The Verdict · New York · for the Budget Adventurer
Great on local authenticity, but it's pricey, so it's worth it only if you plan around that.
Authentic, active, cheap. Allergic to overpaying and overhype.
About A Guided Food Tour
A great-value way to eat the real neighbourhood stuff with the stories behind it — pizza, pastrami, dumplings, a cannoli — and you leave full and oriented. Less for those who'd rather chase their own reservations.