Cheap eats

Real Cheap Eats: At Sunnyside pizza, "It’s all about their throwback sesame seed crust and small town friendliness. Who says Queens doesn’t have good pizza?" Read more.

Real Cheap Eats: Try the Crack and Cheese ($9). "The crisp fried gnocchi that arrive are melty on the inside, tossed in an oozy white béchamel and generously topped with bacon. It’s as addictive as its name implies." Read more.

Real Cheap Eats: "The chewy crust of the kiymali pide curls around seasoned ground lamb, but you can also procure a pide featuring sheep’s milk cheese, egg and dried-beef sausage, or spit-roasted sliced lamb" ($8.50). Read more.

Real Cheap Eats: "Amid the mostly meaty options, the “Guayanesa Tropical” ($6) arepa holds its own, bolstered by a rich combination of fried sweet plantains, creamy wedges of avocado, and firm, mild Guyanese cheese." Read more.

Real Cheap Eats: "One of Astoria’s finest, this quick shop is the epitome of a New York slice: casual, quick, greasy, cheesy and best tasted while folded in your hand" ($2.50). Read more.

Real Cheap Eats: "No matter how many farm-to-table renditions of pork belly you’ve tried, lechon kawali, uncured bacon deep-fried and cut into cubes, is a simple delight" ($7.75).

Real Cheap Eats: Try num tok koy ($9), a Thai steak tartare not served at Manhattan's Z.E. "The mound of ground lean beef is seasoned with roasted chili powder, lime juice, kaffir lime leaf, onion, mint and cilantro." Read more.

Real Cheap Eats: "The lamb and chicken gyro ($3), rife with large chunks of juicy meat, lovingly drizzled with a fiery red hot sauce and a creamy white sauce, and wrapped in a fluffy pita, is an absolute steal." Read more.

Real Cheap Eats: "Mexican Coke ($1) can be elusive, but Indian Coke? Get a real sugar bite way in the back of the Apna Bazar." Read more.

Real Cheap Eats: Try the beef momo ($5). "Jammed with juicy ground beef and bound by thick, toothsome dumpling skin, each momo is kept wonderfully moist by a dash of beef broth." Read more.

Real Cheap Eats: Try El Gallo Giro, which serves up a "whopping big torta" ($6). "Adventurous eaters should order the torta de lengua, constructed with slowly braised and triumphantly meaty beef tongue." Read more.

Real Cheap Eats: 'Fried masala noodles—simply sauteed with egg, scallion, carrot & your meat of choice—may not sound like much. It’s the masala, heavy on coriander & chile, that makes this dish so special. ($8.50)." Read more.