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Great coffee and service. Always freshly roasted and brewed so there is no burnt, sour or rancid taste.
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Roasting Plant
81 Orchard StGreat coffee and service. Always freshly roasted and brewed so there is no burnt, sour or rancid taste.
Great breakfast egg sandwiches and has been featured in a lot of films.
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88 Orchard St
88 Orchard StreetGreat breakfast egg sandwiches and has been featured in a lot of films.
Cafe Katja
79 Orchard StDelicious Austrian food, cozy and comfortable.
An Choi
85 Orchard StGreat Vietnamese food, easy and tasty.
Great food and lively scene. It has a restaurant with outdoor seating and a dedicated to go takeout window with healthy salads, vegetables and rotisserie chicken.
From their website:
Dudley’s is a casual, neighborhood restaurant and bar that makes it a priority to support the smaller, local suppliers for food, produce and bar.
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Dudley's
85 Orchard StGreat food and lively scene. It has a restaurant with outdoor seating and a dedicated to go takeout window with healthy salads, vegetables and rotisserie chicken.
From their website:
Dudley’s is a casual, neighborhood restaurant and bar that makes it a priority to support the smaller, local suppliers for food, produce and bar.
Our favorite Mexican food in the hood. Great food, great staff, great drinks and fun crowd.
222 personas locales recomiendan
Barrio Chino
253 Broome StOur favorite Mexican food in the hood. Great food, great staff, great drinks and fun crowd.
Good Japanese food and sushi, with an amazing happy hour special (3:30-7pm on weekdays and 12-7pm of weekends) !
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Zest Sushi
249 Broome StGood Japanese food and sushi, with an amazing happy hour special (3:30-7pm on weekdays and 12-7pm of weekends) !
Casual but sophisticated American fare. The food is amazing but the portions are on the smaller side. Great for dates and intimate meals. They don't take reservations so go early.
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Wildair
142 Orchard StCasual but sophisticated American fare. The food is amazing but the portions are on the smaller side. Great for dates and intimate meals. They don't take reservations so go early.
The famous iconic Russ & Daughters shop has been serving jewish delicacies since 1914. This is their restaurant. Serves eggs all day.
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Russ & Daughters Cafe
127 Orchard StThe famous iconic Russ & Daughters shop has been serving jewish delicacies since 1914. This is their restaurant. Serves eggs all day.
Note: Dirt Candy is at 86 Allen, google maps has not updated yet.
The best Vegetarian restaurant ever! $$$ Not your typical vegetarian restaurant. Creative dishes suited for foodies that are vegetarian.
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Dirt Candy
86 Allen StNote: Dirt Candy is at 86 Allen, google maps has not updated yet.
The best Vegetarian restaurant ever! $$$ Not your typical vegetarian restaurant. Creative dishes suited for foodies that are vegetarian.
It is the famous Katz's Deli founded in 1888 and has been serving pastrami, corned beef and salami since.
690 personas locales recomiendan
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston StIt is the famous Katz's Deli founded in 1888 and has been serving pastrami, corned beef and salami since.
Trendy eatery serving modern British fare using farm fresh veggies & meats in a rustic setting. Across the street is the bar/ oyster bar: The Leadbelly.
193 personas locales recomiendan
The Fat Radish
17 Orchard StTrendy eatery serving modern British fare using farm fresh veggies & meats in a rustic setting. Across the street is the bar/ oyster bar: The Leadbelly.
Pizza and subs made with 100% All-Natural 100% Stone Milled Flour Zero Canned Products.
In a retro pizza parlor vibes. Filled with hip locals.
66 personas locales recomiendan
Scarr's Pizza
35 Orchard StPizza and subs made with 100% All-Natural 100% Stone Milled Flour Zero Canned Products.
In a retro pizza parlor vibes. Filled with hip locals.
NY Mag Review: "part healthy (but not “health food”) restaurant, part New Age-y boutique, part hipster hangout, part brunch destination."
