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Lyceum Theatre · 149 W 45th St
Dinner before Oh, Mary!
The closest places to the Lyceum that get you fed and out in about an hour, what to order so the kitchen is fast, and a Book button for the right night. Sit down 90 minutes before curtain.
Sit down at 5:30pm, pay by 6:35pm, in your seat for the 7pm curtain.
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Utsav
Order fast: Dal makhani and butter chicken
A big room where you rarely wait for a table, and the kitchen works as fast as you need it to.
From The Infatuation's theater-district guide, Aug 2026. Photo like it: Jubair1985, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Los Tacos No. 1
Order fast: Adobada and carne asada tacos
The fastest great dinner in the district. No seats: eat standing and walk to your theater.
From The Infatuation's theater-district guide, Aug 2026. Photo like it: Wheeler Cowperthwaite, CC BY 2.0.
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Tony's Di Napoli
Order fast: The tableside Caesar, a chicken parm and one pasta for the table
Red checks, big platters, everything shared. The move for a group seeing the same show.
From The Infatuation's theater-district guide, Aug 2026. Photo like it: Geoffreyrabbit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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All'Antico Vinaio
Order fast: A schiacciata with mortadella and pistachio cream
Huge sandwiches on Tuscan bread, made in minutes. A few stools, so plan on the sidewalk.
From The Infatuation's theater-district guide, Aug 2026. Photo like it: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Da Toscano
Order fast: The octopus carpaccio and the orecchiette
Serious pasta a short walk from the 44th Street theaters, in a Midtown hotel.
From The Infatuation's theater-district guide, Aug 2026. Photo like it: Rocky Masum This work was made by Masum-al-Hasan Rock, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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