croissants are my favorite indulgence. way more than a bagel. that said, the best are from La Colombe.

jg melons???

whoops just saw you posted in w. or e. village....the above is on 14th and 1st.

I love blind tiger on bleeker and barrow street ale house in w. vill
croxley ales and croc lounge for e. vill

hope this helps!

warm, crusty bread out of the oven, avocado, blueberries, rib eye or roasted chicken, white wine, croque madame or brownies

@savtashayna - SERIOUSLY. so silly.

@chef robert - well if you read my original posting, you'd see that i was asking fellow new yorkers where they go for it for lunch.

nothing more. nothing less. I wasn't asking for anyone's opinion on what i like to get for lunch.

hmmm then i guess i feel bad for you guys that you don't have the quality of gourmet grocers that we do here in manhattan. most people don't have the energy/time/kitchen space to be whipping up something that you can get fairly well made at the local citarella/gourmet grocer/whole foods/fairway.

speaking of which all this talk is making me want...an egg salad on rye with arugula...and a bag of terra chips. YUM!

See this is where you and I differ @dbcurrie - you can't imagine walking to the local market/specialty shop and getting an egg salad sandwich during your lunch break and I can't imagine staying up all night on the 'serious eats blog' waiting for someone to answer you back. Really - 3:45 a.m.? No wonder you have no issue with making it at home everytime you want an egg salad. Clearly you have a lot of time on your hands.

all sound so good! especially spread on wise potato chips!!

101 Cookbooks and Martha Stewart both have great variations on my beloved lunch standby.

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/001575.html
http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=75f0cf06cd80f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default