Last updated: May 2011. Here's a list of affordable BYOB restaurants in Manhattan. These are subject to change, so please call ahead and confirm their BYOB policy beforehand. Also, some places may charge corkage fees (I've tried to list only ones that charge $5 or less for corkage).
11B Express - East Village
174 Ave B
212 388 9811
Pizza/Italian
A Cafe - Upper West Side
973 Columbus Ave
212 222 2033
French-Caribbean
A+ Thai Place - Midtown East
1007 2nd Ave
212 207 8008
Adelina Vegetarian Restaurant - Flatiron
119 E. 17th St
212 674 6677
Vegetarian Italian
Adaro Sushi- Midtown West
129 West 56th St
212 258 3388
Afghan Kebab House - Hell's Kitchen
764 9th Ave
212 307 1612
Afghani
Akina - East Village
424 East 14th St
212 388 1127
Sushi
Alachi Masala - Upper West Side
488 Amsterdam Ave
212 874 7420
Indian-Pakistani
Amy Ruth's - Harlem
113 116th St
212 280 8779
Southern
Angelica Kitchen - East Village
300 East 12th St
212 228 2909
Vegetarian
Bellini Italian Restaurant and Brick Oven Pizzeria - Upper West Side
483 Columbus Ave
212 724 4615
Italian
Baoguette - Murray Hill
61 Lexington Ave
212 518 4089
Vietnamese
(note: it's sister restaurant, Baoguette Cafe on St. Marks the East Village, is also BYOB, but you need to bring your own glasses and corkscrew)
Blockheads Burritos - Upper East Side
81st and 2nd Ave
212-879-1999
Mexican
Boyd Thai - Greenwich Village
210 Thompson St.
212-533-7290
Thai
$5 corkage
Brasserie Julien - Upper East Side
1422 3rd Ave
(212) 744-6327
11B Express - East Village
174 Ave B
212 388 9811
Pizza/Italian
A Cafe - Upper West Side
973 Columbus Ave
212 222 2033
French-Caribbean
A+ Thai Place - Midtown East
1007 2nd Ave
212 207 8008
Adelina Vegetarian Restaurant - Flatiron
119 E. 17th St
212 674 6677
Vegetarian Italian
Adaro Sushi- Midtown West
129 West 56th St
212 258 3388
Afghan Kebab House - Hell's Kitchen
764 9th Ave
212 307 1612
Afghani
Akina - East Village
424 East 14th St
212 388 1127
Sushi
Alachi Masala - Upper West Side
488 Amsterdam Ave
212 874 7420
Indian-Pakistani
Amy Ruth's - Harlem
113 116th St
212 280 8779
Southern
Angelica Kitchen - East Village
300 East 12th St
212 228 2909
Vegetarian
Bellini Italian Restaurant and Brick Oven Pizzeria - Upper West Side
483 Columbus Ave
212 724 4615
Italian
Baoguette - Murray Hill
61 Lexington Ave
212 518 4089
Vietnamese
(note: it's sister restaurant, Baoguette Cafe on St. Marks the East Village, is also BYOB, but you need to bring your own glasses and corkscrew)
Blockheads Burritos - Upper East Side
81st and 2nd Ave
212-879-1999
Mexican
Boyd Thai - Greenwich Village
210 Thompson St.
212-533-7290
Thai
$5 corkage
Brasserie Julien - Upper East Side
1422 3rd Ave
(212) 744-6327
French
BYOB Sundays and Mondays only
Brick Lane Too* - Midtown East
235 East 53rd St
212 339 8353
Indian
Cafe Himalaya* - East Village
78 1st Ave
212 358 0160
Tibetan (Try the momos and the chili chicken...)
