The pigs head for 4 at The Cannibal
Nothing upsets me more than when people tell me they went to NYC and ate overpriced, mediocre food. There is so much ridiculously delicious food to find in this city, and believe it or not, I often find that the more affordable holes in the wall offer the best food finds out there, hands down. Some of these places below are dirt cheap, some are average, but nothing found below is fancy and all these places have character, which I often find is a strong indicator of a good food find.
Without further adieu, please enjoy, and please let me know if you end up at any of these places and what you thought of them:
Kuma Inn - Asian tapas – Lower East Side – BYO – Cash Only – I’ve eaten everything on the menu…many times over…and it’s all unbelievable. Be sure to get the chinese sausage and the rice crepes. Figure like 2.5 tapas per person when ordering.
Caracas - Arepas (arepas are Venezuelan dish…doughy corn cakes topped with insanely delicious things) – Lower East Side – No reservations, so go to a bar in the area while waiting – Might be cash-only – GET EVERYTHING ON THE MENU. YOU CANNOT GO WRONG. God, I love this place so much.
The Breslin - ACE Hotel (29th & Broadway) – Classic fatty English food – This place is quite pricey, but I never go there to order anything expensive, that is, I only go there for the famous lamb burger (best $21 you can spend in NYC). You don’t need anything there besides this burger and the fries that come with it. It’s perfect.
Grimaldi’s - Classic NYC Pizza – Chelsea (20th & 6th) – Cash only – Keep it straight-forward and get peperoni and maybe some roasted red pepps but definitely don’t get fancy–you don’t need to with this stuff. Also, best cannoli in NYC if you have room at the end.
Hudson Clearwater - Soho/Tribeca – Reservations but you gotta book 2 weeks in advance – Maybe the most reasonably priced upscale food in NYC. Get the gnocchi with clams for an appetizer…trust me. Also, get the duck for your main course…trust me again.
The Cannibal - Murray Hill – As you can imagine, this is not for vegetarians. Get the chicken liver mousse appetizer and the baked ricotta appetizer. For your main, get either the steak (feeds 4 people) or the roasted pigs head (feeds 4 people…photo attached). This place is epic.
Barney Greengrass - Upper West Side – Best classic brunch in NYC – No reservations – get scrambled eggs and your choice of 2 house-smoked fishes. Can’t go wrong.
Friend of a Farmer - Flatiron/Murray Hill – Best brunch overall in NYC – Get the farmer’s sandwhich or the eggs benedict with crab meat. If with a group, split the breakfast breads as an appetizer.
Shopsins - Lower East Side – Just look at that menu…someone had to be high when they came up with all this stuff. But regardless, this is one of a kind and everything is crazy good. Get the mac n cheese pancakes or mac n cheese anything.
Schiller’s Liquor Bar - Lower East Side – Classic. Can’t go wrong with anything. Very affordable. Great drinks.
Pullino’s - Nolita/Tribeca – Best pizza in the city? Quite possibly. I think it’s probably the best “artisnal pizza” in the city that I’ve ever had. But
John’s or
Bleecker St. or
Grimaldi’s is the best “classic NYC-style” pizza hands down as far as I’m concerned.
Sala 19 - Chelsea/Flatiron – Tapas. Reasonably priced. Great sangria. The goat cheese and honey appetizer is incredible, as is the roasted vegetable entree with some kinda almond tapenade, believe it or not.
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