24 Hours Eating in NYC With Just $10!

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  • Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
  • NYC is filled to the brim with eating options. Many of the most expensive NYC eats are well known to the foodie world. Everyone knows about Peter Luger (in my opinion overrated) and its famous $136 Peter Luger porterhouse steak. Others know about the $100 Sushi Nakazawa meal, a Michelin star establishment founded by Jiro's apprentice Nakazawa. More extravagant food destinations also are well known, such as the $390 Per Se meal, or the $1,000 omakase meal at Masa sushi.
    In the midst of all this though, what if I told you that NYC is also filled with cheap eats? NYC cheap eats aren't just dirty water dogs too, or stale hot dogs sold from a cart. You can eat solid meals for less than $5 every single meal if you wanted! It's also not just dollar pizza. While NYC $1 dollar is no doubt legendary, there are carts selling all sorts of affordable breakfast options. And Chinatown is filled with NYC Chinatown cheap eats! You can get cheap dumplings in NYC Chinatown, cheap char siu, and all sorts of affordable options that are budget friendly!
    This video is different from my past vids, which tend to focus on bougie expensive steak places. We focus today on affordable meals in NYC and the best cheap food in New York City. You won't want to miss this video on all the cheap street food of NYC! Let's find out if I will succeed at surviving in NYC for 24 hours on $10!
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    Restaurant Deets:
    Ghulam's Breakfast Cart
    (Around Houston and Varick)
    Tasty Dumplings
    42 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10013
    Percy's Pizza
    190 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012

КОМЕНТАРІ • 172

  • @deanl6590
    @deanl6590 Рік тому +30

    Best food UA-camr. Thank you for bringing light to these affordable, but good eats - hopefully they see great business soon.

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому +2

      Thanks! And I hope so too

  • @Miss_Enchanted
    @Miss_Enchanted Рік тому +19

    This video was such a treat to watch from start to end, and I love how you're bringing attention to these smaller businesses while being unbiased. Way to go, UA!!

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому +2

      Thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed the vid!

  • @jmason61
    @jmason61 Рік тому +17

    The bagel cart guy should have a giant line hopefully people see this

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому +1

      I hope so too!

  • @genebigs1749
    @genebigs1749 Рік тому +7

    Great video! Those dumplings and that pizza actually looked amazing! Keep up the good work, UA. Love your videos.

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      I especially recommend that pizza joint! Can you believe it was once $1?

  • @iuptubaman
    @iuptubaman 2 місяці тому

    Love your videos and always love when you are on the lookout for the best food in NYC! Don’t let the haters impact what you love to do!!

  • @Bobbydigtail17
    @Bobbydigtail17 Рік тому

    Awesome video UA!!!! This is a very helpful video!

  • @alebroker7587
    @alebroker7587 Рік тому +17

    Ghulam seems like a really cool dude. I would go to his cart just to talk to the guy. I hope he is doing well.

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому +1

      He's a really friendly guy. And very proud that he's been manning that corner for two decades

  • @RyanCoomer
    @RyanCoomer Рік тому +1

    Always love your videos man!!!!!!!!

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Thank you! I really appreciate your support!

  • @thai33oz
    @thai33oz Рік тому +7

    I just stop eating out to save money. Been doing it since Jan and I've saved so much money. Only when I stop spending money on eating out, I realized how much money I've been spending.

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      You're absolutely right. Cooking at home is almost always much cheaper and healthier

  • @MrBluesilverred
    @MrBluesilverred Рік тому +1

    Right On UA! This was one of my favorites! Cheers!

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Glad you liked it!

  • @beefage
    @beefage Рік тому

    Awesome video yet again!!

  • @EduardoCorrochio90
    @EduardoCorrochio90 Рік тому +2

    Good video as always!

  • @aragoo_park
    @aragoo_park Рік тому +1

    Respect your energy!

  • @AlexG1020
    @AlexG1020 Рік тому +3

    OOOoo cant wait for a video all about Chinatown

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому +1

      I'll wait for when I have a full day of free time to film it!

  • @KLee-Canada
    @KLee-Canada Рік тому +2

    Good thinking to present this different angle today! Another great video!

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Thanks! Yeah I took a chance but it seems to have paid off

  • @janusjones6519
    @janusjones6519 Рік тому +1

    Always fun to watch Yue eats

  • @epsilon9000
    @epsilon9000 Рік тому +25

    Feel bad for Ghulam

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому +8

      He's a really nice guy and usually very happy. Hope his cart returns to its former glory someday!

