336 "Quick Eats" restaurants in New York.
Absolute Bagels on the Upper West Side makes our favorite bagels in all of New York City. Bring cash and get a Thai iced tea.
Yun Cafe & Asian Mart is a takeout stall in the Roosevelt Avenue subway station serving fantastic Burmese cold salads, noodle dishes, and soups.
The Soul Spot serves Southern and Caribbean food in a small counter-service space near Borough Hall in Brooklyn.
McBean’s in Flatbush is a woman-owned Guyanese-Trinidadian eatery that makes great oxtail with peas and rice or ackee and saltfish.
Zaragoza is a longstanding Mexican deli in the East Village where you can get a couple of tacos, tamarind candy, and a jar of green enchilada sauce.
The Awkward Scone moved to Bed-Stuy and got a new name. Ursula makes the best breakfast burritos in Brooklyn. Get a side of chile.
Milu is a fast-casual restaurant in Gramercy, but the Chinese food here is much better than what’s normally served at bowl-and-grain-plate spots.
Mom’s Momo is a Tibetan food truck with locations in Jackson Heights and Sunnyside, and it’s a great place to eat beef momos covered in hot sauce.
Ling’s is an iconic food cart on Canal Street in Chinatown that’s been making spherical dough puffs since 1982.
If you often spend daylight hours near Trinity Church in FiDi, Indian King Biryani House should be your north star for lunch.
Makina Cafe is a great Ethiopian food truck with locations in Fort Greene Park, Rockefeller Center, and Long Island City.
Don’t think of this as just another Greek gyro truck, King Souvlaki in Astoria is a serious institution.
Point Brazil is a buffet in Astoria that offers specialty meals on the first Saturday of every month that you should go out of your way for.
New York Pão de Queijo is a small all-day Brazilian spot in Astoria where you should order a burger on the outdoor patio.
