Soup and Sandwich Company. Relatively inexpensive handmade, homemade sandwiches and soups. There are numerous vegan options and combo specials. Located in Palmer Square, it is a rather tiny little shop filled with very delicious food. Probably my personal favorite place for lunch.
Halo Pub. Also a favorite of mine, this shop is an ice cream/espresso "pub." It has exotic ice cream flavors that you can mix, milkshakes, and sundaes (although they are called weekdaes here). Across the street from Soup and Sandwich Company, Halo is also pretty inexpensive. Recommendation: maple walnut ice cream on a sugar cone--two scoops!
Hoagie Haven. This is located uptown on Nassau Street, so it is quite a hike from PTS & the University, but they make very scrumptious hoagies. Anything you could think to put on a hoagie, they have already thought of and then some. It's a rather small shop, so don't expect to eat there. Get your food and make a mess of yourself while you are exploring the rest of the town.
Small World Coffee. Hands down the best coffee in town. A block away from Palmer Square and very reasonably priced. Much cheaper than many big name chain coffee shops!
Bent Spoon. This place is a tad pricey, but it's the only place in Princeton to get organic frozen yogurt. They also serve ice cream and other tasty desserts of this nature. Located on the near end of Palmer Square, I would recommend trying this at least once because that's all it will take for you to fall in love with this place.
Deli. Surprisingly, I have never actually thought to look at the proper name of this place. Everyone just calls it "the deli." It is one block North of Palmer square and has some amazing foods! It's very Italian in nature and also has a small grocery store--like section where you can get a lot of items that you may find in a Trader Joe's store.
Cupcake Shoppe. Cookies and cupcakes of all sorts! They even won some prestigious cupcake award for many years running. It definitely a good place to just stop and get that sugar high you may be looking for. This shop has some pretty awesome flavors that will really make your eyebrows go up! Give it a try!
All the best!
**This may be a subtle hint for some of you to come visit me! Good area for food! =)
Love to hear your review of eateries in the PTS neighborhood. A couple brought back great memories of my time there 30 years ago; the rest reminded me that time changes things - including food options. Hoagie Haven was always one of my faves, despite the hike. My first year, my roommate Tyler had Field Ed and was away all day Sunday. I stayed on campus, but the cafeteria had only breakfast and lunch; we were on our own for dinner. Ty would come home late in the evening walk in our room, sniff the air . . . and say, "Hoagie Haven again, huh?" Yeah, they do the sandwiches right! Best to you! Grace and Peace, Steve Clark
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