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Created by Alicia Khoo Updated On: September 2, 2011
A cheapass grad student's guide to the best eats in NYC. If you have foie gras taste but a Del Taco budget, this is for you! Enjoy and eat well :) a la vie, a l'amour, a la cuisine!
8914 Queens Blvd (btwn 56th & 57th Ave.), Elmhurst, NY
Japanese Restaurant · 34 tips and reviews
Alicia Khoo: Dude, they have uni sushi and sashimi for $1/piece. And fresh too. Where else in the WORLD can you get uni for a dollar a piece? Need I say more? The special rolls are good too. They also serve Thai.
Mexican Restaurant · Upper West Side · 29 tips and reviews
Alicia Khoo: Amazing. Made me feel like I was back in LA...and then some. Spinach Cheese and Shrimp Enchiladas with Red Homemade Mole Sauce which I still dream about. And the pineapple juice. So crasyy essayy!!
1271 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 50th & W 51st St), New York, NY
Bakery · Theater District · 94 tips and reviews
Alicia Khoo: I know I know it's a chain, but whatevs! The Belgian pastries & tarts r amzng 4 a chain! Chai soy latte & lemon tart is phenom. Great restspots if you are tkng a brk fr MoMa or the Strand. Agave jam!
434 Amsterdam Ave (SW corner of 81st St.), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Upper West Side · 68 tips and reviews
Alicia Khoo: $1 oysters 5p-7p! Old vine wine! Classy & when the weather's great, dine al fresco. The crostinis are a little pricier but if you're wllng 2 splurge--I was high when I tried the chicken liver mousse.
33 Carmine St (btwn. Bleecker & Bedford St.), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · West Village · 66 tips and reviews
Alicia Khoo: Didn't like the hazelnut soy latte I got, tasted like melted plastic...BUT they hv a gr8 selection of cafe style food. Luv the sandwich, salad & bake selection! A def refreshing change from Starcraps.
Mexican Restaurant · East Harlem · 98 tips and reviews
Alicia Khoo: $1 oysters again! 3p-7p. In the <3 of Spanish Harlem so don't wear stilettos! (u rlly wll trip & fall & break sthng) $5 sangrias & $4 drft beers. & a lovely girl fr AZ who bartends there. She's cool!!
Cheese Store · West Village · 265 tips and reviews
Alicia Khoo: Cheese shop! they have these baked cheese flaky pastry sticks that I am dying to try. Anyways, cheese and saucissons galore! But for better prices, go to Trader Joe's.
Grocery Store · Lincoln Square · 259 tips and reviews
Alicia Khoo: 3-4 TJs in Manhattan. A Brit friend said, "Trader Joe's is wht makes America gr8." Not as gr8 as in Cali, but beggrs can't b choosrs (i.e., me) Get the Parmesan fr Australia. Best I evr had. At $8/lb!