New York Places to eat, good restaurants and places to eat.

When visiting a city like New York on a budget it can be difficult to figure out where to eat without breaking the bank. Here are a few great places where you can feed 4 people for under $50 dollars including tip.

We have included one in Queens and one in Brooklyn in case you find yourself over the bridges in either direction...Yes there is alot to do outside Manhattan as well!!!!


#1 DIM SUM A GO GO
5 EAST BROADWAY AT CHATHAM SQUARE
1212.732.0797
FUN! FUN! FUN! a classic New York experience
Dim Sum in Chinatown is a tradition here but this local favorite is also open (and more mellow) at dinnertime
Try out the juicy dumplings which are wheeled around on carts
Chicken, Duck, or Snow Pea and Soy Bean are some of the choices($4 each)
Throw in some similarly well priced turnip cakes,rice rolls and sweet sesame balls and you are in business


#2 THE LOCAL PIZZA SHOP
Just step outside your apartment take a few steps in either direction
and you will find one
A slice will run you anywhere between $1 to $2 depending on the toppings
And in case you were wondering how we eat on the run
A few simple instructions
First take a few napkins and blot off as much of the oil as you can
fold it in half length ways
and go


#3 CHOPPED AND #4 DOGMATIC GOURMET SAUSAGE SYSTEMS
E.17th Street between Broadway and Park
Across from Union Square
Ok so two totally different places but because they are pretty much side by side we have put them together
Also great if one of you is a vegetarian and the other is not
CHOPPED is one of those great ideas I wish I had
A salad bar to end all salad bars!!!!! Anything you can possibly imagine to put in on or around a salad all packed up there in front of you for under $8 throw in a Boyle's all natural Soda and peoplewatch your way to health in Union Square. 
DOGMATIC SAUSAGE is like Chopped but as the name suggests is an ode to cased meat
Beef Chicken Pork Lamb or Turkey Sausage(all grass fed and free range)
Or you can get Asparagus Stalks if you like
Self Service with a toasted baguette for $4.50 each
There are inventive extras to spice things up like chimichurri sauce
but the usual ketchup and mustard are available too
Spend the leftover cash on the Homemade grape soda $2.50 and
Peanut Butter Ice Cream $4.50


#5 MOTORINO
319 GRAHAM AVE AT DEVOE ST WILLIAMSBURG BROOKLYN
718.599.8899
Yummy Neapolitan Pizza wood fired and super
The classic Margarita $10
If you are feeling adventurous there is the Brussels Sprout and Speck topping $14
Before you get caught up in the main attraction enjoy one of our favorites
The Arugula Salad with Figs Gorgonzola and Pears $8
(if you are so inclined you can add bacon)
With this and many other choices ending up Brooklyn (even if its because you took the wrong train) is not so bad!!!


#6 KEFI
505 COLUMBUS AVE AT 84TH ST
212.873.0200
After a long day of exploring Central Park this fantastic little Greek
place will really help to revitalize you. It has a weekly Pre-6 pm Prix-Fix Menu

Try the $17 spread of Mussels with beans, Feta, Roasted  lemon Chicken and
Pudding for dessert. If you are traveling with kids, they have a kids menu also which also includes Manti (dumplings) in tomato Sauce or several mini burgers also.  Either choice for $7.

If that doesn't work there is always a side of rice to keep them quiet
while you enjoy the fare
(just dont forget to order the peas on the side as they usually come mixed
 together)



#7 YOUR LOCAL BAGEL SHOP
Like the Pizza shop... there is a place to grab a bagel and a coffee on virtually every corner We call them Bodegas or Delis
For under $3 you can get it Toasted with Cream Cheese, Butter, Tuna, Ect... including the coffee


#8 AREPAS CAFE
33-07 36TH AVE between 33RD AND 34TH ST
ASTORIA QUEENS
718.937.3835
Guyanese Cheese,Sweet Plantains and Avocados
with Stuffed Corn Pastries $3.75 to $6.75
Wash it down with A brown sugar lemonaid
tamirind juice or Chicha


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