2007-02-27 14:54:35 · 7 answers · asked by dennis o 1 in Dining Out ➔ United States ➔ New York City
Mandoo Dumpling Bar, East 32nd Street off Fifth Avenue - specializes in Korean mandoo dumplings (there are other inexpensive restaurants on this block in Koreatown - 32nd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues
In the Village: Sapore on Greenwich Avenue and Perry Street - Lunch here has to be the biggest bargain in New York - $6 for soup or salad, coffee and a main dish, including good pastas - $3.00 more and you can have excellent fried calamari or grilled salmon as an entree. This is a very small cramped restaurant, but, in warm weather, there's lots of pleasant outdoor seating.
Chinatown
Katz' Deli on the Lower East Side on East Houston Street - sit in self-service -not waiter service - get your own sandwich at the counter and tip the counterman $1 or $2 before he starts to make your sandwich (you'll get more meat in the sandwich than if you order from the waiter) - get an order of fries or another side dish and split the sandwich - it's huge and half a sandwich and an order of fries is a full meal. Besides being inexpensive, you'll get the best corned beef or pastrami in New York. I always get my sandwich on "club" bread - one of the only places in the City where you can still get that - the sandwiches come with pickles - if you don't order "sour", you get "half-sours".
If you're not looking for an ambiance, or even a place to sit down, Grey's Papaya (several locations - 8th Street and Sixth Avenue in the Village or 72nd and Broadway on the Upper West Side), for $2.99 you get two delicious hot dogs and a fresh tropical fruit drink (I like the mango or pina colada).
Pizza
Near Union Square: Via Emilia on East 21st Street and Park Avenue. Appetizers are unusual and outstanding - gnocco fritto - large platter of Italian coldcuts served with delicious little fritters; tigelle (not served in too many places) hot biscuits with proscuitto and melted cheese; wonderful soups, good pastas, fish is always fresh. Some desserts are outstanding.
http://www.viaemilianyc.net/dinner.html...
In the West Village: Da Andrea on Hudson Street and West 11th Street.
Excellent pastas - I especially love their clam sauce, they, too, make tigelle, can get very crowded on weekends.
http://www.biassanot.com/
2007-02-28 01:46:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you want a cheap place to eat lunch or dinner try Yagatan its on mcduogal st and 3rd you can get a donner kebab for about 5 bucks and its good and cooked to order
2007-02-28 12:07:35 · answer #2 · answered by whantmoore 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i like Chez Brigitte on Greenwhich Ave. Lunch only, under 10.00 full lunch. Also, Chinatown Vietnamese Restaurants, you can get a great meal for under 7.00. Also LOVE Cafe Habana on Elizabeth Street.
2007-02-27 23:59:22 · answer #3 · answered by james B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elephant& Castle in Greenwich Village
2007-02-27 23:00:25 · answer #4 · answered by lochmessy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
whatever you do, do not eat at Taco Bell/KFC. Go to the yahoo search bar and just type in these 3 words (rats nyc taco bell) and you will see why. Look at all the footage you can, especially he msnbc one. If you like mexican food, Gonzalez and Gonzalez is a nice place with reasonable prices.
2007-02-27 23:26:08 · answer #5 · answered by katherine_gaviria 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Chinese food is cheap and delicious. Chinatown is not far from Manhattan.
2007-02-28 00:08:59 · answer #6 · answered by RunSueRun 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The jekeyll & hyde club. Its based from the famous story, and broadway play. Its pretty cheap, not fast food, and unlike anything you've eaten at before.
2007-02-28 05:07:50 · answer #7 · answered by knhglassey@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