Taste of Times Square will return for its 28th year on September 8, 2025! Join us in celebrating some of our neighborhood’s best restaurants with tastes of signature dishes and live musical entertainment. Plus, purchase your wristband in advance to save 20% and bypass the $1 on-site activation fee.*

This year’s Taste of Times Square will feature over 30 participating restaurants, ranging from Mexican, Caribbean, Cuban, Italian, Indian, American and beyond. All “tastes” will be under $10 with most between $3 and $6.

Participating restaurants include:

Applebee’s Grill & Bar
Bar Mexicana
Blue Fin
Bond 45
Broadway Lounge
Brooklyn Chop House Times Square
Buchette del Vino NYC
Burger & Lobster
Carmine’s
Dilli Dilli
Dos Caminos
Ellen’s Stardust Diner
Foundry Bar at The Westin New York at Times Square
Hard Rock Cafe New York
Havana Central
Highball
Jasmine’s Caribbean Cuisine
Junior’s Restaurant
Lagos TSQ
The Long Room
Mapo
Planet Hollywood
Pink Taco
Russian Samovar
See No Evil Pizza
Serendipity 3
Sony Hall
Spice Symphony
Terrace and Outdoor Gardens at The Edition Hotel
Tony’s Di Napoli Restaurant
Virgil’s Real Barbecue

Taste of Times Square will include entertainment curated by several participating restaurants that offer live music.

Taste of Times Square is supported by Gatorlyte and The Westin New York in Times Square.

*Wristbands purchased in advance will not be charged the $1 onsite activation fee; however, if you choose to link a debit or credit card to your wristband on site to add additional funds, you will be subject to the $1 onsite activation fee.

Advance wristbands are sold with either $25 or $50 USD on them only. When placing your order on the next page, quantity refers to the number of individual wristbands for each of those corresponding amounts you are purchasing.

Please note there are no refunds.

The Advanced wristband offer ends at 11:59pm EST on September 7th. You can still activate a wristband and participate in Taste of Times Square day of on site; however you will not receive the 20% off promotion or the waived activation fee.