Where To Eat In Washington Heights Near the George Washington Bridge
It feels good to be back uptown.
Earlier this year, I moved back up to Washington Heights, just around the corner from the George Washington Bridge; in fact, I’m two blocks away from an apartment that I lived in from 2010 – 2014, and from 2010 – 2012, I lived there with two other women named Al(l)ison. You can’t make this up. My nickname of “A3” occasionally pops up in chats with one of the two!
But! I digress. Let’s talk food.
The area of Washington Heights close to the George Washington Bridge is one – of – a kind, the section north and west of 181st and Fort Washington Avenue forms its own unique enclave overlooking the Hudson River. Many folks refer to it as Hudson Heights, a polarizing term coined in the early 1990s that many called a harbinger of gentrification; I’ll let y’all be the judge of that. When people ask me where I live, I proudly say “Washington Heights”, though I have used the “Hudson Heights” geotag on my Instagram photos . (Don’t worry, I’ve had unsolicited Instagram DMs from strangers about this before…😏) I encourage you to scroll through the history of this neighborhood, once also known as Frankfort – on – the – Hudson, because who doesn’t love getting sucked into a good Wikipedia wormhole?
Regardless of what you call this neighborhood, the food up here is amazing. There is something to satisfy any palate. Unfortunately, I feel so many of these wonderful spots are not on people’s larger radars. How many times have I told folks that they can take the A to 181st and have Dominican food, French food, Irish food, ramen, pizza from Grubhub’s Most Ordered-From Pizza Restaurant in America, luscious baked goods, Ethiopian-sourced coffee, exquisite craft cocktails, and housemade pasta from one of the city’s best Italian restaurants? Innumerable, and when I say it, I get the usual:
“That’s so far uptown!”
Then I’ll see them post a photo of themselves in Bushwick after taking the 6 to the G to the L to get there.
Just get on the damn A Train, lest you miss out.






Where To Eat In Washington Heights Near the George Washington Bridge
(Last Updated: May 1st, 2023)
Bennett Avenue
- Tampopo Ramen
- 1 Bennett Avenue
- Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
Fort Washington Avenue
- Kismat
- 603 Fort Washington Avenue
- Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
- Monkey Room
- 589 Fort Washington Avenue
- Indoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
- Refried Beans
- 591 Fort Washington Avenue
- Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
Pinehurst Avenue
- Buunni Coffee
- 213 Pinehurst Avenue
- Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
West 181st Street, East of Fort Washington Avenue
- Aladdin Rice & Grill
- 736 West 181st Street
- Takeout & Delivery
- Con Sabor a Mexico
- 711 West 181st Street
- Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
- Forever Coffee / Forever Falafel
- 714 West 181st Street
- Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
- George’s Pizzeria
- 726 West 181st Street
- Takeout & Delivery
- Hudson View Diner
- 770 West 181st Street
- Indoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
West 181st Street, West of Fort Washington Avenue
- Exclusive Pizza
- 810 West 181st Street
- Takeout & Delivery
- Fort Washington Bakery & Deli
- 808 West 181st Street
- Indoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
- Great Wall Chinese
- 800 West 181st Street
- Takeout & Delivery
- Le Chéile
- 839 West 181st Street
- Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
- Saggio
- 827 West 181st Street
- Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
- Starbucks (Not sorry, I’ll always have a soft spot for this location!)
- 801 West 181st Street
- Indoor Dining, Takeout
- The Uptown Garrison
- 821 West 181st Street
- Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
- 181 Cabrini
- 854 West 181st Street
- Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
- 888 Hudson Thai (formerly Tung Thong 181)
- 812 West 181st Street
- Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
West 187th Street, West of Fort Washington Avenue
- Dutch Baby Bakery
- 813 West 187th Street
- Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
- Fresco’s Pizzeria
- 804 West 187th Street
- Indoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
- La Creperie
- 808 West 187th Street
- May 1st, 2023: Opening soon, more details to come!
- Tampopo Kitchen
- 805 West 187th Street
- Indoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery
- Yang Garden
- 816 West 187th Street
- Indoor Dining, Takeout & Delivery