  • @eugenekillian8807
    @eugenekillian8807 Рік тому +7

    This was a really interesting vid UA. I remember working in NYC in the ‘80s and trying to find places that wouldn’t break the bank. I used to go to the Blarney Stone for the $5 London broil lunch (no drink, just water) haha.

  • @JimKimTheIdeaHunters
    @JimKimTheIdeaHunters Рік тому +3

    That pizza looks fire🔥 Very cool adventure for cheap eats, UA👍💸

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      It's great and can you believe it was once $1?

  • @tigerpinky
    @tigerpinky Рік тому

    Glad to see it can be done!

  • @michaelglazer6846
    @michaelglazer6846 Рік тому +2

    Keep up the good work❤

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Thanks! I'll try!

  • @colinmcgraw
    @colinmcgraw Рік тому

    I loveeeee this video idea! 😁💰 - inspiring me!

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Thanks! You're gonna try this challenge too?

  • @2Wheels_NYC
    @2Wheels_NYC Рік тому +3

    Great pics, sir!
    1. I love my breakfast carts, and there is nothing wrong with a good old, simple bagel with cream cheese!
    2. The dumplings looked excellent! A nice juicy, porky filling.
    3. Never been to Percy's, but now I'll check it out. I hang out in the West Village often. And, thanks for the TMNT reference 😉😃
    A great daily cheap eats list, very much as I've done. I'll throw a good hot dog, and halal cart into the mix as well. The life of a NYC Paramedic lol... We know where to get cheap, good food!

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому +1

      I thought about including hot dogs but was afraid it would come off as too touristy. And yes you absolutely have to hit up Percy's! It's a great pizza joint especially for the price. Also thank you for your service as a paramedic!

  • @No85Limits
    @No85Limits 9 місяців тому

    Highly impressed.

  • @sfguy_2k22
    @sfguy_2k22 Рік тому +1

    I didn't think it could be done, but you did it!

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Should I do it again just in Chinatown?

  • @paulroberts826
    @paulroberts826 Рік тому

    Awesome video!

  • @numberoneappgames
    @numberoneappgames Рік тому +1

    You definitely made good use of $10! :D
    You're so right about Pizzas and dumplings!

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому +1

      Yep they're great when you need a budget meal!

  • @annabeltheduchessofdessert7700
    @annabeltheduchessofdessert7700 11 місяців тому +1

    Mmmm, New York pizza was one of my favorite eats in NYC!

  • @rj-vj8gr
    @rj-vj8gr Рік тому

    great video

  • @fj103
    @fj103 Рік тому +1

    Thanks!

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Thanks so much for your generosity!

  • @tested123
    @tested123 Рік тому +1

    very interesting

  • @unknown183
    @unknown183 Рік тому

    Keep reaching for success on this platform. You are only going to get bigger. You have a great personally and are made for this. Keep it up.

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Thanks for the kind words!

    • @unknown183
      @unknown183 Рік тому

      @@uaeats Very welcome.

  • @horseplop9
    @horseplop9 Рік тому +1

    This channel is awesome. Than UA

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Thanks! And you're welcome!

  • @tested123
    @tested123 Рік тому +1

    that was a great video

  • @brandoncarpenter9681
    @brandoncarpenter9681 Рік тому

    Perfect well done pizza

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      The pizza was tasty!

  • @cubs7379
    @cubs7379 Рік тому

    Great choice on Percy's the two dollar pizza looked so much better than the one dollar UA knows the best spots !❤

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      I love that place!

  • @drothberg3
    @drothberg3 8 місяців тому +1

    I lived in NYC in the 1990s and found that it was the best place I’ve ever lived for the variety and quality of inexpensive food.

  • @robbielohman9767
    @robbielohman9767 Рік тому +1

    Well done brother

  • @waynepreston542
    @waynepreston542 Рік тому +2

    Percys pizza looked like the best bang for your buck.

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Absolutely. Very tasty!

  • @trashcancatmom
    @trashcancatmom Рік тому

    used to seeing you around jersey city was cool to catch you recording at the park right by my work !

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Really appreciate you saying hi! Sorry if I was a bit distracted eating my bagel at the time. You saw me during the early JC days of the channel?

