One of New York City’s most popular annual outdoor food festivals, Taste of Times Square, presented by the Times Square Alliance, is your chance to sample “tastes” of delicious signature dishes from Times Square’s best restaurants, enjoy classic New York street performers, catch top-notch local entertainment on three stages, and show off your hottest dance moves all evening with help from a swing band and free dancing lessons from Swing46.

Food fanatics and music fans have long known that “Taste of Times Square” represents a great gastronomic and entertainment value, offering an impressive range of top-quality international cuisine for dollars per dish, and a diverse variety of musical morsels for no cost whatsoever.

Event Details

Attended each year by thousands of food fans, Taste of Times Square takes over West 46th Street between Broadway and Ninth Avenue, including historic Restaurant Row, guaranteeing a fun-filled evening of fine food and entertainment. From salmon caviar blinis to ribs to paella, the festival’s offerings reflect the neighborhood’s status as the Crossroads of the World.

“Nowhere else can you find such a diversity of chefs and cuisine from all around the world as you can in Times Square,” says Times Square Alliance President Tim Tompkins, “and it is this that makes dining out in Times Square such an adventure.”

WHEN: Monday, June 8, 2009 from 5pm-8:30pm

WHERE: West 46th Street between Broadway and Ninth Avenue, including historic Restaurant Row.

ADMISSION: Admission to the festivities is free.

FOOD TICKETS

DAY OF EVENT

Taste of Times Square food tickets can be purchased at the event and are redeemable for “tastes” and beverages at each of the booths. The main ticket booth at 46th Street and Broadway opens at 3pm; other booths throughout the neighborhood at 5pm.

PRESALE

Want to avoid the lines? Tickets can also be purchased ahead of time at the Times Square Information Center beginning Friday, May 29th located at 7th Avenue, between 46th and 47th Streets.

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