89th And Broke I'm a young professional living in Astoria (formerly of Williamsburg, the UES and Murray Hill - I move a lot!). I'm 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 me at Laura AT 89thandbroke DOT com.
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By Laura, on October 19, 2012, 9:02 am
Last night was one of those nights that you wake up the next morning and say, “Wow, I had a really great dinner last night.â€
To celebrate my friends’ engagement (yay Amy and Eddie!) we headed to La Sirene on Broome and Varick simply because it was BYOB with no corkage fee. What we [...]
By Caryn, on July 11, 2011, 6:23 am
Although the traditional NYC Restaurant Week is now underway and you can sample French fare at some of the participating restaurants, don’t forget that it’s also French Restaurant Week, now through July 17! In honor of Bastille Day, French restaurants in NYC have put together a pre-fixe menu for only $17.89! That’s an awesome [...]
By Caryn, on June 23, 2011, 5:58 am
Enjoy $40 worth of mussels from the Mussel Pot for only $19. Spend $13 and get $26 worth of food and drink at Bun Soho. Try the French restaurant Serge with a $12 for $30 voucher. If you’re in the mood for Spanish food, check out Spanish Taverna with a $12 for $30 [...]
By Caryn, on September 13, 2010, 5:41 am
Paradou is giving you plenty of reasons to visit the restaurant sometime soon. Start with the $20 coupon that we wrote about a few weeks ago. Now check out the upcoming specials (some are ongoing):
1) Every Monday you can get a FREE bottle of wine for your table when you order your entrees. [...]
By Laura, on June 8, 2010, 12:23 am
About two weeks ago, Caryn (thoughts in italics) and I were invited to try Le Perigord, a French restaurant in Midtown. Â While Le Perigord was a classy French establishment, I went in with the mindset that this is a place I’d take my parents (or have them take me) or go on an anniversary [...]
By Caryn, on May 25, 2010, 9:59 am
This almost seems to good to be true…renowned French restaurant Le Cirque is offering $5 burgers and $5 flights of wine? I’m loving this deal.
Tonight only, from 6:30-9:30, you can score these cheap eats along with $5 frites in Le Cirque’s lounge. As for the wine flights, you have two options: $5 flights [...]
By Caryn, on December 30, 2009, 1:04 am
I went to Tree earlier in December for a nicer night out with a good friend from out of town. We decided on Tree because it was part of my beloved Diner’s Deck which was about to run out at the end of the month. Although the description sounded more romantic than platonic, we were [...]
By Laura, on July 22, 2009, 6:26 am
Several months back, a blogger friend of mine, Mami’s Time Out, shared with me a $50 gift certificate to Bruno Jamais. Â I completely forgot about it until I came across it the other day, and saw the expiration date was quickly approaching. Â So I invited my friend Dory out for dinner on the Upper [...]
By Caryn, on June 19, 2009, 10:52 am
I seem to generally stick to my three favorite cuisines – Thai, Mexican and Italian – so I thought it’d be best for me to branch out a little and try a French restaurant. Luckily I had a City Shuffle Diner’s Deck to the small French bistro Mon Petit Cafe on the Upper East [...]
By Caryn, on March 3, 2009, 7:53 am
My affinity for cheese drew me to Artisanal to try out its Fondue Month, a month-long celebration of fondue made with a different cheese each day. While February has come and gone, you can enjoy Artisanal’s fondue year-round.
I went last Wednesday when the cheese of the day was raclette. Even after many trips [...]
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