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Lovely for Less

Forty-four places to eat very well in New York for under $15, $25 or $50, each with the exact order and what it costs, read off the menus in October 2026.

Every total below is the exact sum of prices printed on the venue’s own menu or ordering page when we checked in October 2026, before tax and tip. Prices change; the receipt shows what one person would order.

Under $15

A full stop for the price of a cocktail elsewhere: slices, bagels, dumplings, tacos and a knish.

Under $25

A proper lunch or a casual dinner for one, with a drink.

The yellow-trimmed storefront of Nom Wah Tea Parlor on Doyers Street, with its vintage red sign in English and Chinese and paper lanterns overhead.

CHINATOWN, MANHATTAN

Nom Wah Tea Parlor

  • Original 'OG' Egg Roll$8.50
  • Shrimp & Snow Pea Leaf Dumplings$6.85
  • House Special Roast Pork Bun$5.65

Total for one$21.00

Prices from the official menu ↗

The white-and-red '17 Wo Hop Restaurant' sign with Chinese characters hangs over Wo Hop's red-brick storefront on Mott Street in Chinatown.

CHINATOWN, MANHATTAN

Wo Hop

  • Egg Foo Young w/ Roast Pork$15.95
  • Won Ton Soup w/ Chicken$7.95

Total for one$23.90

Prices from the official menu ↗

Under $50

A sit-down dinner with a starter or a side — still well under the price of one tasting-menu course.

At the other end of the billThe Fine Dining Room: prix fixe and tasting menus, with prices.Step inside →