Editing New York City (section)

=== Food ===

[http://www.theskint.com/2007/01/free-eats.html The Skint's Free Eats]

[http://nymag.com/restaurants/cheapeats/2009/57877/ New York Magazine's Cheap List]

==== Local suggestions ====
* If you like Indian.. check out '''Panna II''' 93 1st Ave, (Btwn 5th & 6th St - upstairs on the right). The place is inexpensive, super cramped inside and the decor is not to be missed. It's BYO, they do have soda if you bring liquor and glasses if you bring wine or beer.
* best buffalo wings in NYC: '''down the hatch''' in the west village (5 min. walk from the W4th subway station). good cider beer too.
* '''Dokebi''' Korean BBQ
* '''Otafuku''' try the octopus balls (takoyaki) 9th st bet 3rd/2nd ave
* '''Decibel sake bar''' (basement) - 9th st bet 3rd/2nd ave
* '''Congee Village''' (for congee) on Allen, Cong Ly for Pho on Hester
* that arepa place on 7th, a mexican diner called '''Grand Morelos''' (24 hours!) on Grand & Graham in Brooklyn
* '''Reben Luncheonette''' / Delicious Ice Cold for bacon egg & cheese & morir sonando on haevemeyer in BK
* '''Effy's Cafe''' Upper East Side (91st and 3rd) for Mediterranean/Israeli food
* '''Mamoons''' Awesome shwarmas, lines out the door whenever you go. around Bleeker and McDougal
* '''Cafe Dante''' Awesome Cafe Mocha and delicious tiramisu. Cant vouch for anything else. around Bleeker and McDougal
* '''XUNTA''' Some of the best tapas I've had outside of barcelona. Delis sangria & the live flamenco is a treat. The space is casual - the people who work there are very sweet. And it wont break your bank.
* '''S'mac''' just past the Revival....Only macaroni and cheese, and every possible combination you can imagine...pretty inexpensive too!
* '''Criff Dogs''' on St. Marks between 1st Ave and Ave A, with a huge sausage hanging above the door with the words 'Eat me' 15 different kinds of hot dogs, good price... And a hidden bar inside :)
* '''Ali Baba''' 212 E 34th, btw 3rd and 2nd Ave
* '''Turkish Kitchen''' 386 3rd Ave, corner 28th
* '''Sahara''' 513 2nd Ave, corner 29th
* '''Cafe Lalo''' 201 W 83rd St
* '''Little Senegal''' (Le Petit Sénégal) for various west african dishes and hair braids :) This in Harlem - neighborhood's main streets are the blocks surrounding W. 116th Street between St. Nicholas Avenue on the east and Morningside Park to the west.
* '''Ashiya''' 167 1st Avenue Between 10th and 11th Streets. 30 bucks for all you can eat sushi, which includes special rolls and all you can drink cold/hot saki, wine and beer.
* '''Moto''' just off of the Hewes street stop on the JaMeZ, southside, look for a bicycle, which ought to be famous for its charm, tomato soup and date cake. Often has live music during the evenings.
* '''Sea restaurant''' 114 N 6th St, Brooklyn. It's a Thai food restaurant and they serve the best mojitos I've had in my life!
* '''Jackson Diner''' - Indian Food - excellent food and best Indian deal I know in the city is their weekend all you can eat buffet. It used to be $7, but I think it's up to $10 now. It's out in Jackson Heights, which is a bit out in Queens, but of course you'll be heading out to Shea Stadium, to pay your respects, anyway, right? It's right off the 7 train.
* Also, right next to Jackson Diner (literally the next restaurant over) is a Southern Indian place, for you veggie eaters out there. It's exceptional. [Note: As for good neighborhoods to go to, Queens is the most diverse county in America and worth significant investigation.]
* '''Pong Sri''' - my favorite Thai in the city, on the same block as the Baxter Nha Trang
* '''Joe's Shanghi''' - Chinese - Chinatown - sadly, the soup dumplings (their specialty) from yesterday were disappointing (first time I'd gone since getting back in the city) and I worry that an era has passed. But typically their soup dumplings are amazing, and I dislike dumplings.
* '''La Mela''' - one of last great places in Little Italy (if not the last) - make sure to include the 5th course (dessert) so you can have their frozen zabaglione
* '''Zabar's''' - right across the street from H&H, so you get your bagels there and then go to Zabar's to get stuff to put on them.
* '''Kozar's Bialys''' - the best Bialys in the city, they sell them to places (Zabar's has them packaged) but if you go down there, they pump em out 24/7 so they always have hot/fresh ones ready to go. Get it from the source.
* '''Meskerem''' - best Ethiopian in the city and one of my favorite restaraunts in the city. I suggest the Meskerem Special or the Veggetarian Special - two locations, 47th between 9th and 10th and two blocks down from Wash Sq Park
* '''Jr.'s''' - excellent Cheesecake, Brooklyn
* '''Big Nicks''' - my favorite diner in the city. Just remember, the place looks...not amazing, but they have a 24 page menue with tiny writing, and there's a lot of terrific stuff. Excellent burgers, and I love the tuna melts myself.
* '''Rice''' every kind of rice dish from many different countries that you could think of. It's dim, creative, and flavorful. Try the coconut curry over black rice with edamame. :) Several locations-my favorite is in Murray Hill.
* '''The Barking Dog Luncheonette'''- also a few locations in New York, but has hearty, big portions of good American food. Burgers, pot roast, pork chops!
* '''Liquiteria''' - Smoothies - Corner of 11th St and 2nd Ave. The healthiest and tastiest smoothies, juices, and elixirs around. Definitely stop here for a pick me up before you get some coffee.
* '''Spina''' - Italian Restaurant - Corner of 11th St and Ave B. They make their pasta noodles in the dining room fresh while you eat. The wine selection is phenomenal and the sommelier is wonderful (he's also the owner). Just ask him for a wine recommendation based on your dinner and tastes. Again, mention to Rob, Salvatore, or Jenny that Al sent you.
* '''Fu Sushi''' - Sushi - Avenue B between 11th st and 12st - Fu is a wonderful place for sushi. The chefs are detail oriented and creative. The fridge is small so they can't keep a lot of fish on the premises, so what they have is always fresh. It's a cut above any of the sushi places in the whole neighborhood.

