The best for your buck? Photo via Yelp.

The best dollar slice in all of New York City is Percy’s Pizza at 190 Bleecker St. in the Village, or so says the NY Post, who lauds it as a “tasty thin slice that crackles when you bite into it … Not too salty, not too greasy, it’s lightly sauced and not overwhelmed with cheese or sugar.” Of note, before going super cheap-o in December, the space was an outpost of South Brooklyn Pizza, which charged a ludicrous $4 a slice (I don’t care how good your damn tomatoes are), but it didn’t catch on amid the nabe’s other cheap eateries. The Post also reveals the ingredients to make the average eight-slice pizza cost a mere $4, so Percy’s is banking just 50 cents a slice. What say you, Brokesters? Is it worth a trip into the city? Do you have a favorite $1 slice in Brooklyn? It’s hard to beat those beer-and-a-whole-pizza deals. [via the skint]

The pizza-or-beer dilemma, solved

Alcohol is mankind’s fourth greatest accomplishment, behind indoor plumbing, the 1986 Mets and Ava Luna. But for all of its miraculous properties — like keeping us warm and encouraging us to recall that embarrassing childhood story —  it contains no essential vitamins and minerals. Try subsisting on a liquid bread diet: you’ll end up a drunk emaciated husk like one of those starving zombies at the end of 28 Days Later. So what are you supposed to do if faced with the nightmarish choice of either drinking or filling your body with life sustaining nutrients? You consult the Brokelyn guide to beer and food specials is what.

(All food specials are daily unless otherwise noted. If you’re planning a dinner around this, make sure to call the bars to check first! DISCLAIMER: these bars offer you the food out of the goodness of their hearts. Please be a decent Brokelynite and don’t take advantage of the offers without spending at least a bit of money too!)

THE GOOD-ENOUGH-FOR-A-FULL-MEAL DIVISION

Rotate your visit to these bars just right and you’ll never have to pay for food ever again. You will, however, probably have to pay for booze still.

The Brazen Head, 228 Atlantic Ave., Cobble Hill, (718) 488-0430

Free wings on Monday from 5pm until they’re gone; cheese and cracker spread on Wednesday; bagel and cream cheese spread on Sundays to compliment Bloody Mary specials.

LoneStar Bar and Grill, 8703 Fifth Ave., Bay Ridge, (718) 833-5180

Trekking down to Bay Ridge for happy hour from 5 to 7 can get you cheap drinks and free food every day: options vary from baked ziti to ribs and hot dogs (not mixed together).

Pretzel from Full Circle Bar

Full Circle Bar, 318 Grand St., Williamsburg (347) 725-4588

Buy a can of Gennessee Cream Ale and you have the choice of a free hot dog or soft pretzel. We say save your pretzels for use as a new bun after the next beer.

The Mark Bar, 1025 Manhattan Ave., Greenpoint, (718) 349-2340

The free popcorn is just the tip of the iceberg. Everyday at 6 the bar orders a pizza from nearby Triangolo and puts out a salami and cheese spread. On Sundays, come early for free bagels.

Mullane’s, 71 Lafayette Ave., Fort Greene (718) 797-7606

Free happy hour hot buffet Monday-Friday at 5 pm featuring a rotating selection of food to tide you over till dinner, including French fries, lasagna, meatloaf, grilled cheese or quesadillas.

THE PIZZA DIVISION

Is there a better deal in town than a place that gives you a whole personal pizza just for ordering a beer? The best part about bar pizza is that you can pretend you’re taking proactive steps to soaking up all that beer you’re drinking. You aren’t really, but we tell ourselves small lies to get through every day. Even though The Charleston ended its beer-and-pizza offer earlier this year, plenty of ovens are still burning for you:

Pizza at Alligator Lounge. Yeah, you can eat a lot of them.

Alligator Lounge, 600 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg, (718) 809-4440

Free pizza with every drink purchase

Lulu’s, 113 Franklin St., Greenpoint, (718)383-6000

Free pizza with every drink purchase

The Commodore, 366 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg, (718) 218-7632

Free cold pizza brunch every Sunday starting at noon

Enoteca on Court, 347 Court St., Carroll Gardens, (718)243-1000

Before sitting down at this Italian restaurant, make sure you stop by the bar where buying your first beer earns you a free small pizza.

South 4th Bar, 90 South 4th St,, Williamsburg, (718)248-7478

Pizza delivered every Sunday at 1, 3, 5 and 9

THE BITE-SIZED SNACKS DIVISION

Everyone knows pretzels are an insidious (though usually successful) plot to make you thirsty and buy more booze. These bars don’t need tricks like that, but they will provide you something to nosh on while you’re there.

Cheese balls:

The Levee 212 Berry St., Williamsburg, (718) 218-8787

Bushwick Country Club, 618 Grand St., Williamsburg, (718) 388-2114

Popcorn:

4th Ave Pub, 76 Fourth Ave., Boerum Hill, (718) 643-2273

High Dive, 243 Fifth Ave., Park Slope, (718) 788-0401

Angry Wade’s, 224 Smith St., Cobble Hill, (718) 488-7253

South, 629 Fifth Ave., Windsor Terrace, (718) 832-4720

Canal Bar, 270 Third Ave., Gowanus, (718) 246-0011

Pete’s Waterfront Ale House, 155 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn Heights, (718)522-3794

Peanuts:

Black Rabbit, 91 Greenpoint Ave., Greenpoint, (718)349-1595

Marshmallows:

Cherry Tree, 65 Fourth Avenue, Park Slope, (718)399-1353

BARBECUE DIVISION (seasonal)

There may be flurries outside your window now but we’ll be lamenting the hot garbage smell of summer before you know it. Summer also means taking advantage of bar patios and backyards, and eating as much dead flesh as you can stand. Oh, and veggie burgers too.

