nearby restaurents

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>I will be visiting yale this weekend and saw a post on here a while back about some eating place near campus that seems famous or infamous...a cheap eats sort of place...hamburgers maybe??? Anyway, can any one identify that place and/or make a few suggestions of a few places that would be interesting for a visitor?</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>Probably Louis’ Lunch is what you heard about? supposedly the birthplace of the hamburger. Also famous is Pepe’s or Sally’s Pizza.</p>

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<p>Here’s a good thread:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/867348-suggestions-lunch-dinner-new-haven.html?highlight=restaurants[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/867348-suggestions-lunch-dinner-new-haven.html?highlight=restaurants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>How about an order of garlic bread smothered in mozzarella and a Greek salad at Yorkside pizza followed by Ashley’s ice cream down the block!</p>

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<p>We’ve been putting kids through Yale for the last 8 years so have some experience here. I’d agree on Yorkside for a quick bite - salad and a slice are staples for us. For great tapas: Pacifico. For great ethnic: Istanbul Cafe.</p>

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<p>Miya’s sushi was pretty good. Thali Too was a nice vegetarian option.</p>

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<p>Mamoun’s is a really excellent Middle-Eastern restaurant near Yale</p>

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<p>For comfort food (not necessarily great food, definitely not gourmet food) I also like Clark’s on Whitney/Temple.</p>

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<p>Gotta represent for Claire’s Cornercopia, a funky vegetarian cafeteria on the corner of College and Chapel. My wife was Claire’s first employee when she bought the Karmel Korner in 1975.</p>

<p>Also Mamoun’s and Yorkside. But honestly one can get similar falafel or pizza and Greek salad almost anywhere in urban America.</p>

<p>Pepe’s or Sally’s is a religious experience. They are a hike from campus, and not anything one can do quickly, but Wooster Square pizza is the one thing that is both unique to New Haven and ultra-world-class in its category.</p>

<p>Despite its fame, Louis Lunch is Not Interesting For A Visitor (or anybody else).</p>

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<p>I bow to your wife for having that distinction. I love Claire’s. Claire’s is the one eatery in New Haven that I would be really sad to see close. This thread is making me hungry.</p>

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<p>My daughters love Claires, the food and desserts. : ) They have Basta an Italian restaurant next door also, not vegetarian.</p>