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Restaurants In Lower East Side

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  1. Barrio Chino
    7.8

    Barrio Chino

    253 Broome St., Lower East Side, NY

    A little expensive and extremely cramped, but Barrio Chino is worth the wait.

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  2. Clinton St. Baking Company
    7.8

    Clinton St. Baking Company

    4 Clinton Street, Lower East Side, NY

    Why is it that Clinton Street Baking Company resembles a crowded subway car on the weekends? Ridiculous pancakes, obviously. During brunch hours, it’s not uncommon for people to wait two hours for the pure, fluffy cakes of ecstasy that this place is known for. We won’t join them…but we can’t blame them either. The pancakes [...]

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  3. Los Feliz
    7.6

    Los Feliz

    109 Ludlow St., Lower East Side, NY

    La Esquina for the common folk, where the vibe and the drinks are the stars but with stellar food to boot. This cozy taqueria upstairs opens up into a raucous fiesta downstairs.

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  4. Spitzer's
    7.4

    Spitzer’s Corner

    101 Rivington St., Lower East Side, NY

    Once you get past the rigorous ID checking policy and the ridiculously wide bench seats that require a gymnastics routine to get in and out of…you are in for a treat. Spitzer’s is home to some of the best bar food in the city.

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  5. Bacaro
    7.3

    Bacaro

    136 Division St., Lower East Side, NY

    Though the food at Bacaro is pretty good, it’s the kind of place you come to for the atmosphere. Exposed brick, crystal chandeliers, one large white candle on each table…if you can actually manage to get a date to come to this part of Manhattan, at least know you’re probably going to close the deal.

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  6. Pianos
    7.1

    Pianos

    158 Ludlow St., Lower East Side, NY

    If you have ever been to Pianos to see a band in the back room, you probably didn’t expect that it’s the kind of place that would turn out some damn good bar food.

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  7. Schillers Liquor Bar
    7.0

    Schiller’s Liquor Bar

    131 Rivington St, Lower East Side, NY

    This is the kind of place that you hit when you are looking to kick off a big night. A perfect spot to bring a date who likes to have a little fun, or a bunch of friends before you head out in the neighborhood and wait in line outside Fat Baby (you know who you are).

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  8. Macondo
    6.9

    Macondo

    157 E. Houston St., Lower East Side, NY

    Good Latin food, minus a few stubmles. Stick to the tacos, the bocadillos, and pretty much anything with pork or beef and you’re in business.

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  9. WD50
    6.9

    wd~50

    50 Clinton Street, Lower East Side, NY

    I’m just going to come right out and say it…we were not that impressed with wd~50. While it may be fun to eat an everything bagel that’s made of liquid nitrogen ice cream or an edible brown sugar egg shell, this just isn’t the kind of meal that satisfies us. It’s a place any dining [...]

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  10. Mary Queen of Scots
    6.5

    Mary Queen of Scots

    115 Allen St., Lower East Side, NY

    The Scottish gastro-pub craze continues. And by that I mean there are two of them now. Mary Queen of Scots counts for the second, recently opened by the owners of number one, Highlands. Apparently the West Village original is doing so well that they decided to apply the model to the former Allen & Delancey [...]

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