung

LyceumOh, Mary!Utsav, Los Tacos No. 1, Tony's Di Napoli

LyricHarry Potter and the Cursed ChildLos Tacos No. 1, All'Antico Vinaio, Sky Pavilion

MajesticPurple Rain, opening Apr 12, 2027All'Antico Vinaio, Los Tacos No. 1, Bar Centrale

MarquisStranger Things: The First ShadowAll'Antico Vinaio, Los Tacos No. 1, Bar Centrale

MinskoffThe Lion KingLos Tacos No. 1, All'Antico Vinaio, Tony's Di Napoli

Music BoxInter Alia, opening Dec 1, 2026All'Antico Vinaio, Bar Centrale, Joe Allen

NederlanderSchmigadoon!Los Tacos No. 1, Tony's Di Napoli, Sky Pavilion

Neil SimonMJ the MusicalRussian Vodka Room, Danji, Yakitori Totto

New AmsterdamAladdinLos Tacos No. 1, Tony's Di Napoli, Sky Pavilion

PalaceThe Lost BoysUtsav, All'Antico Vinaio, Los Tacos No. 1

Richard RodgersHamiltonAll'Antico Vinaio, Bar Centrale, Joe Allen

Samuel J. FriedmanSchool Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls PlayAll'Antico Vinaio, Bar Centrale, Joe Allen

ShubertGalileo, opening Dec 6, 2026Los Tacos No. 1, All'Antico Vinaio, Bar Centrale

St. JamesDolly: A True Original Musical, opening Jan 19, 2027All'Antico Vinaio, Los Tacos No. 1, Bar Centrale

Stephen Sondheim& JulietTony's Di Napoli, Los Tacos No. 1, Da Toscano

Studio 54The Rocky Horror ShowYakitori Totto, BKK New York, Russian Vodka Room

Todd HaimesThe Imaginary InvalidLos Tacos No. 1, Sky Pavilion, Tony's Di Napoli

Vivian BeaumontA Few Good MenLincoln Ristorante, Café Fiorello, Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi

Walter KerrHadestownDin Tai Fung, All'Antico Vinaio, Don Antonio

Winter GardenMuch Ado About Nothing, opening Nov 19, 2026Din Tai Fung, Russian Vodka Room, Don Antonio

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Shows from Wikipedia, checked Oct 29, 2026. Places from The Infatuation's theater-district guide (New York) and Hot Dinners' pre-theatre menus (London), each checked open. Chef Amazing isn't paid by any restaurant or theater here.