212 personas locales recomiendan
Dimes
49 Canal StNY Mag Review: "part healthy (but not “health food”) restaurant, part New Age-y boutique, part hipster hangout, part brunch destination."
Downtown vibes, with exposed brick, salvaged barn wood, and romantic nooks and crannies, including a brick-vaulted dining space. Great spaghetti nero and spaghetti con vongole.
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Bacaro
136 Division StDowntown vibes, with exposed brick, salvaged barn wood, and romantic nooks and crannies, including a brick-vaulted dining space. Great spaghetti nero and spaghetti con vongole.
"A Lower Lower East Side hot spot that all of the cool young people in the area frequent. This casual Greek restaurant comes to you from the people behind Forget me not, the popular and funky bar just a few steps away on Division Street." - .theinfatuation.com/new-york/reviews/kikis
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Kiki's
130 Division Street"A Lower Lower East Side hot spot that all of the cool young people in the area frequent. This casual Greek restaurant comes to you from the people behind Forget me not, the popular and funky bar just a few steps away on Division Street." - .theinfatuation.com/new-york/reviews/kikis
Indoor Street Market that started in 1940 and is a historic culinary destination on NYC's Lower East Side. Open Monday through Saturday, 8:00am to 7:00pm, Sunday 10:00am to 6:00pm.
Filled with grocery vendors, food stalls and gourmet shops. You can get basic groceries, gourmet snacks, ready made foods and even sit down to eat at the restaurants.
We love and frequent:
Essex Farm Grocery - basic groceries
Peasant Stock - homemade soups
Pain D'Avignon - fresh breads
Formaggio Essex - imported specialty items/ gourmet shop
Saxelby Cheesemongers - local gourmet cheeses, dairy and eggs
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Essex Market
88 Essex StIndoor Street Market that started in 1940 and is a historic culinary destination on NYC's Lower East Side. Open Monday through Saturday, 8:00am to 7:00pm, Sunday 10:00am to 6:00pm.
Filled with grocery vendors, food stalls and gourmet shops. You can get basic groceries, gourmet snacks, ready made foods and even sit down to eat at the restaurants.
We love and frequent:
Essex Farm Grocery - basic groceries
Peasant Stock - homemade soups
Pain D'Avignon - fresh breads
Formaggio Essex - imported specialty items/ gourmet shop
Saxelby Cheesemongers - local gourmet cheeses, dairy and eggs
Erin McKenna's Bakery NYC
248 Broome StVegan, gluten free bakery.
Non vegan, delicious cupcakes, trifles and puddings.
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Sugar Sweet Sunshine
126 Rivington StNon vegan, delicious cupcakes, trifles and puddings.
Buvette
42 Grove StWine and small plates, feels like Paris.
Juice Press
70 E 1st StOrganic Cold Pressed Juice, Smoothies and Raw Food.
From their website: At The Butcher's Daughter, we treat fruits and vegetables as a butcher would meat: We chop, fillet and carve fresh produce into healthy vegetarian dishes and press them into pretty juices.
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The Butcher's Daughter
19 Kenmare StFrom their website: At The Butcher's Daughter, we treat fruits and vegetables as a butcher would meat: We chop, fillet and carve fresh produce into healthy vegetarian dishes and press them into pretty juices.
Vegan counter-serve pit stop with creative fare, juices & baked goods plus cocktails in funky digs.
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185 Bleecker StVegan counter-serve pit stop with creative fare, juices & baked goods plus cocktails in funky digs.
No experience to nyc would be complete without a visit to Chinatown and dim sum. This is our favorite but they do not feature traditional carts like at:
Joy Luck Palace - 98 Mott St., nr. Canal St.; 212-431-8383
Grubstreet: "When Joy Luck Palace opened (2016) , it immediately injected some life into Manhattan’s sometimes-staid Chinatown scene."
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Dim Sum Go Go
5 E BroadwayNo experience to nyc would be complete without a visit to Chinatown and dim sum. This is our favorite but they do not feature traditional carts like at:
Joy Luck Palace - 98 Mott St., nr. Canal St.; 212-431-8383
Grubstreet: "When Joy Luck Palace opened (2016) , it immediately injected some life into Manhattan’s sometimes-staid Chinatown scene."
