Cheap Places to Eat in New York

From a busy girl:

Being a poor student after making decent income for 5 years takes some adjusting. Being a poor student while living in Manhattan takes a lot of adjusting. Being a poor student who is also an extreme food-lover in Manhattan means you have to get really creative.

And so, to help other poor law students in Manhattan who love to eat, I’ve compiled a list of cheap eats that actually taste really really good (because there’s nothing worse than eating bad food).

So enjoy!

Yummy Things Under $10:

1. florentines from Sweet Melissa’s – 2 for $1

2. cream puffs from Beard Papa – $1.49

3. slice of grandma’s pizza from Bleecker St Pizza – $2.50

4. zucchini/potato/funghi pizza from Sullivan St Bakery – $2.50

5. pork chop over rice from May Wah – $4.95

6. soft serve ice-cream from McDonalds – usually $1

7. everything bagel with sun-dried tomato tofutti from Absolut Bagels – $2.95

8. toasted yummy flatbread edges from Cosi – free

9. de pabillon arepa from Caracas – $5

10. cheese and potato pierogies from Polonia – $4.50

11. truffled egg toast from ‘ino – $7

12. sauteed rice cake from nyonya – $5.25

13. spicy korean casserole from Albene - $13.99 (for two people)

14. beef shabu shabu from happy shabu – $8.50

15. masala dosai from chennai garden – $6.95