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Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats

Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats

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Created by Nat Harward • Updated On: September 29, 2012

Locations lifted from this Bloomberg article: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-04/new-york-s-best-cheap-eats-picked-by-top-chefs-in-survey

Buttermilk Channel is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

1. Buttermilk Channel

9.0
524 Court St (at Huntington St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Carroll Gardens · 354 tips and reviews
Mezzaluna is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

2. Mezzaluna

7.6
1295 3rd Ave (btwn E 74th & E 75th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 23 tips and reviews
Pizza Mezzaluna is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

3. Pizza Mezzaluna

146 W Houston St (btw Macdougal and Sullivan), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 22 tips and reviews
Great N.Y. Noodletown is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

4. Great N.Y. Noodletown

8.1
28 Bowery (btwn Pell & Bayard St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 288 tips and reviews
Carnegie Deli is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

5. Carnegie Deli

854 7th Ave (at West 55th St), New York, NY
Deli · Theater District · 289 tips and reviews
CRUST is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

6. CRUST

Terminal D, near Gate D11 (LaGuardia Airport), Queens, NY
Pizzeria · East Elmhurst · 71 tips and reviews
Jones Wood Foundry is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

7. Jones Wood Foundry

8.5
401 E 76th St (btwn York & 1st Ave.), New York, NY
English Restaurant · Upper East Side · 156 tips and reviews
Isa is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

8. Isa

348 Wythe Ave (at S 2nd St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 97 tips and reviews
Boka is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

9. Boka

7.9
9 Saint Marks Pl (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · East Village · 208 tips and reviews
Momofuku Noodle Bar is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

10. Momofuku Noodle Bar

8.4
171 1st Ave (btwn E 10th & E 11th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Village · 848 tips and reviews
DBGB Kitchen and Bar is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

11. DBGB Kitchen and Bar

299 Bowery (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Gastropub · East Village · 363 tips and reviews
The Stanton Social is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

12. The Stanton Social

99 Stanton St (btwn Orchard & Ludlow St), New York, NY
Lounge · Lower East Side · 388 tips and reviews
Marea is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

13. Marea

9.3
240 Central Park S (at 59th St & Broadway), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Theater District · 356 tips and reviews
Lali is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

14. Lali

7.4
630 10th Ave (btw 44th & 45th), New York, NY
Latin American Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 21 tips and reviews
Yonah Schimmel Knish Bakery is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

15. Yonah Schimmel Knish Bakery

7.7
137 E Houston St (btw Forsyth & Eldridge), New York, NY
Bakery · Lower East Side · 79 tips and reviews
Rye is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

16. Rye

247 S 1st St. (at Roebling), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 205 tips and reviews
Shopsin's General Store is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

17. Shopsin's General Store

120 Essex St (btwn Delancey & Rivington), New York, NY
Diner · Lower East Side · 130 tips and reviews
Tasty Dumpling is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

18. Tasty Dumpling

7.5
42 Mulberry St (btwn Bayard & Mosco St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Chinatown · 101 tips and reviews
Paulie Gee's is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

19. Paulie Gee's

9.3
60 Greenpoint Ave (btwn Franklin & West St), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Greenpoint · 401 tips and reviews
Old Town Bar is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

20. Old Town Bar

8.2
45 E 18th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
Bar · Flatiron District · 182 tips and reviews
Minca is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

21. Minca

8.3
536 E 5th St (btwn Ave A & B), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Alphabet City · 302 tips and reviews
Congee Bowery 粥之家 is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

22. Congee Bowery 粥之家

207 Bowery (at Rivington St.), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 71 tips and reviews
Congee Village 粥之家 is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

23. Congee Village 粥之家

8.3
100 Allen St (at Delancey St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 217 tips and reviews
Yakitori Totto is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

24. Yakitori Totto

8.5
251 W 55th St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave.), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Theater District · 183 tips and reviews
Mandoo Bar is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

25. Mandoo Bar

2 W 32nd St (btwn 5th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · Koreatown · 136 tips and reviews
Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

26. Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant

8.7
4 Clinton St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Bakery · Lower East Side · 973 tips and reviews
Parm is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

