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Pak Punjab Deli & Grocery
The East Village is full of holes-in-the-wall hawking South Asian food to cabbies and drunken yuppies, but this one seldom becomes overrun. Look past the dingy exterior and load up on rich, savory chana masala ($3.50) and gut-busting, flaky samosas ($1). 40 E 3rd St at Second Ave (212-614-0107)

Photograph: Shani Bar-On

Sputnik
Sometimes, at 2am, only a burger will do. This artsy hangout has 13 varieties, like the New Yorker ($5.95)—a juicy organic patty with all the fixings and spicy mayo. Add fries for $2. 262 Taaffe Pl between DeKalb and Willoughby Aves, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn (718-398-6666)