Restaurants In Lower East Side
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Russ & Daughters
179 East Houston Street, Lower East Side, NY 10002When the lights went out and the water came flooding, we couldn’t help but wonder if this could be it. If Sandy were to permanently conquer lower Manhattan, what would we have missed the most? A bagel with belly lox, cream cheese, tomato and capers from Russ & Daughters, the LES institution of smoked fish [...]
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Freemans
End of Freeman Alley, Lower East Side, NY 10002It’s painful going back and reading a lot of the reviews I wrote two and a half years ago, especially this one. Freemans was not only the first review ever written for this website, but my first stab at a restaurant review period. There was nothing Immaculate about my writing skills back then. Although its [...]
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apizz
217 Eldridge St., Lower East Side, NY 10002Quite possibly the best Date Night restaurant in town.
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Georgia’s Eastside BBQ
192 Orchard St., Lower East Side, NY 10002A couple of years ago, when BBQ was all the rage in NYC, a tiny goldmine unceremoniously opened its doors on the Lower East Side. If you haven’t heard about Georgia’s already, it’s time to take notice.
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Katz’s Deli
205 E. Houston Street, Lower East Side, NY 10002As the lower east side slowly morphs into Seaside Heights, there’s one thing that stands pat – for now at least. Katz’s Deli isn’t just a glutenous Classic NYC Establishment, it’s a landmark that deserves government funding at this point. Rumors of its potential “the rent is too damn high” demise return every year, but, [...]
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The Meatball Shop
84 Stanton Street, Lower East Side, NY 10002A restaurant on the Lower East Side operating with the sole purpose of turning out ridiculously good meatballs and presenting you a few options in which to consume them.
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The Fat Radish
17 Orchard St., Chinatown, NY 10002It’s pretty amazing when you think about it. We actually walked by The Fat Radish a few weeks ago. That’s how we found out about it. Why is that amazing? Because this new restaurant is on Orchard Street, just north of Canal – a dark, cold, sketchy looking block on the fringe of Chinatown that [...]
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Sorella
95 Allen St., Lower East Side, NY 11201A sleek, modern wine bar with excellent food and great taste in music. The downside? It get’s crowded, the layout is strange and it’s pricey. Nonetheless, Sorella is worth a visit.
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Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya
187 Orchard St., Lower East Side, NY 10002Our admiration for Blue Ribbon is well documented. Despite a fast and furious expansion plan that could have easily doomed the brand, it seems that each new opening from this group brings a positive new angle to the growing empire. They seem to really understand that the most important factor is the food, which is [...]
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Mission Chinese NY
154 Orchard St., Lower East Side, NY 10002The West coast restaurant import business is hot right now. First Pok Pok from PDX, now Mission Chinese from SF, both coming to NYC guns blazing. Before we get into discussing the NYC joint, let’s take a look at how they got here. Mission Chinese Food’s rise to success was a happy accident. For fun, [...]
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