{"id":351718,"date":"2026-09-20T15:36:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T15:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/351718\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T15:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T15:36:19","slug":"discover-walter-cronkites-favorite-meal-at-patsys-italian-restaurant-in-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/351718\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover Walter Cronkite’s Favorite Meal at Patsy’s Italian Restaurant in Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Time and AI may determine if old-school journalism is dead, but one thing is indisputable: longtime CBS news anchor\u00a0Walter Cronkite\u00a0was dubbed the “most trusted man in America.”<\/a><\/p>\n

Does his moniker translate to his food choices?<\/p>\n

Apparently so, as a storied New York City restaurant is still going strong with rave reviews pouring in 82 years after<\/a> its grand opening.<\/p>\n

A fixture in America’s living rooms for nearly two decades, Cronkite reported on huge events<\/a> such as the assassination of JFK, the Apollo moon landing, and deep dives into the Vietnam War\u2014protests and all.<\/p>\n

Related: Al Capone’s Favorite Meal Is Still Served Nearly 100 Years Later at ‘Miami Beach’s Oldest Restaurant’<\/a><\/p>\n

But where did the man behind the desk go to indulge in his favorite meal once the cameras stopped rolling?<\/p>\n

That answer is reportedly Patsy’s Italian Restaurant<\/a> in Midtown Manhattan, where he once enjoyed a leisurely lunch with fellow journalist Nick Clooney, father of acclaimed actor George Clooney.<\/p>\n

Patsy’s is a staple for locals and tourists alike craving a heavy dose of Italian fare\u2014fried mozzarella, rigatoni, ravioli, wine, and of course, saving room for the “dessert of the day.”<\/p>\n

Cronkite surely delighted himself with a taste of various apps and entrees during his multiple visits to Patsy’s, but his go-to was ensuring his meal was accompanied by Maker’s Mark bourbon after a long shift that required him to deliver news that wasn’t always positive.<\/p>\n

Related: Elvis Presley’s Favorite Meal Is Still Served at\u00a0This Southern Drive-In Nearly 70 Years Later\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

While the menu<\/a> has certainly changed since 1944, Patsy’s remains a Manhattan destination for anyone looking to get a taste of old New York, sitting less than a block from Carnegie Hall and three blocks from Central Park.<\/p>\n

Patsy’s has hundreds of 5-star Google reviews. One recent patron claimed, “If you want to experience Italian-American comfort food at its finest, Patsy’s Italian Restaurant in Midtown Manhattan is an absolute must.”<\/p>\n

Another diner said, “I come here every time I visit” and made sure he “popped into the upstairs to see where Frank Sinatra liked to sit” as Ol’ Blue Eyes himself was another famous regular here.<\/p>\n

Walter Cronkite passed away in 2009<\/a> after an illustrious career in journalism.<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published by Parade<\/a> on Sep 20, 2026, where it first appeared in the Celebs<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Time and AI may determine if old-school journalism is dead, but one thing is indisputable: longtime CBS news…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":351719,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[131344,131343,75,84,83,3412,9,24,63,20269,131342],"class_list":["post-351718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-apollo-moon-landing","tag-assassination-of-jfk","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-midtown-manhattan","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-patsys-italian-restaurant","tag-walter-cronkite"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/351719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}