Take a Bite

New York City has more of everything than any other place on the planet, including deals, discounts and freebies. We're here to help you take an inexpensive bite out of Big Apple restaurants, theater, museums, shopping and more. Your guide is Evelyn Kanter, a lifelong New Yorker and journalist who has been writing about her hometown forever. Email us at info@thebigappleonthecheap.com

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Half Off at Lenny's Clam Bar in Queens

Lenny’s Clam Bar has been serving up the freshest seafood in Queens for more than 30 years, from its location in Howard Beach.  This week, it’s offering a half-off discount on your favorite clams, mussels, calamari and other seafood and shellfish favorites, as well as the restaurant’s famous homemade Italian dishes.  Buy a $25 coupon through [...]

NYC Restaurant Week Begins Jan. 25

It’s enough to make you hungry.  The Big Apple’s famous NYC Restaurant Week begins Monday, Jan. 25, and luckily for us, runs for two weeks, not one, through Sunday, Feb. 7.  It’s a spectacular opportunity to have a three-course lunch in 266 of the city’s best restaurants for $24.07 or dinner for $35.00.  Plus beverages and tips, of [...]

Tavern on the Green RIP

At the stroke of midnight, Dec. 31, 2009, the Big Apple welcomed in the New Year, and lost a beloved friend.  Tavern on the Green, the iconic, fabulously decorated restaurant in Central Park, closed forever, because some mis-guided NYC bureaucrats downtown would not renew their lease.  More than 700,000 people a year ate, drank and partied at [...]

Last Minute New Year's Eve Celebrations $50 or Less

There’s no reason to spend $150 or more for a champagne dinner in a fancy restaurant on New Year’s Eve when plenty of  places are offering open bars and nibbles for $50 or less per person.  Here are three affordable last minute suggestions from   New York Magazine  for partying your way into 2010: 

Bondi Road, Lower Manhattan,  has a three [...]

Christmas Brunch in Artful Location

It’s probably too late to get a reservation at a top midtown restuarant for Christmas dinner.  So how about brunch instead?  Murals on 54th is in an ideal location, close enough from the world-famous tree at Rockefeller Center to be a quick walk with tired and hungry kids, and just far enough to be away from [...]

Johnny Rockets Contest for Seven-Night Cruise

Stop in at a  Johnny Rockets for a chance to win a seven-night cruise on Royal Caribbean.  The nationwide burger and shakes chain and the cruise ship line have partnered for a ”Cruise In and Win!” promotion.  Even if you don’t win one of the five grand prize cruises, you can pick up coupons for the [...]

Check the Menu Before Leaving Home

Crave sushi in Soho, pizza in Park Slope, cheesesteak in Chelsea, Vegan near the Verazzano, or a wine bar on the West Side?  You can find just what you are looking for on Menu Pages, which lets you search for restaurants, bars and take-out by neighborhood and category.  Restaurants are rated for value and quality, and reviewed by customers.  [...]

East side bistro offers traditional Thanksgiving dinner for $29.95

The charming French bistro Sel & Poivre is offering traditional Thanksgiving dinner, with all the fixings, for $29.95.  The restaurant is well-known known on the East Side for serving affordable food in an atmosphere that will transport you to Paris and make you forget you are four blocks from Bloomingdale’s.  Sel & Poivre also offers a [...]