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CHEAP EATS
Eating shouldn't require financial planning, high-speed chases, or trips to the hospital. In an effort to help you avoid all three we've put together a list. Enjoy. And remember to tip 20%. 57th St - 47th St Great American Health Bar (B11) 35 W 57th St b/w Fifth & Sixth Ave 212-355-5177 American/Kosher $5-7 M-F 9:30a-10:30p, Sa 9:30a-sunset Topaz (B11) 127 W 56th St b/w Sixth & Seventh Ave 212-957-8020 Thai $8 M-F 12-11p, Sa-Su 4-11p Zenith (B9) 888 Eighth Ave at 53rd St 212-262-8080 Asian Vegetarian $5-12 11:30a-11p daily Burritoville (D13) 866 Third Ave at 52nd St 212-980-4111 Mexican $6 12p-12a daily 46th St - 36th St Margon Restaurant (D10) 136 W 46th St b/w Sixth Ave & Broadway 212-354-5013 A mix of Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican M-F 6a-4:45p, Sa 7a- 2:30p Bread From Beirut (E10) 24 W 45th St b/w Fifth & Sixth Ave 212-764-1588 Lebanese less than $10 M-F breakfast, lunch and dinner; Sa lunch and dinner Vegetarian House (F12) 139 E 45th St 2nd Fl b/w Lexington & Third Ave 212-490-0468 Chinese $7-11 M-F 11:30a-10p Burritoville (D8) 625 Ninth Ave at 44th St 212-333-5352 Mexican $6 12p-12a daily Sandwich Planet (E7) 534 Ninth Ave b/w 39th & 40th St 212-273-9768 Sandwiches with lots of variety M-F 10:30a-8:30p, Sa 11:15-6p Burritoville (E7) 352 W 39th St at Ninth Ave 212-563-9088 Mexican $6 12p-12a daily Los Dos Rancheros (E7) 507 Ninth Ave b/w 38th & 39th St 212-868-7780 12p-12a daily Market Cafe (E7) 496 Ninth Ave b/w 37th & 38th St 212-564-7350 More than your average diner Lunch M-Sa 11a-4p, dinner M-Tu 5-10p, W-Sa 5-11p Gray's Papaya (E7) 539 Eighth Ave at W 37th St 212-904-1588 Popular hot dogs 24/7 Broadway's (F9) 1375 Broadway at 37th St 212-398-1475 Middle eastern kosher $2-5 M-Th, Su 7:30a-12a, F 7:30a-sundown 35th St - 25th St Soul Fixins' (F7) 371 W 34th St at Ninth Ave 212-736-1345 Good fried chicken, fried fish and homemade cake M-F 7a-10p, Sa 11a-10p Dimple Indian Fast Food (H9) 11 W 30th St b/w Fifth Ave & Broadway 212-643-9464 Kosher Indian Fast Food $4-9 M-F 8:30a-10p, Sa-Su 11a-10p Curry in a Hurry (I10) 119 Lexington b/w 28th & 29th St 212-683-0900 Indian buffet 11a-12a daily Dosa Hut (I10) 102 Lexington Ave b/w 27th & 28th St 212-725-7466 South Indian $6 12-10p daily Kalustyan's Masala Cafe (I10) 115 Lexington Ave b/w 27th & 28th St 212-686-5400 Yummy food made upstairs 11:30a-11p daily Pongal (I10) 110 Lexington Ave b/w 27th & 28th St 212-696-9458 Indian vegetarian $7-9 M-F 12-3p/5-10p, Sa-Su 12-10p Udipi Palace (I10) 103 Lexington Ave b/w 27th & 28th St 212-889-3477 South Indian $5-15 M-Sa 11:30a-10:30p, Su 12-10p Chennai Garden (I10) 129 E 27th St b/w Park Ave & Lexington 212-689-1999 Kosher South Indian/Punjabi $6-14 Tu-F 11:30a-10p, Sa-Su 12-10p Burritoville (H6) 264 W 23rd St b/w Seventh & Eighth Ave 212-367-9844 Mexican $6 12p-12a daily Cabo Rojo (G5) 254 Tenth Ave b/w 24th & 25th St 212-929-9752 Puerto Rican homecooking: sandwich and heavenly Spanish coffee for $5 M-Sa 6a-9p 24th St - 14th St Bonobos (I8) 18 E 23rd St b/w Fifth & Park Ave 212-505-1200 Organic living food $6-16 10a-10:30p daily Bachue (I8) 36 W 21st St b/w Fifth & Sixth Ave 212-229-0870 Natural $5-8 M-Tu 8a-6p, W-F 8a-10p, Sa 10a-10p Chelsea Grill (I5) 135 