Cheap hole in the wall diner in the heart of midtown, an unlikely but delicious source for Cubanos and other sandwiches.
Not your average chicken and rice cart--the lamb here is tender and succulent, and the rice is clean and light.
A basic steel cart in Midtown, but you can smell the fish, other fried things, and Korean-style beef "bulgoki" from a good 30 paces away.
A favorite in the food-cart wars for the past few years. The owners grew up in Puebla, Mexico, so you know their tamales, tortas, chalupas, huaraches, and enchiladas are authentic. Cheap.
The Spicy Buradi comes with either chicken or lamb, but we endorse the latter, which stands up well against the not-too-spicy mint-habanero sauce that moistens the wrap sandwich.
You must ask for the tamarind sauce -- homemade, spicy, tangy, amazing. Amazing with the jerk chicken, when they have it.
Kosher cafe with Middle Eastern specialties like shawarma, kebabs, and pretty decent falafel, available on pita or chewy laffa flatbread.
Get a mutton chop with a side of history at this century old steakhouse that offers delicious food, perfect cocktails, & a killer ambiance. Those on a budget can hit up the bar room. [Eater 38 Member]
Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. We would recommend getting a gin martini, dirty, with a dozen oysters on the half shell.
A solid mini-chain devoted to kati rolls, the Indian version of a burrito. The vegetarian fillings are our favorites.
Best destination for the food of the Chinese city of Xi'an in NYC. Try the chewy liang pi noodles or "lamb face" salad, all doused in their alluringly fiery house sauces.
Quick-service Turkish bread, sweet and savory pastries, and other snacks, all satisfying and very cheap.
Cafe China serves all your Sichuan favorites in a dining room that evokes 1930s Shanghai. Standout dishes include spicy diced rabbit, baby black lamb, and "Szechuan pesto chicken." [Eater 38 Member]
The restaurant boasts authentic and inexpensive Sichuan cuisine. It offers really good spicy fillets and tasty tanyuan, sticky rice ball with sesame fillings.
