Although the extended neighborhood around Penn Station is hard to define (walk a few blocks, and you're in... Chelsea? is it the Garment District? is it Midtown West?), it's a place you're likely to end up at some point. It's also not the best food neighborhood in the city. But between the chain restaurants and scuzzy-looking bars, there are good eats to be found. Here are some of our favorite places to grab a bite after your trek in from Long Island, or where you can get your last taste of New York before heading up to Boston for the weekend.
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"Even my Diet Coke was awful." [Photos: Robyn Lee] At Serious Eats, we eat an awful lot of meals we don't tell you about. And usually, if there's nothing to recommend, we keep our mouths shut. Why review an unremarkable...
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In this sea of cheap options, could we find five delicious dishes to fill up each neat little Chinese-style TV dinner styrofoam container at Lunch Box Buffet? We went to the 34th Street location across from Penn Station to find out.
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No food styling was involved in this photo. Sorry. Right across from Penn Station, D'Aiuto's Pastry Corporation has that old-timey New York facade that makes you want it to be good. Unfortunately, the danishes, fritters, pies, and Italian ices...
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