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S&P Lunch

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97Creator Score / 100

174 5th Ave, New York, NY 10010 · American Restaurant

Restaurant fact sheet

Address
174 5th Ave, New York, NY 10010
Place type
American Restaurant
Credited sources
2
Facts checked
2026-10-26

Hours, prices, availability, and service details can change. Confirm them with the restaurant before visiting.

The spot, the food, and the reaction

S&P Lunch is an old-school lunch counter at 174 Fifth Avenue, near the Flatiron Building. A diner has been at this spot since 1928. NYT Cooking featured it in its Sandwich City series.

The video focused on the tuna melt and the egg creams. The host loved the place. The video praised both the food and the warm, friendly staff.

The menu lists the tuna melt as tuna salad and American cheese on griddled rye. Egg creams come in chocolate, vanilla, or coffee. The menu also has matzo ball soup and a patty melt.

The counter seats fill up fast, even in the morning. It is open from 8am on weekdays and 9am on weekends. Check the menu on the website before you go.

Our score shows how the video reacted, not a star rating. We have not eaten here.

The evidence record for S&P Lunch contains 2 credited source videos, 727 thousand combined views, and a 97/100 Creator Score. The named orders in that record are egg creams, tuna melt, Bloody Mary, S&P regular sandwich. For S&P Lunch, the score describes the source creator's food reaction; it is not a customer-star average, inspection grade, or firsthand TrendBites review.

Creator coverage

Watch on YouTube ↗

NYT Cooking · 661,435 views · sentiment 95/100

Iconic old-school lunch counter with classic sandwiches. — our read of NYT Cooking’s verdict

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Ben Lippett · 65,904 views · sentiment 95/100

One of my favorite places I've been in recent memory. So cool. — our read of Ben Lippett’s verdict

What to order

egg creamstuna meltBloody MaryS&P regular sandwichlatkesmatzo ball souppatty meltspicy sweet cherry peppersthick-cut smoked pastrami

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