$20 Dinner: Film Center Cafe

Film Center Cafe, the Hell's Kitchen establishment known for their boozy brunches, offers a $19.95 lunch special for 2-- one appetizer, 2 entrees, plus 1/2 carafe of wine/sangria or 1/2 pitcher of draft beer.  For dinner, they offer the same special for $39.95 except with a full carafe/pitcher. 

Film Center Cafe
635 Ninth Ave (b/w 43rd and 44th)

Lunch Special
Dinner Special

Affordable BYOB restaurants in Brooklyn

Okay, enough of being an island snob.  Everyone knows Brooklyn is way cooler, anyway.  Here are some of the better borough’s affordable BYOB restaurants, listed by neighborhood with a link to their yelp reviews.  As always, it's advisable to call ahead and confirm BYOB policy.

Bay Ridge
Polonica - Polish

Bedford Stuyvesant
Alacatraz - Mexican

Boerum Hill
Bedouin Tent Restaurant - Middle Eastern

Brooklyn Heights 
Tutt Cafe - Middle Eastern
Vegetarian Ginger - Vegan

Carroll Gardens
Lucali - Pizza ($4 corkage)
Lilla Cafe - New American
Palmyra - Middle Eastern
Petite Crevette - Seafood

Clinton Hill

Bistro Lafayette - New American
Black Iris - Middle Eastern
Joloff Restaurant - African
Kinara's Indian Food
Uni Nom - Thai
Wally's Square Root Cafe - American, Brunch, Burgers

Cobble Hill
Jb's Burger
Fountain Cafe - Middle Eastern
Ghang Thai
Hophap - Thai

Layla Jones - Pizza, Sandwiches
Oaxaca - Mexican

Fort Greene

Abistro -African
National - Thai
Restaurant New Orleans - Cajun

Greenpoint
7 Hills Cafe - Turkish
Amarin Cafe - Thai
Cinamoon - Polish
Eat - New American
Lomzynianka - Polish
Wasabi - Japanese

Midwood
DiFara Pizza
Tacis Beyti - Turkish

Park Slope
Athena Mediterranean Cuisine - Greek
Istanbul Park - Turkish
Oaxaca - Mexican
Olive Vine Cafe - Middle Eastern
Watana - Thai

Prospect Heights
Bombay Heights - Indian
Kaz An Nou - French, Caribbean
King of Tandoor - Indian
Rawstar - Vegan/Raw
Sapid Indian Food
Teddy's - Greek
The Islands - Caribbean

Red Hook
Calexico - Mexican

Sunset Park
Kofte Piyaz - Turkish
Tacos Matamoros - Mexican

Williamsburg - East
Cafe Los Arcos - Mexican
Taj Kabab and Curry - Indian
Yummus Hummus Cafe - Middle Eastern

Williamsburg - North

Ako - Japanese

Alia -MiddleEastern
Bliss Cafe - Vegan
The Burger Guru
La Nonna - Italian/Pizza
Pagoda Thailand - Thai
Siam Orchid - Thai

Williamsburg -South
Don Pancho - Mexican
La Superior - Mexican

Windsor Terrace
Roots Cafe - Southern
Thai Tony's

Irish Exit bar specials

Recently received an email from the Midtown East bar Irish Exit promoting their specials.  Haven't been here, but if you find yourself in Midtown East on a Tuesday night searching for a place that offers both 50 cent wings and humor, this seems like a good bet.

Tuesdays - Free Comedy Show! $4 Draft beers & 50 cent Wings

Thursdays - $1 Beers 9pm-2am & $1 Sliders all day

Friday - 1/2 price happy hour 6-9pm, $5 Burgers

Saturday - Free champagne for ladies at the door starting at 9 pm

Irish Exit

978 2nd Ave (b/w 51st and 52nd)
212 755-8383