===== Cheap Food =====
* Korean bbq and soju shots in K-town (32nd and 6th Ave).
* Bubble tea and hand-pulled noodles in a Chinatown closet sized restaurant
* Taim Falafel (meaning "tasty" in hebrew), ridiculously yummy. Its in the West Village.
* Esperanto, for a sunday brunch. Great live bossa nova music while you eat cheap & good food. Ave C at 9th street.
* Don't forget St. Marks Pl for great japanese food! Kenka or Oh Taisho! yakitori
* Blockheads- Several locations, but my favorite nights out are at 34th and 2nd Ave. Great burritos and CHEAP margaritas in all different flavors.
* Cooper 35/Asian Pub- love this place for the cheap mixed drinks, fun, college-y atmosphere, and the outside patio in the warmer weather. Try the Lychetini!
* Kathi Roll - Indian snacks, especially great after a night on the town and cheap. $4.50 a roll. around Bleeker and McDougal
* local flavor burritos at 114th and broadway are CHEAP and employ homeless shelter folks (open tues/thrus lunch)
* Nha Trang - Vietnamese - single best lunch deal in NYC. A bowl of excellent Pho Thai is $4.75. Most of the other stuff is very good too. They have two locations, one on Baxter and one on Centre, same quality. I prefer the Baxter, but the other is just as good.
* Tasty Dumpling in Chinatown http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/42260266/new_york_ny/tasty_dumpling.html
* Mamoun's Falafal - just south of Wash. Sq. Park - cheap, delicious, 24 hours
* Snack Dragon - Taco shack - 3rd St between Avenue A and Avenue B (closer to B) Open LATE. Great tacos. Fish, steak, pork, quinoa. Try the Nacharito / Johnny Boy. It's cheap, it's good, it's drunk food.

===== Vegetarian & Vegan =====
Most places in NYC offer vegetarian options, and vegan options are pretty easy to find, too. Here are some of our favorites.
* vegetarian house of dimsum on pell street
* stricty roots on 123rd has simple vegan carribian/soul food
* Kate's Joint - Vegetarian Restaurant/Bar - Corner of 4th and Ave B. Wonderful place to get vegetarian like no other. It's an unabashed reconstruction of meat foods with only vegetarian and vegan ingredients. Shepherd's Pie, buffalo wings, chimichangas, steak, "chicken" francese, not-meat loaf. It sticks to your ribs without sticking to your conscience.

===== Pizza =====
* cafe viva on 96th has HUGE slices of yummy organic piza
* Lombardi's pizzeria AND John's Pizza on Bleeker
* Grimaldi's - Best gourmet pizza in NYC, right by the Brooklyn Bridge, a lovely place for a diner on a warm winter night, so you can walk back over the Brooklyn Bridge afterwards.
* Sal & Carmine's - 102nd Broadway - Pizza - best traditional greasy NYC slice. Don't get toppings, which ain't all that. Just get a plain slice and a Sacilian slice.
* Patsy's Pizza- BEST pizza place! There are many locations in New York City, I think the location in East Harlem is the best, but the Union Square location is a close second.

===== Bagels =====
* '''Bagle Express''' 93rd and 2nd Ave. Delicious, delicious, delicious. Love bagles? Love cream cheese? Yummy!!!
* '''H&H Bagels''' of course

===== Delis =====
* 2nd Ave Deli
* Katz's Deli
* Canrnegie Deli - these delis are listed in order of preference, with the caveat, 2nd Ave closed down for over a year and then re-opened with a new lease in a new location, and some folks say it isn't as good. I probably still prefer the hot pastrami sandwich at Katz's, but otherwise 2nd is superior.

===== Dessert =====
* Cupcakes! Billy's Bakery on 9th Ave and 21st or Buttercup Bakery
* the city bakery on 18th & 5th is a great local spot for hot chocolate and cookies
* Hungarian pastry on 113th and Manhattan Avenue I believe that's really amazing.
* Cones in The Village for the best ice cream in the city. http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/11512502/new_york_ny/cones.html
* Beard Papa's for the best cream puff and export the Japanese brought to NYC - 2167 Broadway (believe it's somewhere between 72nd and 83rd)
* Rice To Riches (rice pudding)
* best carrot cake in the world is at a little place called LLoyd's. 6087 Broadway, Bronx, NY 10471
* Viniero's - best Italian pastry shop in the city.
* Hungarian Pastry Shop - 113th, Columbia neighborhood, nice little place to get work done. They just expanded too, so maybe it won't be so damn crowded. It's a good place to meet up, when it's cold outside, nice and toasty inside.
* Sicilian pastry shop on 1st Ave @ 11th street called De Robertis Pasticceria. Still family run and much better than Veniero's.
* Chikalicious- Dessert Bar on the lower east side- so tasty, so tiny, so fun! 203 E 10th St

==== Dumpster Diving ====
In Manhattan you can do some great dumpster diving. One spot for that is at the Food Emporium of 83rd Street and 3rd Ave. You might be able to organize a big feast there. But be careful: dumpster diving was criminalized under the so-called quality of life initiatives.

[http://freegan.info/?page_id=2 Freegan.info: Events & Resources]

[http://gridskipper.com/61214/manhattan-dumpster-diving Dumpster Map]