27. Parm

8.3
248 Mulberry St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 493 tips and reviews
Oriental Garden 福臨門海鮮酒家 is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

28. Oriental Garden 福臨門海鮮酒家

14 Elizabeth St (btwn Bayard & Canal St), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 88 tips and reviews
John's of Bleecker Street is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

29. John's of Bleecker Street

8.9
278 Bleecker St (at Jones St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · West Village · 228 tips and reviews
Turntable Chicken Jazz is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

30. Turntable Chicken Jazz

314 5th Ave #F # 2 (at W 32nd St), New York, NY
Wings Joint · Koreatown · 281 tips and reviews
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

31. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

8.8
700 W 125th St (at 12th Ave), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · West Harlem · 502 tips and reviews
Zaragoza Mexican Deli-Grocery is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

32. Zaragoza Mexican Deli-Grocery

8.2
215 Avenue A (btwn 13th & 14th), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · East Village · 106 tips and reviews
Baohaus is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

33. Baohaus

137 Rivington St (btw Norfolk & Suffolk), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 49 tips and reviews
Baohaus is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

34. Baohaus

238 E 14th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Taiwanese Restaurant · East Village · 293 tips and reviews
Fatty 'Cue is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

35. Fatty 'Cue

91 S 6th St (btwn Berry & Bedford), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Williamsburg · 114 tips and reviews
Fatty Cue is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

36. Fatty Cue

50 Carmine St (btwn Bleecker & Bedford), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · West Village · 99 tips and reviews
Roberta's @ Mad Sq Eats is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

37. Roberta's @ Mad Sq Eats

Mad. Sq. Eats (Worth Sq at E 25th St & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · NoMad · 11 tips and reviews
Hot Kitchen is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

38. Hot Kitchen

104 2nd Ave (at 6th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · East Village · 95 tips and reviews
Momofuku Ko is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

39. Momofuku Ko

163 1st Ave (at E 10th St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · East Village · 70 tips and reviews
Daisy May's BBQ Cart is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

40. Daisy May's BBQ Cart

50th St & 6th Ave, New York, NY
Food Truck · Theater District · 6 tips and reviews
Daisy May's BBQ is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

41. Daisy May's BBQ

623 11th Ave (at 46th St.), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · Hell's Kitchen · 119 tips and reviews
THELEwala is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

42. THELEwala

8.5
112 Macdougal St (at Minetta St), New York, NY
Indian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 119 tips and reviews
Buvette is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

43. Buvette

9.2
42 Grove St (btwn Bedford & Bleecker St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · West Village · 532 tips and reviews
Torrisi Italian Specialties is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

44. Torrisi Italian Specialties

250 Mulberry St (at Prince St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 140 tips and reviews
Sushi of Gari 46 is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

45. Sushi of Gari 46

8.3
347 W 46th St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave.), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 167 tips and reviews
Sushi of Gari is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

46. Sushi of Gari

8.3
402 E 78th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Upper East Side · 133 tips and reviews
Jing Fong Restaurant 金豐大酒樓 is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

47. Jing Fong Restaurant 金豐大酒樓

20 Elizabeth St (btwn Bayard & Canal St), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 286 tips and reviews
Bill's Bar & Burger is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

48. Bill's Bar & Burger

22 9th Ave (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Meatpacking District · 233 tips and reviews
Bill's Bar & Burger is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

49. Bill's Bar & Burger

7.8
16 W 51st St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Burger Joint · 354 tips and reviews
Pop Burger is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

50. Pop Burger

14 E 58th St (btw 5th & Madison), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Midtown East · 48 tips and reviews
Pop Burger is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

51. Pop Burger

58 9th Ave (btwn 14th & 15th), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Chelsea · 80 tips and reviews
Pop Pub is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

52. Pop Pub

83 University Pl, New York, NY
Burger Joint · Greenwich Village · 85 tips and reviews
Thai Son is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

53. Thai Son

7.6
89 Baxter St (btwn Walker & White St), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Chinatown · 131 tips and reviews
Thai Son is one of Top Chefs' Best NYC Cheap Eats.

54. Thai Son

7.8
40-10 74th St (at Broadway), Elmhurst, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Elmhurst · 58 tips and reviews