| USA | Manhattan | Flushing | Long Island | New Jersey | Boston/Cambridge | Puerto Rico |
| EUROPE | Lisbon | Fontainebleau | Paris |
| ASIA | Singapore | Tokyo |
| Baluchi's
Indian Food 104 2nd Ave 212.780.6000 - Indian chain restaurant, multiple locations, but prefer above address near Indian street - Half price lunches otherwise slightly pricey - Food yummy and doesn't upset stomach - http://www.baluchis.com/ |
| Cafe Habana Spring and Elizabeth - Corn on the cob |
| Carmine's Midtown
200 W 44th St (Times Square) 212.221.3800 - BEST strawberry shortcake - 80% yummy light cream, can eat at bar - http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile?id=7186156 - http://www.carminesnyc.com |
| Charlie
Mom Chinese Cuisine 464 6th Ave (btwn 11 & 12St) 212.807.8585 - Steamed vegetable dumplings (spinach flour with vermicelli, mushroom and other vegetables) - Average Chinese food prices, $5 for dumplings - http://new-york.get-hotels.net/details.html?detailID=175230 |
| Chinatown
Ice Cream Factory 65 Bayard St (Chinatown) 212.608.4170 - Lychee sorbet, ginger ice cream, and many more unique flavors! - http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7113239 - http://www.indypressny.org/article.php3?ArticleID=315 |
| Kum
Gang San 49 W. 32nd St. (Koreatown) 212.967.0909 - 24 hrs Korean restaurant (Sushi ends around 11) - Hwe-dop-bap (raw fish rice salad) |
| ONY
Japanese Noodle Bar 357 Avenue of Americas (btwn W4St and Washington Pl) 212.414.8429 - Ramen!! Yummy, make your own ramen. Goma miso ramen! - Get the sashimi carpaccio appetizer - Average under $10 and modern decor - http://www.cheapotravel.com/ny/ny_restaurant_full.php3?id=1123 |
| Ruby Foo's
Dim Sum & Sushi Palace 1626 Broadway (Times Square) 212.724.6700 - Nouveau dim sum and sushi in cavernous decor - Fun tasty food but pricey - http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile?id=11351521 |
| Natural Tofu
Seoul Garden 34 W. 32nd St. Fl 2 (Koreatown) 212.736.9002 - Soon-doo-boo (smooth tofu stew) specialty house |
| Pizza Gruppo
186 Avenue B (12St) 212.995.2100 - Yummy thin crust pizza with large assortment of toppings like carmelized onions - http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/33064221/ |
| Sharaku Japanese
Restaurant 14 Stuyvesant St (9th & 3rd Ave) 212.598.0403 - I swear the JUMBO sushi's 6 or 7 inches long!!!! - Fresh - And very reasonable prices! Won't leave you hungry or broke! - http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0220/cheapeats02_display.php?start=60 |
| The Grand Sichuan
Restaurant 125 Canal Street (corner of Bowery facing Manhattan bridge) 212.625.9212 - Braised fish with scallion (yummy bean sauce), Baby bamboo shoots - Forget about the Chinese vegetable dish (bland) - Average Chinese food prices, around $14 for fish - http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7084920/ |
| Wu Liang Yie 36 West 48th 212.398.2308 - Slightly pricey for Chinese, but good for groups |
| Kum Gang San
138-28 Northern Boulevard (btwn Main and Union St) 718.461.0909 - 24 hrs Korean restaurant (Sushi ends around 11) - Hwe-dop-bap (raw fish rice salad) - http://www.newyorkseoul.com/restaurant/kumgangsan.htm |
| Nolbu
Sushi 162-20 Northern Blvd 718.939.7374 - Korean kim-bap takeout stand - Oh-jing-oh bul-go-gi kim-bap (spicy squid roll) $4; Addictive |
| Sam
Won Gak 144-20 Northern Blvd 718.445.8500 - Korean's version of Chinese food for Koreans - BEST gam-pun-gi! (sweet and sour chicken with peppers); Yummy! - Sam-sun-kan-ja-jang (seafood black bean noodle) |
Young
Bin Kwan |
