1. The Halal Guys
8.6
W 53rd St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Halal Restaurant · Theater District · 891 tips and reviews
Monica Brandes: I love this cart. Great food and a huge serving for only $6! Chicken, rice , salad and pita bread with lots of tahini sauce and hot sauce....yummy!
Stephen Roy Imantaka: The best rice meals in NYC! Normally I hate to eat lamb, but this one tastes really great.
Jennifer Wu: It's definitely worth the wait in line for this reasonably priced bowl of chicken and rice goodness! The ranch sauce to top it off perfects the dish.
2. Margon
8.6
136 W 46th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave.), New York, NY
Cuban Restaurant · Theater District · 116 tips and reviews
The Wall Street Journal: The slow-roasted shredded pork (a Wednesday special, $9 with rice and beans) is delicious, as is the grilled Cuban sandwich ($6), which includes salami as well as garlic-marinated pork. Read more.
Cheapism: Go here for fresh, flavorful & low-cost Cuban fare. Get a meat-packed Cubano sandwich w/ rice & beans ($9) & try the octopus salad ($6.75). Read more.
Argelys Oriach: Relatively inexpensive as the entree portions are huge. The cuban sandwich is great! The rice and beans are also delicious.
3. Yakitori Totto
8.4
251 W 55th St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave.), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Theater District · 183 tips and reviews
Ricky Leung: The rice ball is delish. Skewers are excellent. I like the rice with egg on it, it can be a little bland, but add some spices provided and it's awesome.
Todd Ferrara: Simply one of the best restaurants in NY. Blows everything else in the Yakitori category away. Do not miss the chicken ball skewers, grilled rice ball and veggies like eggplant and peppers.
Gabriel Chung: Order any of their chicken or beef skewers. They are all good. Rice balls are great as well
5. Green Symphony
8.7
255 W 43rd St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Deli · Theater District · 60 tips and reviews
Tamara Walker: Great prices for Asian inspired food. The rice bowla are tasty and the staff is nice. May become my regular lunch spot
Chenyu: Get a chicken bibimbap bowl w a Green monster juice ! So good & healthy! Organic brown rice , free range chicken ,shiitake mushroom, kimchi , sprouts & an egg
Aniruddha Mandke: Organic food. Warm service. And food has real taste. Try out their rice bowls.
6. Donburiya
7.6
253 W 55th St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Theater District · 29 tips and reviews
Bin Yang: The donburi here is great and the serving sizes are very generous. An app or two plus a donburi will probably fill up 2 people. The handwritten menu on the side? That's where the good stuff's at.
Eater: Highlights include the namesake rice bowls (try the one with soft eel), chicken katsu curry (with a rich, beefy sauce), and sizzling crab omelets (drenched in heady seafood jus). Read more.
Sarah J Parker: Don’t let the exterior fool you, step through the door into a bustling authentic Japanese food gem. Picture menu makes ordering easy you can’t go wrong with the rice bowls :)
8. OOTOYA
8.6
141 W 41st St (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Theater District · 131 tips and reviews
Roman France: LOVELY. KAASAN NI with Brown Rice with Seaweed toppings. Just magical.
Mika Takahashi: Not the cheapest but to me it's good value for the quality of food! You can't go wrong with anything. I love the hijiki on rice. Kaisen-don and grilled fish sets are delicious!
Lauren Mac: You can tell that a Japanese place is good by the quality of rice and tenderness of fish. This place has both, and fast fast service.
9. Café Zaiya
7.5
1073 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 40th & W 41st St), New York, NY
Bakery · Theater District · 46 tips and reviews
Leslie T: Try the green tea latte, the pastries and the rice balls (onigiri). Reminds me so much of Japan: love it!
Shirley Lo: Love their ume origiri(pickled plum rice ball) and free Bryant Park view.
ドーラ: I love their Mahbo Bowl, Beef Bowl, and Salmon Teriyaki. Good prices and good food! They make awesome tea, bakery, cappuccino, too.
Steve LeVine: Get the Basmati Royal- $10 but has grilled chicken, merguez, kofta, grilled beef, grilled veggies and greens over basmati rice with coice of sauces. Very tasty!
Steve LeVine: Try the Merguez Over Basmati Rice - Yummy as always.
Vincent: You have to try the Basmati Royal - Beef, Chicken, Merguez and Kofta over rice. Sometimes you just have to spoil yourself. Read more.
Ashrith Kunar: Excellent food. Ambience could be better and biryani rice could be softer. Authentic Indian flavor for a picky person like me
Zeba Siddiqi: Known as Indian Chipotle! Their bowls are amazing. Try their chicken tikka curry, with classic black dal, Saffron rice and garlic naan on the side!
Kelsey✨: Pulled pork vindaloo is spicy & so good, especially with some garlic naan
Karen Soledad: Lugar pequeño pero comida excelente, pedí 1 paquete de carne y 2 complementos (arroz con frijoles y verduras), aparte ropa vieja, riquísimo todo 🤤. $ entre 6 y 14 dlls, comida rica, vale la pena👍🏻
Karen Soledad: Small place with excellent food, I ordered 1 package of meat, rice with beans and vegetables, also ropa vieja, everything was delicious. Prices between 6 and 14 dlls, delicious food, it's worth it.
Luke: All the Cuban classics you've been missing served in a quick, lunch friendly format with fast moving lines