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Recession-Friendly Spots for a Quick Bite:

(No reservation required — show up and stand on line with the rest of the hoi polloi.)

Café Metro

839 7th Avenue at 54th Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 586-2626

Price Range: Board outside advertises a $6 lunch of sandwich, salad or pasta

Irish Pub

839 Seventh Avenue, between 53rd and 54th (close to 54th, next to Café Metro)
New York, NY 10019
(212) 262-0587

Price Range: A burger is $12

Connolly’s Pub & Restaurant

43 West 54th Street, between Sixth and Fifth Avenues
New York, NY 10019
(212) 489-0271

Price Range: A burger is $14 (and very good)

Old Castle Pub & Restaurant

160 West 54th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues
New York, NY 10019
(212) 471-4860

(website features upcoming boxing matches on TV)

Price Range: A burger is $11

Heartland Brewery

1285 Avenue of the Americas (actually on 51st Street, behind the UBS building)
New York, NY 10019
(212) 582-8244

Price Range: Burgers are $9

Pret A Manger

1350 Avenue of the Americas (55th Street between Sixth and Fifth Avenues)
New York, NY 10019
(212) 307-6100

Price Range: Sandwiches and salads $5 - $9

Au Bon Pain

125 West 55th Street (between Sixth and Seventh Avenues)
New York, NY 10019
(212) 246-6518

Price Range: Sandwiches and salads $5 - $9

Street Meat #1

Corner of 54th Street and Sixth Avenue
Sidewalk cart vendor of meat-on-a-stick – you can't get a cheaper lunch in New York, but eat at your own risk.

Price Range: $2 - $6 (this is a guess, it's been a few years since I ordered from one of these)

Street Meat #2

Corner of 55th Street and Sixth Avenue
Similar to Street Meat #1, but more jovial service.

Price Range: $2 - $6

Fresh Fruit

55th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues
A few steps away from Street Meat #2, this cart vendor offers a healthy alternative – fruit salads, smoothies.

Price Range: $3 - $5

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