15 cheap eats that New Yorkers love

Eating in New York City can be extremely expensive, both for locals and tourists.

However, New Yorkers know of quite a few places to get delicious food for a great deal.

Whether you're in the mood for steaming-hot ramen, sushi, or an incredible slice of pizza, here are the best cheap eats you'll find in New York City.

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The great thing about New York — the thing that makes it the best food town in the world — is that the same people who'll spend $900 for a meal at Masa will also stand in a snaking line for an $8 chicken sandwich.

Our hunger for the exotic, the daring, and the artery-busting is so great that it's spawned a whole new landscape of cheap eats.

Joining the ranks of the $1 slice and the pastrami sandwich are crave-worthy bites like matzo meal-crusted fried chicken and sustainably caught Maine lobster rolls. Then, there's always the iconic New York City food trucks and carts, which offer up some of the tastiest, cheapest food in the city.

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Keep scrolling for our list of the 15 cheap eats that New Yorkers crave, from the perfect square slice to a taco that'll make you drool all over your keyboard.

April Walloga contributed to a previous version of this article.