Eighth Ave b/w 16th & 17th St 212-242-5336 Outdoor garden, serves big cheap hamburgers Su-Th 11a-11p, Fr-Sa 11a-11:30p La Taza de Oro (J5) 96 Eighth Ave b/w 14th & 15th St 212-243-9946 Puerto Rican luncheonette serving big plates of tripe and roast pork and goat stew and oxtails M-Sa 6a-11p Veg-City Diner (K7) 55 W 14th St b/w Fifth & Sixth Ave 646-336-7822 Fast vegetarian food $8 6a-1a daily 13th St - Houston St (West) Benny's Burritos (J5) 113 Greenwich Ave at Jane St 212-727-0584 Mexican $5-8 M-Th 11:30a-12a, F 11:30a-1a, Sa 11a-1a, Su 11a-12a Corner Bistro (J5) 331 W 4th St at Jane St 212-242-9502 Excellent hamburgers and chicken sandwiches with beer for cheap M-Sa 11:30a- 4:00a, Sun 12:00p- 4:00a Sacred Chow (K4) 522 Hudson St b/w 10th & Charles St 212-337-0863 Vegan deli and bakery $4-7 8:30a-10p Thali (K6) 28 Greenwich Ave b/w W 10th & Charles St 212-367-7411 Indian $5-7, set menu 5p-10p daily Village Natural (K6) 46 Greenwich Ave 212-727-0968 Natural $7-12 M-Th 8a-11p, F-Sa 8a-12a, Su 8a-10p Eva's (L6) 11 W 8th St b/w Fifth & Sixth Ave 212-677-3496 Middle Eastern $3-8 11a-11:30p daily Gray's Papaya (L6) 402 Sixth Ave at 8th St 212-260-3532 Popular hot dogs 24/7 Waverly Restaurant (L6) 385 Sixth Ave at Waverly Pl 212-675-3181 Diner 24/7 Kai Kai - Greenwich Village (M5) 35 Carmine St b/w Bleecker & Bedford St 212-627-7745 Cheap Thai fusion 12p-11p daily Harry's Burrito Junction (M6) 230 Thompson St b/w Bleecker & W 3rd St 212-260-5588 Mexican $5-8 Su-Th 11:30a-12a, F 11:30a-2a, Sa 11a-2a Poy Laung (M6) 210 Thompson St b/w Bleecker & W 3rd St 212-533-7290 Thai $7 M-F 4p-11p, Sa-Su 2p-11p Quantum Leap (M6) 226 Thompson St b/w Bleecker & W 3rd St 212-677-8050 Natural $6-11 11:30a-11p daily Dojo West Restaurant (M7) 14 W 4th St at Mercer St 212-505-8934 Japanese and burgers $2-6 Su-Th 11a-1a, F-Sa 11a-2a VP2 (M6) 140/144 W 4th St 212-260-7130 Chinese $5-13 M-Th 12p-11p, F-Sa 12p-12a Mamouns Falafel (M6) 119 MacDougal St at W 3rd St 212-674-8685 Falafel and more for $2-5 Apple Restaurant (M7) 17 Waverly Pl b/w Green & Mercer St 212-473-8888 Vegetarian Vietnamese M-Th 11a-11p, F-Sa 11a-12a, Su 11a-10p 13 ST - Houston St (East) Zaragoza Mexican Bakery (M10) 215 Avenue A b/w 13th & 14th St 212-780-9204 A tiny Mexican grocery store that offers delicious prepared food for cheap 9a-10:30p daily Cosmic Cantina (L9) 105 Third Ave at 13th St 212-420-0975 $5-$10 Burritos, also serves beer 11a-5a daily Village Crown (L8/9) 96 Third Ave b/w 12th & 13th St 212-674-2061 Israeli kosher $4-10 M-Th 11a-11p, F 11a-2hrs before sunset, Sa sunset-1a Elvie's Turo Turo (M10) 214 First Ave b/w 12th & 13th St 212-473-7785 Authentic Filipino food M-F 11a-10p, Sa-Su 11a-9p Angelica Kitchen (L9) 300 E 12th St b/w First & Second Ave 212-228-2909 Natural $10-15 11:30a-10:30p daily Jubb's Longevity (M10) 508 E 12th St b/w Avenue A & B 212-353-5000 Organic lifefood $4-13 10a-9p daily Quintessence (M10) 263 E 10th St b/w First Ave & Avenue A 646-654-1823 Raw food, vegetarian, organic $5-12 11:30a-11p daily Dojo Restaurant (M8) 24 St. Mark's Pl b/w Second & Third Ave 212-674-9821 Japanese and burgers $2-6 Su-Th 11a-1a, F-Sa 11a-2a Khyber Pass (M8) 34 St. Mark's Pl b/w Second & Third Ave 212-473-0989 Afghani $7-9 12p-12a daily Kai Kai - East Village (N10) 131 Avenue A