89th And Broke We're young professionals residing in Murray Hill and Upper East Side 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.
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By Caryn, on March 18, 2009, 7:57 am
Okay, maybe it’s not the most authentic sounding name for a Chinatown dumpling restaurant, but after reading several reviews about how about how Vanessa’s Dumpling House served up some of the best tasting and least expensive dumplings in town, I had to check it out. So after wandering through the East Village and LES [...]
By Caryn, on March 17, 2009, 12:49 pm
Everyone can be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, so to help you celebrate, we compiled a few Web sites listing some of the best Irish festivities happening in NYC. Cheers!
Murph Guide: Guide to St. Patrick’s Day Bar Specials and Events All Month Long Metromix New York: St. Patrick’s Day Bar Specials and Events [...]
By Caryn, on March 17, 2009, 7:17 am
During one of my early weekends living in Gramercy, my mom came into the city to visit my new place and take me to lunch. Never one to turn down a free meal, I happily obliged and we wandered around until we found ourselves outside of Pete’s Tavern.
Pete’s Tavern is an official historic [...]
By Caryn, on March 16, 2009, 7:35 am
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 [...]
By Laura, on March 13, 2009, 6:47 am
Months ago, I wrote about street cart dining and if they were classy or trashy. Unfortunately, the street cart I was in love with on the SW corner of 31st and Park has since disappeared. We’re not sure if it’s the economy or weather that scared my falafel man away, but he certainly has [...]
By Caryn, on March 12, 2009, 7:36 am
Last week I was selected to win a happy hour at Mad River on the Upper East Side, so I gathered a few friends and co-workers to enjoy the deal with me: everyone pays $5 to get in (except me), and then drafts and well drinks are $1, and “double drafts” (aka normal sized [...]
By Laura, on March 11, 2009, 5:43 pm
After our last free food post for Quiznos, I’m not sure how much I trust coupon deals in NYC, but it is always worth a shot. Our co-worker Lauren alerted us to this deal at Pinkberry. By clicking on the coupon image, you can visit any participating NY Pinkberry, purchase one Pinkberry of any [...]
By Laura, on March 11, 2009, 4:45 am
If you’ve been reading this blog, you know over the past few weeks I’ve had a craving for Friendly’s, especially for an ice cream sundae. While traveling out of NYC hasn’t been an option, I decided to look at Yelp for dessert recommendations and unfortunately, most Yelpers recommended heading to your local grocery store [...]
By Laura, on March 10, 2009, 4:07 am
After eating at Primehouse during Restaurant Week, Ben and I decided that for our next special occasion, we needed to visit another steakhouse. So when my birthday rolled around last week, we decided to visit Parlor Steakhouse, specifically for the porterhouse for two.
We made reservations and surprisingly for it being a recession, Parlor was [...]
By Caryn, on March 9, 2009, 7:45 am
Using my trusty City Shuffle Diner’s Deck, I decided to check out a Mexican place in the West Village that I heard about from Foote, a former co-worker. He swore that Diablo Royale was one of the best Mexican places in the city, so I had to see if it lived up to the [...]
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