Cheap food during my March '08 trip to Broadway -- Help! — Page 3

The Cafe Edison (aka Polish Tea Room) is really good-cash only-but the food's good

also-Westway Diner is very good

John's Shanghai is good (don't know about prices-it's on 46th between 6th and 7th.)

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Some suggestions:
In Times Square-
I second the Edison. If you like homemade soup, and blintzes I think they are the best price, value and it is a very NYC experience. I see Broadway Producers, performers and actors there all the time.

The soups:
My favorite is the cabbage. Other people rave about the Matzah Ball. I hate Matzah balls but the soup is outstanding.
They make the best blintzes you will ever have.

A bowl of homemade soup is only $3.75. Nothing is over $10.00 at the Edison. It is my favorite place for soup in the City.

Upper West Side: The Cottage Chinese Restaurant
Dishes all under $11.00 and feed two people.
Comes with free box wine. They want you in and out in less than an hour but it is the best chinese on the UWS that is inexpensive. (Shun Lee is better but it is three times the cost!)

Bleeker:
Cucina Staglione has a price fix dinner special that is hard to beat. Wine, appetizer, entree, dessert and coffee or tea for $11.95 per person. They make great chicken Parm, pasta, grilled salmon and for so little!

Have fun.

Updated On: 1/10/08 at 05:43 PM

I just ate at Vynl for the first time last week and LOVED it. Prices are very reasonable and the atmosphere is SO fun! I recommend it, too!

www.menupages.com is a good place to search. Not only can you narrow it down by what part of the city you'll be in but you can search for specific kinds of restaurants (coffee shops, diners, etc). Each place has an online menu with prices along with customer reviews. You can decide where you want to go before you even leave the house.

I recently had to use it because I was meeting a friend who was visiting from out of town. She wanted to meet at a place that was away from Broadway but yet still close to the theatre we were going to later. She didn't want to go to any of the "touristy" places like Planet Hollywood or Hard Rock. Through menu pages I found the Evergreen on 47th and we both found it to be a nice little place. Away from the tourist crowd but not too far away from where we wanted to be.

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Updated On: 1/11/08 at 07:33 PM

If you make it over to Brooklyn go to Grimaldi's for Pizza! Always a line but SO WORTH THE WAIT!

Also I love love love
Sammy's Noodle Shop on Ave of the AMerica's (6th Ave)

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Updated On: 1/12/08 at 12:12 AM

That's true. I was only responding to Bwayfan7 primarily, but I deleted my response, didn't mean to sound rude...

If you like pizza, I'm very fond of Famiglia. I've only been to their UWS location, but they have one on Broadway & 50th as well. Cheap and very good.

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Restaurant Row is 46th between 8th and 9th - includes Joe Allen which is fun and can be quite reasonable if you don't overdo the wine.

Updated On: 1/13/08 at 05:50 PM

When we were in Manhattan in September, we ate at this Street Food Cart....It was fabulous!!!!We got Chicken on Rice and a Salad all for five dollars....I can't remember where it was, I'm sure someone who lives in NYC could help.

Does anyone know where the good Food Carts are?

Olieng Thai!!! - on 10th ave (b/w 46th and 45th) - It's the best Thai in midtown (SO much better than Yum Yum Bangcock and Tiny Thai)...

Just discovered a great little bar/grill called "McAnns on 46th." It's on 46th between 5th and 6th. Burgers, sandwiches, soups and irish dishes all for under 10 bucks. Perfect place for a cheap lunch and a drink. Also very quiet and friendly wait staff.

Is 51st and Broadway within a block or two of David Letterman? If so, then it must be Cosi.