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Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners
Doughnut Plant is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

1. Doughnut Plant

9.1
379 Grand St (at Norfolk St), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Lower East Side · 428 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge Park is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

2. Brooklyn Bridge Park

9.6
Furman St (Plymouth St), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Brooklyn Heights · 418 tips and reviews
Prospect Park is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

3. Prospect Park

9.7
Prospect Park W/SW (Flatbush Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Prospect Park · 309 tips and reviews
Central Park is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

4. Central Park

9.7
59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY
Park · Central Park · 1837 tips and reviews
High Line is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

5. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
Chelsea Market is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

6. Chelsea Market

9.2
75 9th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Market · Chelsea · 1218 tips and reviews
Prosperity Dumpling is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

7. Prosperity Dumpling

46 Eldridge St (btwn Canal & Hester St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Chinatown · 259 tips and reviews
Num Pang Sandwich Shop is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

8. Num Pang Sandwich Shop

21 E 12th St (btwn 5th Ave & University Pl), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Greenwich Village · 276 tips and reviews
The Meatball Shop is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

9. The Meatball Shop

84 Stanton St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 621 tips and reviews

Meng H.Meng He: Parmesan cream sauce over pork balls and risotto is way sexy

Milon is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

10. Milon

93 1st Ave (btwn 5th & 6th St.), New York, NY
Indian Restaurant · East Village · 85 tips and reviews
Le Poisson Rouge is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

11. Le Poisson Rouge

8.5
158 Bleecker St (btwn Sullivan & Thompson St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Greenwich Village · 165 tips and reviews
Century 21 Department Store is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

12. Century 21 Department Store

22 Cortlandt Street (btwn Church & Broadway), New York, NY
Department Store · Financial District · 460 tips and reviews

13. Woodbury Common Premium Outlets

8.6
498 Red Apple Ct, Central Valley, NY
Outlet Mall · 402 tips and reviews

Meng H.Meng He: Make friends with the salespeople and they'll call/email you when new stock arrives or when prices are slashed. Some stores will even take phone orders and ship!

Joe's Shanghai 鹿嗚春 is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

14. Joe's Shanghai 鹿嗚春

9 Pell St (btwn Doyers St & Bowery), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 564 tips and reviews

Meng H.Meng He: Soup dumplings! To skip the line, grab it to go.

Bouchon Bakery & Cafe is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

15. Bouchon Bakery & Cafe

10 Columbus Cir Fl 3 (Time Warner Center), New York, NY
Bakery · Central Park · 333 tips and reviews

16. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1959 tips and reviews

Meng H.Meng He: Things learned in art school #53: The Met is free (or pay what you wish). Even a penny will do.

Milk Bar is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

17. Milk Bar

8.4
251 E 13th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · East Village · 711 tips and reviews
BonChon is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

18. BonChon

957 2nd Ave (at E 51st St.), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 56 tips and reviews
'ino Café is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

19. 'ino Café

21 Bedford St (btw Downing & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 72 tips and reviews

Meng H.Meng He: The Truffled Egg Toast is everything it's hyped to be!

Spot Dessert Bar is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

20. Spot Dessert Bar

8.7
13 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · East Village · 353 tips and reviews
Luke's Lobster is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

21. Luke's Lobster

93 E 7th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · East Village · 304 tips and reviews
Motorino is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

22. Motorino

8.5
349 E 12th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · East Village · 317 tips and reviews
Quintessence is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

23. Quintessence

263 E 10th St (btw 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · East Village · 50 tips and reviews
Ess-a-Bagel is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

24. Ess-a-Bagel

8.5
831 3rd Ave (btwn 50th & 51st St.), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Turtle Bay · 359 tips and reviews
Black Hound New York is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

25. Black Hound New York

170 2nd Ave (btwn E 10th & E 11th St), New York, NY
Bakery · East Village · 66 tips and reviews
The Cloisters is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

26. The Cloisters

9.1
99 Margaret Corbin Dr (at Fort Tryon Pl), New York, NY
Museum · Hudson Heights · 250 tips and reviews
Otto Enoteca Pizzeria is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

27. Otto Enoteca Pizzeria

1 5th Ave (at E 8th St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Greenwich Village · 480 tips and reviews
South Street Seaport is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

28. South Street Seaport

8.9
South St (Pier 17), New York, NY
Harbor or Marina · Financial District · 225 tips and reviews
TKTS South Street Seaport is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

29. TKTS South Street Seaport

7.0
Fulton Street and South Street, New York, NY
Theater · Financial District · 30 tips and reviews
Eataly Flatiron is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

30. Eataly Flatiron

9.2
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · NoMad · 1478 tips and reviews
Bareburger is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

31. Bareburger

8.3
535 Laguardia Pl (at Bleecker St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Greenwich Village · 193 tips and reviews

Meng H.Meng He: The Jalapeno Express veggie burger with pepperjack, romaine lettuce, tomato, raw red onion, jalapeno relish, horseradish mayo and chipotle ketchup on a multi-grain roll is life-changing.

