NEW YORK HISTORY IS FOOD HISTORY

DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT,1871

This dive along the New York City Docks probably did very little of their own cooking. New York has always had many establishments selling second-hand goods, and the Sailors eating here were actually having Second-Hand meals! In those days it was common practice for the uptown restaurants to sell uneaten portions of their food left over by their wealthy diners to places like this. In 1871, a meal along the Docks cost about 10 or 15 cents.