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Edited by Josh Ozersky with Daniel Maurer

Archive of Three Blocks

Three Blocks 

2/21/07

9:00 AM

Scientists and Surgeons Get Asian Takeout and Italian Standards Around 65th and First

The folks from Memorial Sloan Kettering, Weill-Cornell Medical, and Rockefeller University working in the micro-micro-neighborhood around 65th Street and First Avenue feast at tasty ethnic joints and cozy trattorias.

Persian kebabs, peanut-butter bagels, and plenty of pasta. »

Three Blocks 

2/ 1/07

11:00 AM

Ph.D.’s, M.D.’s Get Casual Eats, Tons of Takeout Around Amsterdam and 113th

In the micro-micro neighborhood centered around Amsterdam Avenue and 113th Street, Columbia students cram for exams at coffee shops and bistros while St. Luke’s Hospital workers grab quick bites from specialty delis.

Cheese pizza, chocolate crepes, and coffee, coffee, coffee. »

Three Blocks 

1/26/07

10:00 AM

Developers and Insurance Salesman Get Comfort Food Near West Broadway and Chambers Street

The attorneys, lower Manhattan developers, and insurance salespeople in the micro-micro-neighborhood of West Tribeca have much more to choose from than the nearby celebrity-chef flagships — home-style international bites, in particular. But for a business lunch, they’re still best off at Bouley.

Long Island duckling? Sticky guava chicken? Chicken potpie? West Tribeca lunches rule! »

Three Blocks 

1/10/07

1:04 PM

Docs and Journos Get the Greenmarket and Kosher Classics Around 70th and Columbus

The micro-micro-neighborhood centered around 70th Street and Columbus Avenue boasts upscale haunts and casual wine bars for private-practice doctors, ABC staffers, and Apple Bank employees, while the area’s cozy cafés cater to freelancers and thirtysomething stroller-pushers.

Gourmet pierogi, kosher franks, and a Mad Hatter's tea. »

Three Blocks 

11/28/06

11:54 AM

Students, Shrinks, and Editors Chow Down around Fifth Avenue and 14th Street

Small, refined ethnic restaurants and sunny cafés around 14th Street and Fifth Avenue sate Union Square shoppers, Village students and profs, and lower Fifth's editors, publicists, and psychiatrists.

African peanut-chicken soup, free tapas, and chill-banishing bibimbap. »

Three Blocks 

11/ 7/06

11:56 AM

Simple and Stylish Lunches for Bookworms, Fashionistas Where Noho Meets Nolita

Around the intersection of Broadway and Houston, fashion retailers, gallery sitters, and workers from the Scholastic building can walk north and east for good, cheap NYU eats, or south and west for something with a little more Soho finesse.

From a noodle temple to award-winning street-cart fare, with Italian sandwiches and goat stew in between. »

Three Blocks 

11/ 3/06

12:00 PM

Cops and Professors Get Their Pick of Chinese and More Around Mulberry and Canal

Cops and city workers rub elbows with professors, bankers, and the courthouse crowd in the micro-micro-neighborhood around Mulberry and Canal Streets. In addition to fine Chinese, you'll find everything from Malaysian and Vietnamese to Italian and New American.

Huge "tiny buns," fake-meat "treasure balls," and clay pots you won't find on the menu. »

Three Blocks 

10/31/06

11:59 AM

Marketers and Finance Guys Get Crêpes and Martinis Around Third and 38th

Horizon Media and Neuberger Berman employees dine next to private-practice doctors and lawyers in the micro-micro-neighborhood around Third Avenue and 38th Street. Located just southeast of Grand Central, upper Murray Hill offers an array of edibles ranging from hearty Italian to messy American to faux French.

Slick organic, unassuming fratboy, and colorful Asian. »

Three Blocks 

10/27/06

10:35 AM

Doctors and Teachers Tuck Into Asian and More Around Elmhurst's Broadway and Whitney

The micro-micro-neighborhood centered around Broadway and Whitney Avenue in Elmhurst is one of the most diverse areas in the entire world, but Asian cuisine provides the best lunch options. The staffs of nearby Newtown High School and Elmhurst Hospital Center, as well as local real-estate agents and China Trust Bank workers, have no shortage of interesting places to nosh.

Argentine sweetbreads, Jakartan chicken noodle soup, and Indian pizza. »

Three Blocks 

10/24/06

11:38 AM

Bankers Find Truck-Made Pizza and Sushi Down Alleys Near 47th and Park

The bankers and financial planners in the tightly packed area around 47th Street and Park Avenue have two choices for good lunch: Wait on line at often less-than-stellar carts that line Park, or head one avenue east for some of the best cheap international food in the city.

Hurry curry, "big money" rice balls, and a "Box of Dreams." »

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