The 16 Best Restaurants Near Grand Central

"Pietro’s is an old-school Italian spot in every sense. It’s been open since 1932, and it’s one large room with big tables and white tablecloths—the kind of place where you’d eat with some 1960s ad execs, or before catching Our Town on Broadway. The menu is full of classics like caesar salad and various parms, but they also happen to have a very good charred steak. Get one the next time you have a group meal planned with your in-laws, or you need to eat alone at the bar after a long day in Midtown. (Pro tip: the bar has free peanuts.)" - neha talreja, bryan kim, hannah albertine, molly fitzpatrick