Cheap eats and specials in NYC
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Anonymous
| Hi-Any suggestions for where to look for deals on treats (custard, ice cream, donuts, etc) in New York. We will be visiting the city for 2 weeks and I'm hoping to visit a few local places that have specials. To give an idea, I'm thinking about something comparable to Carmen's Jayden Day in Rockville. We will be exploring all over the city, so I'm looking for specials for different places, but we will be stationed in LIC. |
Anonymous
| IMHO, they don't really exist. There is $1 ? around... May be different in the burbs. But Manhattan-not really. Look at mommypoppins website. |
Anonymous
| Yeah, only cheap eats I've seen are pizza (you can get great pizza for $1 a slice) and bagels from street vendors. |
Anonymous
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Crocodile Lounge near Union Square has free pizza at night at the bar.
One of DH and I fave cheap places to go pre-DB was Taco Tuesdays at Cowgirl Seahorse near the Seaport. They have $2 tacos all day on Tuesdays and a happy hour until 7. There are a few other places that do Taco Tuesdays as well, can look up online. Check DeKalb food market in downtown Brooklyn. Great selection of international street foods for very reasonable prices and they have $5 wine. Can also get a cheap glass of wine if you ride the NYC Ferry. |
Anonymous
The Georgetown equivalent to an area with lots of places like that: Bleecker Street in Manhattan between Seventh Avenue to La Guardia Nose ring version of that: Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg in Brooklyn, plus on the numbered streets in Williamsburg. Adventure food area (equivalent of a D.C. Ethiopian restaurant row): Try taking the 7 line subway out to Jackson heights in Queens for, for example, Himalayan food. Big, high-end, but mostly casual and reasonably priced food bazaar: Chelsea Market. <This is by the Google Building. It's also by Chelsea Pier, which has bowling, ice skating, a driving range, a skateboard park, and a lot of classes. What people in Manhattan really often do to eat cheaply: food trucks, or delis with food-by-the pound food bars. Cheap, offbeat entertainment: Look for small movies premiering at the Quad Cinema on a Friday. Those are often indie movies, and the filmmakers may be in the theater to talk about the movie. They will be very grateful if you come see their movies. Another cheap, unpredictable source of entertainment: go to a comedy open mic just to watch. Go in with very low expectations and you may find the experience interesting, if not especially funny. Another way to get a somewhat better show: go to a real comedy club and ask when they do the showcases where would-be comics have to bring paying guests. Go be paying guests to support some poor comic who doesn't have enough paying guests. Chances are some of the performers will be awful but some will be great, and the price will be a lot lower than for a regular show. > |
Anonymous
That's ridiculous. Try Chinatown where you can get 6 delicious dumplings or scallion pancakes for $1.25. Or the egg cake lady street vendor who sells delicious fresh made cakes for $1.25. There's plenty of good fast casual in NYC too. Perhaps this will inspire you. https://www.timeout.com/newyork/restaurants/best-cheap-eats-in-nyc |
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oh geez. EVERYTHING is cheaper and better in NYC. Dumplings from a random cart. Egg and cheese on a roll. Bagels. Slices. Try just walking into a random place and aee what you get.
Donut Plant is worth a visit. I thought it was a gimmick but it's yum. http://doughnutplant.com/contact/ Picnic spread at Zabars to eat in Riverside Park The New Yorker reviewed this pita place that sounded delicious - I'm going to try it next time: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/30/miznon-secures-pita-primacy-at-chelsea-market Since you're in Queens I'd venture out into Sunnyside, Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights: https://www.seriouseats.com/2015/06/where-to-eat-jackson-heights-elmhurst-queens.html |
Anonymous
| Jackson Hole (burgers) |
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Go to Ellens Stardust Diner. Its not particularly cheap, but its not expensive either as far as I remember.
Broadway hopefuls are the servers and sing and dance inbetween serving. |
Anonymous
I'd rather rupture my eardrums with a rusty spoon. |
Anonymous
I think that it's hard to find diner that has edible food. The theory is great, but the reality is that maybe you get a great old character of a waiter, with a side of stomach pain. |
Anonymous
Have you actually been there? Or are you just speaking ignorantly? |
Anonymous
| I like Levain Bakery |
Anonymous
Is this a joke?? |