Tick that box!
“Are you expecting to be hungry post red-eye?”.
No, but I am one of six. Does anyone else feel physically “sick” or “ill” after being unable to sleep on a redeye? Husband knows I hate it, but there must be a reason I agreed to it.
I hear that. My digestion tends to shut down, which is why I normally just nibble after a red-eye.
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Thank you! You are right, and I don’t like intense itineraries,. We actually have 5 days, and no intention to do all of that. Husband reminded me we are there to help daughter get her latest apartment in order.
Fortunately, so far, it seems weather is not a problem in the boroughs, and okay for the next 10 days.
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Overnight/redeye flights are tough.
Maybe my some of my tactics will be useful to you. I cope by eating a preflight meal, taking Benedryl after I’m seated on the plane, and using an eyemask and earplugs in an attempt to sleep on the flight as much as possible. Then I don’t need to eat in-flight. The Benedryl helps with my allergies and makes me drowsy as a bonus.
Not perfect but I manage to grab at least some sleep during the flight. I arrive at my destination feeling normal-ish.
Smooth travels to you!
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Hahahaha 
Well your daughter’s apartment has lots of good food near it, so you’re still in good shape 
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Good luck with your daughter´s apartment … and the trip. And do enjoy a twosome special Breakfast by yourselves !!!
And have a lovely time. Best wishes.
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Thank you @escaped , @tomatotomato and @Barca, and thank you all! I’ll add that flying buisness class helps as well.
I have trouble sleeping in my own bed.
I will try not eating on flight, which should be easy given the current state of travel.
I’ll survive. I know people have bigger problems than this.
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This is actually why I mentioned Mexicue. It is nothing special and nothing I would normally recommend to visitors with good Mexican at home. However, it is casual, fast, and easy to order anything from a small snack to a large meal depending on appetite.
Arriving on a red eye and having to kill time before your hotel is ready is no fun! I’m trying to think of a coffee shop or something in that area with a comfortable lounging area that might be a good place to relax rather than eat while you wait, but nothing is coming to mind.
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Understood! I just don’t know about Mexican at 8 AM our time.
“Nearby” places I found on TripAdvisor that seem like casual coffee shops seem to be “Pure and Fresh”, “Aureole at Home”, “Bryant Park Cafe”, "Le Pain Quotidian ",
is a respectable chain, fine for sustenance.
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I would avoid TripAdvisor.
Yelp for proximity, eater or infatuation for info. Or Grub Street.
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I don’t use it for food or reviews ( that’s why I come here!), but I find it great for planning trips, which are sadly not just about food. I’ve seen other trip planners, but none that make adding hotels , excursions and attractions with foot, driving, and mass transit directions so simple .
Open to others! I think Google is getting there.
Wait…Are you saying yelp is better for trip planning? I’m sure I’ve used it, but somehow end up on tripadvisir when it gets more complicated.
LPQ has deteriorated significantly, some locations are downright awful (for sIt-down food - pastries are fine).
Go to Tartinery instead - 2 blocks away on 3rd.
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That makes sense. Just don’t use it as a food resource!
Ole & Steen! Still pulling for them if you’re thinking about the pastry option.
Wow! And this is just the first breakfast!
Something we do after a red-eye is book an extra night at the hotel we are staying at for the night before. So that means paying for an empty hotel room but it also means being able to check right into the paid-for room and going right to sleep. We don’t even think twice about paying for an extra night.
Looking forward to hearing how your trip pans out @shrinkrap. Good luck with daughter’s move.
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Take a taxi downtown or the Underground to Ferrara´s … And have Italian American Pastries.
Grand Street close to Spring or Prince.
They had lovely Cannoli ! Not Palermo but lovely !!! And an array of other wonderments.
Sorry but you can eat in a coffee shop anyplace in Manhattan or any other big city or town in North America.
Go to Ferrara´s … We enjoyed it very much when we were in Nyc for a Tourism, Food & Wine Convention
in 2016 or 2017.
And it still had that wonderful atmosphere of yester-year.
Look at Magazine, Italo - America - I think it is called.
And amazing cheeses imported from Italia !!! Hope it is still open.
There was also a place called The Bowery, on the Bowery, downtown. Great spot for brunch or lunch.
There are so many downtown tiny foreign restaurants on Avenue A, B, C - and East 1st to East 13th Streets. Really pleasurable too. I do not have any idea what is open there – but obviously you are doing your research !!! We had eaten at an Argentinian Restaurant, very tiny … Amazing. Their Chimchurri on their Argentinian Steak on Grill was truly quite above, the average.
I do not know if Sardi´s was sold or Joe Allen´s ( West 46th and Broadway or 7th Ave.) however, both were great in their hay day … We had dined there many years ago in the 1980s on a trip. We have been to Nyc approx 5 times since 1980s. Last being in 2016 or 2017.
La Bodega on lower West side near Chambers more or less – phenomenal Spanish Tapas and Spanish owned and operated and a great wine list. The clients are upscale and many from the Spanish Consulate.
Also there was or is – a Spanish bar that existed on 2nd Avenue and approx. East 9th or East 7th … They had an awesome octopus tapa !!! And dynamic calamari too.
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Oh, I didn’t realize. I used to go to the one in the West Village occasionally, but I haven’t been in years.