Macri Park, where the summer eating is easy (and free)

Macri Park, 462 Union Ave., Williamsburg, (718) 599-4999

Saturdays and Sundays, the bars hosts barbecues with hamburgers and hot dogs (meat and veggie) throughout the summer. Free with a drink.

Rock Star Bar, 351 Kent Ave., Williamsburg, (718)599-3052

When the weather gets warm, the grill is open Friday through Sunday starting at 5pm, serving free burgers and dogs.

Metropolitan, 559 Lorimer St., Williamsburg, (718)599-4444

The grill is open every Sunday from Memorial Day through the end of September, serving burgers, dogs and veggie burgers. Free with a drink. PLEASE NOTE: This is a gay bar and the bartender kindly asked to not be deluged by hungry straight people. Hungry gays more than welcome.

t.b.d, 224 Franklin St., Greenpoint, (718)349-6727

Eat the end-of-summer blues away: while the bar charges for BBQ on the weekends from September until it’s too cold to grill, they serve the leftovers for free on Monday nights. Options include burgers, dogs, sausage and sweet sausage, kielbasa and grilled veggie pizza.

THE TOO-GOOD-TO-LAST DIVISION

A few of Brooklyn’s favorite free-grub deals have gone the way of the buffalo (wing):

The Charleston (Williamsburg): The free personal pizza with each beer is no more. The pizza kitchen was replaced by a a Cajun pop-up restaurant, which you have to pay for. UPDATE 3/15/2011: Pizza is back at The Charleston, but pies now cost $1 (still a pretty good deal).

Washington Commons (Prospect Heights): Once the home of free hot soft pretzels on demand, the bar now says construction in the room is preventing pretzel service for the immediate future.

Trash Bar (Williamsburg): The rock and roll dive performance space recently said “later” to its free tater tots; the tiny tots now will set you back $2.

What are your favorites? Did we miss any? Tell us in the comments!

Buckley's in Marine Park is worth a visit, says the Daily New.

I’m still trying wrap my head around this article in the Daily News pronouncing the best food in Brooklyn. The piece nods impressively to some establishments I’ve never heard of (like Buckley’s in Marine Park), and covers the far reaches of the borough, with neighborhoods including Ocean Hill (best West Indian food) and Homecrest (cheap health food). But if the lineup sounds pretty random so far, you’re not wrong.  I agree that Tom’s Restaurant is amazing, and that Bagel Hole has great bagels. And I’m looking forward to trying Armando’s pizza in Canarsie, and I’ve been dying to go to one of those Russian clubs and now I know which one to go (Paradise Garden). But best…Spanish Flair?  Ice Cream Donuts?

Does anyone besides Peter Pan have ice cream donuts?

What’s more, the News criminally failed to mention some of my own favorite (if no less random) best-ofs. How about the Best Mexican Restaurant That Doubles As An Art Gallery: the Loading Dock (170 Tillary, between Flatbush and Gold, Downtown), or the Best Vegan Jamaican Patty: at Natural Blend (769A Washington Ave. between Sterling & St. Johns, Prospect Heights), or Best Bakery:  Almondine (85 Water St., Dumbo)
Oh and the Best Cheap Breakfast: Hero Champ in Sunset Park (948 3rd Ave. at 36th Street in Sunset Park), where an omelet with toast and home fries is $2.10.

And when you read the article, don’t get too excited about trying the Best Fried Chicken in Brooklyn at the Corn Bread Diner in Flatbush… it’s closed.

SJP actually grew up poor and describes herself as sometimes “super-frugal” in this really interesting interview in the New York Times from 2000, just as Sex and the City was becoming the phenom that paid for Jennifer Connelly’s old house. And anyway, gossiping about Matthew and Sarah is totally free, making it one more item to add to our list of things that still make Park Slope as good as anyplace else to be broke, even with a couple more millionaires living in the midst. The other reasons:

1) You can save on grocery bills by nursing your entire family and nobody will give you a second look.

2) The food at the CHIPS soup kitchen rivals Rosewater’s on some nights and the Franciscan nuns are hella cool.

3) Fence fashion. We know someone—a great dresser, even—who plucks all of her clothing off of fences in the Slope on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Maybe SJP will toss out a few crumbs herself.

4) No job? Start a blog. Type Park Slope Blog into Google and you get more than 2 million hits, but still unclaimed URLS as of Monday 3 a.m. include: TheStraightSlope.com, NoSlopeRadio.com, SlopeOpera.com, SlopeScum.com (that’s a goodie–if you don’t grab it quick, FuckedinParkSlope will). Also up for grabs: ParkSlopeDad.com and ParkSlopeMom.com. How are they still available?

5) If you can’t afford organic food for your kids, send them to the tot lot with a McDonald’s bag and watch the fruit-juice-sweetened, non-GMO snacks fly their way.

6) Free shows every night—inside the Richard Meier building. (Yes, some people call it Prospect Heights, we call it Upper Park Slope North.)

7) Pizza. Every slice from Flatbush to the Prospect, Fourth Avenue to Prospect Park West, ranked here by surface area, weight, and other key factors.

8 ) Up to four hours a day of free childcare at the Park Slope Food Coop—or 28 hours a week! You’re not supposed to leave the building…

9) The Qi Gong massages at Sunshine Best Body Work (4 Park Place, 718-783-1268.)

10) Really nice kids’ things for sale on the street (below).

11) What’s your reason?