Eataly - Italian - $$

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Eataly is great. It's a marketplace, a food court, a scene, and a tourist trap, all in one. The Mario Batali owned location sells all sorts of Italian goods, from chocolate and desserts to cheese and salamis, and breads, produce and fresh fish and meat. If it's Italian, it's there.





Next to all of the little markets- whether it's fish, meat, cheese, etc., are little restaurants based on the market it's next to. So you can choose based on what you feel like eating.

The first time I went, I had a fresh focaccia pizza from the bakery (to go) and it was excellent.

The second time, we came after a long night of drinks, we opted for the "La Pizza & La Pasta".



- Pomodora Pizza
(Great wood oven taste)






- Pasta alla Norma
(Fresh made lasagna pasta with eggplant and mozzarella)





Without wine, we spent $25pp.

Artichoke - Pizza - $$

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Artichoke is one of the best pizza places in the city. They opened a new location with seating in chelsea. The original location was just a stand on 14th street, where you had to wait on a line for sometimes 30 min at a time. It was well worth the wait, but being able to sit, enjoy and drink the Artichoke beer is so much better.

- Stuffed artichoke
(Aaaa-mazing. You have to get it)



- Spinach & Artichoke Pizza
(This is really delicious. It is like spinach and artichoke dip on a pizza. The crust is perfectly crisp and each bite is delicious. In my opinion, I wouldn't go for more than 1 slice per person. This is a really salty, heavy slice and you will barely be able to finish 1.)





- Artichoke beer
(I originally mistook this as the house beer, but it is actually artichoke flavored beer which is the most surprisingly tasty beer i ever had. It is sweet, light and super smooth. Try it, you wont find it anywhere else.)

We each spent about $20pp.

2 Bros Pizza - $

http://www.yelp.com/biz/2-bros-pizza-new-york

St. Marks between 2nd and 3rd ave.

You're drunk, you want to grab a slice before heading home. You're short on cash and you want a good cheap bite. You're shopping and you need some quick sustenance.

Whatever your reason for desiring pizza, can you justify not coming here? At $1 a slice, honestly, do you need anything else? The craziest thing about it is that it's actually delicious pizza! It's not gourmet or thin crust or brick oven. It is just simple, NY style cheesy pizza. And it's $1!!! Unless I'm sitting down and being served, there's no where else I can go for pizza anymore. I can't justify going elsewhere and spending sometimes as much as $4 a slice. At that price, it's worth it to take a subway ride over there and go to 2 Bros Pizza!




Enjoy!