Cafe Martier - Midtown East
2nd Ave b/w 53rd and 54th
212 207 4165
European Bistro
(bring your own glasses and corkscrew)
Casa Adela - East Village
66 Ave C
212 473 1882
Puerto Rican (good rotisserie chicken)
Cherin Sushi - East Village
306 East 3rd St
212 388 1348
Cipolla Rosa - Upper East Side
1109 First Ave
212 588 0100
Italian
Cube 63 - Lower East Side
63 Clinton St
212 228 6751
Sushi
Curry in a Hurry - Murray Hill
119 Lexington Ave
212 683 0900
Indian
East Village Thai Restaurant - East Village
32 E. 7th St
(212) 673-4610
Elephant and Castle - West Village
68 Greenwich Ave
212 243 0100
American (New)
(note: you may bring one bottle without incurring any corkage fee, after that it's a $13 charge per bottle)
El Papasito - Hell's Kitchen
346 W. 53rd St
(212) 765-0200
Dominican
Hi Thai - Lower East Side
123 Ludlow Street
212 677 7624
Cash only
Fatty Fish - Upper East Side
406 E. 64th St
212 813 9338
Fu Sushi - East Village
182 Ave B
212 375 1426
Gazala Place* - Hell's Kitchen
709 9th Ave
212 245 0709
Middle Eastern
(it's tiny, but worth the wait, especially for the mezze)
Go! Go! Curry - Korea Town
273 W. 38th St
(212) 730-5555
Japanese
(2 bottle limit)
Hi Thai - Lower East Side
123 Ludlow Street
(212) 677-7624
Thai
$3 corkage fee
Horus Cafe - East Village
293 E. 10th
(212) 777 9199
Middle Eastern/Hookah
Island Burgers and Shakes - Hell's Kitchen
766 9th Ave
212 307 7934
Ivo and Lulu* - Soho
558 Broome St
212 226 4399
French-Caribbean
Joe's Shanghai - Chinatown
9 Pell St
212 233 8888
Chinese
Krik Krak - Manhattan Valley
844 Amsterdam Ave
212 222 3100
Haitian
Kuma Inn - Lower East Side
113 Ludlow St
212 353 8866
Pan-Asian
($5 corkage for wine, $1 for beer)
La Barra Cevicheria - Lower East Side
250 Broome St
212 260 1607
La Belle - Manhattan Valley
973 Columbus Ave (b/w 107th and 108th)
646 699 9138
French
La Palapa - West Village and East Village
see site for info
BYOB on Mondays only (one bottle limit)
Lan Cafe - East Village
342 East 6th St
212 228 8325
Vegetarian Vietnamese
Little Thai Kitchen - Midtown East
231 East 53rd St
212 644 5353
Thai
La Galette Cafe - East Harlem
177 E 100th St
212 410 6361
French-Senagalese
La Sirene* - Soho
558 Broome St
212 925 3061
French
(entrees here range from $20-30, so not a cheap eat, but worth it if you feel like splurging. They also offer a $26.95 prix fixe Sun-Thurs 5-7)
LES Sushi - Lower East Side
515 Grand St
212 982 1907
Limon - Murray Hill
238 East 24th St
212 213 3343
Turkish
Lolita's Mexican Restaurant - Harlem
57 Lenox Ave
212 222 6969
Masala Times - Greenwich Village
194 Bleecker Street
212 477 3333
Indian
Milon - East Village
93 1st Ave
212 228 4896
Indian-Pakistan
(note: two other Indian restaurants at this same address, Panna II and Royal Bangladesh, are also BYOB. These places tend to be noisy and the food isn't very good, but it's pretty damn cheap)
Nana Sushi - Murray Hill
511 3rd Ave
212 683 1088
Japanese
$6 corkage unless you spend $20/person
Nook* - Hell's Kitchen
746 9th Ave
212 247 5500
American (New)
(entrees in the $20s, so not a cheap eat, but very delicious. bring champagne to their brunch and you can make mimosas...)
No. 28 Carmine - Greenwich Village
28 Carmine St
212 463 9653
Pizza/Italian
Olieng - Hell's Kitchen
644 10th Ave
212 307 9388
Thai
Okinawa - Greenwich Village
496 Laguardia Place
(212) 253-8886
Sushi
$5 corkage
Osha Thai Kitchen - Upper East Side
1711 2nd Ave
212 427 3077
Thai
Ottomanelli's Cafe 86 - Upper East Side
1626 York Ave
212 772 7722
Italian
Palacio Azteca - Upper East Side
1374 York Ave
212 249 7313
Mexican
Patisserie des Ambassades - Chelsea
161 W. 22nd St
212 255 5106
Sengalese
(they also have a yob Harlem location where you bcan get 15% off food if you bring this coupon http://www.patisseriedesambassades.com/images/coupons.pdf)
Peking Duck House - Chinatown
28 Mott St
212 227 1810
Chinese
Phoenix Garden - Midtown East
242 E. 40th St
212 983 6666
Chinese
Piccola Strada - East Village
77 East 4th St
212 674 1557
Italian
Pinche Taqueria - Noho
227 Mott St
212 625 0090
Mexican
Poke - Upper East Side
343 E. 85th St
212 249 0569
Sushi
Quantum Leap Natural Foods - Greenwich Village
226 Thompson St
212 677 8050
Vegan/Vegetarian
Quintessence - East Village
263 E. 10th St
646 654 1823
Raw Food
Radicchio Pasta and Risotto - Midtown East
235 E. 53rd St
212 371 2900
Italian
Regional - Upper West Side
2607 Broadway
212 666 1915
Italian
(byob with free corkage on Wednesdays only)
Soho Yaki -Nolita
227 Mott Street
