Lab-coat glad staff serve up twelve ever-changing flavors of delectable gelato at this Lower East Side spot. The small batches are prepared using top ingredients, so you *almost* feel like you're in Italy.

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This tiny LES spot serves its delicious crepes 24 hours a day–good news for the heavy drinkers who wander the narrow streets, bar and club hopping until the wee hours. If you're craving a savory crepe, we recommend the Spinach mixed [more...]

Dana Foley adds lace and bows to t-shirts at this LES vintage shop, where you'll also find a huge selection of boots, shoes, purses, and blouses. We love the fun, sexy party dresses and the vintage jeans, including de rigueur [more...]

Still relatively inexpensive for this trendy neighb, LES mexican-spot El Maguey Y La Tuna is one of our top picks. We got the Homemade Mexican Sausage burrito–rice, beans, guacamole, Pico De Gallo, & sour cream–on a whole wheat [more...]

Owned by business partners Moby and Kelly, this LES tea shop is vegan and vegetarian friendly. Afternoon tea for one or two, which includes tea, sandwiches, and sweets. The menu includes dishes like Vegan Quiche–with zucchini, wild [more...]

This LES spot offers brunch, dinner, dessert and drinks in a swank setting. We love the brunch menu's Organic Pancakes–with blue agave nectar, berries and lemon cream–and the Lamb Burger–with foie gras terrine, manchego cheese, [more...]

The menu at this 24 hour eatery is surprisingly long for such a tiny spot. Late-night diners gorge on a variety of Turkish and Middle Eastern delights, with food for both vegetarians and meat-eaters.

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If the automobile seats and hubcaps on the walls don't give it away, this is a car-themed bar, and one that's been around since long before the word "trendy" was ever uttered in the same sentence as "the Lower East Side." Grab yourself [more...]

Everything at this quaint Lower East Side bakeshop is refined sugar free, gluten free, and vegan-friendly. For those who can't quite take the gooey sugar overload that comes with the delectable treats offered at other bakeries, [more...]

This chic LES sports bar offers patrons 62 screens on which to catch the game. Serious groups can take advantage of one of four private booths, each equipped with five tiny screens; these are available for four hours with a $200 [more...]

An offshoot of the 24-hour Ukranian food mecca on 2nd and 9th, this quaint outdoor cafe, nestled on the border between the East Village and the Lower East Side, serves up a few of Veselka's classic sandwiches, salads, breakfast and [more...]

Two shows per night (7pm and 10pm), 6 people per car, ONE car.
DRV-IN is a niche performance space to say the least, but for a Brit like me who has never been to a US drive-in, this is just too cute for words.

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Located next to DASH and across from Sugar Sweet Sunshine Bakery, this Lower East Side eatery has some delicious neighbors to compete with. For the amount of food you get here, however, the prices can't be beat. Those who like things [more...]

The wait at this Lower East Side brunch spot is very long on weekends, but you'll realize it was worth every minute when you sink your teeth into one of their delicious dishes. Try the Buttermilk Biscuit Sandwich–scrambled eggs, [more...]

Walking into Sugar Sweet Sunshine Bakery is like walking into your grandmother's attic. As you enter, you're met by an antique cabinet covered in photographs, apartment advertisements, and touchingly, memorial notes. Seating is [more...]

The menu at Chickie Pig's is, quite simply, tantalizing. The Chickie Pig Virgin is an unbelievable thin crust pizza lovingly coated with olive oil, mozzarella, tomato sauce, a sprinkling of reggiano parmesan and basil. The fried [more...]

Some of the cheaper concert venues in town host bands and singers like They Might Be Giants, Vanessa Carlton, The Automatic, and Joshua Radin. The lounge, itself, hosts smaller bands for more intimate performances.

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If you like the weird and wonderful, check out Jen's Troll Museum in the LES. She's got hundreds, in all sorts of costumes and get ups. Weird, wacky but inimitably cool.

Lower East Side Troll Museum (122 Orchard Street, 560-7235; [more...]