Café 2

Café 2 is a café Midtown East New York located in United States.

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  • Phone

    (212) 708-9400

  • Website

    momacafes.com

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  • Type

    Café

Address

11 W 53rd St New York , NY 10019 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Brunch, Lunch
Drinks Beer, Wine

Comments / 49


Keywords:

good service paninis polenta desserts fudge brownies prix fixe menu great value lentil soup good for working salads cheesecake tarts soup lunch bar museums portobello mushrooms peanut butter buratta bananas
Hans Haupt

MoMA's Café 2 is not a tourist trap. Surprisingly, it is an efficient restaurant that delivers great food at a reasonable price. If you need a bite to eat while at MoMA, visit Café 2.

Selen Serdaroglu

Simple and indescribable Italian cuisine from Chef Lynn Bound. If you don't have a museum ticket or you aren't museum members, you can't enter to Café 2. Portion size is normal. Not Americans :)

Sara States

I love people watching at the bar . It's currently raining and New Yorkers are really struggling....food here is great. Awesome portion sizes and really delicious all around.

Paige C

Nice variety. Really good sandwiches and drinks. Friendly service .

Wayne Surber

Great place to eat, have a biccheri or birrichino of wine , and rest your eyes from all the stimulation. Food is good. Really.

Jenny K

A great alternative to the prix fix restaurants at MOMA. Don't worry about the wait - line moves fast.

John Hollander

The caprese salad knocked me out of my chair, and that's as a lover of authentic Italian food . The buratta was incredibly delicious.

Michael Enos

The cafe changed from ordering by yourself to a more formal sit down business. This is in my top 10 of things I hate when great places turn into restaurants .

S

Didn't expect it but the food in this museum cafe is actually pretty good. The cured meats platter was good value !

Donna S

Great service...they really cater to people with food allergies which is nice (if you make them aware).

Zengpan Fan

They have power outlet in the seating area for USB and laptop, not very common in museum , like met.

John Antony

Great Italian food if you are up for it , everything is great here.

Rodrigo Rolim

Forget all "top NYC cheesecake " lists. They have the best one here!

Toni Laakso

The food is great but the staff just might spill a bottle of beer on you, so keep an eye out.

Jinnie L

great pasta ;) good service too

B Zeids

The creamy polenta is out of this world. Huge portion and very filling.

MoRiza

Try the Kids Meal Panini - Peanut butter , Nutela and banana sandwich .

Dre Reze

the most amazing polenta i've ever had.

Michael Enos

I usually sit by the great windows. Good tip.

Gian Fabbri

The kids' pasta is delicious!!! Actually, everything is delicious!

Gloria Chin

brownie and vanilla ice cream sandwich ! mostly ice cream tho

Julien G.

A cool place. Simple, clear, efficient.

James Cubbon

Overbearing service. And coffee comes in buckets. But I'm in America, what do I expect?

Franco Xavier

Try Cavatieli broth, sinply delicious

Lauren Goshen

Try the lentil soup and quinoa salad ; they are a perfect combo for lunch .

Brian Sip

Rigatoni . Do it!

harvey

sit at the table by the window!

The Nouveau Classical Project

Get the dessert plate!

Martin Bagge

Stay away from the pork chops , they under cook it and tell you that it tastes better that way. If you order it, tell them to do it well done to not risk getting sick.

Kaos

Nice place... Not the best service, though.

Kelpen Hagen

The Chickpea salad is great

Todd Simmons

The portobello panini is delicious.

Isabela Bonfim

The dark fudge brownie is AMAZING!!!

Nic G

The pork chop is legendary.

Maya Jimenez ????

The food is surprisingly good but unsurprisingly overpriced.

MoRiza

Try the Meat Plate

MoRiza

Try the Beets Salad

Lina

All museum food should be so good

Sparky J

Mushroom Tart

Massimo Azzolini

Quite good italian-ish food.

Ben Malbon

Rigatoni rocks

Lucius Kwok

They have free WiFi here.

FSolomon

I discovered La Columbe coffee here...

Nancy Hasle

Terrible coffee , burnt my tongue at first sip

Ana Ribeiro

Dica para os Brazucas que visitarem o MoMA: tem um café bem legal no 2º andar que serve comidas bem gostosas. A salada Market Green c salmão defumado é uma boa pedida e os preços não são tão salgados .

ᴡ blmn

El museo es el hit, obviamente. Este café no tanto, aunque el servicio es esmerado y de buena calidad, lo que pedí ese día no estuvo del todo satisfactorio. La cerveza brooklyn fue un buen hallazgo

Ulisses @ M

Excelente cafeteria.

Martín Gutiérrez Viñuales

Excelente atención y comida. Se recomienda la Polenta y los Rigatoni .

Ana Dunlop

Experimentem o "mac & cheese" daqui, é MUITO bom!

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