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Luveit! Atmosphere and service was delightful. It's a warm, exposed-brick, 1 room restaurant, which makes you feel like you're in someone's home. You can see people making fresh pasta behind the bar.
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Luveit! Atmosphere and service was delightful. It's a warm, exposed-brick, 1 room restaurant, which makes you feel like you're in someone's home. You can see people making fresh pasta behind the bar.
Most delicious ramen if not in NYC then in LES 100 %. A bit pricey, but hey it is not just a ramen it is the best noodles kitchen offers!
124 recommandé par les habitants
Ivan Ramen
25 Clinton St
124 recommandé par les habitants
Most delicious ramen if not in NYC then in LES 100 %. A bit pricey, but hey it is not just a ramen it is the best noodles kitchen offers!
A place not to miss! If you want to find the best place in the neighborhood, you need only look where the area's residents go, and they're filling the seats and barstools at Cafe Katja ))
89 recommandé par les habitants
Cafe Katja
79 Orchard St
89 recommandé par les habitants
A place not to miss! If you want to find the best place in the neighborhood, you need only look where the area's residents go, and they're filling the seats and barstools at Cafe Katja ))
Another HEAVEN for noodles addicts !
50 recommandé par les habitants
88 Lan Zhou Handmade Noodles
40 Bowery
50 recommandé par les habitants
Another HEAVEN for noodles addicts !
I'd also recommend a stack of pancakes or the breakfast nachos, which can be dialed up to a heat level so intense you'll want to rip your tongue out.
20 recommandé par les habitants
Shopsin's
88 Essex St
20 recommandé par les habitants
I'd also recommend a stack of pancakes or the breakfast nachos, which can be dialed up to a heat level so intense you'll want to rip your tongue out.
The Fat Radish serves simple, healthy dishes in an unpretentious setting that's meant to evoke the feel of London's Covent Garden market.
193 recommandé par les habitants
The Fat Radish
17 Orchard St
193 recommandé par les habitants
The Fat Radish serves simple, healthy dishes in an unpretentious setting that's meant to evoke the feel of London's Covent Garden market.
Prepare to wait for a table at this small, lively Italian restaurant that's generally packed with twenty-somethings. Extensive selection of small Italian plates — don't miss the truffled egg toast!
22 recommandé par les habitants
Inoteca
323 3rd Ave
22 recommandé par les habitants
Prepare to wait for a table at this small, lively Italian restaurant that's generally packed with twenty-somethings. Extensive selection of small Italian plates — don't miss the truffled egg toast!
The baked goods are so fantastic here that people wait for hours just to try them — especially at brunch. The buttermilk biscuit sandwich and the pancakes topped with blueberries, banana walnut, or ch
365 recommandé par les habitants
Clinton St. Baking Company
4 Clinton St
365 recommandé par les habitants
The baked goods are so fantastic here that people wait for hours just to try them — especially at brunch. The buttermilk biscuit sandwich and the pancakes topped with blueberries, banana walnut, or ch
This is the original location of The Meatball Shop, a NYC favorite which now has two other locations in the city. They have turned the humble meatball into an art form serving a variety of meatball
580 recommandé par les habitants
The Meatball Shop
64 Greenwich Ave
580 recommandé par les habitants
This is the original location of The Meatball Shop, a NYC favorite which now has two other locations in the city. They have turned the humble meatball into an art form serving a variety of meatball
This gastropub takes beer seriously. With about 40 beers on tap and dozens more in bottles, the beer menu is far larger and more diverse than the food menu. But the food is great too — especially..
95 recommandé par les habitants
Spitzer's Corner
95 recommandé par les habitants
This gastropub takes beer seriously. With about 40 beers on tap and dozens more in bottles, the beer menu is far larger and more diverse than the food menu. But the food is great too — especially..
Though Essex is famous for its boozy brunch, one of the best times to come here is for happy hour, when the restaurant is not crowded and it offers specials like dollar oysters and half-priced drinks.
