Corner 28 – Peking Duck Sandwich
QNS $1.00 STREET A $1 Peking duck sandwich at Corner 28′s streetside window is one of the cheapest and tastiest things to eat in downtown Flushing. The steamed bun is a taste of heaven, cradling a bit...
View ArticleCoppelia – Pan Con Lechon
MAN $7.95 You could have breakfast all day at this modern 24-hour Latin diner, but that means you’d miss out on the Pan con Lechon, a toasted and pressed sandwich to rival the more famous Cubano. The...
View ArticleCity Sandwich – Nuno
MAN $9.95 At City Sandwich, a Hell’s Kitchen newcomer featuring Portuguese and Italian inspired sandwiches, the ‘Nuno’ sandwich is the one to try. It’s an inspired concoction of morcella (blood...
View ArticleChinantla – Cemita Chinantla
BK $8.00 SPICY Located in the back of a bodega on a grungy strip of Myrtle Avenue, this tiny restaurant serves up authentic Mexican food. The eponymous cemita is a beast of a sandwich, stuffed to the...
View ArticleChimichury El Malecon – Chimichury
MAN $4.00 STREET The Dominican community’s influence is evident at every turn in Washington Heights and Inwood, but locals know that the best version of the Dominican street-food burger, the chimi, is...
View ArticleChimi Mundo – Chimi Mundo
BK $6.50 STREET Photograph by Bethany Wong At this bumping food truck, which can be found blaring Socca tunes down Myrtle and Gates, the eponymous “Chimi Mundo” is essentially a Dominican Big Mac. The...
View ArticleCheeky Sandwiches – Oyster Po’ Boy
MAN $8.50 The shop itself is too dressed down to bother with a sign, unless you count the picket fence out front. By contrast, Cheeky’s oyster po’ boy is fully “dressed,” which on a New Orleans...
View ArticleCheeky Sandwiches – Chicken Biscuit
MAN $6.50 (Photo by James Boo) This New-Orleans-style sandwich shop takes an expertly-fried chicken cutlet, adds lightly-dressed coleslaw and finishes it with cream gravy before putting it all inside...
View ArticleCaracas Arepas Bar – Yoyos
MAN QNS BK $5.75 VEG Photograph by Robyn Lee Arepas aren’t the only food being given clever treatments at this hip downtown spot. The yo-yo, a classic Venezulan side that is a kind of cheese-stuffed...
View ArticleBrennan & Carr – Double-dipped Roast Beef Sandwich
BK $5.50 This sandwich is so unappealing to look at that I neglected to take a photo of the thing the first few times I ate it. The soggy mess simply can’t be picked up, so patrons throughout the...
View ArticleBobwhite Lunch & Supper Counter – Fried Catfish Sandwich
MAN $8.50 The fried chicken sandwich (a sweet-tea-brined behemoth) and seared pork chop sandwich (coated with a vibrant chowchow relish) are both solid choices at this Virginia-descended fried chicken...
View ArticleBlue Collar Good Job – Double Cheeseburger
BK $6.25 If you’re looking for a Shake Shack-like burger in Williamsburg, Blue Collar is your best bet. It’s no compromise—their cheeseburgers are great, featuring thin, well seared and juicy patties...
View ArticleBiryani Cart – Two Kati Rolls
MAN $6.00 STREET During lunch hours Biryani Cart always has a line, but it moves quickly as the cooks quickly fill kati rolls. The flaky and ultra buttery wrap used in this roll is somewhat like a...
View ArticleBig Gay Ice Cream Shop – Choinkwich
MAN $6.00 When people say “bacon makes everything taste better,” they’re pretty much right. At the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop, you can have soft serve ice cream with sea salt and dulce de leche dipped in...
View ArticleBaoHaus – Chairman Bao
MAN $3.50 Photograph by James Boo After a long Friday night of drinking in the East Village, it’s still hard to top a hangover-preventing spot like BaoHaus, where Chairman Bao is the cure of choice....
View ArticleBánh Mì Zon – Zon Sandwich
MAN $6.25 In New York, the Vietnamese sandwich known as bánh mì tends to be a heavy affair, loaded with grilled pork and closer to a hero than a street-side snack. Bánh Mì Zon captures the best of...
View ArticleBa Xuyen – #1 Classic Banh Mi
BK $4.50 A perfectly crisp baguette, chewy roast pork, fresh cold cuts and pickled veggies. These are a few of the components that make a great banh mi, and Ba Xuyen’s #1 has them all and more. It’s a...
View ArticleAsiadog – Hot Dog With Wangding Topping
MAN $4.50 Topping a hot dog with more meat may sound like overkill, but opting for the BBQ pork belly, cucumber and scallion topping called “wangding” at Asiadog only makes the frank better. The...
View ArticleArepas Cafe – Guayanesa Tropical Arepa
QNS $6.00 VEG The house specialty at Astoria’s Arepas Café is (unsurprisingly) Venezuelan-style arepas: thick, white corn cakes that are griddled until their outsides are slightly crisp, and then...
View ArticleA & A Bake & Doubles – Doubles
BK $1.25 VEG SPICY (Photo by Robyn Lee) These flatbread delicacies are delicious, combining a flavorful curry with sharp tamarind sauce and spice. Three doubles are most certainly enough for a filling...
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