Tasty Dumpling's rich pork filling is one of our favorites in Chinatown, and the cabbage in this more-portable pancake offers a mellow vegetal backbone and mild sweetness.
The torta de pollo is a sizable lunch for just $6--there's a little bit of creaminess in the background that blends well with the flavorful shredded chicken.
With onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and spicy green chilies, this is basically a delicious Indian-spiced breakfast burrito. Make sure you dip a few bites in the spicy green cilantro-rich sauce
Prosciutto Cotto, Mortadella and Provolone: The meat is delicate, flavorful, and perfectly salty; it's all stuffed within a soft piece of pizza bianca that works just right for this sandwich.
The affordable, quality sandwiches here keep us coming back. Try the Spicy Rizzak on your first visit.
In addition to fresh fish, Rainbo's also makes some cheap and very filling sandwiches. There's always salmon on the menu, and grouper, flounder, or tilapia also make frequent appearances.
Skip the bad slices for the the messy meatball hero, which at $5 for 12 inches of sandwich is one of the cheapest eats on the Lower East Side.
Kebabs can be dry here at this barebones late night spot, but we're fans of the oily-satisfying fried eggplant sandwich.
Souvlaki GR just gets pork souvlaki right. When it's wrapped in soft, chewy pita with tomato chunks, red onion, and cooling tzatziki, it's just about perfect.
At just $5, you'll be hard pressed to find a better Cuban sandwich in the Lower East Side.
The kati rolls—burrito-esque wraps with spicy fillings—are the thing to get at this Indian meat-over-rice cart.
The Spicy Buradi comes with either chicken or lamb, but we endorse the latter, which stands up well against the not-too-spicy mint-habanero sauce that moistens the wrap sandwich.
The Chopped Cheese at Uni One strays from the Philly cheesesteak formula when rather than just topping with pickled peppers, they add a whole slew of 'em directly to the griddle.
Ba'al stands out with its incredibly creamy hummus and fluffy pita that holds up to messy, overstuffed fillings. We recommend the earthy Beet Sandwich or the fried eggplant Ba'al Sandwich.
Cheap hole in the wall diner in the heart of midtown, an unlikely but delicious source for Cubanos and other sandwiches.
Standout falafel in herbal green and spicy red variations--a must for Tribeca lunchers.
If you need an inexpensive lunch or dinner near Union Square, or just an amazing pita sandwich, Taboonette's got ya covered.
Mama Gyro's Mama Sauce is eerily similar to McDonald's beloved Special Sauce. Slather it on any one of their cheap and tasty pita wraps. Our favorite is the Pork Souvlaki Pita.
Hefty plantains are smashed, fried twiced to get extra crispy, then used as the sandwich "bread" for a variety of fillings. We recommend the fried cheese version, deliciously salty and meaty
Hefty fried plantains are smashed, fried twice to get extra crispy, then used as the sandwich "bread" for a variety of fillings. We love the fried cheese version; it's salty, meaty, and delicious.
Our pick for the best falafel sandwich in New York. Clean, crisp, and grease-free, with great hummus, salads, and smoothies.
Our pick for the best falafel sandwich in New York. Clean, crisp, and grease-free, with great hummus and salads.
Spicy, messy, and covertly veg-friendly; doubles are one of Brooklyn's finest cheap eats, the fried paratha sandwiches coming in at under two bucks a pop.
The deli's breakfast tortas ($3.50 each, $4 after 11:00 a.m.) make for an particularly good meal on the go, offering a few options for mixing and matching.
Eggplant: Incredibly, deliciously, oily—a garlicky, acidic marinade that adds flavor to everything it touches, seeping into the eggplant, bleeding into the hummus, further dressing the Israeli salad. Read more.
Halloumopita is made with yeasted dough that holds bits of sweet onions and chunks of chewy, salty halloumi--not quite a sandwich under typical definitions, but we'll let it pass.
Cedars is a meat house proper, not just a shawarma joint, so you can get your pita filled with a variety of meats, but our money's still on the beef shawarma.
There's a lot of cured meats to choose from and most any of them can be turned into a sandwich. A good place to start: salami with wine and hazelnuts, sliced to order and layered with feta and onion.
Here the classic Egg and Cheese gets a substantial upgrade. Egg and cheese is filled with a lush dollop of creamy ricotta, and sandwiched between thick slices of cheese-crusted Balthazar brioche.
Hole in the wall with great flaky burek and tender grilled cevapi (skinless beef sausages). A must for Balkan food enthusiasts.
Consider this: the Indian grilled cheese, or the paneer tikka sandwich--soft white bread stuffed with chili-spiced paneer, layered with green chili, tamarind, and mint chutney.
