The Shop — Restaurant in City of Binghamton

The Shop is the standard to which all food and Beverage establishments should strive for. Over the years, My wife and I have had only positive experiences with their food and drink and staff. Professional.

The emphasis on regional beers and spirits do not overwhelm. It's better for a public house to be passionate and confidant in their thoughtful selection of fresh beer and food then to have, more oft than not, a certain unease in what's on tap(?)

There is no more passionate a barrista/ bar tender than the one that served us. I believe his name is Tom. The young woman who also assisted was a joy to behold in the way she cared for the coffee and unique drinks.

The Shop is a signature, really, that attests to the old world/ contemporary European feel of this gem in the Binghamton social scene.

The restaurant was packed, on Sunday, yet accommodations were made for my family of 4. Full of young, old and gen xers like us.

Def make reservations, JIC! The crepes. Perfect. The salad and sandwich that I had flawless. The coffee was real.

Having lived in Binghamton since 1996, I can say this with authority. Binghamton has come a long long way. All positive. It is the inevitable results of creative and talented, hard working youthful entrepreneurs like the owners of the Shop! And of course the universal laws...

Final update: Whelp it was not just restaurant week and we probably won’t be back. Went in recently and it took a long time to get seated for our reservation, forever to place an order, and our food came sooo late. It was well over an hour from when we sat down to when we got anything other than water. We noticed lots of people around us having the same issue and growing impatient. Orders were mixed up and they are clearly understaffed. This place used to be great and it’s just gone downhill. It’s a shame because the food is good…once you get it.

Updated review: went for dinner during Restaurant Week recently and the food is still delicious but the service was really poor. It took forever for anyone to acknowledge us at the host station and then forever for someone to even stop by our table. The server was borderline rude and slammed down our plates. We were brought a bill before we had even started our dessert, waters were never refilled. All in all a bit of a bummer when the food is so yummy. Will have to try again when it isn’t restaurant week.

Original review: So cute and always yummy. From grabbing a quick coffee to delicious crepes. I only wish they were open...

We arrived at the Shop a few minutes after opening and it was packed/almost fully reserved due to graduation weekend. Luckily there were 2 open spots at the short bar which we took.

Ambiance: it's a nice modern looking restaurant where you could go in with a t-shirt and shorts or dress up without feeling out of place.

Service: wait staff are friendly, professional and attentive without being overbearing

Food: options include appetizers, salad, crepes (sweet or savory), sandwiches and flatbread pizzas. I ordered the prosciutto and mushroom flatbread and my boyfriend ordered the roasted pork sandwich (comes with pickle and chips) and a garden salad on the side. The flatbread pizza is quite literally a pizza (ample mozzarella with not alot of toppings) on warmed flatbread that you could make at home - it tasted okay but was not what I had in mind. The roasted pork sandwich had a nice crunchy bread, tender and juicy meat and definitely would be my choice of food if I could do it all over again. The garden salad was dressed with a nice citrus vinaigrette (refreshing and sweet, but not overtly so) that I enjoyed.

Overall, I would return but I would order a...