Restaurants and Map

We have a PDF of a map of the campus with some indications of important places.

Typically, there are a few mediocre restaurants near the department, but a short walk down Nassau street (about 8 minutes), there are a lot of nice places to eat. Below is a personal selection. We will post a more exhaustive list on Monday evening.

Brunch in Princeton

Brunch in Princeton is a tradition. The best places are: Agricola (Saturday and Sunday) and Mistral (Sunday).

American

• Mistral (~$20-30). Very nice restaurant with small plates using fresh organic ingredients, with a good selection of wine. The style is eclectic: Asian, North African, American New fusion. Two or three plates are a good portion for a meal. Recommended: Okonomiyaki Egg Pancake, Fluke Crudo and the Margarita.

• Agricola (~$20-30). This is restaurant, while still American New, is more traditional: the ingredients are all sourced locally from a farm nearby. Recommended: as mentioned above, this is the best place for brunch, get the avocado toast or kale salad, and the eggs benedict.

• The Dinky Bar & Kitchen (~$20). A nice little bistro located conveniently close to the dorms and the train station. Recommended: the Dinky Cheeseburger (which comes with a blue cheese salad) with a glass of wine.

Italian

• Teresa’s Café (~$25). Nice reliable pizzeria and italian restaurant, right accross from the Ivy Inn. Recommended: split a margherita with capers, and get a salad.

Seafood

• Blue Point Grill (~$45). This place only does one thing, but it does it well: seafood. Roasted, grilled, pan fried, deep fried, baked, smoked, pickled, breaded, and so on. There is a selection of fresh catches. Recommended: whichever “today’s mixed grill” which has baramundi, or the sea scallops.

Lunch

• Jules Thin Crust Pizza (~$6). Excellent thin crust pizza place, with a wide selection of original vegetarian (and some vegan), cheese and meat options. Sold by the slices, two slices is enough for a meal.

• Arlee’s Raw Blends (~$12). Raw vegan deli which has very nutritious juices, as well as salads, rice dishes, very good fruit salads, puddings and cakes. All of it is raw (uncooked), but it is well spiced. Very close to the department. Recommended: Kale Blend #3, the wild rice and mango dish; finally, the fruit cup is really delicious as an afternoon treat.

• Whole Earth Center (~$8). Wonderful vegetarian/vegan deli with a nice different selection of fresh dishes, as well as two soups and two hot dishes. Recommended: they also serve excellent sandwiches (such as renowned vegetarian BLT).

• Panera (~$10). Chain restaurant, but serves very high quality salads, and has a very efficient service. Make sure you use the digital kiosks on the side of the restaurant to place your order&emdash;or better yet, download the iPhone or Android app to order as you walk to the store. Recommended: the salads, particular the Green Goddess one.

Tea

• Café Vienna (~$10). Darling of many people for its European flair. It would be interesting to get our Viennese colleagues’ take on this place. They have big cakes.

• Holsome (~$6). Nice tea place on Witherspoon street. Recommended: iced Lapsang Souchong (in honor of Philippe).

Drinks

The best place for drinks are:

• Upscale: the Peacock Inn.

• Classy: Agricola, Mistral, the Dinky.

• American: Alchemist & Barrister, Triumph.

• Dive bar: Ivy and Winberries’.