Restaurants in Lower East Side
See all Restaurants in ManhattanJean-Georges Vongerichten Goes Public, With His Newest Hotel Restaurant
Jean-Georges Vongerichten is making moves once again, and this time, it’s not inside ABC Carpet & Home. The Uptown and Union Square icon is actually letting lose on the Lower East Side at Public — a hip hotel from Studio 54 founder, Ian Schrager…
Read MoreDish Spotting: Orchard Grocer’s Vegan Bagel and Schmear
The just-launched Orchard Grocer might be the most modern “New Jewish” establishment in NYC, as — instead of celebrating schmaltz, whitefish and gribenes with nostalgic, pseudo-ironic abandon — it’s entirely meat, gluten and dairy-free.
Read MoreIt’s All About Cider at Wassail on the Lower East Side
In the last few years, the city has wholeheartedly embraced crisp, fruity and refined cider as a happy medium between beer and wine. Witness the growing popularity of the annual NYC Cider Week (don’t miss our upcoming festival guide!), as well as a significantly enhanced presence on local menus…
Read MoreThe Recently Revamped El Rey Is A Prime Summertime Destination
Come summertime on the Lower East Side, there’s no better spot to peep at beautiful, fashionable passerby than from a sunny window seat at El Rey, sipping on a frozen Tinto de Verano, aka a “Poor Man’s Sangria,” made from equal parts cola and red wine.
Read MoreFood and Film Come Together at Metrograph Commissary
The movie theatre-cum-restaurant is already a big thing in Brooklyn and now, it’s finally taken hold in Manhattan, with the recent debut of Metrograph Commissary, inspired by the in-studio eateries from Hollywood’s golden age. Did we mention the food’s legit?
Read MoreSpeedy Romeo Brings Pastrami Pies to the Lower East Side
Emmy’s Detroit-style squares may be the most notable new addition to Brooklyn’s pizza scene, but the borough’s own Speedy Romeo — and its St. Louis-inspired pies — might just be the most exciting Manhattan development of late…
Read MoreThe Surf’s Finally Up at Pizza Beach on the Lower East Side
Pizza Beach may have opened on the Lower East Side back in October, but now that its spring, it finally feels like the right — read; non ironic — time to visit the laidback, Orchard Street spot, from the team behind the East Pole and Brinkley’s.
Read MoreLucky Bee is Really Cooking With Gas
The Lower East Side’s Lucky Bee is really cooking with gas; and we mean that literally. After launching three months ago, and operating solely with induction and butane stoves, the family style, farm-to-table Southeast Asian spot (from philanthropist and sneaker designer, Rupert Noffs and his husband and former Fat Radish chef, Matty Bennett) finally has access to a gas-powered cooktop, oven and grill.
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