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New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs
Bill's Bar & Burger is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

1. Bill's Bar & Burger

22 9th Ave (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Meatpacking District · 234 tips and reviews
Eataly Flatiron is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

2. Eataly Flatiron

9.2
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · NoMad · 1479 tips and reviews
Sushi of Gari is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

3. Sushi of Gari

8.6
402 E 78th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Upper East Side · 133 tips and reviews
Sushi of Gari 46 is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

4. 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
Buvette is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

5. Buvette

9.2
42 Grove St (btwn Bedford & Bleecker St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · West Village · 533 tips and reviews
THELEwala is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

6. THELEwala

8.5
112 Macdougal St (at Minetta St), New York, NY
Indian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 119 tips and reviews
Épicerie Boulud is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

7. Épicerie Boulud

8.1
1900 Broadway (at W 64th St), New York, NY
Café · Lincoln Square · 137 tips and reviews
Daisy May's BBQ is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

8. Daisy May's BBQ

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

9. Daisy May's BBQ Cart

50th St & 6th Ave, New York, NY
Food Truck · Theater District · 6 tips and reviews
Fatty 'Cue is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

10. Fatty 'Cue

91 S 6th St (btwn Berry & Bedford), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Williamsburg · 114 tips and reviews
Baohaus is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

11. Baohaus

137 Rivington St (btw Norfolk & Suffolk), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 49 tips and reviews
Dos Toros Taquería is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

12. Dos Toros Taquería

8.1
137 4th Ave (btwn E 13th & E 14th St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 349 tips and reviews
Dos Toros Taqueria is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

13. Dos Toros Taqueria

8.2
11 Carmine St (btwn Bleecker St & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Burrito Restaurant · West Village · 136 tips and reviews
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

14. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

8.8
700 W 125th St (at 12th Ave), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · West Harlem · 502 tips and reviews
Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

15. 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
Old Town Bar is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

16. Old Town Bar

8.1
45 E 18th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
Bar · Flatiron District · 182 tips and reviews
John's of Bleecker Street is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

17. John's of Bleecker Street

8.9
278 Bleecker St (at Jones St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · West Village · 228 tips and reviews
Shopsin's General Store is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

18. Shopsin's General Store

120 Essex St (btwn Delancey & Rivington), New York, NY
Diner · Lower East Side · 130 tips and reviews
Rye is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

19. Rye

247 S 1st St. (at Roebling), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 205 tips and reviews
Lali is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

20. Lali

7.4
630 10th Ave (btw 44th & 45th), New York, NY
Latin American Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 21 tips and reviews
Papaya King is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

21. Papaya King

179 E 86th St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Hot Dog Joint · Upper East Side · 117 tips and reviews
Momofuku Noodle Bar is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

22. 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
Jones Wood Foundry is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

23. 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
Carnegie Deli is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

24. Carnegie Deli

854 7th Ave (at West 55th St), New York, NY
Deli · Theater District · 289 tips and reviews
Prosperity Dumpling is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

25. Prosperity Dumpling

46 Eldridge St (btwn Canal & Hester St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Chinatown · 260 tips and reviews
Nougatine at Jean Georges is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

26. Nougatine at Jean Georges

8.8
1 Central Park W (at Broadway), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 102 tips and reviews
Mandoo Bar is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

27. Mandoo Bar

2 W 32nd St (btwn 5th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · Koreatown · 136 tips and reviews
Yakitori Totto is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

28. Yakitori Totto

8.5
251 W 55th St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave.), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Theater District · 183 tips and reviews
Congee Village 粥之家 is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

29. Congee Village 粥之家

8.3
100 Allen St (at Delancey St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 218 tips and reviews
Minca is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

30. Minca

8.2
536 E 5th St (btwn Ave A & B), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Alphabet City · 302 tips and reviews
Motorino is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

31. Motorino

8.5
349 E 12th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · East Village · 317 tips and reviews
Thai Son is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

32. Thai Son

7.6
89 Baxter St (btwn Walker & White St), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Chinatown · 131 tips and reviews

Jessica B.Jessica Barnett: April Bloomfield: “Thai Son in Chinatown has great, inexpensive Vietnamese food. I especially like the Pho Bo Kho, which is a beef stew with noodles, radishes, carrots, bean sprouts, and cilantro."

Jing Fong Restaurant 金豐大酒樓 is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

33. 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

Jessica B.Jessica Barnett: April Bloomfield: "My go-to dim sum spot. Arrive early to beat the crowds and fill up on delicious shrimp dumplings and steamed BBQ pork buns pushed around on trolleys by sweet Chinese ladies."

Momofuku Ssäm Bar is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

34. Momofuku Ssäm Bar

207 2nd Ave (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · East Village · 523 tips and reviews

35. Torrisi

250 Mulberry St (Prince Street), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 1 tip
Shake Shack is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

36. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1234 tips and reviews
Hot Kitchen is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

37. Hot Kitchen

104 2nd Ave (at 6th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · East Village · 95 tips and reviews
Roberta's Pizza is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

38. Roberta's Pizza

9.3
261 Moore St (at Bogart St), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · East Williamsburg · 864 tips and reviews
Zaragoza Mexican Deli-Grocery is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

39. Zaragoza Mexican Deli-Grocery

8.2
215 Avenue A (btwn 13th & 14th), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · East Village · 106 tips and reviews
Tehuitzingo Deli is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

40. Tehuitzingo Deli

695 10th Ave (btwn W 47th & W 48th St), New York, NY
Taco Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 124 tips and reviews
Corner Bistro is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

41. Corner Bistro

8.4
331 W 4th St (at Jane St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · 397 tips and reviews
Oriental Garden 福臨門海鮮酒家 is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

42. 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
Parm Battery Park City is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

43. Parm Battery Park City

8.1
250 Vesey St (West St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Battery Park City · 69 tips and reviews
Paulie Gee's is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

44. Paulie Gee's

9.3
60 Greenpoint Ave (btwn Franklin & West St), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Greenpoint · 401 tips and reviews
Tasty Dumpling is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

45. Tasty Dumpling

7.5
42 Mulberry St (btwn Bayard & Mosco St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Chinatown · 101 tips and reviews
Kabab Café is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

46. Kabab Café

7.3
25-12 Steinway St (btwn 25th & 28th Ave.), Astoria, NY
Egyptian Restaurant · 26 tips and reviews
Yonah Schimmel Knish Bakery is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

47. Yonah Schimmel Knish Bakery

8.1
137 E Houston St (btw Forsyth & Eldridge), New York, NY
Bakery · Lower East Side · 79 tips and reviews
Boka is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

48. Boka

7.9
9 Saint Marks Pl (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · East Village · 208 tips and reviews
Franny's is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

49. Franny's

348 Flatbush Ave (btwn Sterling Pl & 8th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · North Slope · 221 tips and reviews
Pop's Burger is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

50. Pop's Burger

167 N 8th St (Btwn Bedford & Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Burger Joint · Williamsburg · 57 tips and reviews
Mezzaluna is one of New York’s Best Cheap Eats Picked by Top Chefs.

51. Mezzaluna

7.6
1295 3rd Ave (btwn E 74th & E 75th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 23 tips and reviews