Hi all—my parents are visiting next month and we're doing the Met on a Saturday. They're in their 60s, like a proper sit-down lunch with a glass of wine, but I'm not trying to spend $50 a head or fight a tourist crush. Any recs within maybe a 10-minute walk of the museum? I keep googling and getting places that look either like a hotel lobby or a salad chain. I'm still new enough that I can't tell which spots are actually good vs just close to the park. Thanks!

Lexington Candy Shop is the move if you want old-school diner vibes, but it's counter-heavy and not really a glass-of-wine spot. For sit-down with parents, Cafe Sabarsky inside the Neue Galerie is right there and feels special without being insane—get the schnitzel, split a cake. Weekend lunch gets packed though, so go early or put your name in and walk the gift shop. If they want something less Austrian, I've heard good things about Caffe Grazie on 84th but haven't been in years.

Agree on Sabarsky. But skip Lexington Candy Shop for a long lunch—it's cramped and they turn tables. If the weather's nice, grab sandwiches at Zabar's and eat in Central Park; not sit-down but way less stressful. Sabarsky doesn't take lunch reservations as far as I know, so early is your friend.