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Food/Amenities

The Governors Beach Club, located on the north shore of the Island, serves food and drink. Vendors sell a variety of food choices and they are located at two locations: at the Food Court at King Avenue and at Picnic Point. Picnic tables are available at the Food Court and at Picnic Point.

King Avenue Food Court

Pyramid Coffee: Pyramid sells a variety of fresh sandwiches, salads, drinks, chips, snacks and ice cream.

Perfect Picnic: Perfect Picnic offers a take away picnic of bread, various cheeses, charcuterie and beverages. You can pick from a ‘Classic’, ‘American’ or ‘Kid’ picnics!

Veronica’s Kitchen: Veronica’s Kitchen, a former Vendy award winner, cooks up West Indian favorites such as Jerk Chicken and Curry Goat. Veronica’s has a variety of homemade beverages and delicious sides.

Pete’s: Pete offers a wide variety of hot sandwiches, beverages and delicious snacks.

Mr. Softee: Mr. Softee offers the classic ice cream essentials of the summer, along with beverages and novelties.

Picnic Point

Little Eva’s: Little Eva’s offers a beer garden serving beer and wine. In addition, Little Eva’s specializes in seafood dishes including salads and sandwiches, as well as having soft drinks available.

Fauzia’s Heavenly Delight: Fauzia’s returns to Picnic Point again this year with her unique Caribbean-Neuvou and multi-ethnic cuisine. Fauzia has Caribbean chicken and lamb dishes, as well as a variety of vegetarian and vegan options.

Pyramid Coffee: Pyramid sells a variety of ice cream and coffee drinks – a subset of their site on King Avenue.

Visitors are also welcome to bring their own food and picnics to the Island. Visitors are not permitted to bring alcohol to the Island; however alcohol is available for purchase at the Governors Beach Club and Little Eva's. Alcohol must be at the Beach Club.

The location of food vendors is noted on the Governors Island map.

Bathrooms
Indoor bathrooms and port-a-sans are available for visitors to use once they arrive on Governors Island.

Indoor bathrooms are located on the upper and lower level of Building 110, adjacent to the ferry landing.

There are also trailer bathrooms located at Picnic Point and indoor bathrooms in the Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan and Pier 6 in Brooklyn.

Port-a-sans are located throughout the Island.

Bathrooms and certain port-a-sans are wheelchair accessible.

Water
Water is available for purchase at a variety of vendors or machines or visitors can bring their own water.