Pica Pica

It's easy to walk past this place, it's tiny and doesn't look like much. But Pica Pica (392 Broadway Williamsburg Brooklyn) offers one of the great food values in the city. Dominican home cooking is delicious, and Pica Pica serves it up in generous quantities for a pleasantly low price. You get flavorful rice and beans, your choice of stewed meat (be sure to get the goat or the ox), and a cafe con leche for less than $5 total. Pica Pica is right around the corner from the neighborhood branch of the public library, and is one of my favorite places for a quick lunch in the area.