Freemans

It's very Lower East Side of Freemans to have an alley-way address, and the worn-down, rustic nature of the place itself compounds the feeling. While the restaurant isn't easy to access, the menu is quite accessible, with reasonable plates of pate sparring with a wine-centric pot...

Kuma Inn

The highly-celebrated Asian fusion of Chef King Phojanakong.

Congee Village

Located at 100 Allen Street, corner with Delancey Street, on the outskirts of Chinatown, in an area not on the tourist radar, Congee Village has been preparing Chinese (specifically but not limited to Cantonese) food for years, serving it in beautiful dining rooms as well as deli...

El Maguey y la Tuna

Taqueria with inexpensive and delicious offerings.

Le French Diner

Stylish and authentic French diner on the Lower East Side, formerly styled as Zucco: Le French Diner, now under new ownership.

Spitzer's Corner

Spitzer’s Corner in the Lower East Side preserves a bit of the history of the exciting neighborhood where they are located. The name Spitzer’s Corner comes from Spitzer’s Dress Shop, which occupied the space for over 50 years. Today, the dress shop has been transformed into a uni...

Cafe Katja

Austrian cafe on the Lower East Side.

Katz's Delicatessen

Born on the Lower East Side in 1888, with its famous decades-old signs such as "Send a salami to your boy in the army" and window display of thank-you letters from former U.S. presidents, Katz's has repeatedly earned the moniker of most authentic New York deli. Generati...

Sauce

Prosperity Dumpling

Some of New York's freshest and most delicious dumplings can be found in the original Manhattan location of this popular dumpling shop.

Shopsins

Shopsin's, though much ballyhooed by Calvin Trillin in the New Yorker magazine, lost much of its character though retained its central characters when moving to Carmine Street, and then again to the Essex St Market. We never thought much of the food—we got food poisoning at the C...