341 recommandé par les habitants
Marché d'Essex
88 Essex St
341 recommandé par les habitants
Though Essex is famous for its boozy brunch, one of the best times to come here is for happy hour, when the restaurant is not crowded and it offers specials like dollar oysters and half-priced drinks.
Mission Chinese has gotten rave reviews from New Yorkers and food critics since it opened last year; it was even called the best new restaurant in 2012 by the New York Times.
179 recommandé par les habitants
Mission
171 E Broadway
179 recommandé par les habitants
Mission Chinese has gotten rave reviews from New Yorkers and food critics since it opened last year; it was even called the best new restaurant in 2012 by the New York Times.
Hidden down a small alley off Rivington Street, Freemans is a hipster haven that serves local fresh farm-to-table fare. Freemans was designed to feel like a Colonial American tavern, but its decor
199 recommandé par les habitants
Freemans
Freeman Alley
199 recommandé par les habitants
Hidden down a small alley off Rivington Street, Freemans is a hipster haven that serves local fresh farm-to-table fare. Freemans was designed to feel like a Colonial American tavern, but its decor
Step inside Azul, and you'll feel like you've been transported to a classic Argentine parrilla. In addition to Argentine menu staples like provoleta (grilled provolone cheese) and empanadas, the resta
7 recommandé par les habitants
Erika Rojas Photography
152 Stanton Street
7 recommandé par les habitants
Step inside Azul, and you'll feel like you've been transported to a classic Argentine parrilla. In addition to Argentine menu staples like provoleta (grilled provolone cheese) and empanadas, the resta
Fans of Japanese soba noodles will love slurping up the hand-crafted buckwheat noodles at this tiny noodle shop in the LES. Noodles are served either hot in a flavorful broth or cold with sides of
104 recommandé par les habitants
Cocoron
16 Delancey St
104 recommandé par les habitants
Fans of Japanese soba noodles will love slurping up the hand-crafted buckwheat noodles at this tiny noodle shop in the LES. Noodles are served either hot in a flavorful broth or cold with sides of
This upscale coffee shop serves tasty and unique breakfast sandwiches, like a huevos rancheros panini and an herb omelet the sandwich It has free Wi-Fi and excellent people-watching, making it a great
36 recommandé par les habitants
88 Orchard St
88 Orchard Street
36 recommandé par les habitants
This upscale coffee shop serves tasty and unique breakfast sandwiches, like a huevos rancheros panini and an herb omelet the sandwich It has free Wi-Fi and excellent people-watching, making it a great
Owned by the same people behind the Fat Radish and located right across the street from it, the Leadbelly has a vibrant bar scene and a large menu of creative cocktails. They also serve a variety
105 recommandé par les habitants
Bar Belly
14 Orchard St
105 recommandé par les habitants
Owned by the same people behind the Fat Radish and located right across the street from it, the Leadbelly has a vibrant bar scene and a large menu of creative cocktails. They also serve a variety
Keith McNally's trendy neo-bistro is always busy, but it's worth waiting to get a table here. It's a liquor bar with a focus on interesting cocktails and French comfort food, like rotisserie chic
127 recommandé par les habitants
Schiller's Liquor Bar
127 recommandé par les habitants
Keith McNally's trendy neo-bistro is always busy, but it's worth waiting to get a table here. It's a liquor bar with a focus on interesting cocktails and French comfort food, like rotisserie chic
Souvlaki GR serves quality Greek food at affordable prices. They have all sorts of classic Greek dishes, but the main thing to order here is the souvlaki, which comes either wrapped in a pita or on a
33 recommandé par les habitants
Souvlaki GR
116 Stanton St
33 recommandé par les habitants
Souvlaki GR serves quality Greek food at affordable prices. They have all sorts of classic Greek dishes, but the main thing to order here is the souvlaki, which comes either wrapped in a pita or on a
Chinese and Latin cultures meet at Barrio Chino, a restaurant and bar that serves great Mexican-Chinese fusion cuisine. The restaurant's been around for about a decade but it still wins for its gr
222 recommandé par les habitants
Barrio Chino
253 Broome St
222 recommandé par les habitants
Chinese and Latin cultures meet at Barrio Chino, a restaurant and bar that serves great Mexican-Chinese fusion cuisine. The restaurant's been around for about a decade but it still wins for its gr
Enjoy a quintessential date night in the city with cocktails and appetizers at this chic, sky-high, indoor-outdoor lounge.
