Upper East Side Specialty

Just Salad was an early adopter of the fast casual dining option, and they now have locations in practically every New York neighborhood. While they have some great existing menu options (including a few rotating seasonal choices), the main move here is to create your own salad and have it chopped. The ingredients are always really fresh, as they source many from within 350 miles of the restaurant at New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Vermont farms, prioritizing organic and non-GMO foods.

Just Salad was an early adopter of the fast casual dining option, and they now have locations in practically every New York neighborhood. While they have some great existing menu options (including a few rotating seasonal choices), the main move here is to create your own salad and have it chopped. The ingredients are always really fresh, as they source them from within 350 miles of the restaurant at New York, New Jersey, and Vermont farms; everything is organic and exclusively non-GMO. Other locations: Flatiron, Fashion District, Financial District (on Broad St., Gold St., and Broadway), 30 Rock, Murray Hill, Chelsea (there's one on 8th Avenue and one on 6th Avenue), World Wide Plaza, Lexington, Park Slope, Downtown, Upper East Side (on 3rd Avenue and also on 1st Avenue), Hudson Square, Downtown Brooklyn, Macy’s Herald Square, Upper West Side, and the Woolworth Building.

Hidden on the seventh floor of Bloomingdales, back in the bedding department, Forty Carrots is still serving the best frozen yogurt in the city. An early pioneer of the fro-yo movement (it opened back in the ‘80s), they have all the classic toppings, from gummy bears to Butterfingers, and you can ask for more than one flavor swirled.

The results of their 5-day juice programs are always pretty amazing and the juices and smoothies (especially the coconut mylk and the cacao smoothie) are so delicious that we stock up on them whenever we're in town. In addition to juices, they offer healthy prepared foods, making it a good choice for a quick lunch.

The results of their 5-day juice programs are always pretty amazing and the juices and smoothies (especially the coconut mylk and the cacao smoothie) are so delicious that we stock up on them whenever we're in town. In addition to juices, they offer healthy prepared foods, making it a good choice for a quick lunch.

The results of their 5-day juice programs are always pretty amazing and the juices and smoothies (especially the coconut mylk and the cacao smoothie) are so delicious that we stock up on them whenever we're in town. In addition to juices, they offer healthy prepared foods, making it a good choice for a quick lunch.

Beyond being one of the more perfect independent grocery stores around, Fairway is the perfect New York cross section: You'll see young families, old ladies in fur coats, students looking for good food at good prices, and just about every New York "type" you can think of. This outpost is almost open 24 hours (6am-1am).

Beyond being one of the more perfect independent grocery stores around, Fairway is the perfect New York cross section: You'll see young families, old ladies in fur coats, students looking for good food at good prices, and just about every New York "type" you can think of. This outpost is almost open 24 hours (6am-1am).