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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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Amazing Dinner at La Sirene – and It’s BYOB!

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.”

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 [...]

Fabulous Freebie! Free French Food in Brooklyn!

Visit Le P’tit Paris Bistro in Windsor Terrace in Brooklyn today from 2-4pm. You’ll be able to sample some delicious French dishes, including:

Moules mariniere - steamed mussels in garlic and white wine broth Steak Frites Pan seared hanger steak - with shallot butter sauce and fries Sole Meuniere - flounder filet in lemon butter sauce mashed [...]

Eating Event! It’s French Restaurant Week!

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 [...]

Deal Alert! Paradou Has Lots of Specials!

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. [...]

Classing It Up At A French Restaurant

About two weeks ago, Caryn (thoughts in italics) and I were invited to try Le Perigord, a French restaurant in Midtown.  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 [...]

Deal Alert! $5 Burgers and Wine Flights at Le Cirque!

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 [...]

Keeping It Classy on the UES

Several months back, a blogger friend of mine, Mami’s Time Out, shared with me a $50 gift certificate to Bruno Jamais.  I completely forgot about it until I came across it the other day, and saw the expiration date was quickly approaching.  So I invited my friend Dory out for dinner on the Upper [...]

A French Cafe on the Upper East Side

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 [...]

Food For A Fraction Of The Cost