Centre Street serves as a major thoroughfare through New York City's SoHo neighborhood. This street runs along the unofficial borders of Little Italy and Chinatown before merging with Lafayette Street. Major attractions accessible from Centre Street include the Museum of Chinese in America, City Hall Park and Columbus Park. You can sample the diverse cuisine in SoHo at restaurants within two blocks of Centre Street.
Albella Ristorante serves weekday breakfast, lunch and dinner one block west of Centre Street on Reade Street. This Italian restaurant seats diners in two casual dining rooms and a bar area. Diners can also access stations for pizza and salad in both dining rooms. Appetizers during lunch and dinner include clams and prosciutto grilled shrimp. The kitchen prepares such main courses as broiled tilapia and pan-seared salmon. Albella Ristorante also features a selection of Latin American dishes like pescado frito and pollo a la plancha.
Albella Ristorante
10 Reade St.
New York, NY 10007
212-267-5900
albellanyc.com
The Lafayette Grill & Bar serves lunch and dinner daily in its large dining room two blocks west of Centre Street on Franklin Street. This SoHo restaurant also features Cafe Lafayette, a smaller seating area for breakfast and brunch services. Guests can start with appetizers like Greek salads and French onion soup. The lunch and dinner menu includes seafood specialties such as grilled Cajun calamari and cured salmon. The kitchen also creates Italian dishes like chicken Marsala and veal parmigiana. Diners can hear live Mediterranean music each weekend and dancing demonstrations throughout the week.
Lafayette Grill & Bar
56 Franklin St.
New York, NY 10013
212-732-5600
lafayettegrillandbar.net
Onieals SoHo features a large bar area as well as a quaint dining room one block east of Centre Street on Grand Street. Diners can begin lunch and dinner with appetizers ranging from artichoke hearts to salmon mousse. House specialties like roasted free range chicken and grilled filet of salmon are served in ample portions. The dessert list features such dishes as apple tarte tatin and blueberry cobbler made with fresh ingredients. The weekend brunch menu includes crab cake sandwiches and grilled chicken baguettes.
Onieals Soho
174 Grand St.
New York, NY 10013
212-941-9119
onieals.com
Wild Ginger Pan-Asian Vegan Cafe combines meat substitutes and homemade sauces to create vegan dishes. The main seating area utilizes large windows, wooden tables and Asian blinds to create a relaxed atmosphere. This restaurant two blocks east of Centre Street on Broome Street produces lunch entrees like smoked teriyaki seitan and sweet citrus soy protein. The dinner menu starts with scallion pancakes, tofu salad and other appetizers. Dinner specials range from jade mushrooms to Malaysian curry stew. Guests can finish their meals with dessert plates like vegan cheese cake and mango sorbet.
Wild Ginger Pan-Asian Vegan Cafe
380 Broome St.
New York, NY 10013
212-966-1883
wildgingervegan.com
