Midtown East runs on business lunches and the collective delusion that a $28 salad is a reasonable thing to order four times a week. The menus skew toward expense-account Italian and steakhouses that consider gluten-free a niche request. Kati Shop is where we'd start for Thai. If you're covering the area, Midtown and Murray Hill both have their own lists.
Updated Oct 6, 2026
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