Il Laboratorio del Gelato is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

32. Il Laboratorio del Gelato

9.0
188 Ludlow St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower East Side · 345 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Flea - Williamsburg is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

33. Brooklyn Flea - Williamsburg

50 Kent Ave (btwn N 11th & N 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Flea Market · Williamsburg · 103 tips and reviews
Golden Unicorn is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

34. Golden Unicorn

8.1
18 E Broadway (at Catherine St), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 228 tips and reviews
Artichoke Basille's Pizza & Brewery is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

35. Artichoke Basille's Pizza & Brewery

8.0
111 Macdougal St (btwn Bleecker & W 3rd St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Greenwich Village · 139 tips and reviews
Big Gay Ice Cream Shop is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

36. Big Gay Ice Cream Shop

125 E 7th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · East Village · 416 tips and reviews
Cha-An Teahouse 茶菴 is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

37. Cha-An Teahouse 茶菴

8.7
230 E 9th St Fl 2 (btwn 2nd Ave & Stuyvesant St), New York, NY
Tea Room · East Village · 198 tips and reviews
Wafels & Dinges - Herald Square is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

38. Wafels & Dinges - Herald Square

8.5
Herald Square, New York, NY
Food Truck · Garment District · 316 tips and reviews
Stogo is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

39. Stogo

159 E. 10th St (btw Second and Third aves), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · East Village · 46 tips and reviews
Vin et Fleurs is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

40. Vin et Fleurs

69 Thompson St (btwn Broome & Spring St.), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 68 tips and reviews
Bosie Tea Parlor is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

41. Bosie Tea Parlor

10 Morton St (btwn S 7th Ave & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Tea Room · West Village · 125 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

42. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1233 tips and reviews
Graffiti is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

43. Graffiti

224 E 10th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · East Village · 68 tips and reviews
Amorino Gelato is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

44. Amorino Gelato

8.9
60 University Pl (at E 10th St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Greenwich Village · 200 tips and reviews
Liquiteria is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

45. Liquiteria

170 2nd Ave (at E 11th St), New York, NY
Juice Bar · East Village · 177 tips and reviews
Maharlika Filipino Moderno is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

46. Maharlika Filipino Moderno

111 1st Ave (btwn E 6th & 7th St), New York, NY
Filipino Restaurant · East Village · 212 tips and reviews
Xi'an Famous Foods is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

47. Xi'an Famous Foods

81 Saint Marks Pl (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · East Village · 314 tips and reviews
Better Being Underground is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

48. Better Being Underground

55 Leroy St Apt B (at 7th Ave), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · West Village · 81 tips and reviews
Yao's Dragon Beard Candy is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

49. Yao's Dragon Beard Candy

New York, NY
Food Truck · Little Italy · 4 tips and reviews
L'Ecole- Restaurant of the International Culinary Center is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

50. L'Ecole- Restaurant of the International Culinary Center

462 Broadway 1st Floor Fl 1 (Grand St.), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 50 tips and reviews
Meskel Ethiopian Restaurant is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

51. Meskel Ethiopian Restaurant

199 E 3rd St (at Ave B), New York, NY
Ethiopian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 23 tips and reviews
Washington Square Park is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

52. Washington Square Park

9.5
W 4th St (btwn MacDougal St & University Pl), New York, NY
Park · Greenwich Village · 710 tips and reviews
McSorley's Old Ale House is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

53. McSorley's Old Ale House

8.9
15 E 7th St (btwn Cooper Sq & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 467 tips and reviews
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

54. Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

307 W 26th St (at 8th Ave), New York, NY
Comedy Club · Chelsea · 171 tips and reviews
Yankee Stadium is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

55. Yankee Stadium

8.8
1 E 161st St (btwn Jerome & River Ave), Bronx, NY
Baseball Stadium · Concourse Village · 1155 tips and reviews
Lula's Sweet Apothecary is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