New (updated June 2017): Plant based Mexican that is fun and delicious!!!
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Jajaja Plantas Mexicana
162 E BroadwayNew (updated June 2017): Plant based Mexican that is fun and delicious!!!
New (updated June 2017): Charming cafe that serves coffee, wine, tapas... great atmosphere.
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Little Canal
26 Canal StNew (updated June 2017): Charming cafe that serves coffee, wine, tapas... great atmosphere.
NEW Delicious Modern Chinese haunt serving dishes made with local ingredients, including some from its own garden.
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Kings Co Imperial
20 Skillman AveNEW Delicious Modern Chinese haunt serving dishes made with local ingredients, including some from its own garden.
NEW Great breakfast and lunch spot serving clean, healthy and tasty dishes. Open 8am - 4pm.
Good Thanks Cafe
131a Orchard StNEW Great breakfast and lunch spot serving clean, healthy and tasty dishes. Open 8am - 4pm.
It's one of our favorites. Italian trattoria serving traditional plates & apéritifs in a rustic, cozy space.
49 personas locales recomiendan
Via Carota
51 Grove StIt's one of our favorites. Italian trattoria serving traditional plates & apéritifs in a rustic, cozy space.
Sister restaurant to via carota and buvette -Tuscan-style fare, wines & cocktails lie in store at this compact, romantic restaurant.
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I Sodi
314 Christopher StSister restaurant to via carota and buvette -Tuscan-style fare, wines & cocktails lie in store at this compact, romantic restaurant.
Classic Moroccan flavors & outdoor seating draw a bohemian crowd to this neighborhood standby.
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Cafe Mogador
133 Wythe AveClassic Moroccan flavors & outdoor seating draw a bohemian crowd to this neighborhood standby.
Ginger and Lemongrass
153 Rivington StModern, intimate Vietnamese fare
New Yorker Mag: Una Pizza Napoletana Sets a High Bar. Admirably ambitious small plates and thrilling desserts complement wood-fired pizza
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Una Pizza Napoletana
175 Orchard StNew Yorker Mag: Una Pizza Napoletana Sets a High Bar. Admirably ambitious small plates and thrilling desserts complement wood-fired pizza
American dishes with global flavors are served at this lively spot, open for dinner and brunch on the weekends.
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Minnie's
American dishes with global flavors are served at this lively spot, open for dinner and brunch on the weekends.
Drinks & Nightlife
Intimate and lively wine and beer bar with delicious tapas.
111 personas locales recomiendan
The Ten Bells
247 Broome StIntimate and lively wine and beer bar with delicious tapas.
Mr. Purple
180 Orchard StHidden speakeasy with innovative, creative cocktails & classic concoctions mixed up in an industrial-style space.
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Attaboy
134 Eldridge StHidden speakeasy with innovative, creative cocktails & classic concoctions mixed up in an industrial-style space.
Arts & Culture
Metrograph is a new Manhattan movie theater devoted to screening archive-quality 35mm prints and new films in state-of-the-art digital projection.
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Metrograph
7 Ludlow StMetrograph is a new Manhattan movie theater devoted to screening archive-quality 35mm prints and new films in state-of-the-art digital projection.
New York's Tenement Museum focuses on America's urban immigrant history. The Museum's site features program information, directions, hours and online ... www.tenement.org/
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Museo de los Apartamentos
103 Orchard StNew York's Tenement Museum focuses on America's urban immigrant history. The Museum's site features program information, directions, hours and online ... www.tenement.org/
The New Museum is a leading destination for new art and new ideas. It is Manhattan's only dedicated contemporary art museum and is respected internationally ...
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Nuevo Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
235 BoweryThe New Museum is a leading destination for new art and new ideas. It is Manhattan's only dedicated contemporary art museum and is respected internationally ...
Trendy contemporary gallery showcases conceptually inspired artwork, performances & film screenings.
