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Food Upper East Side, Museum Mile

Café Sabarsky

A place to eat in Upper East Side, Museum Mile, pricey ($$$) and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Afternoon.

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Café Sabarsky in Upper East Side, Museum Mile
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Why go

Vienna-style cafe inside the Neue Galerie with strudel, sachertorte and Wiener schnitzel.

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Museum Mile, alongside 5 sights, 2 bars & cafés and 2 outdoor spots. 6 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Neue Galerie New York and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
Upper East Side
Price
$$$
Time needed
1 hr
Best time
Afternoon

Nearby

Our closest curated picks, including 1 beyond Museum Mile. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.

  1. 1
    Neue Galerie New York

    Small museum of German and Austrian art, home to Klimt's gold portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer.

    Sight · 0.0 mi straight-line
  2. 2
    Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

    Frank Lloyd Wright's spiral ramp is the main exhibit; shows rotate along it.

    Sight · 0.1 mi straight-line
  3. 3
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Five thousand years of art; the Temple of Dendur and the Roof Garden are standout stops.

    Sight · 0.2 mi straight-line
  4. 4
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Vast art museum on Central Park; the rooftop garden opens in summer.

    Sight · New York City · 0.2 mi straight-line
  5. 5
    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Design museum in the Carnegie Mansion with interactive galleries and a quiet garden.

    Sight · 0.3 mi straight-line
  6. 6
    Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir

    1.58-mile running track around the reservoir with skyline views across the water.

    Outdoors · 0.4 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Café Sabarsky is a stop on our NYC Cultural Weekend route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Museum Mile

Café Sabarsky is our only food pick in Museum Mile; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Museum Mile guide.

When to go: weather by month, based on Manhattan

Our climate figures for Museum Mile come from nearby Manhattan. Average daily highs in Manhattan run from 36°F in January to 85°F in July; October is usually the wettest month. For Café Sabarsky itself, we suggest: Afternoon.

Modelled monthly averages for Manhattan from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Manhattan weather by month (covers Museum Mile).

Getting there

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Address
1048 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA
Coordinates
40.78124, -73.96026
Destination
Museum Mile, New York

Café Sabarsky: quick answers

How much time do you need at Café Sabarsky?

Plan on about an hour at Café Sabarsky. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Café Sabarsky?

Our pick: Afternoon. Insider tip: Go early afternoon to avoid the lunch queue.

Where is Café Sabarsky?

Café Sabarsky is at 1048 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA, in Upper East Side. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Café Sabarsky?

Café Sabarsky appears on NYC Cultural Weekend, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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