Must-see restaurants in East Village & Lower East Side

  • Motorino

    East Village & Lower East Side

    On a small, restaurant-lined strip of the East Village, this intimate eatery serves up excellent red and white pizzas with perfect pillowy crusts.

  • Wolfnights

    East Village & Lower East Side

    The werewolf theme is a bit silly but do stop in for one of these wraps stuffed to bursting with inventive ingredients. The Brothers Grimm has grilled…

  • Hotel Chantelle

    East Village & Lower East Side

    Hotel Chantelle is all about its perfect rooftop dining area. Don't bother coming for a predictable evening meal – or wasting time in the dark, drab…

  • Veniero's Pasticceria & Caffé

    East Village & Lower East Side

    Since 1894 this family-owned bakery has been churning out creamy, delicious European pastries: cheesecakes, tiramisu, Bavarian cream tarts, fruit tarts,…

  • Tacos Morelos

    East Village & Lower East Side

    This famed food truck put down roots in a no-frills East Village storefront in 2013, quickly becoming one of downtown's favorite taco joints. Order yours…

  • Minca

    East Village & Lower East Side

    The epitome of an East Village hole-in-the-wall, Minca focuses all of its attention on the food: cauldron-esque bowls of steaming ramen served with a…

  • Bait & Hook

    East Village & Lower East Side

    This Manhattan bar-restaurant with nautical touches has happy-hour specials worth celebrating and theme days that can't be missed. There's a good time any…