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Serendipity 3 (Visit this link) $$

It's packed, noisy, and great for kids. Just after or before a stop at Dylan's, you can refuel in the turbulence here. An ecclectic nicknack shop distracts you from a long and jostling wait for a small table. Once seated, you will find yourself squeezed between shopping bags of the neighboring diners holding the season's latest style. But when the food comes, you'll find a varied selection which satisfies vegetarians (e.g., vegetable chili), the weight-obsessed (steamed vegetables with sauce on the side), and the kids (frozen hot chocolate, foot long hot dogs, and challah French toast). Portions are enormous. A dedicated return trip for dessert later is recommended for those with an insatiable sweet tooth.

225 East 60th Street @ 2nd & 3rd Avenues

(212) 838-3531

Last Modified: Monday Jan 05 2009

Serendipity 3 is located in
Upper East Side

other neighborhoods in Upper East Side include:

Yorkville , Carnegie Hill

Upper East Side

The Upper East Side is defined by 110th Street on the north and 59th Street on the south, the East River on the east, and Central Park on the west perimeter. In between you will find the following avenues starting from the East Side; York, First, Second, Third, Lexington, Park, Madison and Fifth.

The Upper East Side is home to a majority of the city’s major art museums including The Cooper Hewitt, The Frick, The Guggenheim, The Jewish Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Neue Gallery and The Whitney. You will also find here a large upscale residential community centering on Fifth and Park Avenues, and to support it, the upscale shopping of Madison Avenue and the too few private schools over which residents vie for space. Peppered throughout are restaurants and services in keeping with the neighborhood: fancy and fancier. The Upper East Side contains the smaller ...

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