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MAP: Where to Sit and Eat Within a Short Walk From Museum Mile

By Shaye Weaver | August 11, 2015 5:04pm | Updated on August 11, 2015 7:47pm
 Most dining along the stretch is available within museums on Fifth Avenue others are found nearby on side streets or on Madison Avenue.
Museum Mile Eats Can Be Tricky To Find
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UPPER EAST SIDE — Museum Mile on Fifth Avenue has no shortage of exhibits and galleries but finding a place to sit down and eat while museum hopping can be a challenge.

The lack of eateries on Fifth Avenue, from East 82nd to 105th streets, is evident. The stretch is made up largely of park land and residential homes, aside from a sprinkling of food trucks.

DNAinfo New York compiled a list of spots to stop by next time hunger hits during a tour of Museum Mile:

► Bluestone Lane, 2 E. 90th St. at Fifth Avenue

Nearest to the Solomon R. Guggenheim, the National Academy Museum, the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and the Jewish Museum. Good for a coffee break or sit-down lunch. Prices range from $11 to $30 per entree.

The Australian company just opened its sixth Manhattan location inside the Church of the Heavenly Rest and offers a large menu of brunch, lunch, coffee and snacks, including a watermelon salad, a "brekkie board" made of smashed avocado on toast with blueberry cardamom chia pudding, and a granola bowl with Greek yogurt, citrus curd and rainbow micro herbs. Customers can also choose from several Australian coffee drinks.

Open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

► Sarabeth's, 1295 Madison Ave. at East 92nd Street

Nearest to the Jewish Museum and the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. Good for a longer sit-down meal. Prices range from $18 to $34 per entree.

Sarabeth's, which started out as a bakery and jam shop, now has something for everyone, from breakfast dishes like its "goldie lox" with scrambled eggs, smoked salmon and cream cheese, to its Maine lobster roll for lunch and jumbo shrimp pasta for dinner. For those looking for comfort food, Sarabeth's has an "adult grilled cheese" with three different cheeses on pretzel bread served with cream of tomato soup. It also has a baked mac and cheese, and a "flat and fluffy" French toast.

Open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

► Gina La Fornarina, 26 E. 91st St. at Madison Avenue

Nearest to the Solomon R. Guggenheim, the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, the National Academy Museum, and the Jewish Museum. Good for a sit-down lunch or dinner. Prices range from $9 to $25 per entree.

For a pizza craving, Gina La Fornarina has several specialty pies to choose from, like gorgonzola and pear, prosciutto and fig, four cheese and its marscarpone, prosciutto and truffle oil pizzas. The restaurant also has a wide variety of pastas, including homemade ravioli filled with butternut squash and parmigiana cheese and its potato gnocchi. 

Open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

► Corner Café and Bakery, 1246 Madison Ave., between 89th and 90th

Nearest to the Solomon R. Guggenheim, the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. Good for a quick breakfast or lunch. Prices range from $13 to $22 per entree.

Aside from its many scones, muffins, cookies and cupcakes, the Corner Cafe and Bakery also claims to serve up the best BLT in the city. The traditional cafe is a good place to stop for American staples like hamburgers, meatloaf and an array of sandwiches, but it also has a few Mexican dishes like chicken quesadillas, tacos and a chimichanga. It serves brunch on weekends until 4 p.m.

Open daily from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

► The New Amity Restaurant, 1134 Madison Avenue, between 84th and 85th streets

Nearest to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Good for a quick sit-down breakfast or lunch. Prices range from $8 to $26 per entree.

The New Amity Restaurant serves traditional diner fare and has 17 omelettes to choose from. For lunch, customers can choose from 14 hamburgers, eight grilled chicken sandwiches and Greek specialties like gyro or souvlaki, in addition to other sandwiches, wraps, and seafood entrees.

Open daily from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

► Grazie, 26 E. 84th St., between 83rd and 84th streets

Nearest to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Good for a sit-down meal. Prices range from $12 to $32 per entree.

Grazie, an Italian cafe that serves many tastes, has a selection of omelettes, pizzas, sandwiches, salads and an "Italian Bento Box," which includes two savory dishes, like a carrot and ginger soup and a pesto panini, and one sweet (either tiramisu, biscotti, a brownie or fresh fruit).

The lunch and dinner menu includes veal encrusted in Parmesan cheese, chicken Milanese, and linguini with baby clams and white or red sauce.

Open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Friday from 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

► Giovanni Venticinque, 25 East 83rd Street, between Madison and Fifth avenues

Nearest to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Good for a sit-down meal. Prices range from $15 to $44 per entree.

Sit down for a traditional Italian meal at Giovanni Venticinque, which offers light dishes like an Italian omelette with tomato and ricotta and a chicken Cesar salad, and heavier entrees like penne ala vodka, and bow tie pasta with organic salmon, pork tenderloin and filet mignon.

Open daily from 11:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. for lunch and 5 to 10:30 p.m. for dinner.

► E.A.T., 1064 Madison Avenue, between 80th and 81st streets.

Nearest to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Good for grab-and-go eats or a quick bite. Prices range from $12 to $30 per cafe entree.

E.A.T., by Eli Zabar, offers egg dishes, French toast and pancakes for breakfast, and soups, sandwiches, pizzas and salads for lunch.

Open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

► Cafe Sabarsky and Cafe Fledermaus at the Nueue Galerie, 1048 Fifth Ave. at East 86th Street.

Inside the Nueue Galerie, and nearest to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum and the Goethe House German Cultural Center. The price ranges from $16 to $35 per entree.

Inside the Nueue Galerie are two Viennese restaurants that share a menu and drink list but are different in atmosphere. Cafe Sabarsky offers a more formal setting, while Cafe Fledermaus is more casual. Both serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, including dishes like Bavarian ham and eggs, Scottish smoked salmon, Hungarian beef goulash and wiener schnitzel. For dessert, it serves poppy seed rhubarb torte and Viennese dark chocolate cake.

Cafe Sabarsky is open Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Lunch reservations are for Galerie members at the "sustaining level" and above. Dinner reservations are available to the public.

Cafe Fledermaus is open Thursday through Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Purchase of admission to the gallery is not required to access either cafe.

► Sant Ambroeus, 1000 Madison Ave., between 77th and 78th streets

Nearest to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Good for a sit-down meal. Prices range from $12 to $66 per entree.

One of five locations, Sant Ambroeus, which is both a restaurant and bakery, says it is best known for its Milanese risotti and its veal cotoletta alla Milanese. The Italian eatery has a diverse menu including a simple spaghetti, a spinach pasta, a proscuitto-filled ravioli and Dover sole.

For those who want to stop for breakfast, Sant Ambroeus makes omelettes, eggs benedict, griddle pancakes, among other breakfast foods, and has a large selection of coffees and teas to choose from.

Open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.