Pret A Manger is the sort of chain-but-better, like
Chipotle or Starbucks, beloved by urbanities who would never confess to loving McDonald's or KFC. That it started out in London might have something to do with it; so too might the perception of Pret as a benevolent enterprise, one that has spread over major metropolitan areas but isn't
really fast food. Sure, they're convenient, but we wanted to know:
what's really worth ordering at Pret a Manger? We tasted (just about) the entire menu to find out.
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Editor's note: In "Fast Food International," Krista Garcia will take us around New York to the many international fast food chains that have landed in the five boroughs. She blogs at goodiesfirst.com. Country of origin: England Locations worldwide: About 240...
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Now that a Pret location has opened a mere
3 blocks from SE HQ (thanks for accommodating me, Pret!), I've had what they're now calling
"Pret's Famous Ham & Cheese" a handful of times and it's just about as good as I remember.
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After six formal blind taste-tests, hundreds of cookies behind us, and a final half-dozen follow-up taste-offs to ensure consistency—
we're ready to declare a winner. The Top 11 Countdown, listed after the jump and in the slideshow above.
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Look upon the Ham and Cheese Baguette with misty eyes. It's no longer available at Pret a Manger. [Photograph: Robyn Lee] Now that we have your attention, Pret a Manger, I want to talk to you about something. No,...
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A hot commodity. [Photo: Robyn Lee] Serious Eats writer Allison Hemler tweeted first: the Maiden Lane location of Pret a Manger ran out of the chocolate chip cookies we'd just declared Midtown's best. Zach Brooks managed to snag one...
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In the latest installment of our Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship, we taste around the middle of Manhattan. And our winner may shock you.
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Pret A Manger is opening a new store at 17th Street and Broadway on June 22 and in anticipation, will give out 3,000 free sandwiches today. First you have to snag a flyer at any Union Square subway entrance to...
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When fast-food restaurants jump on the health food bandwagon, the results aren’t usually great. (McDonald’s wilted salads and Dunkin’ Donuts cardboard flatbreads come to mind.) But many chains have had luck in the yogurt parfait department. Fruit, yogurt, and...
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It’s warm, healthy, filling, and pairs well with anything—in so many ways, oatmeal is an ideal breakfast food. But portable, it is not. While instant oatmeal packets can be a fair substitute, those on-the-go (or without a microwave in...
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