56. Lula's Sweet Apothecary

516 E 6th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Alphabet City · 87 tips and reviews
Toy Tokyo is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

57. Toy Tokyo

8.7
91 2nd Ave (btwn E. 5th & E 6th Sts), New York, NY
Toy Store · East Village · 45 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bowl is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

58. Brooklyn Bowl

8.7
61 Wythe Ave (btwn N 11th & N 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bowling Alley · Williamsburg · 536 tips and reviews
The Peoples Improv Theater is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

59. The Peoples Improv Theater

123 E 24th St (btwn Park & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
Comedy Club · Rose Hill · 99 tips and reviews
Caracas Arepa Bar is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

60. Caracas Arepa Bar

91 E 7th St (btw 1st & Ave A), New York, NY
Arepa Restaurant · East Village · 361 tips and reviews
Artichoke Basille’s Pizza is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

61. Artichoke Basille’s Pizza

8.1
321 E 14th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Stuyvesant Town - Peter Cooper Village · 567 tips and reviews
Boka is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

62. Boka

7.9
9 Saint Marks Pl (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · East Village · 208 tips and reviews
Benkei Ramen is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

63. Benkei Ramen

115 Allen St (btwn Rivington & Delancey St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Lower East Side · 24 tips and reviews
Sweet Chick is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

64. Sweet Chick

8.7
164 Bedford Ave (at N 8th St), Brooklyn, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Williamsburg · 314 tips and reviews
Allswell is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

65. Allswell

8.8
124 Bedford Ave (at N 10th St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 246 tips and reviews
MoMA PS1 Contemporary Art Center is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

66. MoMA PS1 Contemporary Art Center

8.9
2225 Jackson Ave (at 46th Ave), Queens, NY
Art Museum · Hunters Point · 196 tips and reviews
PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

67. PDT (Please Don't Tell)

8.2
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 438 tips and reviews
Back Room is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

68. Back Room

8.0
102 Norfolk St (btwn Delancey & Rivington St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 203 tips and reviews
Angel’s Share is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

69. Angel’s Share

8 Stuyvesant St (at E 9th St & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 490 tips and reviews
McCarren Park Pool & Play Center is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

70. McCarren Park Pool & Play Center

4.7
McCarren Park, Brooklyn, NY
Swimming Pool · Williamsburg · 32 tips and reviews
Roosevelt Island Tram (Manhattan Station) is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

71. Roosevelt Island Tram (Manhattan Station)

E 60th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Cable Car · Upper East Side · 79 tips and reviews
Pier 25 - Hudson River Park is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

72. Pier 25 - Hudson River Park

9.4
West Side Highway (at N Moore St), New York, NY
Park · Tribeca · 44 tips and reviews
Staten Island GoKarts is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

73. Staten Island GoKarts

6.6
215 Schmidts Ln, Staten Island, NY
Go Kart Track · East Shore · 3 tips and reviews
Irish Hunger Memorial is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

74. Irish Hunger Memorial

Vesey St & North End Ave, New York, NY
Memorial Site · Battery Park City · 38 tips and reviews
Jane's Carousel is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

75. Jane's Carousel

9.3
45 Main St (at Old Dock St), Brooklyn, NY
Attraction · DUMBO · 86 tips and reviews
Whispering Gallery is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

76. Whispering Gallery

7.6
Grand Central, New York, NY
Monument · Midtown East · 12 tips and reviews
South Court Classrooms is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

77. South Court Classrooms

5th Ave (at W 42nd St), New York, NY
Library · Midtown East · 4 tips and reviews
Museum of the Moving Image is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

78. Museum of the Moving Image

9.3
36-01 35th Ave (btwn 36th St and 37th St), Astoria, NY
Museum · Astoria · 185 tips and reviews
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

79. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

30 Rockefeller Plz, New York, NY
Arts and Entertainment · Rockefeller Center · 24 tips and reviews
Queens Museum is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

80. Queens Museum

8.5
Great Lakes Court (Kennedy Circle), Queens, NY
Art Museum · Flushing Meadows-Corona Park · 55 tips and reviews
The Queens Kickshaw is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

81. The Queens Kickshaw

4017 Broadway (at Steinway St), Astoria, NY
Café · 233 tips and reviews

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Barcade is one of Free/dirt cheap NYC places to take out-of-towners.

82. Barcade

8.7
388 Union Ave (btwn Ainslie & Powers St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · East Williamsburg · 321 tips and reviews