Conveniently located right near the 59th Street N and R station, this Spanish-American seafood restaurant offers a variety of sandwiches, soups and appetizers at affordable prices.

Their “specials from the steam table,” an assortment of stews, are a bargain at $6.50 to $8, but if you drop in during lunch hours, from 11 am to 2 pm, the stews are just $6 and they’ll include a free soda, too. At lunch and dinnertime, try the “chuletas fritas” (fried pork chops), served with rice and beans or fried plantains and a choice of either salad, french fries or vegetables. Open daily for lunch and dinner, Monday-Thursday, 8:00 am-11:00 pm; Friday-Sunday, 8:00 am-1:00 am.