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Le Pain Quotidien

A branch of this local chain of sit-down restaurants with organic options like handmade bread and vegan ice cream. Pre-packaged picnic boxes are also available.

vegetarian

Address: in the Mineral Springs Pavilion at the northern end of the Sheep Meadow
Getting there: west side of the park at approx. 69th Street
Hours: January–April: Fri-Sun 8AM-4PM; April–January: daily 7AM-9PM
Website: lepainquotidien.com (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Manhattan/Central Park, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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