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Times Square

6 places in one place — 1 place to eat, 1 park or space, 1 bar, 3 guides.

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Where to eat in Times Square

Rating TBDMargonCaribbean$A Cuban lunch counter that Midtown office workers have kept alive for decades.

Cuisines in Times Square: Caribbean

Bars in Times Square

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Rating TBDJimmy's CornerDive bar$A boxing dive off Times Square where beer still costs single digits.

Outdoors in Times Square

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9.7Times SquarePlazaOn the MUSEENYC M ListYes, locals put Times Square on the M List. There is nowhere else on Earth like it: the whole world in a few blocks, and energy you can't find anywhere else.

Guides to Times Square

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For both

NYC on a Rainy Day: The City Is Better Wet

Do not rearrange your whole trip. Where to go when it pours, why every museum is a trap that day, and the one place New York is genuinely better in the rain.

For visitors

Times Square New Year's Eve 2026: What It's Really Like

The ball drops at midnight on Thursday, December 31, 2026. Free, with no tickets, no bathrooms and no re-entry. When to arrive, and better options.

For both

Times Square: How to Actually Enjoy It

Where to sit, how to shut down every hustle, what never to buy, and when to go, so Times Square is your experience and not someone else's.

Times Square questions, answered

Where should I eat in Times Square?

First on our list in Times Square is Margon — A Cuban lunch counter that Midtown office workers have kept alive for decades. We list 1 place in Times Square and have not scored it yet.

Is Times Square worth visiting?

Yes — Times Square has 6 places on MUSEENYC right now: 1 place to eat, 1 park or space, 1 bar, 3 guides. Everything on this page was chosen by people who live in New York, and nobody pays to be included.