New York Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
Train station · Chelsea ·
Upscale transit hub with dining, retail, and spacious design
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350 W 33rd St, New York, NY 10001 Get directions
Upscale transit hub with dining, retail, and spacious design
350 W 33rd St, New York, NY 10001 Get directions
"Retail stores offering holiday shopping opportunities with complimentary gift wrapping, featuring shops like Kiehl’s, Moleskine, and La Maison du Chocolat." - Rachel Chang Rachel Chang Rachel Chang is a travel and pop culture journalist who contributes to Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet, and more. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"The $1.6 billion expansion on Penn Station that opened in 2021 has become a transit hub for high-profile food businesses; it’s where the Dead Rabbit’s new Irish Exit will open and in recent years has taken on outposts such as Magnolia Bakery and a location of the popular E.A.K. Ramen (listed as coming soon online)." - Luke Fortney
"Inside the $1.6 billion, natural light–filled train hall housed in the landmark Farley Post Office, I found a gleaming transit hub that feels more like a curated food and retail destination than a functional commuter space: the developers even leased office space to Facebook for 750,000 square feet. The hall exemplifies public transit gentrification — s’mores cookies prepared “a la minute,” piping-hot ramen best eaten while standing, a nighttime DJ, a mini-gourmet mart selling vacuum-sealed goose ’nduja, and $15 chic sandwiches sit alongside bottles of gold-foil olive oil for $25. Despite the website claiming most vendors stay open until 10 p.m., most close by 8:30 p.m., several concessionaires hadn’t opened three months after debut, and there isn’t a single flatscreen nearby showing train departures (the screens show games and ads instead). For commuters who need affordable, quick food late at night, the hall often misses the mark — it’s a shiny corporate mall rather than the practical, inexpensive station many riders rely on." - Ryan Sutton
"At the fancy Penn Station extension Moynihan Train Hall, I noticed the new street-level food hall has launched with several big-name concepts, positioning the transportation hub as more than just a transit space by adding high-profile dining options." - Erika Adams
"Since it opened a year ago, I’ve noticed Moynihan Train Hall — an expansion on Penn Station — has been positioning itself as a more upscale transit hub by drawing in fancier food businesses so travelers don’t want to avoid it: you can find Blue Bottle cappuccinos, Magnolia Bakery cupcakes, and smoked salmon sandwiches from H&H Bagels (which opened an outpost there in December). The center is slated to eventually include a full market and food hall plus “three signature restaurants showcasing the best cuisine in NYC.”" - Erika Adams