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Miguel Abreu Gallery
36 Orchard StTrendy contemporary gallery showcases conceptually inspired artwork, performances & film screenings.
Sperone Westwater is a contemporary art gallery located at 257 Bowery, New York, NY, between Stanton and Houston Streets. The gallery stands one block north of the New Museum.
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Sperone Westwater
257 BowerySperone Westwater is a contemporary art gallery located at 257 Bowery, New York, NY, between Stanton and Houston Streets. The gallery stands one block north of the New Museum.
Essentials
A nicer, boutique grocery shopping experience compared to whole foods.
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Union Market
240 E Houston StA nicer, boutique grocery shopping experience compared to whole foods.
Lively outdoor farmers market, open (8am - 6pm) Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat, offering produce, cheese, bread, flowers & more.
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Union Square
Lively outdoor farmers market, open (8am - 6pm) Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat, offering produce, cheese, bread, flowers & more.
Kapri Cleaners
250 E Houston StLudlow Fitness
100 Delancey StThey offer day passes
SKY TING YOGA - Chinatown
17 Allen StDuane Reade
110 Newark AveDrug store
Walgreen's
66-54 Fresh Pond Rd24 hour pharmacy and drug store
Delancey Street Urgent Care Clinic - NYC Locations | CityMD
Monday - Friday 8 am to 8 pm
Saturday - Sunday 9 am to 5 pm
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CityMD Lower East Side Urgent Care - NYC
138 Delancey StDelancey Street Urgent Care Clinic - NYC Locations | CityMD
Monday - Friday 8 am to 8 pm
Saturday - Sunday 9 am to 5 pm
Shopping
High-end, colorful gallery showcasing designer home accessories, vintage furniture & creative gifts.
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Coming Soon
53 Canal StHigh-end, colorful gallery showcasing designer home accessories, vintage furniture & creative gifts.
Stylish gift shop offering an eclectic mix of modernist home goods, stationary & crafts.
14 personas locales recomiendan
Top Hat
245 Broome StStylish gift shop offering an eclectic mix of modernist home goods, stationary & crafts.
Spare boutique with white-brick walls selling a curated selection of women's designer clothes.
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Maryam Nassir Zadeh
123 Norfolk StSpare boutique with white-brick walls selling a curated selection of women's designer clothes.
Cool nook for posh, hip menswear like casual shirts, shoes & bespoke suits plus barber services.
8 personas locales recomiendan
Freemans Sporting Club
8 Rivington StCool nook for posh, hip menswear like casual shirts, shoes & bespoke suits plus barber services.
FEIT is an Australian brand of shoes and accessories based in New York City. FEIT products are known for being handmade using natural materials.
Cool store design.
FEIT
2 Prince StFEIT is an Australian brand of shoes and accessories based in New York City. FEIT products are known for being handmade using natural materials.
Cool store design.
Eclectic & fashionable dealer of upscale home-decor items & an unusual assortment of gifts. They have expanded to 3 stores all next to each other.
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John Derian
6 E 2nd StEclectic & fashionable dealer of upscale home-decor items & an unusual assortment of gifts. They have expanded to 3 stores all next to each other.
Indy boutique selling a curated selection of designer, boho-chic clothes, jewelry & home goods.
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warm
171 Main StreetIndy boutique selling a curated selection of designer, boho-chic clothes, jewelry & home goods.
Parks & Nature
Park with running and bike path. There are sporting fields along the park / river and a track. You can head south and see the bridges (williamsburg, manhattan, brooklyn bridges) then reach south street seaport along the same path. https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/east-river-park
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Parque John V. Lindsay East River
1234 East 6th StreetPark with running and bike path. There are sporting fields along the park / river and a track. You can head south and see the bridges (williamsburg, manhattan, brooklyn bridges) then reach south street seaport along the same path. https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/east-river-park
Sightseeing
One World Trade Center
285 Fulton StStatue of Liberty Museum Shop
1 Liberty Island - Ellis Island
Ellis Island
Empire State Building
20 W 34th St