b/w St. Mark's Pl & E 9th St 212-420-5909 Cheap Thai fusion 12a-11p daily San Loco (M8) 129 Second Ave b/w 7th & 8th St 212-260-7948 Mexican $3-6 Su-Th 10:30a-4p, F-Sa 10:30a-5p B & H Vegetarian Restaurant (M9) 127 Second Ave b/w 7th & 8th St 212-505-8065 Vegetarian kosher under $10 7a-10p Planet One Cafe (M9) 76 E 7th St b/w First & Second Ave 212-475-0112 Global $3-6 M-Sa 12p-12a, Su 12:30p-11p Reality Sandwich Company (N9) 91 E 7th St at First Ave 212-477-0773 Su-Th 11:30a-12a, F 11:30a-2a, Sa 11a-2a Caracas Arepa Bar (N9) 91 E 7th St at First Ave 212-228-5062 Close to 20 different varieties of Venezuelan arepas Tu-Sa 12p-11p, Sun 12p-9p Counter (N9) 105 First Ave b/w 6th & 7th St 212-982-5870 International organic $10-15 M-Th 5-12, Sa 11p-1a Teresa's (N9) 103 First Ave b/w 6th & 7th St 212-228-0604 Tasty Polish food 7a-11p daily Benny's Burritos (N9) 93 Avenue A at 6th St 212-254-2054 Mexican $5-8 Su-W 11a-12a, Th-Sa 11a-1a Tab Tos (N10) 543 E 5th St b/w Avenue A & B 212-529-2156 Vegetable Roll Combo for $5.75 M-Sa 4:30-11:30, Su 2:30-9:30 Madras Cafe (N8) 79 Second Ave b/w 4th & 5th St 212-254-8002 South Indian $6-8 12p-3p, 5p-11p daily Kate's Joint (O10) 59 Avenue B b/w 4th & 5th St 212-777-7059 Vegetarian Su-W 8:30a-11p, Th-Sa 8a-12a Two Boots Pizza (O9) 42 Avenue A at E 3rd St 212-254-1919 11a-1a daily Mama's Cafe (O10) 200 E 3rd St at Avenue B 212-777-4425 Homestyle cooking for cheap, big portions M-Sa 11a-10p The Sanctuary (O8) 25 First Ave b/w 1st & 2nd St 212-780-9786 International vegan $5-9 Tu-W 11:30a-9p, Th-Sa 11:30a-11:30p, Su 11a-9p Chutney (O9) 118 E 1st St b/w First Ave & Avenue A 212-614-8900 Good cheap Indian food 24/7 Kai Kai East Village 2 (O9) 78 E 1st St b/w First Ave & Avenue A 212-777-2552 Cheap Thai fusion 12:30-10:30p daily Below Houston Spring Street Natural (O6) 62 Spring St at Lafayette St 212-966-0290 Natural $6-11 Su-Th 11:30a-12a, Fr-Sa 11:30a-1a The Herban Kitchen (N4) 290 Hudson St at Spring St 212-627-2257 Natural $7-12 11a-11p daily Tien Garden (O8) 170 Allen St b/w Stanton & Rivington St 212-388-1364 Chinese homestyle $6-9 M-Sa 12p-10p Tiny's Giant Sandwich Shop (P9) 127 Rivington St at Norfolk St 212-982-1690 Hot sandwiches with vegetarian option Bereket (O9) 187 E Houston St at Orchard St 212-475-7700 Turkish sandwiches under $5, platters for up to $10 24/7 Teany (P8) 90 Rivington St b/w Orchard & Ludlow St 212-475-9190 9a-1a daily Burritoville (Q4) 144 Chambers St at Hudson St 212-964-5048 Mexican $6 12p-12a daily Excellent Dumpling House (P6) 111 Lafayette St b/w Canal & Walker St 212-219-0212 Big bowls of steaming noodles for $5 11a-9p daily House of Vegetarian (Q6) 68 Mott St b/w Canal & Bayard St 212-226-6572 Chinese vegetarian $5-11 11a-11p daily Vegetarian Dim Sum House (Q6) 24 Pell St b/w Mott & Doyers St (Chinatown) 212-577-7176 Chinese $5-13 11a-11p daily VP3 (Q6) 33 Mott St at Pell St (Chinatown) 212-406-6988 Chinese $5-13 11a-10p daily Columbine Foods (R4) 229 W Broadway b/w Park Pl & Barclay St 212-965-0909 Fresh sandwiches on great bread 8a-6p daily Burritoville (S4) 20 John St b/w Broadway & Nassau St 212-766-2020 Mexican $6 12p-12a daily Burritoville (U3) 36 Water St (North of Broad St) 212-747-1100 Mexican $6 12p-12a daily |
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