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Joe Coffee Company is one of favorites near Columbia.

1. Joe Coffee Company

8.1
550 W 120th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · West Harlem · 130 tips and reviews

Stephen Y.Stephen Yang: Be prepared to wait in obnoxiously long lines and don't count on getting a seat in the Cafe.

Brownie's Cafe is one of favorites near Columbia.

2. Brownie's Cafe

7.0
1172 Amsterdam Ave (In The Basement), New York, NY
Café · West Harlem · 14 tips and reviews
The Hungarian Pastry Shop is one of favorites near Columbia.

3. The Hungarian Pastry Shop

8.5
1030 Amsterdam Ave (btwn W 110th & W 111th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · West Harlem · 188 tips and reviews
Oren's Daily Roast is one of favorites near Columbia.

4. Oren's Daily Roast

7.2
2882 Broadway (btwn 112th & 113th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · West Harlem · 50 tips and reviews
The Heights Bar & Grill is one of favorites near Columbia.

5. The Heights Bar & Grill

7.2
2867 Broadway (btwn 111th & 112th St.), New York, NY
Bar · West Harlem · 95 tips and reviews
1020 Bar is one of favorites near Columbia.

6. 1020 Bar

6.8
1020 Amsterdam Ave (at W 110th St), New York, NY
Bar · West Harlem · 57 tips and reviews
Brad's Cafe at Columbia University School of Journalism is one of favorites near Columbia.

7. Brad's Cafe at Columbia University School of Journalism

2950 Broadway (W 116th Street & Broadway), New York, NY
Café · West Harlem · 31 tips and reviews
Columbia Cottage is one of favorites near Columbia.

8. Columbia Cottage

1034 Amsterdam Ave (W 110th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · West Harlem · 8 tips and reviews

Stephen Y.Stephen Yang: Free unlimited boxed wine. Good place to start and potentially end your night.

Haakon's Hall is one of favorites near Columbia.

9. Haakon's Hall

1187 Amsterdam Ave (118 St.), New York, NY
Bar · West Harlem · 10 tips and reviews
Riverside Church is one of favorites near Columbia.

10. Riverside Church

490 Riverside Dr (btwn W 120th & W 122nd St.), New York, NY
Church · West Harlem · 26 tips and reviews

Stephen Y.Stephen Yang: The Cafe is best place around Columbia to grab a sit down meal with friends without breaking the bank. It gets bonus points for being so close to Mudd and the new science building.

West Place is one of favorites near Columbia.

11. West Place

5.9
1288 Amsterdam Ave (btwn W. 123rd & W. 124th St.), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · West Harlem · 11 tips and reviews

Stephen Y.Stephen Yang: Hands down the best bang for you buck. Lunch special is $5.25 for more food than you can eat. Not for people looking to maintain their figure, but that's why it's so good.

Taqueria Y Fonda is one of favorites near Columbia.

12. Taqueria Y Fonda

7.9
968 Amsterdam Ave (btw 107th & 108th), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Upper West Side · 63 tips and reviews

Stephen Y.Stephen Yang: This hole in the wall is much better than Chipotle.

M2M is one of favorites near Columbia.

13. M2M

2935 Broadway (btw 114th St & 115th St), New York, NY
Convenience Store · West Harlem · 29 tips and reviews

Stephen Y.Stephen Yang: Try the banana milk or the mochi ice cream.

Saji's is one of favorites near Columbia.

14. Saji's

256 W 109th St, New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Upper West Side · 10 tips and reviews

Stephen Y.Stephen Yang: katsu don (chicken & egg rice bowl) and gyu toji don (beef & egg rice bowl) are both excellent delivery or pick-up options. always reliably delicious.

Hooda's Halal Food is one of favorites near Columbia.

15. Hooda's Halal Food

115th and Broadway (at Broadway), New York, NY
Food Truck · West Harlem · 3 tips and reviews
Mel's Burger Bar is one of favorites near Columbia.

16. Mel's Burger Bar

2850 Broadway (btwn W 110th & W 111th St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · West Harlem · 150 tips and reviews
Gennaro Restaurant is one of favorites near Columbia.

17. Gennaro Restaurant

7.2
665 Amsterdam Ave (W 93rd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Upper West Side · 44 tips and reviews
Max SoHa is one of favorites near Columbia.

18. Max SoHa

8.1
1274 Amsterdam Ave (W 123rd St.), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Harlem · 60 tips and reviews
Pisticci is one of favorites near Columbia.

19. Pisticci

9.1
125 La Salle St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Harlem · 147 tips and reviews
109 St. Gourmet Deli is one of favorites near Columbia.

20. 109 St. Gourmet Deli

5.8
990 Amsterdam Ave (at 109th St.), New York, NY
Deli · Upper West Side · 10 tips and reviews

Stephen Y.Stephen Yang: $4 spicy special and cheap 40s. What more could you want at a Gourmet Deli.

Community Food & Juice is one of favorites near Columbia.

21. Community Food & Juice

7.9
2893 Broadway (btwn 112th & 113th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Harlem · 161 tips and reviews
Mill Korean Restaurant is one of favorites near Columbia.

22. Mill Korean Restaurant

2895 Broadway (btw 112th & 113th St), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · West Harlem · 34 tips and reviews
Nussbaum & Wu is one of favorites near Columbia.

23. Nussbaum & Wu

6.6
2897 Broadway (at W 113th St), New York, NY
Bakery · West Harlem · 65 tips and reviews

Stephen Y.Stephen Yang: Stumptown coffee and delicious egg sandwiches (served until 3pm) on their better than average NY bagel.

John Jay Dining Hall is one of favorites near Columbia.

24. John Jay Dining Hall

Columbia University, New York, NY
College Cafeteria · West Harlem · 10 tips and reviews

Stephen Y.Stephen Yang: Make sure you know of a restroom within a 5 minute walking/running radius of JJ. Always have a backup plan too. Butler is always a solid choice.

Pio Pio Salon is one of favorites near Columbia.

25. Pio Pio Salon

8.7
702 Amsterdam Ave (at W 94th St.), New York, NY
Peruvian Restaurant · Upper West Side · 86 tips and reviews
Silver Moon Bakery is one of favorites near Columbia.

26. Silver Moon Bakery

8.4
2740 Broadway (at W 105th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Upper West Side · 80 tips and reviews
Absolute Bagels is one of favorites near Columbia.

27. Absolute Bagels

9.2
2788 Broadway (at W 108th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Upper West Side · 294 tips and reviews
Yakitori Sun-Chan is one of favorites near Columbia.

28. Yakitori Sun-Chan

7.6
2707 Broadway (btwn W 103rd & W 104th St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Upper West Side · 37 tips and reviews