New York Eats Archives - The Frugal Foodies

Eating Around NYC on a Budget: A $30 Astoria Food Crawl

How far does $30 go in Astoria, Queens? We hit the streets on an Astoria food crawl to find out. Get the scoop here!

We set out on a mission to try NYC carrot cake desserts that aren’t actually carrot cake. Here’s our ranking of the five treats we tried!

How far does $30 goes in Sunnyside, Queens? We’re going on a Sunnyside food crawl to find out!

How far does $20 in Chinatown in 2026? We embarked on a Manhattan Chinatown food crawl to find out!

Some of New York’s best eats are, unfortunately, not cheap. Here are 3 un-frugal nyc meals that are actually worth it!

What will $20pp get you at the Feast of San Gennaro? We hit NYC’s most popular Italian extravaganza to find out.

Food crawls are my favorite way to explore a neighborhood. Come with me on an epic Williamsburg sandwich crawl for one of my best crawl yet!

I was financially irresponsible last week. Get the verdict of if these $9 sweet treats in NYC were worth the cost!

Thea is a bakery in Fort Greene serving up unique flavors for fair prices. Here’s the low-down on everything we tried.

A new foodie destination has opened in Queens: The Long Island City Food Hall! Get the scoop on what I tried here!