Weekday Lunch-Only Spots

[BobbyBigWheel]

Hey guys, long time reader, first time poster. Anyway, I'm usually busy during the week and don't have much of a chance to venture afield from my office (by the culinary wasteland that is Penn Station). So I wanted to ask if there are any places that only serve lunch on weekdays that I should try during the holiday week, when I'll be "working from home." Cheap and counter service is always a plus too. I live on the LES but am willing to venture afield (Brooklyn included).

Thanks!

[janethepain]

To add to the original poster: Ciano may be serving the best weekday-only lunch deal that I know of. $20 for three courses. I highly doubt they can sustain that for very long.

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Ciano
45 E 22nd St, New York, NY 10010

[Desidero]

I'm in the same predicament. You may consider La Grenouille, which has a weekday-only, $29, 3-course prix-fixe "chalkboard" menu. 'tis the season for La Grenouille; I can enthusiastically recommend this deal.

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La Grenouille
3 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022

[janethepain]

Got excited and looked up La Grenouille's menus. Looks like the price may have jumped?

“Ardoise” 3 Course Luncheon upstairs, daily for $38: Please call for availability.

[Desidero]

It's still a good deal, even at $38. That's a pretty hefty price hike. I was there last year and paid $29 for the ardoise menu.

[janethepain]

Yeah, it seems like EVERY restaurant has hiked the price of its lunch prix-fixes, making them much less of a deal :(. Jean-Georges jumped, Bouley jumped, Nougatine's even risen a bit...

[kathryn]

What's your price range for food only? Are you thinking upscale or casual?

Any preferred cuisines?

For Brooklyn you'll need to post on the Outer Boroughs board.

[BobbyBigWheel]

Definitely casual. I like pretty much any cuisine as long as it's done well, except Middle Eastern/traditional Jewish food.

[kathryn]

Perhaps places that have very long lines for dinner?

Tertulia
Pearl Oyster Bar
Ippudo
Spotted Pig
The Breslin
Lupa
ABC Kitchen
Frankie's 17/570
The Dutch
Locanda Verde

And there's always brunch at Clinton St or Shopsin's.

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Lupa
170 Thompson Street, New York, NY 10012

Pearl Oyster Bar
18 Cornelia St, New York, NY 10014

Shopsin's General Store
120 Essex St, New York, NY 10002

Frankies 17 Spuntino
17 Clinton St, New York, NY 10002

Spotted Pig
314 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014

Ippudo
65 4th Ave, New York, NY 10003

Locanda Verde
377 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10013

Clinton Street Baking Co.
4 Clinton St, New York, NY 10002

The Breslin
20 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001

ABC Kitchen
35 E 18th St, New York, NY 10003

The Dutch
131 Sullivan St, New York, NY 10012

Tertulia
359 6th Ave, New York, NY 10011

Frankies 570 Spuntino
570 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014