(866) 906-7820
Sushi
$5 corkage
Sigiri - East Village
91 1st Ave
212 614 9333
Sri Lankan
Spice Cove - East Village
326 E. 6th St
212 674 8884
Indian
Sticky Rice - Lower East Side
85 Orchard St
212 274 8208
Thai
Sultana Cafe - East Village
128 East 4th St
212 228 7678
Middle Eastern
($5 per person corkage fee)
Tadka - Midtown East
229 E. 53rd St
212 355 9660
Indian
Tagine Dining Gallery - Hell's Kitchen
537 9th Ave
212 564 7292
Moroccon
(BYO Mondays all night, Tuesday til 7:30, one bottle max)
Tai Thai - East Village
78 East 1st St
212 777 2552
Thai
Tartine* - West Village
253 West 11th St
212 229 2611
French
Thai 51 - Midtown East
224 East 51st St
212 888 8894
Voza - Upper West Side
949 Columbus Ave
212 666 8602
Italian
Wo Hop - Chinatown
17 Mott St
212 267 2536
Chinese
(cheap and usually full of hipsters, but the food's pretty bad)
Wondee Siam - Hell's Kitchen
792 9th Ave
212 459 9057
Thai
Zen Palate - Hell's Kitchen/Union Square/Upper West Side
663 9th Ave/115 East 18th St/239 West 105th St
Vegetarian
Zerza - East Village
308 E. 6th St
212 529 8250
Moroccan
(byob Mondays only)
* Recommended
Did I miss one? Email me at cheaptoboot at gmail dot com.
Brick Lane Too* - Midtown East
235 East 53rd St
212 339 8353
Indian
Cafe Himalaya* - East Village
78 1st Ave
212 358 0160
Tibetan (Try the momos and the chili chicken...)
Cafe Martier - Midtown East
2nd Ave b/w 53rd and 54th
212 207 4165
European Bistro
(bring your own glasses and corkscrew)
Casa Adela - East Village
66 Ave C
212 473 1882
Puerto Rican (good rotisserie chicken)
Cherin Sushi - East Village
306 East 3rd St
212 388 1348
Cipolla Rosa - Upper East Side
1109 First Ave
212 588 0100
Italian
Cube 63 - Lower East Side
63 Clinton St
212 228 6751
Sushi
Curry in a Hurry - Murray Hill
119 Lexington Ave
212 683 0900
Indian
East Village Thai Restaurant - East Village
32 E. 7th St
(212) 673-4610
Elephant and Castle - West Village
68 Greenwich Ave
212 243 0100
American (New)
(note: you may bring one bottle without incurring any corkage fee, after that it's a $13 charge per bottle)
El Papasito - Hell's Kitchen
346 W. 53rd St
(212) 765-0200
Dominican
Hi Thai - Lower East Side
123 Ludlow Street
212 677 7624
Cash only
Fatty Fish - Upper East Side
406 E. 64th St
212 813 9338
Fu Sushi - East Village
182 Ave B
212 375 1426
Gazala Place* - Hell's Kitchen
709 9th Ave
212 245 0709
Middle Eastern
(it's tiny, but worth the wait, especially for the mezze)
Go! Go! Curry - Korea Town
273 W. 38th St
(212) 730-5555
Japanese
(2 bottle limit)
Hi Thai - Lower East Side
123 Ludlow Street
(212) 677-7624
Thai
$3 corkage fee
Horus Cafe - East Village
293 E. 10th
(212) 777 9199
Middle Eastern/Hookah
Island Burgers and Shakes - Hell's Kitchen
766 9th Ave
212 307 7934
Ivo and Lulu* - Soho
558 Broome St
212 226 4399
French-Caribbean
Joe's Shanghai - Chinatown
9 Pell St
212 233 8888
Chinese
Krik Krak - Manhattan Valley
844 Amsterdam Ave
212 222 3100
Haitian
Kuma Inn - Lower East Side
113 Ludlow St
212 353 8866
Pan-Asian
($5 corkage for wine, $1 for beer)
La Barra Cevicheria - Lower East Side
250 Broome St
212 260 1607
La Belle - Manhattan Valley
973 Columbus Ave (b/w 107th and 108th)
646 699 9138
French
La Palapa - West Village and East Village
see site for info
BYOB on Mondays only (one bottle limit)
Lan Cafe - East Village
342 East 6th St
212 228 8325
Vegetarian Vietnamese
Little Thai Kitchen - Midtown East
231 East 53rd St
212 644 5353
Thai
La Galette Cafe - East Harlem
177 E 100th St
212 410 6361
French-Senagalese
La Sirene* - Soho
558 Broome St
212 925 3061
French
(entrees here range from $20-30, so not a cheap eat, but worth it if you feel like splurging. They also offer a $26.95 prix fixe Sun-Thurs 5-7)
LES Sushi - Lower East Side
515 Grand St
212 982 1907
Limon - Murray Hill
238 East 24th St
212 213 3343
Turkish
Lolita's Mexican Restaurant - Harlem
57 Lenox Ave
212 222 6969
Masala Times - Greenwich Village
194 Bleecker Street
212 477 3333
Indian
Milon - East Village
93 1st Ave
212 228 4896
Indian-Pakistan
(note: two other Indian restaurants at this same address, Panna II and Royal Bangladesh, are also BYOB. These places tend to be noisy and the food isn't very good, but it's pretty damn cheap)
Nana Sushi - Murray Hill
511 3rd Ave
212 683 1088
Japanese
$6 corkage unless you spend $20/person
Nook* - Hell's Kitchen
746 9th Ave
212 247 5500
American (New)
(entrees in the $20s, so not a cheap eat, but very delicious. bring champagne to their brunch and you can make mimosas...)
