Foxface is a window in the East Village where you can pick up great, pressed sandwiches.

Rue B is a small jazz bar in the East Village with Happy Hour everyday until 8pm.

Jules Bistro is a casual French spot in the East Village where you should share drinks and small plates with a date while listening to live jazz.

Alphabet City Beer Co. looks like a general store you’d find upstate, but it’s actually an East Village bar with armchairs and lots of craft beer.

If you’re even a little choosy about the beer you drink, you’ll be obsessed with Proletariat in the East Village.

Frangos is a Portuguese counter-service spot in the East Village that’s all about peri peri sauce.

The Winter Garden at The Standard East Village is a seasonal pop-up where you can drink cocktails in heated yurts in the hotel’s garden.

The Dip is a sandwich shop in the East Village that serves a fantastic french dip sandwich.

Kindred serves natural wines and Mediterranean food in a small East Village space that’s great for casual dates.

Nowon is a Korean spot in the East Village with an impressive steak burger.

Divya’s Kitchen is a vegan spot in the East Village that proves meatless lasagna can be a beautiful thing.

Plant Food + Wine is a great spot to drink wine and eat fancy vegan food in the East Village.

Spicy Moon is a vegan Szechuan spot in the East Village where you can have a casual dinner or celebrate something big.

Angel’s Share is behind an unmarked door on the second floor of a Japanese spot in the East Village, but the reason to go is to drink great cocktails.

Cathedrale is an enormous, overpriced French restaurant from the people behind Tao - and, despite the sprawling space, it isn’t that fun.

The Grayson is one of the best sports bars in Manhattan.