Going out to eat in New York is delicious and fun, but paying restaurant prices for booze can make dinner ~way too expensive~.
Fortunately, there are some places that will still let you BYOB, aka swing by the bodega for beer to bring to dinner, aka the actual answer to all of our prayers.
So I asked BuzzFeed's NYC editors where they BYOB in the city to save money. Here's where to go so you can have your drinks with a side of food — all without breaking your budget. Enjoy!
1. El Kucho for Mexican food
Where: 141 Wilson Ave., Bushwick, Brooklyn
"Soooooo good." —Taylor Miller
3. Spicy Village for Chinese food
Where: 68B Forsyth St., Chinatown, Manhattan
"Get the big tray chicken." —Matthew Zeitlin
4. Black Iris for Middle Eastern food
Where: 228 Dekalb Ave., Fort Greene, Brooklyn
"Great Middle Eastern cuisine." —Gregory Addison and James Harness
6. Cherin for sushi
Where: 306 East 6th St., Manhattan
"They have a dinner special where you can get three rolls for $4 each. It gets way crowded on weekends, so go early." —Annie Daly
8. Kuma Inn for Thai, Filipino, and Southeast Asian food
Where: 113 Ludlow St., 2nd Floor, Lower East Side, Manhattan (Note: There's a $5 corkage fee.)
—Maggie Schultz and Christine Byrne
9. The Islands for Jamaican food
Where: 803 Washington Ave., Crown Heights, Brooklyn
"It's really cozy in there, and they also have delicious curries and jerk." —Annie Daly
10. Great NY Noodletown for Cantonese food
Where: 28 Bowery St., Chinatown, Manhattan
"Pretty standard cheap Cantonese food, but it's super laid-back and fun!" —Caroline Kee
11. Maison Kayser for French food
Where: Multiple locations, but the one in the Flatiron District, at 921 Broadway, is next to a great wine store with reasonable prices.
"Drink with your brunch, dinner, or éclairs at this French restaurant." —Lindsay Hunt
12. Queens Comfort for comfort food
Where: 4009 30th Ave., Astoria, Queens
"Expect a line, but this is one of the most fun, outrageous brunches I've been to in New York — and it's BYOB for dinner, too! Get the breakfast burrito (it has tater tots inside) or one of their homemade doughnuts, and enjoy the DJ and '80s and '90s memorabilia decor." —Megan Paolone
13. Panna II for Indian food
Where: 93 First Ave., East Village, Manhattan
"It's a staple. Indian food under a ceiling of Christmas lights, plus BYOB. Can't go wrong." —Rosalind Adams