21 recommandé par les habitants
Harbor New York City
621 W 46th St
21 recommandé par les habitants
Enjoy a quintessential date night in the city with cocktails and appetizers at this chic, sky-high, indoor-outdoor lounge.
simply the best , at least in downtown NYC.
93 recommandé par les habitants
Veniero's
342 E 11th St
93 recommandé par les habitants
simply the best , at least in downtown NYC.
Vegetarian fare goes to to "amazing heights" with a "playful" menu of "wildly creative" dishes. It is a "must-visit" vegetarian restaurant.
63 recommandé par les habitants
Dirt Candy
86 Allen St
63 recommandé par les habitants
Vegetarian fare goes to to "amazing heights" with a "playful" menu of "wildly creative" dishes. It is a "must-visit" vegetarian restaurant.
Wildair has a really unique and delicious menu.
30 recommandé par les habitants
Wildair
142 Orchard St
30 recommandé par les habitants
Wildair has a really unique and delicious menu.
Dishes begin French, but end up infusing influences from France's former colonies, like a mille feuille with Thai green curry and duck à l'orange with ras el hanout.
74 recommandé par les habitants
Dirty French
180 Ludlow St
74 recommandé par les habitants
Dishes begin French, but end up infusing influences from France's former colonies, like a mille feuille with Thai green curry and duck à l'orange with ras el hanout.
Very nice place with good foo and super friendly people working there. Moroccan food :)
219 recommandé par les habitants
Cafe Gitane
242 Mott St
219 recommandé par les habitants
Very nice place with good foo and super friendly people working there. Moroccan food :)

Arts & Culture

Entering this basement gallery, a nonprofit space sponsored by Hunter College, you find what seems to be an empty room. In fact, the French artist Pierre Huyghe has introduced curious things. They inc
The Artist's Institute
132 E 65th St
Entering this basement gallery, a nonprofit space sponsored by Hunter College, you find what seems to be an empty room. In fact, the French artist Pierre Huyghe has introduced curious things. They inc
Corin Hewitt’s magical show consists of two nearly identical small, life-size buildings. Each painted wood-and-stucco construction is a realistic rendering of an old, closed storefront, like those yo
Laurel Gitlen
465 Norfolk St
Corin Hewitt’s magical show consists of two nearly identical small, life-size buildings. Each painted wood-and-stucco construction is a realistic rendering of an old, closed storefront, like those yo
Looking at Stas Volovik’s small, abstract paintings, you might guess that they were made in the 1930s by a previously unknown follower of Kandinsky’s late work. Circles, triangles, rectangles and stri
Thierry Goldberg Gallery
109 Norfolk St
Looking at Stas Volovik’s small, abstract paintings, you might guess that they were made in the 1930s by a previously unknown follower of Kandinsky’s late work. Circles, triangles, rectangles and stri
If you like painting, you must see Joanne Greenbaum’s rousing show. Using oil and acrylic paints, pencils, crayons and various markers, Ms. Greenbaum has produced abstract compositions of infectiously
Rachel Uffner
170 Suffolk St
If you like painting, you must see Joanne Greenbaum’s rousing show. Using oil and acrylic paints, pencils, crayons and various markers, Ms. Greenbaum has produced abstract compositions of infectiously
Before he turned into a highly regarded filmmaker, Luther Price studied sculpture at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. There, he produced the grisly, politically incendiary works
Participant Inc.