No. 28 Carmine - Greenwich Village
28 Carmine St
212 463 9653
Pizza/Italian
Olieng - Hell's Kitchen
644 10th Ave
212 307 9388
Thai
Okinawa - Greenwich Village
496 Laguardia Place
(212) 253-8886
Sushi
$5 corkage
Osha Thai Kitchen - Upper East Side
1711 2nd Ave
212 427 3077
Thai
Ottomanelli's Cafe 86 - Upper East Side
1626 York Ave
212 772 7722
Italian
Palacio Azteca - Upper East Side
1374 York Ave
212 249 7313
Mexican
Patisserie des Ambassades - Chelsea
161 W. 22nd St
212 255 5106
Sengalese
(they also have a yob Harlem location where you bcan get 15% off food if you bring this coupon http://www.patisseriedesambassades.com/images/coupons.pdf)
Peking Duck House - Chinatown
28 Mott St
212 227 1810
Chinese
Phoenix Garden - Midtown East
242 E. 40th St
212 983 6666
Chinese
Piccola Strada - East Village
77 East 4th St
212 674 1557
Italian
Pinche Taqueria - Noho
227 Mott St
212 625 0090
Mexican
Poke - Upper East Side
343 E. 85th St
212 249 0569
Sushi
Quantum Leap Natural Foods - Greenwich Village
226 Thompson St
212 677 8050
Vegan/Vegetarian
Quintessence - East Village
263 E. 10th St
646 654 1823
Raw Food
Radicchio Pasta and Risotto - Midtown East
235 E. 53rd St
212 371 2900
Italian
Regional - Upper West Side
2607 Broadway
212 666 1915
Italian
(byob with free corkage on Wednesdays only)
Soho Yaki -Nolita
227 Mott Street
(866) 906-7820
Sushi
$5 corkage
Sigiri - East Village
91 1st Ave
212 614 9333
Sri Lankan
Spice Cove - East Village
326 E. 6th St
212 674 8884
Indian
Sticky Rice - Lower East Side
85 Orchard St
212 274 8208
Thai
Sultana Cafe - East Village
128 East 4th St
212 228 7678
Middle Eastern
($5 per person corkage fee)
Tadka - Midtown East
229 E. 53rd St
212 355 9660
Indian
Tagine Dining Gallery - Hell's Kitchen
537 9th Ave
212 564 7292
Moroccon
(BYO Mondays all night, Tuesday til 7:30, one bottle max)
Tai Thai - East Village
78 East 1st St
212 777 2552
Thai
Tartine* - West Village
253 West 11th St
212 229 2611
French
Thai 51 - Midtown East
224 East 51st St
212 888 8894
Voza - Upper West Side
949 Columbus Ave
212 666 8602
Italian
Wo Hop - Chinatown
17 Mott St
212 267 2536
Chinese
(cheap and usually full of hipsters, but the food's pretty bad)
Wondee Siam - Hell's Kitchen
792 9th Ave
212 459 9057
Thai
Zen Palate - Hell's Kitchen/Union Square/Upper West Side
663 9th Ave/115 East 18th St/239 West 105th St
Vegetarian
Zerza - East Village
308 E. 6th St
212 529 8250
Moroccan
(byob Mondays only)
* Recommended
Did I miss one? Email me at cheaptoboot at gmail dot com.
