First of all, i LOVE to eat (if you couldn’t tell by looking at me lol) but the city is kind of expensive (an average meal costs the same as slaving away for a whole dinner shift at the burger joint i used to work at senior year) so me and christina always search for cheap restaurants that have good food. at the top of my list is cafe habana on the corner of prince and elizabeth street. i am OBSESSED. i tell m she has to go all the time because they have the most amazing corn-on-the-cob slathered with butter and spices (it’s their specialty.)

it's always packed--so go at an awkward hour (like 3) if you don't want to wait in line. also, it's a really small and cramped restaurant...you might feel claustrophobic but it's totally worth it. (warning: don't go in the summer though when its 85*+...there's no A/C and just one dinky little fan in a cramped restaurant..not exactly appetizing) for 5 bucks you can 2 of these corn-on-the-cobs...for 10 you can get a delicious meal
i also love hop-kee on mott street in china town which serves authentic cantonese (chinese) food. if you go there you HAVE to get the sea-food…the sauces are amazing. this restaurant is a little hard to find because it is located down some stairs but it’s one of my favorite chinese restaurants. another cheap but delicious eat is the famous halal cart on 53rd st and 6th ave. (i always used to get this when i took a summer class at hunter college fml worst class ever) They’re located on the SE corner during the day and SW during the night. make sure to get the white sauce & the hot sauce (if you can handle it!)
for dessert, i love pinkberry! i’m obsessed with fro-yo (because it tastes like ice cream but i can live in denial and pretend it’s healthier). there’s a bunch of fro-yo places all over the city including yolato, red mango, and pinkberry (sometimes even on the same street) but pink berry has chocolate fro-yo (unlike the other two) and other soft-serve flavors. these are all over the city so you’ll have no problem finding it!
if you’re looking for a nicer place to eat dessert, you can try max brenner’s on broadway between 13th and 14th street. i went here with m on my bday last year and as soon as you walk in you’re overwhelmed by the smell of pure, rich chocolate. look at this dessert menu and DIE. i’ve gotten the chocolate chunk pizza with the works, the fondue sharing for 2 and the hot chocolate. i recommend the fondue or anything that is not chocolate on chocolate because it does get too-sweet after a couple of bites. (i’d never thought i’d say this). I also like ferrera’s in little italy…i always order the bosco fruit tart (which is my all-time fave dessert!) in the summer, if you have time you can also search for the big gay ice cream truck (or you could just look up their location of the day on their website) which is a unique twist on the classic mr. softee.
if you want even more things to do you can check out a broadway or off-broadway show (try to student rush if it’s a tuesday or wednesday night and you can save alot of money). i loved legally-blonde the musical, avenue Q, the lion king, and mamma mia. you can also walk around times square, go to the top floor of the empire state building, visit china-town and check out soho. you can smoke hookah, drink and go clubbing as well…just make sure you have a way to get home unless you plan to sleepover at port-authority or penn station.
yummy :)
i want to go to all these places- especially the dessert ones!!
what are all of your favorite snack foods? study foods? comfort foods?
what’s the difference between study food and comfort foods? i don’t discriminate…anything that has sugar is delicious to moi :)
like what food do you eat to help you study?
what food do you eat when you are sad/ dealing with things in your life?
what are your favorite snacks?
favorite desserts?
:) lola <3