  • @josepherhardt164
    @josepherhardt164 Рік тому

    3:49 This scene, where UA is reading a generally obscure book, reminds me of the scene in _Keeping Up Appearances_ where Onslow and Daisy are in bed, and Onslow, a deadbeat Londoner, is caught reading _Principles of Condensed Matter Physics_ . In the series, Onslow is actually the philosopher character and a whole lot smarter than he looks.
    4:17 Whoa. What was the cost of the subway ride? :) Just raggin' ya. I'm sure you have some kind of monthly pass.
    That you can get by for eats in NYC for $10/day is nothing short of amazing. This was wonderful. Thanks for posting this! :)

  • @HardHatEugene
    @HardHatEugene 7 місяців тому

    Considering one Hardee’s breakfast combo was $10+ this morning, the availability of cheap breakfast/lunch/dinner food must be awesome.

  • @revxxxxxxx
    @revxxxxxxx Рік тому

    UA makes me happy. Another reminder that it's ok to just be you (UA).

  • @stefanlundmark2982
    @stefanlundmark2982 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks UA, I need all the budget advice I can get, travelling now the dollar rate is crazy high and the prices in NY are horrible. Any advice for me? I don’t eat meat!

  • @soavemusica
    @soavemusica Рік тому +2

    That 2 dollar pizza is real, a real deal, and would be gourmet in many, if not most, places in the world.

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      I agree. It would be considered excellent in most cities outside NYC

  • @alexchainey.
    @alexchainey. Рік тому +1

    It’s so good to see NYC is so multicultural. A woman singing Chinese opera in the Park👍👍👍👍!

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому +1

      Yeah it can be cool how diverse the place is!

  • @jamo3976
    @jamo3976 3 місяці тому

    10 bucks for 3 filling meals... can't beat that. even some small veg in the dumplings 🤣

  • @lepkeb2252
    @lepkeb2252 Рік тому

    I really do like your videos and your honest opinions.
    In case you're wondering who your viewers are I am an old fat guy from Brooklyn that lives in Central Jersey and have been a foodie since long before the term was coined.

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому +3

      Glad you like my vid! I've been a foodie too since birth

  • @kamshafty
    @kamshafty 7 місяців тому

    Excellent work for $10 in 2023!!! : 0

  • @aallpp55
    @aallpp55 Рік тому +1

    This dumplings are delicious n cheap. I got 4 pieces for only $2.

  • @MarkFromHawaii
    @MarkFromHawaii Рік тому +2

    Good to know. I’m here visiting from Hawaii and just rationalize the food prices here is like being in Waikiki. I think there’s a Costco in Brooklyn and that would mean a hot dog and drink for less than $2. 😉

    • @lamesbond0077
      @lamesbond0077 Рік тому

      @MarkFromHawaii food prices REALLY ARE like waikiki all over the USA not just brooklyn

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Yeah even fast food prices are higher in NYC... Chipotle is like $14 now!

  • @ujincicero1564
    @ujincicero1564 Рік тому

    Good Thing about Percy is that their mushroom pizza is also 2 bucks and the amount of mushroom is massive... Super decent deal for mushroom pizza lover

  • @bryanstewart3693
    @bryanstewart3693 Рік тому

    🔥

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Thanks for watching!

  • @jeffreyjk10
    @jeffreyjk10 Рік тому +3

    you could of saved $2.50 on the dumplings if travel around more. If you go to Essex Street, there's a place call Northern Dumplings which served amazing Dumplings for $1.50 for 8

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому +2

      Thanks for the rec! I'll have to try that spot

  • @sundaybest27
    @sundaybest27 Рік тому +1

    Great video! Hope you’re well.

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому +1

      Thanks! Yep I'm doing well!

  • @Ali-kj9zs
    @Ali-kj9zs Рік тому

    Hi/small and good steak by medium price(40$)is well

  • @brianjones9392
    @brianjones9392 Рік тому +1

    What about travel cost ? What about tip?

    • @JH-eo8nz
      @JH-eo8nz 10 місяців тому

      The videos is about 24 hour eating in NYC. Like read the title, where does it say how to travel to NYC or traveling to NYC. You’re so unintelligent.

  • @mikerand1980
    @mikerand1980 11 місяців тому

    Yah NYC is nice not to charge sales tax on food - Kansas City charges 4% sales state tax on food and you still might pay sales tax for both county and city. Despite the cost of living differences, food is still cheaper and more plentiful in NYC than KC.

