
You can choose to have your drink mixed with frozen yogurt or not depending on how healthy you want to be.

If all you need is a snack, try consuming it in liquid form at Health King (65 Nassau Street) where real fruits and vegetables are blended into juices, smoothies and shakes. I would not recommend going for dinner on a weeknight because the happy hour crew makes it unbearably noisy, but on weekends it’s usually empty and I have even seen Bourdain himself strolling through the dining room. The eatery is surprisingly low-key, however, and serves moderately priced French bistro fare and even has a children's menu. This hole-in-the-wall's food can be on the spicy side, but kid faves like chicken tikka masala, samosas and mango lassi should please.īrasserie Les Halles (15 John Street) is the downtown outpost of a pair of restaurants owned by celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. Ruchi's Indian Cuisine (120 Cedar Street) is right by Ground Zero and one of our favorite places for Indian food in Lower Manhattan. You can sit and eat in Zuccotti Park, whether permitting.

There are several food carts there any day of the week offering a world tour of different ethnic cuisines like Asian dumplings, Indian biryani and kati rolls, Middle Eastern falafel and other above-average street eats. The easiest place to find a good, inexpensive meal near Ground Zero is the food cart area across from Zuccotti Park (Liberty Street and Broadway), the plaza that became famous for hosting the Occupy Wall Street protesters.
