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Vivian Beaumont Theater · 150 W 65th St
Dinner before A Few Good Men
The closest places to the Vivian Beaumont 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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Lincoln Ristorante
Order fast: A pasta, then the striped bass
The glass pavilion on the Lincoln Center plaza, a go-to before a show. Dinner Tuesday to Saturday, 4-9pm.
Photo like it: Geoffreyrabbit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Café Fiorello
Order fast: The antipasto bar and a thin-crust pizza
Across Broadway from Lincoln Center for nearly 30 years, and used to feeding people on a clock.
Photo like it: Roberto Tomasone, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi
Order fast: Short rib pastrami suya and the egusi soup dumplings
Kwame Onwuachi's restaurant inside David Geffen Hall, a few steps from the Vivian Beaumont.
Set menu: Three-course pre-theater menu
Photo like it: ProjectManhattan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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La Boîte en Bois
Order fast: The pre-theater prix fixe
A tiny brownstone bistro three blocks from Lincoln Center, open since 1985. Busiest 5 to 7:30pm, so book.
Set menu: Pre-theater prix fixe
Photo like it: Jon Mountjoy, CC BY 2.0.
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Walk times are from the theater's door at an easy pace. Places picked from The Infatuation's theater-district guide and the restaurants' own pre-theater menus, checked open Oct 29, 2026. Set menus and prices are as the restaurant published them and change; check when you book. Shows from Wikipedia. Something wrong? hello@chefamazing.com. Chef Amazing isn't paid by any restaurant or theater here.
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