Autumn, what does it mean to you? Does it mean hayrides, apple picking, and lots of fall activities? What about free fall activities?
When you think of fall activities, you probably think of the accompanying food.
We're talking piping hot apple cider in which to dip your sugary, delicious apple cider donut. We're talking about creamy tomato soup and grilled cheese that melts in your mouth. We're talking about food happiness.
Your waistline might not be stoked with us after you're finishing consuming all the incredible food we shout out, but we bet you won't regret a single calorie.
Check out the 7 most amazing fall comfort foods below, and find out where in New York City to get them.
1. Apple crumble pie
One of the season's sweethearts, apple pie radiates in America's heart as one of NYC's most quintessential fall treats.
We're into piping hot apple pie that steams when our fork crushes into it. We're into the kind of apple pie that's filled with cinnamon and just the right amount of fresh, juicy apples. The kind of apple pie that warms us up inside and out.
Lucky, we're in the right city to get it.
Where to get it: Glasers Bake Shop (1670 1st Avenue) is killing the apple crumble pie game. We can't really use any words to describe the magnificence of these pies besides pure bliss.
This bake shop has got more than a century's worth of excellence in making these sweet, crumbly, delicious pies in their old fashioned, comfortable atmosphere.
Wash the pie down with a cup of coffee and revel in food happiness.
2. Pumpkin beer
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The pumpkin craze has begun, and pumpkin patches, pumpkin carving, and pumpkin lattes are all the rage.
The star of this show, though, is pumpkin beer. There's nothing more autumnal than gulping down a pumpkin beer and feeling fall charm spread through your brain.
Seriously, getting buzzed on pumpkin beer is the best, most necessary seasonal activity. After downing one of these beers you'll be giggling on cloud nine in no time.
Where to get it: La Birreria (200 5th Avenue) is a microbrewery and restaurant on the rooftop of Eataly, and they offer the highest quality craft beer under the stars. Like, literally.
They brew unfiltered, unpasteurized, and naturally carbonated cask ales right on site, which are served through traditional hand pumps for the most natural, traditional beer enjoyment.
3. Apple cider doughnuts
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Everyone knows apples are where it's at during autumn. Whether you're going apple picking, or pouring whiskey in your apple cider, celebrating the coming of chilly whether with apples is necessary.
Enter the innovation of apple cider donuts. When done right, they've got all the splendor of apple cider deliciousness and all the doughy comfort of doughnuts.
Let's face it. Strolling around NYC, tucked in a comfy sweater gazing at all the fall foliage while munching on an apple cider donut is the perfect fall activity.
Where to get them: Breezy Hill Orchard's cider doughnuts really taste like apple cider. Except, in donut form.
So you'll get all the chewy, doughy, phenomenal comfort of a donut and all the seasonal allure of apple cider.
This upstate orchard and bakery stations its goods (we mean goods; pears, apples, cider, and baked goods) at several of the city's greenmarkets. Check out their twitter to see where they'll be next.
4. Mac'n Cheese
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This gooey, cheesy pasta just shouts everything wonderful about fall, about life, and about the joy of getting to wear corduroys and sweaters. When it comes to comfort food, the irresistible allure of macaroni and cheese dominates our thoughts.
If you're trying to rejoice in the comforts of fall food, you're basically required to eat all the mac'n cheese your stomach can hold.
We hate to break it to you, but consuming cheesy, salty, mac'n cheese goodness is a fall requirement. Diets be damned!
Where to get it: S'mac has three locations; one in Murray Hill and two in the East Village. The mac'n cheese they serve is life changing.
They've got cheeseburger mac'n cheese, mediterranean mac'n cheese, masala mac'n cheese, and our real obsession, buffalo mac'n cheese. The point is, they take the art of mac'n cheese to new levels.
,5. Grilled Cheese
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Taking two slices of bread of toasted (hopefully buttered) bread and melting cheese between them was most certainly the best idea after slicing the bread in the first place.
Every grilled cheese enthusiast should feel grateful to live in this city. Our options for acquiring grilled cheese far exceed our stovetops. Although we still shout out mad props to those who can make delicious grilled cheese on their stovetops.
Where to get it: Earl's Beer and Cheese (1259 Park Avenue) is one of the many phenomenal boutique grilled cheese shops in this city.
Saying Earl's Beer and Cheese's grilled cheese is amazing hardly feels like enough. They've got cheddar with pork belly and kimchi that'll light your world on fire. They've got beer cheese slapped in between two slices of garlic bread that will leave you with a whole new perspective.
Plus, they've got an amazing selection of beers in addition to their amazing selection of tasty and unique food, including several items that are not grilled cheese, like their to-die-for taco.
6. Soup
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Soup is the perfect comfort food for those chilly, frigid days that are heading our way.
Combat the cold with a steaming bowl of perfectly created soup. Whether it's lobster bisque, classic tomato, or chicken noodle, make sure you get yourself a nice hunk of bread to sop up your soup's goodness.
Soup is a quintessential fall food, and everyone knows that. The best part is that during the fall months you can duck into almost any bar or coffee shop and get your hands on some delicious soup for $5 or less.
Where to get it: Original Soup Man mixes up a plethora of different soups with varied flavors and spices. They've got crab and corn chowder, jambalaya soup, and chicken gumbo soup.
Their lobster bisque's got genuine chunks of lobster, and the shrimp corn chowder woos all who consume it into everlasting love.
Plus, every order of soup comes with a chunk of bread, a piece of fruit, and a Lindt truffle. Did someone say soup obsession?
7. Pumpkin pie
We've said it before and we'll say it again: Pumpkin everything is tied up in fall obsession. Pumpkin pie is no exception.
Pumpkin pie is notorious for signifying fall. Whether you're enjoying it during Thanksgiving after your stomach's ready to burst, or whether you decided to treat yourself on a random afternoon in one of NYC's bakeries, you will not regret your decision to consume a slice of pumpkin pie during autumn.
The delicious pumpkin flavored, cinnamon perfection of pumpkin pie, from everything down to its smooth, delicious texture, is one of the most wonderful things about being alive. Mark our words.
Where to get it: The Blue Stove (415 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn) will serve up the best pumpkin pie you've ever had; we guarantee it.
Located in the heart of Williamsburg, they whip up their pumpkin pie with homemade, hand rolled dough. They decorate it by hand. They use fresh, seasonal, and wholesome ingredients. Their pie will change your life. We're not kidding.
Check out 6 Best Day Trips for Apple Picking Just Outside of NYC This Fall.
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