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MONDAY

Start your day with a pillow-soft steamed pork bun for 75¢ at ancient Chinatown coffeeshop Mei Lai Wah (64 Bayard St between Elizabeth and Mott Sts, 212-925-5435).Four quarters and a smile buy you five panfried, pork-and-chive-filled dumplings at Prosperity Dumpling (46 Eldridge St between Canal and Hester Sts, 212-343-0683).

Care to wet your whistle? Visit Bar BQ’s (689 Sixth Ave at 20th St, Sunset Park, Brooklyn; 718-499-4872) Blue Monday hootenanny for live blues and free bourbon from 7 to 9pm. You’ll get drunk fast, thanks to those hunger pangs.*

* Just because the booze is free, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t tip.

NEXT: TUESDAY »

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TUESDAY

On your way to work, pop into Nick’s Restaurant (552 Vanderbilt Ave at Dean St, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn; 718-398-4236) before 11am for a stomach-expanding $2 deal including coffee, two eggs, orange juice, toast and fried potatoes. You should be set until late afternoon.

Get your protein with filling lamb, beef or—be bold!—chicken-heart skewers ($1 each) grilled over hardwood charcoal at the sidewalk cart Xinjiang Kebabs (Division St at Forsyth St, no phone).A nightcap is in order at Southern-fried eatery Lazy Catfish (593 Lorimer St between Conselyea St and Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn; 718-599-9055), where you can guzzle gratis PBRs from 8:30 to 10pm on Tuesdays.*

* Just because the booze is free, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t tip.

NEXT: WEDNESDAY »

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WEDNESDAY

Join taxi drivers for your first proper serving of veggies for the week at Punjabi Grocery and Deli (114 E 1st St between First Ave and Ave A, 212-533-9048) for a fat samosa topped with curried lentils and cooling cucumbers ($2.25). Tip: Load up on the free pickled condiments.

Tired of slumming it? Come to classy underground cocktail den Blue Owl (196 Second Ave between 12th and 13th Sts, 212-505-2583) for complimentary vodka concoctions from 5pm to 6pm on Wednesdays.*

It’s definitely not Di Fara’s, but we can’t complain about the cut-rate prices and cheesy slices at 24-hour takeout spot 99¢ Fresh Pizza (569 Ninth Ave at 41st St, 212-268-1461). If you’re still hungry, just add more of those red-pepper flakes.

* Just because the booze is free, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t tip.

NEXT: THURSDAY »

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THURSDAY

Part with a buck at La Güera (4603 Fifth Ave at 46th St, Sunset Park, Brooklyn; 718-437-0232) for salsa verde or mole tamales encasing generous hunks of chicken.

At Royal Bakery (618 Nostrand Ave between Dean and Pacific Sts, Crown Heights, Brooklyn; 718-604-0200), spend $1.50 for a substantial aloo pie—spongy flatbread stuffed with curried chickpeas and mashed potatoes.

Arrive at midnight for a furious half hour of free vodka drinks and Buds in the basement of rocker hangout Lit (93 Second Ave between 5th and 6th Sts, 212-777-7987). See if the bartender will toss you an olive or two.*

* Just because the booze is free, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t tip.

NEXT: FRIDAY »

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FRIDAY

Visit Russian supermarket M&I International (249 Brighton Beach Ave between Brighton 1st St and Brighton 1st Pl, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn; 718-615-1011) for massive cabbage or egg-and-onion pierozki (savory pies)—suitable $1 chasers for that vodka from the night before.

Venerable Mamoun’s is a veritable rip-off compared to the crunchy $2 falafel crammed with onions, lettuce, tomato and generous doses of tahini at Yatagan Kebab House (104 MacDougal St at Bleecker St, 212-677-0952).

If you e-mail newyorkunderbelly.com, you’ll be entitled to free vodka drinks at club Crash Mansion (199 Bowery between Rivington and Spring Sts, 212-982-7767) from 9 to 10pm. Make that hour count!*

* Just because the booze is free, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t tip.

NEXT: SATURDAY »

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SATURDAY

Hit tofu purveyor Kong Kee Food Corp. (240 Grand St at Bowery, 212-966-1350) to savor a surprisingly hefty $1 container of freshly stir-fried homemade rice noodles loaded with bean sprouts.

Squeeze into Hell’s Kitchen dive Rudy’s Bar & Grill (627 Ninth Ave between 44th St and 45th Sts, 212-974-9169) to chomp free hot dogs and sip a $2.50 pint of Rudy’s Red or Blonde beer. We’ve all done it before—but that doesn’t mean it ain’t good.

NEXT: SUNDAY »

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SUNDAY

Feeling faint? Zip to Mama’s Empanadas (42-18 Greenpoint Ave at 42nd St, Sunnyside, Queens; 718-729-1303) for corn-flour turnovers loaded with rice and beans, broccoli and cheese, beef or chicken ($1 each).Finish your cheap-eats week by nursing your hunger headache at honky-tonk Hank’s Saloon (46 Third Ave at Atlantic Ave, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn; 718-625-8003), where you can gorge on free burgers and sausages paired with a $2 brew.

TOTAL: $19.99