In
In
the city that never sleeps, it comes as no surprise that
there's a high demand for great late-night food. Forget cheesy
chips or Dominos, New Yorkers expect the same standard of
deliciousness at 4AM as they do at 4PM. Although, let's face it,
after a long night of dancing on tables and knocking back shots,
most bleary-eyed Manhattanites would settle for any form of
carbohydrate available.
Increasingly, the city's restaurants are starting to cater to
New Yorker's seemingly Grecian schedules: brunch at sundown, dinner
at midnight, breakfast non-existent… Forget early-bird specials and
morning meals (unless by morning you mean 3AM) the times are -
quite literally - changing.
New York
favourite Minetta Tavern, for example, now serves dinner until
1AM Thursday through Saturday and stays open until its famous and
fashionable crowd has left. Raoul's, an old-school French bistro
over in SoHo, also serves food until 1AM on the weekends - the
Europeans, of course, having no concept of an early dinner. The
Spotted Pig, a no-reservations gastropub frequented by celebrities,
plates up its fancy British fare until 2AM every day of the week;
meanwhile, guests can linger at the bar until 4AM - making it very
likely that they'll cross paths with overeager West Village joggers
as they stumble home on a Thursday morning.
But this is mere child's play in comparison to the true 24/7
eateries across New York City; the places that welcome you seven
days a week from dusk 'til dawn and are there for you with a plate
of pancakes, fried chicken or a pastrami sandwich when you need it
the most. Whether you've been raving until sunrise, locked up in
the office past 1AM, tackling hellish jetlag or just have a case of
the late-night munchies, SUITCASE has you covered with a list of
our favourite midnight meals in the city.
