
Kuma Inn
Behind a very sketchy door in lower east side and up a flight of steps hides a surprisingly classy Filipino restaurant with reasonably...


Spiegel
Lower East Side My friend finally took me to this Israeli diner in the Lower East Side that I've been meaning to go to for a long time....


Café Himalaya
Lower East Side This gem right between East Village and Lower East Side is one of the few places you can get Nepalese food in Manhattan...


The Meatball Shop
Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Hell's Kitchen, Meatpacking, Washington Square Park, and Lower East Side Because I am secretly a 14...


La Flaca
Lower East Side After I our party lost our reservation at Café Cortadito for brunch when someone was super super late (oops), Our large...


Lil Frankie's
Lower East Side Lil Frankie's, an offshoot of the popular Italian restaurant Frank, is one of my favorite brunch spots in the city. ...


Dirt Candy
Lower East Side I really liked the concept of this restaurant to not just replace meat with vegetables but to take the next step to...


Ice and Vice
Lower East Side What i suggest: Opium Den, Shade With some of the most inventive flavors out of the ice cream shops in Manhattan (which...

Russ and Daughters
Lower East Side The bagels at Russ and Daughters tend to be on the smaller and thinner side but the real star of the show is the smoked...


Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream
Nolita What I suggest: Edible schoolyard, burnt honey vanilla What's really special about morgenstern's in my opinion is the texture of...