| Baci's Old Country Road - Popular Italian restaurant - Good atmosphere, big entree portions and good selection - Very reasonable price for quantity, about $14 or so for pasta dish |
| Bertucci's Off Old Country Road - Brick oven pizza chain restaurant |
| Penang 4 Berry Hill Rd., Syosset 516.682.0680 - Malaysian chain restaurant (also in Manhattan and Cambridge) - Good lunch specials, shaved ice kachang yummy and huge - A dollar or two more than city stores |
| Sarin
Thai Cuisine 43 Glen Cove Road (Greenvale Common), Greenvale 516.484.5873 - Good Thai food - Portions on the small side and is a few dollars over average |
| Tequila Sunrise 388 Willis Ave., Roslyn Heights 516.484.3341 - Seafood Paella for 2 |
| Zen Palate Old Country Road - Chinese vegetarian chain restaurant (also in Manhattan) |
| Pad
Thai 217 Raritan Ave, Highland Park 732.247.9636 - Good Thai lunch specials - http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/6921189/ |
Woo Jeon |
| Boston Daily
Bread 1331 Beacon St (Coolidge Corner), Brookline 617.277.8810 - Bread shop with big variety - Triple chocolate loaf - tastes like cross btwn bread and cake - http://www.weeklydig.com/?ContentId=1117 |
| Cafe Brasil |
Dalí
Restaurant and Tapas Bar |
| Giacomo's Ristorante 355 Hanover Street (North End), Boston 617.523.9026 - Excellent Italian food - Frutti di Mare with fra diablo sauce - http://ae.boston.com/dining/restaurant/294 |
| Japan Town -
The Porter Exchange 1815 Massachusetts Ave (Porter Sq), Cambridge - Full of different Japanese food stands, grocery, etc.. - http://www.cuisinenet.com/cafe/adventures_in_eating/1996/00003-1.html |
| Oishii Sushi 612 Hammond St, Chestnut Hill 617.277.7888 - Skip the prepared sets and get the special individual rolls - Although small and crowded, slightly pricey - http://boston.citysearch.com/profile/4798498/ |
| Pho Pasteur 36 JFK Street (Harvard Sq), Cambridge 617.864.4100 - Vietnamese noodle chain restaurant - Inexpensive excellent noodle soups; light, yummy - http://www.weseatyou.com/restaurants/704/infotomhazen/www/Dunster/ |
Ryles Jazz
Club |
| S&S Restaurant 1334 Cambridge Street (Inman Sq), Cambridge 617.354.0620 - Good affordable brunch menu but be prepared for long wait - Go across street to Ryles Jazz Club if wait is too long (same menu) - http://www.sandsrestaurant.com/ |
| Shilla Restaurant 95 Winthrop Street (Harvard Sq), Cambridge 617.547.7971 - OK Korean |
| Taiwan Cafe 34 Oxford Street (Chinatown) 617.426.8181 - Yummy shrimp dumpling soup - http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/food/99/06/17/TAIWAN_CAFE.html |
| Wuchon House 290 Somerville Ave (Union Sq), Somerville 617.623.3313 - Preferred Korean restaurant in the area - http://dinesite.com/info/rstrnt-112128/?&t=7331 |
| Yum Yum
Restaurant 1295 Broadway (Davis Sq), Somerville 617.628.0004 - Authentic Sichuan |
| Zoe's Chinese
Restaurant 289 Beacon Street (near Davis Sq), Somerville 617.864.6265 - Shrimp with peppers |
| El
Tenedor Emilia Principe #1, Juncos 787.734.6573 - Steak restaurant remotely located - Skirt steak yummy with chimi churri sauce - BEST cheesecake flan - http://www.travelandsports.com/tene777.htm |
| The Parrot Club 363 Calle Fortaleza, Old San Juan 787.725.7370 - Nuevo Latino bistro and bar - o.k. food, slightly pricey - BEST chocolate flan - http://www.parrotclub.com/ |
Antiga
Confeitaria de Belém, Lda. (Única Fábrica dos Pastéis
de Belém) |
Enoteca Chafariz
Do Vinho |
Santo António
de Alfama |
Ty-Koz
Crêperie bretonne |
Forêt
Noire |
Odori
(Korean) |
Pho Banh
Cuon 14 (Vietnamese) |
| Pooja (Indian) 91, Passage Brady, 75010 Paris 01.48.24.00.83 - On India Street ('Little India') |