My husband and I, intenton looking at a pied e' terre while in New York City, went to Tudor City to look at one. We ended up here at the café and had coffee and some desserts, and it was wonderful. As residents, we will frequent this spot.

Yassin is the best! Delicious homemade food and great coffee. Try the scones when they are fresh baked in the morning, they are amazing!

I really do thoroughly enjoy living so close to this cafe. It's a small cute and charming little hole in the wall in Tudor Cuty which is a hole in the wall of a neighborhood equally as charming and tiny. I gotta say it's almost like all the flavors of history collide here and the food is fantastic. If you're ordering third party though, I highly suggest you call to make sure they have certain things. There's definitely been a few miscommunications, stock issues, and flops in the past when I grab food from them but it's always so goooood. I love the Harira (soup) The guys are friendly enough, New York nice is what I call it.

Delicious food!! Highly recommend this little spot. Got a chicken cutlet sandwich and it was by far better than any deli in the area!

I cant't say enough about this place. The most delicious home made food and the homiest place I have ever been to in Manhattan. I live in the neighborhood and walked by and didn't think anything of the place until trying one of the dishes -- and have been addicted ever since. The owner and his partner put their entire soul into preparing the meals and make you feel so warm and welcome. Frequently, they would see me rushing to the hospital to work and would stop me to give me the chickpea salad to take to work places like this make NYC truly unique. Tudor cafe makes me feel more at home every day and I am so grateful this gem. Yum!

Cute little hidden gem in Tudor City Place! I read the reviews and wanted to give it a try for lunch and am happy it did. The menu is bigger than you'd think for a small place like this so it took a moment for me to decide-there were a lot of things I wanted to try and there were also a few daily specials! I went with the spinach pastilla which was fresh, tasty and filling. It's kind of like a spinach pie on a tortilla instead of crust. I also had the Moroccan mint iced tea. The service was quick and there's a little space to sit outside and eat. It is also by this pretty little park that's very nicely shaded and quiet so you can relax a bit after the meal if you like!

Tudor City Cafe is great! This is the place to eat for home made food! Delicious Mediterranean Cuisine and the best side vegetable dishes, salads, sandwiches and desserts! A MustGreat service and very welcoming! check it out at 5 Tudor City Place! Bon Appetit! Yassine and Marcos are the best Chefs

I recently moved to the neighborhood and finally got around to trying this cafe for lunch. I ordered the Moroccan chicken tagine, which was delicious. The chicken was succulent, and the couscous was flavorful. The vegetables was soft enough to easily cut with a fork. The portion was more than I could eat for a weekday lunch. Come hungry.

YOU GUYS. This place is *chef's kiss*. This small hole-in-the-wall Moroccan spot is tucked into a dead end in Tudor City right by Tudor City Greens and right by *that* overpass on Tudor City Pl and 42nd Ave where all the influencers and Instagrammers of New York take their photos (you know the one). I implore you all to try this place out after indulging in your little photoshoot by the overpass, pick up some food to-go, and enjoy a delicious Moroccan meal in the park. Yassine, the culinary genius and smiling face behind Tudor Cafe, was so friendly and welcoming - he's the type of person who makes you feel like you've known each other forever. When I asked if I could get a tiny bit of the harissa sauce and manager's sauce to go along with my meal, he gave me a whole mini jar of the harissa! He said that jar should last me a solid 2-3 weeks but y'all, this sauce was so good I'm already halfway through the jar and it's only been a couple of hours... As for the food, I've only tried the Moroccan Tagine but it was hearty, reasonably seasoned, and incredibly delicious. The portions are huge so you will definitely have leftovers to enjoy and reminisce over later. Yassine mentioned the spinach pies selling incredibly quickly so you bet I'll be coming back to try that. All in all, 10/10 food, 10/10 service!

I've lived in NYC for so long and still wouldn't have known about this wonderful cafe if I hadn't been in the neighborhood. Very unassumingly tucked behind scaffolding of beautiful residential Tudor City buildings behind charming spring blooming gardens is this most comforting neighborhood gem. Its small size and casual coffee stop vibe belie the delightfully high quality food that Chef Yassine makes for the lunch crowd. We loved the convivial atmosphere with neighborhood regulars stopping in for a chat with Yassine and their late morning coffee and fresh scone or breakfast sandwich, while we dined at the lone indoor table (due to covid)--there are outdoor tables as well-- on delicious, authentic, homemade Chicken Tagine with succulently tender vegetables and brothy couscous and a very flavorful Shepherd's Pie. Moroccan tagines that I've had in the South of France are a favorite food of mine, and I haven't found many in the city that hit the spot and feel so authentic as Yassine's (Algerian) one. Given that he makes all kinds of other really yummy looking lunchtime sandwiches and soups that during covid you just order from the podium up front, you really wouldn't know (except for the sidewalk sign that attracted us) that there are also elaborate, time consuming entrees that feel both like eating at your favorite neighbor's home in the best way possible and like eating out at a high quality restaurant at the same time. Made with love and all delicious. You wouldn't also know that the place is a purveyor of freshly baked pies like chicken pot pie and freshly baked breads, in addition to the house brand hot sauce that he makes and bottles, which is delicious! The spicier one is our favorite, like a cross between harissa and Korean gochujang chili paste--such flavorful depth with a nice piquant kick. He was so nice to give us samples to take home and try. We came in just looking for coffee because that's all the shop looks like and were so delighted to just keep discovering more and more to love. But in addition to the peaceful location on the square (it felt like an oasis of midtown), the neighborhood local community vibe, and the excellent food quality and variety, there is Yassine's genuine, welcoming, and congenial personality. He treats every customer like a friend (even first timers like us), shows that he really cares about quality and treating people well, and is just a joy to be around. It was such a lovely experience we wanted to move to the neighborhood immediately. We are envious of all the locals that get to frequent the cafe daily (there are so many yummy looking things on the menu it seems like you could really go daily), but we plan to go as often as we can! I love how you can always discover new parts of the city--he's been there for 20 years! Easily walkable from offices/work in midtown east and you can enjoy the calm of the garden during your lunch break. Definitely go now!