  • @nsahler
    @nsahler Рік тому

    Fried Dumpling, down the street, used to do 5 for $1.25 - I think it's still pretty similar in price

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Thanks for the rec!

  • @drothberg3
    @drothberg3 8 місяців тому

    New York has both amazing bagels and terrible bagels. That one was maybe not the worst, but it looked like it was on the lower side.

  • @rhomai
    @rhomai Рік тому

    i lived on 50$ an entire week in london. courtesy of tesco

  • @DFrost25
    @DFrost25 Рік тому +2

    No sales tax or drink?

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому +2

      They don't charge tax at these places, or it's built into the price. I had a water bottle

  • @mohm2024
    @mohm2024 Рік тому +2

    Do they charge tax for food in New York City? You didn't drink anything?

    • @alebroker7587
      @alebroker7587 Рік тому +1

      Since he goes to Parks to eat I guess he drinks from a fountain.

    • @brandoncarpenter9681
      @brandoncarpenter9681 Рік тому +1

      @@alebroker7587 lol , probably a water bottle

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Cash only places often won't charge tax (or it's built into the price). I had a water bottle

  • @patrickwong4824
    @patrickwong4824 Рік тому +1

    So where is Louis Vuitton of dumplings in NYC?😂

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому +1

      Haha I'm not sure. I'm sure the Worth It guys know though

  • @fatdoi003
    @fatdoi003 Рік тому

    the dumplings seemed like the best deal... it's the only one with meat in it, the others just bread with diary

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      The dumplings were solid for sure. The pizza though I definitely recommend

  • @larrychen2210
    @larrychen2210 5 місяців тому

    Dumb question, but was sales tax not charged?

  • @joeriveracomedy
    @joeriveracomedy Рік тому +1

    I could starve in nyc. Here in norcal bagels aren't food plus I am anti street food.

  • @MarcoAshford
    @MarcoAshford Рік тому +1

    Meanwhile, dude spent $10 taking subway…

    • @JH-eo8nz
      @JH-eo8nz 10 місяців тому

      Meanwhile you’re still sitting on your couch and wasting air.

  • @mikeymutual5489
    @mikeymutual5489 Рік тому

    Actually, the best quality slices won't crack in half like that. $2 sounds just about right for that pizza.

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      You get what you pay for to some extent, but I like crunchy crusts!

    • @mikeymutual5489
      @mikeymutual5489 Рік тому

      @@uaeats When the crust is hard and crackery like that, it means that they used too much oil in the crust. Better places don't do that because it removes the chewiness of the crust that we all like.

  • @Verity888
    @Verity888 Рік тому +2

    Ngl that bagel looks stale

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      It wasn't stale, but it was an average bagel. Below average by NYC standards

  • @dannygeorge7909
    @dannygeorge7909 Рік тому

    Was that a singer or a cat?

  • @texasknight5175
    @texasknight5175 Рік тому

    Dang, I hope you had something off camera to wash that bagel down with…

  • @dorkydave7026
    @dorkydave7026 Рік тому +1

    nothing to drink no coffee or soda ?

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      I had a water bottle

  • @tungtom4076
    @tungtom4076 Рік тому +1

    he forgot the $2.75 subway for each way.

    • @alebroker7587
      @alebroker7587 Рік тому +1

      I though the same but then again he said it was 10 bucks eating budget. If you include transportation thats impossible.

    • @MackeyDeeez
      @MackeyDeeez Рік тому +1

      Are there not monthly passes or anything for people that live there?

    • @alebroker7587
      @alebroker7587 Рік тому +1

      @@MackeyDeeez yes there is something similar to the Oyster Card in London

    • @MackeyDeeez
      @MackeyDeeez Рік тому +1

      @@alebroker7587 Oh good. That would be terrible if you had to pay every time like we've done anytime I've visited NYC

    • @alebroker7587
      @alebroker7587 Рік тому

      @@MackeyDeeez in NYC is called the Metro Card.

