Restaurants in East Village
See all Restaurants in ManhattanInside dinnertable, NYC’s First “Reverse Speakeasy”
There’s nothing ostensibly clandestine about the goings-on at The Garret East. Make your way through the (well marked) doors, and you’ll find the music pumping, the crowds bumping and everyone drinking; in perfectly plain sight. But if — perhaps in a boozy search for the bathroom — you happen to stumble your way past an inconspicuous curtain, you’ll be confronted with a single, discreet buzzer on a wall, enigmatically demanding that you “Push For Food.”
Read MoreRaw Food Guru Opens OO+Co, a Vegan Pizzeria in the East Village
For as trendy as fast casual food is, virtuous vegetarian fare is just as in vogue, and in many cases, you’ll actually find them deliciously intertwined, like at Superiority Burger & Avant Garden. Such is the case with the recently opened OO+Co, a plant-based pizza concept from celebrity raw food chef, Matthew Kenney…
Read MoreDavid’s Cafe is Ready for Its Close-Up
It seems you gotta have a gimmick if you wanna get ahead in the East Village nowadays. David Chang & Brooks Headley face off with their cheffy takes on greasy fast food favorites. There are even media perennials, such as Harry & Ida’s, and its well-Instagrammed pastrami sandwich. And if the newly opened David’s Café has anything to say about it, it will soon become the poster child of over-the-top poutine…
Read MoreShockingly Good Vegan Eats at Avant Garden
Considering seminal bar owner Ravi DeRossi’s especially indulgent projects, like Death & Co. & Mayahuel, you’d hardly finger him to eventually open a refined, vegan restaurant. And yet, that’s precisely what he did this past fall, launching the critically-acclaimed Avant Garden…
Read MoreInside the Arepa Factory: An Ode to Venezuelan Corn Cakes
It’s easy to look at the one-month-old Arepa Factory as a direct challenge to Caracas, now that they’re positioned mere blocks away from each other in the food-blessed East Village. But if multiple spots can peddle pizza in the very same place, why should it be any different for arepas?
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