Where to eat near the Empire State Building
Hungry after visiting the Empire State Building? Here are 8 places nearby. Every place lists its cuisine, price and the walk from the Empire State Building.
Quick and cheap ($)
Good value sit-down ($$)
- Cho Dang Gol · Asian · $$ · 🚶 4 min walk · MapWebsite
Homemade tofu stews and Korean side dishes, a calm Koreatown option - Café China · Asian · $$ · 🚶 7 min walk · MapWebsite
Elegant 1930s Shanghai-style room serving Sichuan dishes at fair prices - Pershing Square Café · American · $$ · 🚶 13 min walk · MapWebsite
Café-restaurant across from Grand Central with breakfast, burgers and big windows - Junior's Restaurant (Grand Central) · American · $$ · 🚶 14 min walk · MapWebsite
Brooklyn-born diner famous for its cheesecake, inside the terminal
Treat yourself ($$$)
- Hangawi · Vegetarian · $$$ · 🚶 4 min walk · MapWebsite
Vegetarian Korean temple cuisine, shoes off, a quiet break from Koreatown noise - Keens Steakhouse · Steakhouse · $$$ · 🚶 5 min walk · MapWebsite
1885 steakhouse with a ceiling of clay pipes, famous for its mutton chop - Grand Central Oyster Bar · Seafood · $$$ · 🚶 14 min walk · MapWebsite
Vaulted tiled room under the station since 1913: oysters, pan roasts, chowder
Breakfast and coffee nearby
- Tompkins Square Bagels, Fifth Avenue · Deli & bagels · $ · 🚶 7 min walk · MapWebsite
Bagels and cream cheese in the Shaver Hall food hall, a minute from Bryant Park. - Liberty Bagels, 7th Avenue · Deli & bagels · $ · 🚶 9 min walk · MapWebsite
Bagels and egg sandwiches on the way between Times Square and the Empire State Building.
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Last updated: 8 October 2026