Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Best coffee, best almond crossaints, prosciutto bagelsticks. Addictive!
52 locals recommend
Ceci Cela Patisserie
14 Delancey StBest coffee, best almond crossaints, prosciutto bagelsticks. Addictive!
Organic snacks, fresh cold pressed juices. Delicious way to sneak your veggies in.
Recommend: Green Goddess, or make your own juice.
They won’t customize past 3pm though.
198 locals recommend
The Butcher's Daughter
19 Kenmare StOrganic snacks, fresh cold pressed juices. Delicious way to sneak your veggies in.
Recommend: Green Goddess, or make your own juice.
They won’t customize past 3pm though.
Neighborhood staple, cool, chill crowd
Recommend: Jalapeno Margarita, Grapefruit Margarita, Sangrita, guacamole, tortilla soup, fish tacos
222 locals recommend
Barrio Chino
253 Broome StNeighborhood staple, cool, chill crowd
Recommend: Jalapeno Margarita, Grapefruit Margarita, Sangrita, guacamole, tortilla soup, fish tacos
Great Italian! Beautiful atmosphere, takes reservations for small parties
Recommend: Linguini and clams, stuffed zucchini blossoms, octopus salad
115 locals recommend
Bacaro
136 Division StGreat Italian! Beautiful atmosphere, takes reservations for small parties
Recommend: Linguini and clams, stuffed zucchini blossoms, octopus salad
The Fat Radish
17 Orchard StFarm to table style. Scenester/cool-kid vibe but still laid back.
Rustic Italian
Reservations for upstairs dining room recommended.
Cozy downstairs seating area avail without reservations
Recommend: Lamb, polenta, ricotta appetizer, nearly everything is amazing
50 locals recommend
Peasant
194 Elizabeth StRustic Italian
Reservations for upstairs dining room recommended.
Cozy downstairs seating area avail without reservations
Recommend: Lamb, polenta, ricotta appetizer, nearly everything is amazing
Super quaint, mom and pop feel. Often the “momma” is doing paperwork in the afternoon at a table.
Recommend: shrimp tacos, guacamole, chicken burrito, cucumber margarita, black bean soup
14 locals recommend
Cafe El Portal
174 Elizabeth StreetSuper quaint, mom and pop feel. Often the “momma” is doing paperwork in the afternoon at a table.
Recommend: shrimp tacos, guacamole, chicken burrito, cucumber margarita, black bean soup
Gorgeous, understated. Delicious brunch. Make your own bloody Mary station.
Outdoor seating available
54 locals recommend
Saxon + Parole
316 BoweryGorgeous, understated. Delicious brunch. Make your own bloody Mary station.
Outdoor seating available
Danielle Boulud's latest downtown eatery.
Reservations recommended for dining room.
Focus all things carnivorous. BUT the BEST oysters! Truly offering staggering quality and good selection.
37 locals recommend
DBGB Kitchen & Bar
299 BoweryDanielle Boulud's latest downtown eatery.
Reservations recommended for dining room.
Focus all things carnivorous. BUT the BEST oysters! Truly offering staggering quality and good selection.
Great happy hour 5-7pm on weekends (maybe during week)
Quality cocktails and snacks, Mexican-ish
17 locals recommend
Hecho En Dumbo
Great happy hour 5-7pm on weekends (maybe during week)
Quality cocktails and snacks, Mexican-ish
Reservations required for dinner. Dinner avail in bar section.
Lively vibe, scenester, I’m sure you know the magic happens below the taco shack
263 locals recommend
La Esquina - SoHo
114 Kenmare StReservations required for dinner. Dinner avail in bar section.
Lively vibe, scenester, I’m sure you know the magic happens below the taco shack
Oldie, but a goodie, the classics still good and atmosphere is quintessential of this area.
Artichoke dip, cheese toasts, mac and cheese, French 75 cocktail (hasn’t changed in 6 yrs).
199 locals recommend
Freemans
Freeman AlleyOldie, but a goodie, the classics still good and atmosphere is quintessential of this area.
Artichoke dip, cheese toasts, mac and cheese, French 75 cocktail (hasn’t changed in 6 yrs).
Best Bloody Mary ever! Good brunch- the food was going downhill but has made a recovery. But great atmosphere during afternoon, and bloody is worth the trip.
127 locals recommend
Schiller's Liquor Bar
Best Bloody Mary ever! Good brunch- the food was going downhill but has made a recovery. But great atmosphere during afternoon, and bloody is worth the trip.
Unlimited champagne brunch. $23 for a truly bottomless bellini, prosecco, or mimosa brunch. Food is pretty good considering limited selection. Carbonara pasta and Broccoli Rabe pastas both great.
15 locals recommend
Tre
173 Ludlow StUnlimited champagne brunch. $23 for a truly bottomless bellini, prosecco, or mimosa brunch. Food is pretty good considering limited selection. Carbonara pasta and Broccoli Rabe pastas both great.
Essentials
Spring Mart
202 Mott St24 hr grocery
Corner Grocers
140 Orchard St24 hr grocery.
Great deli sandwiches
Fruit and veggies available
Best of the best. Obscure, high quality goodies- meat, cheese, veggies, fruits. Think blood oranges, wild fiddle fern greens. Quality spices, jams, salts, and premade goods. Be ready to spend $...
99 locals recommend
Dean & DeLuca
560 BroadwayBest of the best. Obscure, high quality goodies- meat, cheese, veggies, fruits. Think blood oranges, wild fiddle fern greens. Quality spices, jams, salts, and premade goods. Be ready to spend $...
Everything under the sun. Great per-marinated fish and meats for a meal shortcut.
Hot and cold salad bar, carving station etc.
1895 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston StEverything under the sun. Great per-marinated fish and meats for a meal shortcut.
Hot and cold salad bar, carving station etc.
Shopping
Thoughtful wine selection. Limited, but well curated liquor selection.
Open Sundays
22 locals recommend
Wine Therapy
171 Elizabeth StThoughtful wine selection. Limited, but well curated liquor selection.
Open Sundays
Cool market divided among various vendors offering everything from:
Fruits, veggies, fish
High quality meats and charcuterie, cheese
Cool experience for the local/artisan products
341 locals recommend
Essex Market
88 Essex StCool market divided among various vendors offering everything from:
Fruits, veggies, fish
High quality meats and charcuterie, cheese
Cool experience for the local/artisan products
Drinks & Nightlife
Hidden bar behind Criff Dogs.
Reservations suggested. I used to think it was cheesy but the cocktails are quite inspired.
287 locals recommend
Please Don't Tell
113 St Marks PlHidden bar behind Criff Dogs.
Reservations suggested. I used to think it was cheesy but the cocktails are quite inspired.
Down and dirty fun dance party. Each night offers a different DJ.
Great place to let your hair down and dance the night away!
56 locals recommend
Home Sweet Home
131 Chrystie StDown and dirty fun dance party. Each night offers a different DJ.
Great place to let your hair down and dance the night away!
Fun place to let loose post civil cocktails. Great mix of people. Located behind functioning barber shop. Great music
141 locals recommend
Blind Barber
339 E 10th StFun place to let loose post civil cocktails. Great mix of people. Located behind functioning barber shop. Great music
Good neighborhood dive bar. Ludlow gets a little crazy on the weekends, but Friday nights here have fun music.
13 locals recommend
Local 138
181 Orchard StGood neighborhood dive bar. Ludlow gets a little crazy on the weekends, but Friday nights here have fun music.