89th And Broke

We're young professionals residing in Murray Hill and Gramercy who are always looking for something fun to do or the best place to grab a drink and dinner at an affordable price around the city. Have a suggestion? Email us at Laura AT 89thandbroke DOT com or Caryn AT 89thandbroke DOT com.

Chinese, Thai, Japanese, BYOB? This Place Has It All

Once again inspired by Laura, I was in the mood for Thai food. I thought of going uptown to try Osha after reading her review (the BYOB was particularly appealing), but much to my delight I stumbled across a new Thai place of my own to try. While walking around the neighborhood [...]

“ThaiNY” Portions, But Some Dishes Have Big Flavor

Doug, Milos, Paul and I were in the mood for some Thai food a week or two ago, so we headed over to ThaiNY. I’d seen this place walking to work and the lunch menu posted online looked great - $7 for an appetizer and entrée. I was sold.
The inside is pretty [...]

Deal Alert! Pranna Celebrates Spring Menu

Tomorrow Pranna (28th and Madison) will offer free bar snacks all night and complimentary drinks from 7-8pm and 10-11 pm in honor of its new Spring menu. We’re not sure what will constitute as “bar snacks” (maybe just popcorn, or naan in Pranna’s case, or maybe something more intriguing like chicken satay skewers) but it’s [...]

Disappointing Pad Thai

It’s always a bad feeling when you know you’re going to be at the office for the long haul, so instead of kidding myself into thinking that I’d get out at a decent time, I sucked it up and ordered dinner a week ago, cause I knew I was probably not going to leave before [...]

The (Nan)King of Asian Fusion

Guest Post by Caryn Donohue, Gramercy Correspondent
My Dad, a Long Island native, is a foodie and loves to peruse restaurant reviews and recipes, so he pays attention when the New York Times bothers traveling to Long Island to review new restaurants.  A lover of Asian and spicy foods, this review [...]