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The Best Restaurants On The Lower East Side
From old-school staples to restaurants changing the dining landscape of the neighborhood, these are our favorite spots on the Lower East Side.
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The Best Bars On The Lower East Side
From wine bars to dive bars, these are our favorite places to drink on the LES.
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Where To Eat In Dimes Square
Where to eat in the sceney micro-neighborhood of the Lower East Side known as Dimes Square.
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The 27 best spots to eat, drink, and shop at in Essex Market and The Market Line.
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14 Great Healthy Lunch Options Downtown
Where to go for a lunch downtown that won’t make you feel terrible for the rest of the day.
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Where To Eat Ethiopian Food Downtown
Our favorite Ethiopian restaurants below 34th Street in Manhattan.
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The Best New Restaurants On The Lower East Side
The most exciting LES spots to have opened within the last six-ish months.
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Outer Heaven
Outer Heaven is a little club on the Lower East Side where you can dance to electronic music, get bottle service, and play a few vintage arcade games.
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Casino
Casino is a sceney Lower East Side spot with bright red floors, faux marble columns, and a menu of satisfying Italian food.
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Freemans
Freemans isn't the hot spot it was when it first opened, but this LES restaurant still serves deeply satisfying American food.
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The Best Restaurants On The Lower East Side
From old-school staples to restaurants changing the dining landscape of the neighborhood, these are our favorite spots on the Lower East Side.
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Corner Bar
Corner Bar is an upscale American bistro in a Lower East Side hotel where you can eat steak au poivre and oysters Rockefeller.
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Playita
Playita is a small mariscos and taco spot on the LES that you should prioritize the next time when you want some really good takeout.
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Where To Eat In Dimes Square
Where to eat in the sceney micro-neighborhood of the Lower East Side known as Dimes Square.
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Mel Bakery
Mel is an excellent bakery in the Dimes Square area that specializes in sourdough.
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Okiboru House of Tsukemen
Expect a line at this noodle shop on the LES. You can't go wrong with either the tsukemen or the tontori ramen, which are the only two things on the menu.
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Ramen Ishida
You’ll have to sit quite literally shoulder to shoulder to eat at this teeny LES ramen spot, but their shōyu and miso ramen are totally worth it.
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Kitchen Cô Út
Kitchen Cô Út is a casual spot on the LES with comforting chicken phở and a few hard-to-find Vietnamese dishes.
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Phở Grand
With over 20 varieties of phở, this should be your default spot for a bowl of beefy broth and noodles on the Lower East Side.
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Potluck Club
On the border of Chinatown and the LES, Potluck Club offers a playful take on Cantonese-American food.
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Partybus Bakeshop
This Lower East Side bakery is known for their breads, but the monster cookies here deserve acclaim too.
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Doughnut Plant
Doughnut Plant on the LES has transcendent spongy, slightly dense, and chewy yeast doughnuts.
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Supermoon Bakehouse
Supermoon Bakehouse is a Lower East Side destination for technically flawless, Instagram-famous viennoiserie.
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Il Laboratorio del Gelato
Il Laboratorio del Gelato is a Lower East Side gelateria that specializes in unique flavors.
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The Granddaddy
The Grandaddy is a spacious coffee shop on the LES that's perfect for getting work done.