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...]

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...]

This LES establishment has some competition with its neighboring eateries–Tiny's Giant Sandwich Shop and Sugar Sweet Sunshine–but luckily it specializes in something neither sell, so the three happily coexist. Here, you can choose [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 just down the block from the super-bright American Apparel, this LES diner has its share of flourescents, too. The narrow eatery serves up a variety of dishes that taste good regardless of the hour, including pancakes, Asian [more...]

This hipster hangout that doubles as a gallery features ice cold beer, a sweet striped paint job, and a great pool table. LES natives remember when this bar first opened up over 30 years ago. Though the clientele has changed over time, [more...]

Unless your idea of swank scenery is black cabs pouring off the Williamsburg bridge, the view at the Delancey's roof deck will not be the sole reason you come here. You'll find cheap beer–$5 or $6 with the occasional $3 Millers, a [more...]