Who doesn't love a good bargain? Here's our archive our favorite cheap eats in NYC and beyond! (Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Toronto, Washington D.C., and more to come!)
(Note that we've also included dessert places where, for example $3 may be pricey for a cookie, but $3 for an overall quick bite is pretty cheap).
Midtown East:
Zibetto Espresso Bar
North York:
Fantaxia
New York
Chains:
Joe The Art of Coffee
Tim Hortons
Joe The Art of Coffee
Tim Hortons
Street trucks (mobile locations):
Big Gay Ice Cream Truck
Street Sweets
Street Sweets
Treats Truck
Rickshaw Dumpling Truck
Van Leeuwen
Upper West Side:
Flor de Mayo (Chinese Peruvian)
Gus and Gabriel
H & H Bagels
Isabella's (Brunch with complimentary drink under $13)
Jacques Torres Chocolates
Kefi (Best Greek food)
Recipe ($9 Foie Gras)
Gus and Gabriel
H & H Bagels
Isabella's (Brunch with complimentary drink under $13)
Jacques Torres Chocolates
Kefi (Best Greek food)
Recipe ($9 Foie Gras)
Shake Shack (Best burger place)
Upper East Side:
William Greenburg (Best black and white cookie)
Midtown East:
Zibetto Espresso Bar
Midtown West:
Burger Joint
Tehuitzingo Deli and Grocery store (Best hole in the wall)
Tehuitzingo Deli and Grocery store (Best hole in the wall)
Murray Hill/Gramercy/Flatiron:
Baoguette (Best Banh Mi)
resto (brunch)
Stumptown Coffee (in the Ace Hotel)
resto (brunch)
Stumptown Coffee (in the Ace Hotel)
Tabla Frankie cart
Village/West Village/Meatpacking District:
Bill's Bar and Burger
Blind Tiger Ale House
Blind Tiger Ale House
Dosa Man street cart
Keste
Keste
Mamoun's Falafel
New York Hotdog & Coffee
Ninth Street Espresso
Num Pang Sandwich Shop
New York Hotdog & Coffee
Ninth Street Espresso
Num Pang Sandwich Shop
Otto (Batali on a Budget!)
Roasting Plant
Roasting Plant
East Village/LES:
Baoguette Cafe
Crif Dogs
Crif Dogs
Doughnut Plant (Best donuts in the city)
Dumpling Man
Dumpling Man
Essex Restaurant (cheap all you can drink brunch)
laboratorio del gelato
Luke's Lobster (Best lobster roll)
Otafuku (Octopus balls)
Luke's Lobster (Best lobster roll)
Otafuku (Octopus balls)
Pommes Frites
Porchetta
Roasting Plant
T Poutine (closed)
T Poutine (closed)
Wechsler's Currywurst Bratwurst
Xi'an Famous Foods
Xi'an Famous Foods
Chinatown/Soho/Tribeca/Financial District:
Calexico Street Cart
Egg Custard King Best Chinese Bakery
Hong Kong Station (Noodles)
Jing Fong (Dim Sum)
New Malaysia Restaurant
New Malaysia Restaurant
Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory (Best Lychee ice cream)
Picnick Smoked
Picnick Smoked
Sheng Wang (non-touristy Noodle soup)
Tai Pan bakery
Tai Pan bakery
Veronica's Kitchen Street Cart
Zibetto Espresso Bar
Zibetto Espresso Bar
Brooklyn:
Bierkraft
Chip Shop (Best Fish n Chips in Brooklyn)
Eurotrash
Five Leaves
Eurotrash
Five Leaves
Gorilla Coffee
Second Stop Cafe
Second Stop Cafe
Trois Pommes Patisserie
Queens:
Arepas Cafe
Hunan House
Pizza Cone (in a grocery store, 1st in US)
New York State (Outside NYC):
Hunan House
Pizza Cone (in a grocery store, 1st in US)
New York State (Outside NYC):
New Orleans
Acme Oyster Bar
Cafe du Monde
Central Grocery Co
EAT restaurant
Johnny's Po-Boys
Mother's
Philadelphia
Pat's King of Steaks
San Francisco
Primavera (at the Ferry Market)
R&G Lounge (Salt and Pepper crab)
San Francisco
Primavera (at the Ferry Market)
R&G Lounge (Salt and Pepper crab)
Toronto
Chains:
Tim Horton's
Downtown:
Smoke's Poutinerie
Street Meat
Toronto a la Cart
Scarborough:
Lin Garden Restaurant
North York:
Fantaxia
East York:
Walima Cafe
Washington DC
Ben's Chili Bowl
Founding Farmers (pricier cheap eat, but great date place)
Julia's Empanadas
Korean Bulgogi Cart
Korean Bulgogi Cart