116 E Houston St
Before he turned into a highly regarded filmmaker, Luther Price studied sculpture at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. There, he produced the grisly, politically incendiary works
Has the Lower East Side reached a tipping point? Surely it’s a sign of something that the behemoth Gagosian Gallery opened a pop-up branch on Thursday night with a show of sculptures by the Swiss art
629 recommandé par les habitants
New Museum of Contemporary Art
235 Bowery
629 recommandé par les habitants
Has the Lower East Side reached a tipping point? Surely it’s a sign of something that the behemoth Gagosian Gallery opened a pop-up branch on Thursday night with a show of sculptures by the Swiss art
Not to take anything away from the Austrian painter Florian Pumhösl’s intensely cerebral works, but the best reason to see his exhibition is to behold Miguel Abreu’s gorgeous new fourth-floor gallery
7 recommandé par les habitants
Miguel Abreu Gallery
36 Orchard St
7 recommandé par les habitants
Not to take anything away from the Austrian painter Florian Pumhösl’s intensely cerebral works, but the best reason to see his exhibition is to behold Miguel Abreu’s gorgeous new fourth-floor gallery
This storefront gallery has a modern glass and metal facade with double doors. From the street, you see an actual-size, free-standing reproduction of that structure. Behind that, inside the gallery, y
Simon Preston Gallery
1 Rivington St
This storefront gallery has a modern glass and metal facade with double doors. From the street, you see an actual-size, free-standing reproduction of that structure. Behind that, inside the gallery, y
Meredith James’s exhibition “Land Lock” starts with an upward-sloping checkerboard floor, whose red and white tiles increase in size toward the gallery’s far end, reversing the usual perspective. Havi
Jack Hanley Gallery- New York
177 Duane Street
Meredith James’s exhibition “Land Lock” starts with an upward-sloping checkerboard floor, whose red and white tiles increase in size toward the gallery’s far end, reversing the usual perspective. Havi
This tiny gallery operated by Austin Thomas is oriented to a populist, artist-centered philosophy. Its current show by Summer Wheat, “Everything Under the Sun: Moon and Stars,” is a dense, colorful in
Pocket Utopia
191 W 22nd St
This tiny gallery operated by Austin Thomas is oriented to a populist, artist-centered philosophy. Its current show by Summer Wheat, “Everything Under the Sun: Moon and Stars,” is a dense, colorful in
For those who loves life music, this is the best!
21 recommandé par les habitants
The Living Room Bar
154 Ludlow Street
21 recommandé par les habitants
For those who loves life music, this is the best!

Drinks & Nightlife

The Best German beer in city ,period !
36 recommandé par les habitants
Loreley Beer Garden
7 Rivington St
36 recommandé par les habitants
The Best German beer in city ,period !
The E.C.C. began in France, then moved to London, and now it's in New York's LES. The swanky bar serves custom-made experimental cocktails. The bar is in a cozy yet upscale setting, with gilded wall
21 recommandé par les habitants
Experimental Cocktail Club
191 Chrystie St
21 recommandé par les habitants
The E.C.C. began in France, then moved to London, and now it's in New York's LES. The swanky bar serves custom-made experimental cocktails. The bar is in a cozy yet upscale setting, with gilded wall
Best Margaritas !
41 recommandé par les habitants
Casa Mezcal
86 Orchard St
41 recommandé par les habitants
Best Margaritas !

Everything Else

Named for the Puerto Rican bodega it once resided in, Arlene's Grocery is now a dive bar that has live bands and musicians playing nightly. Good music, cheap beers, and a cool crowd make this a gre
73 recommandé par les habitants
Arlene Grocery
95 Stanton St
73 recommandé par les habitants
Named for the Puerto Rican bodega it once resided in, Arlene's Grocery is now a dive bar that has live bands and musicians playing nightly. Good music, cheap beers, and a cool crowd make this a gre
The Spa on Wall Street
40 Broad St
Amazing SPA!