Republic

This is a fun place to eat at. It's a cafeteria-style restaurant where you sit in a big long table along with everyone else in your party. The food is great too. It's a basic noodle shop with variety of noddle selections. It can be pretty difficult to get seating at this restaurant because everyone (tourists and New Yorkers) come here to eat. But the atmosphere is great. It allows you to meet strangers from other places. One time, we met this couple from Europe who's been traveling in the U.S. for 4 months. Great place to go.

This place is located on the west side of Union Sq.