As is well documented, I, Anndrew Vacca, am a food-a-holic. I love eating; take out, going out, whatever, I love eating. Here are the best meals I have found on the Upper West Side all year:
Breakfast- Buttercup Bake Shop- 141 W. 72nd Street, between Broadway and Columbus
Quick and easy, just like breakfast is meant to be. And cheap, too! A coffee and muffin for under 3 dollars. How can you beat that? It's not a sit down bacon-and-eggs kind of place, but if you're looking for a morning snack to go with your morning brew, look no further. The muffins are amazing.
Lunch- Shake Shack- 366 Columbus Avenue @ 77th Street
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Let's all be honest with ourselves here and admit this guilty pleasure. It's kind of pricey, it's kind of greasy, and it's REALLY gluttonous, but it's one of the simplest and best meals on the UWS. Shack burger, cheese fries, and a shake are one hell of a meal, and at Shake Shack, it's perfect. And why lunch, you ask? You get to skip the dinner crowds.
Dinner- Patsy's Pizza- 61 West 74th Street at Columbus Avenue
Best. Pizza. Ever. Period. And the décor isn't bad either: with a huge fireplace and traditional, homestyle seating, this place really reminds you of home. And then you get the pizza, which is better than your mother's. Trust me. And the rest of the menu is delicious, too!
Snack- Levain Bakery- 167 West 74th Street, between Amsterdam and Columbus
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention my favorite place on the Upper West Side: Levain Bakery. The place is the size of a hallway, and there's maybe two chairs at the most. But who cares? They have cookies the size of your head, that are at any given time of any day hot and gooey. A true culinary (and life) experience, words do not do these cookies justice. Go, fork down the 4 dollars, and inhale the best 1,000 calories you'll ever eat in your life. I'm not kidding.
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