  • @richardgazinia5482
    @richardgazinia5482 Рік тому

    Enjoyed this. I've been to Tasty Dumpling before, and I've eaten "off the cart" so many times on my way to class. With the cream cheese on the bagel, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Might depend on what day it is or how much of a rush someone was in when preparing them, it's an NYC thing. I haven't tried Percy's, yet, but since my buddy's name is Percy, I'm definitely going now. My one slight criticism is that you don't tell viewers how much it was in transit fees to get to each place. Someone coming into NYC needs to know that your 10-dollar day will in fact cost them between 20 and 30 dollars with transportation thrown in. It's a minor thing and not completely relevant to your video but does need to be stated. If you walked to all of these places that's great but a tourist who might be staying in Mid-town ain't walking to Chinatown more than likely.

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому +2

      Glad you overall liked the vid! It was $2.75 to take the subway one way. The $10 was a food budget and I only used the cash in the plastic bag. I used a separate credit card for the subway

    • @richardgazinia5482
      @richardgazinia5482 Рік тому

      @@uaeats It wasn't really a criticism of you, I was just trying to get across to anyone watching that even a "10 dollar" challenge can and will cost a bit more money. Just to get around NYC can be expensive. Especially if you don't know some of the shortcuts (expense wise) that most New Yorkers know. Thankfully the MTA dropped the two fare zones back in the 1980s.

  • @danielmelendez9943
    @danielmelendez9943 Рік тому

    That’s not a bagel, thats a fagel…😅

  • @mashimaromashimaro3623
    @mashimaromashimaro3623 Рік тому

    sounds like you speak fluent Mandarin.

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      I wouldn't say I'm fluent but I do speak it

    • @mashimaromashimaro3623
      @mashimaromashimaro3623 Рік тому

      @@uaeats the pronunciation of 二胡 was right on / perfecto. heh.

  • @dyl923gonz7
    @dyl923gonz7 Рік тому

    where are you from?

    • @paigewillow8768
      @paigewillow8768 Рік тому

      He is from
      NYC. Where r u from? Geez.

    • @dyl923gonz7
      @dyl923gonz7 Рік тому +1

      @@paigewillow8768 what the hell is the problem with asking where's he's from? in the video he talked about how when he moved to nyc, he was broke.

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому +1

      @@dyl923gonz7 I'm from suburban Philadelphia (in South Jersey)

  • @kentimque8435
    @kentimque8435 Рік тому

    If you are broke, where is the money for the subway ride? In addition, nothing to drink?

    • @Demonfireangel
      @Demonfireangel Рік тому

      Hop the turnstile, drink from a water fountain at any park.

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      I had a water bottle. And the $10 was only the eating budget so it didn't include the subway

  • @eddie5152
    @eddie5152 Рік тому +2

    Why do you still wear a mask?

  • @epsilon9000
    @epsilon9000 Рік тому

    Chicago food > NYC food. Agree?

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Both have their pros and cons

  • @danielmelendez9943
    @danielmelendez9943 Рік тому

    When you mean quantity i er quality. You mean a piece if bread with a smear..

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      haha, it was definitely a bagel but yeah the cream cheese could've been more generous

    • @danielmelendez9943
      @danielmelendez9943 Рік тому

      @@uaeats bro, a real bagel, no way. That’s a fugazy. I get my real bagels from Utopia bagels in queens. Please try it, you will never want to eat another bagel in your life

  • @yungus100
    @yungus100 Рік тому +1

    Watching you eat dumplings without vinegar or chilli oil to dip them in is giving me anxiety.

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Yeah they didn't give me any. Maybe they forgot

  • @simorebuths7301
    @simorebuths7301 Рік тому

    I don’t trust Chinese food much so the standard in that case is low.

  • @bartobruintjes7056
    @bartobruintjes7056 Рік тому +1

    Why do you always wear a mask?

    • @JH-eo8nz
      @JH-eo8nz 10 місяців тому

      Why are you short lmao ?

  • @jragalan
    @jragalan 4 місяці тому

    I´m your FAN!

  • @alant.541
    @alant.541 Рік тому +5

    $10 in NYC? Didn't think it was possible. Those were three tasty meals. 🥯 🥟 🍕 Great job!

    • @uaeats
      @uaeats  Рік тому

      Glad I was of service!

  • @FranciscoSanchez-cx7rb
    @FranciscoSanchez-cx7rb Рік тому

    On my time a bagel with cream cheese was only 50 cents not too far away, now is ripped off any where in New York city.

  • @soowoo2246
    @soowoo2246 10 місяців тому +1

    UA take the mask off homie smh