Good bread and an impressive selection of high-quality Italian cured meats, from sopressata to mortadella, helps drive the cult following this sandwich shop has amassed. The portions are almost laughably generous; a single sandwich can easily feed two or more diners. Pisillo isn’t perfect — a sandwich might be marred by a wan winter tomato, or call out for some sort of dressing to moisten it — but the fundamentals of a quality deli are there.

Greenwich Village slice icon Joe’s has a FiDi location right next to the Fulton Street subway station. Classic New York pizza comes by the slice, though pies are also available if placing a group order.

Pasta clocks in at under $15 a bowl at Maestro, a fast-casual restaurant with a second location in Greenwich Village. Choose from fresh, springy pastas — angel hair, fettuccine, vegan macherroni, and others — and build-your-own sauces. Noodles are also available by the half-serving, starting at around $6 a bowl.

There’s just two items on the menu at this quick-service food cart: a falafel sandwich, priced at $6, and a falafel platter for two dollars more. The generously portioned platter is the way to go if you’re hungry, served with pita, pickled peppers, hummus, baba ganoush, a dolma, and a large handful of crisp falafel. Don’t expect frills: This is just comforting, well-done street food that can make for two small meals in a pinch. Cash only.

Order the piping hot falafel in pita with as many toppings as can fit at this fast-casual Israeli restaurant, which has a half-dozen locations in New York City. Everything is vegetarian, and much of the menu is gluten-free, as well.

This new-ish Chinese bowl spot, co-owned by a veteran of former FiDi restaurant Tomorrow, arrived in the neighborhood in March. The menu focuses on homey Chinese fare doled out in hefty portions for takeout or delivery. Try the restaurant’s signature bowl — honey-soy glazed pork belly layered over rice and vegetables — or the simple and satisfying Grandma’s Favorite, heaping with fist-sized meatballs, a mix of scrambled eggs and tomatoes, cabbage, and forbidden black rice.

This fast-casual spot offers filling, healthy bowls with a number of gluten-free and meatless options, with an emphasis on partnering with local, small-batch farms. Seasonal highlights include the turkey meatballs with charred broccoli and the gluten-free aloo tikki with mixed mushrooms. Blue Park Kitchen is a bit more under the radar than some of the bigger national and local chains in the neighborhood, so lines tend to move more quickly for those short lunch breaks.

Cava, a Mediterranean import from Washington D.C., has found a welcome home in New York’s fast-casual lunch scene, now boasting roughly a dozen locations citywide. Start with a serving of lamb meatballs or harissa honey chicken, before beefing up your order with toppings and sauces — there’s no limit to how many you add in, making for some truly unwieldy portions for $10 to $15.

Well on its way to becoming a national chain, local upstart Tacombi serves quick, quality Mexican fare that nods to the Yucatán Peninsula. Its fried fish burrito — loaded with beans, poblano mayo, and crispy, beer-battered cod — is one of the best ways to spend $15 in FiDi.

If Cava wins with heaping portions and unlimited toppings, Dig on nearby Broad Street gets points for its better-than-it-should-be lunch bowl options. Point and choose among trays of lemony chicken thigh, saucy meatballs, roast vegetables, and Jasper Hill mac and cheese for a satisfying, cobbled-together meal under $15.

Despite its name, banh mi aren’t the only thing on the menu at this FiDi lunch cart, though there are 10 different varieties that range from grilled pork to tuna and a daily special, all priced between $6 and $8. Head here for solid, reasonably priced Vietnamese dishes, like chicken over vermicelli noodles with crushed peanuts or pork chops over rice. Cash only.

This classic Punjabi restaurant on Pearl Street is known for its generous portions, ladled from steam tables at one end of its dining room. A sizable a la carte menu is made up of paneer kati rolls and meaty biryani, and at lunch, an array of specials with rice, naan, chicken, and kebab are all priced under $13.

When lunch calls for takeout dim sum, local chain 3 Times is a reliable source to stock up on a midday feast. The restaurant is a quick and easy stop for juicy soup dumplings, puffy pork buns, and warm and flakey puff pastry rounds stuffed with sweet (red bean) or savory (dried shrimp and shredded Chinese radish) fillings. Noodles, fried rice, and heftier vegetable and meat dishes are also on the menu.