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Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots)
Culture Espresso is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

1. Culture Espresso

8.9
72 W 38th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Garment District · 531 tips and reviews
Joe Coffee is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

2. Joe Coffee

8.0
44 Grand Central Terminal (Lower Dining Concourse), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Turtle Bay · 160 tips and reviews
Gregorys Coffee is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

3. Gregorys Coffee

7.3
58 W 44th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Midtown East · 154 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

4. Blue Bottle Coffee

8.4
1 Rockefeller Plaza Suite N (at W 49th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Rockefeller Center · 247 tips and reviews
New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

5. New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

9.2
476 5th Ave (at W 42nd St), New York, NY
Library · Midtown East · 528 tips and reviews
Bookmarks is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

6. Bookmarks

7.0
299 Madison Ave (East 41st St), New York, NY
Lounge · Midtown East · 49 tips and reviews
Café Zaiya is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

7. Café Zaiya

7.6
1073 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 40th & W 41st St), New York, NY
Bakery · Theater District · 46 tips and reviews
Biryani Cart is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

8. Biryani Cart

8.0
W 46th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Food Truck · 60 tips and reviews
Lucid Cafe is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

9. Lucid Cafe

8.2
311 Lexington Ave (at E 38th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Murray Hill · 80 tips and reviews
Piccolo Cafe is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

10. Piccolo Cafe

274 W 40th St (at 8th Ave.), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Theater District · 111 tips and reviews
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

11. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

1412 Broadway (btwn W 39th & W 40th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Garment District · 100 tips and reviews
Bryant Park is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

12. Bryant Park

9.5
W 42nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Midtown · 1230 tips and reviews
Park Italian Gourmet is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

13. Park Italian Gourmet

60 W 45th St (6th Ave), New York, NY
Deli · Midtown East · 44 tips and reviews
Magnolia Bakery is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

14. Magnolia Bakery

8.7
1240 Avenue of the Americas (at W 49th St), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · Rockefeller Center · 682 tips and reviews
Dig Inn is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

15. Dig Inn

275 Madison Ave (btwn E 39th & E 40th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Murray Hill · 78 tips and reviews
Szechuan Gourmet is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

16. Szechuan Gourmet

21 W 39th St (btwn 5th and 6th Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Garment District · 173 tips and reviews
Café China is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

17. Café China

13 E 37th St (btwn 5th Ave & Madison Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Garment District · 274 tips and reviews
The Bar Downstairs and Kitchen is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

18. The Bar Downstairs and Kitchen

8.0
485 5th Ave (41st St, inside Andaz 5th Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Midtown East · 82 tips and reviews
Tomiz is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

19. Tomiz

18 E 41st St (btw 5th & Madison), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Midtown East · 161 tips and reviews
Sunrise Mart is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

20. Sunrise Mart

8.2
12 E 41st St (btwn 5th & Madison Ave), New York, NY
Imported Food Store · Midtown East · 59 tips and reviews
Sakagura is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

21. Sakagura

9.1
211 E 43rd St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sake Bar · Turtle Bay · 223 tips and reviews
Tabata Noodle Restaurant is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

22. Tabata Noodle Restaurant

7.4
540 9th Ave (btwn W 39th & W 40th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Garment District · 201 tips and reviews
Maoz Falafel & Grill is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

23. Maoz Falafel & Grill

558 Fashion Ave (btwn W 39th & W 40th St), New York, NY
Falafel Restaurant · Garment District · 73 tips and reviews
Kobeyaki is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

24. Kobeyaki

7.6
110 W 40th Street (at Broadway), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Garment District · 68 tips and reviews
Sophie's Cuban Cuisine is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

25. Sophie's Cuban Cuisine

8.5
21 W 45th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave.), New York, NY
Cuban Restaurant · 80 tips and reviews
Franchia is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

26. Franchia

8.7
12 Park Ave (at E 34th St.), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Murray Hill · 149 tips and reviews
Untamed Sandwiches is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

27. Untamed Sandwiches

43 W 39th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Garment District · 111 tips and reviews
Parker & Quinn is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

28. Parker & Quinn

8.0
64 W 39th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Garment District · 95 tips and reviews
Cafe Grumpy is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

29. Cafe Grumpy

8.5
89 E 42nd St (at Lexington Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Midtown East · 106 tips and reviews
Mexicue is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

30. Mexicue

7.9
1440 Broadway (W 40th St & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Theater District · 61 tips and reviews
Maple is one of Midtown Sucks (but w/ Some Cool Spots).

31. Maple

157 W 47th St (btwn 6th 7th Ave.), New York, NY
Lounge · Theater District · 78 tips and reviews