Ten dollars barely buys a sandwich these days, yet ten New York buffets in 2026 still manage to fill a plate without draining your wallet.
Locals guard these spots the way people guard a good parking space, quietly and without much explanation to outsiders. Trays refill fast. Prices stay stuck somewhere in a friendlier decade.
Nobody leaves hungry, and more importantly, nobody leaves broke either. Buffets earned a bad reputation somewhere along the way, mostly thanks to sad steam trays and rubbery chicken…