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Cheap Grub NYC
Yuka Japanese Restaurant is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

1. Yuka Japanese Restaurant

7.6
1557 2nd Ave (btwn E 80th & E 81st St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Yorkville · 98 tips and reviews

KaiKai: Get the all you can eat. I ate $75 of sushi in 5 minutes. For $20.

Bouchon Bakery & Cafe is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

2. Bouchon Bakery & Cafe

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

bennsu ..bennsu .: The tomato soup and grilled cheese combo is fantastic.

Pocha 32 is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

3. Pocha 32

7.8
15 W 32nd St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · Koreatown · 169 tips and reviews

Sharon C.Sharon Chen: Order the watermelon soju with the ramen noodles with duk bok gi! It's so good especially at 2am after drinking and partying all night.

Shake Shack is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

4. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1234 tips and reviews

CheapismCheapism: Home of NYC's most popular cheap burger. Get a Shack Burger single ($4.25) or double ($7.25) & fries ($2.75). Wait on line – it’s worth it! Read more.

Shake Shack is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

5. Shake Shack

8.7
409 Fulton St (at Boerum Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Burger Joint · Downtown Brooklyn · 240 tips and reviews

ECavaECava: This location features Brooklyn-based brands like Mast Brothers chocolate & Early Girl granola on desserts. Burgers & fries as tasty as all the other locations. YUM. (4 of 4 petals via Fondu) Read more.

Shake Shack is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

6. Shake Shack

8.3
152 E 86th St (btwn Lexington & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Upper East Side · 377 tips and reviews

New York HabitatNew York Habitat: The location is what makes this Shake Shack great. If there's no dining room inside, get your food to-go and devour it on a bench in nearby Central Park.

Shake Shack is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

7. Shake Shack

8.8
691 8th Ave (at W 44th St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Theater District · 857 tips and reviews

New York HabitatNew York Habitat: Our vote for best burger in the city and while you will have to wait in a long line, it's worth it. Shack burger with cheese fries and a chocolate shake. Say no more.

Shake Shack is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

8. Shake Shack

8.8
366 Columbus Ave (at W 77th St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Upper West Side · 507 tips and reviews

Amanda D.Amanda D: Significantly less busy than the downtown location. I get the double cheeseburger and an Abita beer: dinner of champions.

Corner Bistro is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

9. Corner Bistro

8.5
331 W 4th St (at Jane St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · 397 tips and reviews

CheapismCheapism: CB serves the best $6 burger in NYC. For $.75 more, get the Bistro Burger (bacon, cheese, lettuce and tomato) and get crispy fries for $2.50. Read more.

Minca is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

10. Minca

8.3
536 E 5th St (btwn Ave A & B), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Alphabet City · 302 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: The spicy miso ramen is as good as any of the ramens from Ippudo. There's really nothing else you should get here. Make it extra spicy.

Artichoke Basille’s Pizza is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

11. Artichoke Basille’s Pizza

8.2
321 E 14th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Stuyvesant Town - Peter Cooper Village · 567 tips and reviews

Julie T.Julie Tang: Stand in long line for the $4 huge artichoke slice - totally worth it

Artichoke Basille's Pizza & Brewery is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

12. 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

Ryan R.Ryan Romero: Artichoke pizza! Great for hangovers! Crab pizza is supposed to be great too.

Artichoke Basille's Pizza & Bar is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

13. Artichoke Basille's Pizza & Bar

8.3
114 10th Ave (btwn W 17th & W 18th St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Chelsea · 300 tips and reviews

Gansevoort Hotel GroupGansevoort Hotel Group: A NYC must do. Try their famous artichoke slice and thank us later. Crunchy, chewy, rich and cheesy - all of our favorite things put together!

Jing Fong Restaurant 金豐大酒樓 is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

14. 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

China Daily USAChina Daily USA: The food may not blow you away, but dining on dim sun in Jing Fong's cavernous hall will make you feel like a king.

The Meatball Shop is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

15. The Meatball Shop

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

CheapismCheapism: Eat the tastiest cheap meatball dishes in NYC here. Get a chicken, beef, or pork Meatball Smash ($8) or a $9 meatball hero w/ a free salad. Read more.

Panna II Garden Indian Restaurant is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

16. Panna II Garden Indian Restaurant

6.2
93 1st Ave (btwn 5th & 6th St), New York, NY
Indian Restaurant · East Village · 123 tips and reviews

LaurenLauren: Just...just go. The food is great, the staff is ridiculous, the lights will keep you amused for ages, and if you're lucky, you might even see a restaurant vs. restaurant brawl.

SriPraPhai is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

17. SriPraPhai

9.0
64-13 39th Ave (btwn 64th & 65th St), Woodside, NY
Thai Restaurant · 357 tips and reviews

Kathryn Y.Kathryn Yu: Try the crispy watercress salad with seafood, pork larb, drunken noodles with chicken, sauteed chinese broccoli with crispy pork, green curry with duck and pineapple, and coconut rice.

Tio Pio West is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

18. Tio Pio West

7.7
46 W 36th St (btw 5th ave & 6th ave), New York, NY
Latin American Restaurant · Koreatown · 10 tips and reviews
Tasty Dumpling is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

19. Tasty Dumpling

7.5
42 Mulberry St (btwn Bayard & Mosco St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Chinatown · 101 tips and reviews

Tudor L.Tudor Leu: Dirt cheap and tasty. Get the pork and chive fried dumplings, a portion of 5 will set you back a grand $1.25

Rathbone's is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

20. Rathbone's

1702 2nd Ave (btwn E 88th & E 89th St), New York, NY
Sports Bar · Yorkville · 77 tips and reviews

Rich H.Rich Hsieh: Come on Tuesdays for 2-for-1 burgers and beer!

Croxley's Ale House is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

21. Croxley's Ale House

28 Avenue B (btwn E 2nd & E 3rd St), New York, NY
Sports Bar · Alphabet City · 189 tips and reviews

JamelJamel: 10 Cent Wings!

Blockheads Burritos is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

22. Blockheads Burritos

1563 2nd Ave (btwn E 81st & E 82nd St), New York, NY
Burrito Restaurant · Yorkville · 80 tips and reviews
The Nugget Spot is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

23. The Nugget Spot

230 E 14th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Comfort Food Restaurant · East Village · 82 tips and reviews
Burger Joint is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

24. Burger Joint

8.4
119 W 56th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Theater District · 783 tips and reviews
Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

25. Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies

9.0
185 Van Dyke St (at Ferris St), Brooklyn, NY
Pie Shop · Red Hook · 116 tips and reviews
Pommes Frites is one of Cheap Grub NYC.

26. Pommes Frites

123 2nd Ave (btwn E 7th St & St. Mark's Pl), New York, NY
Belgian Restaurant · East Village · 340 tips and reviews