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The Lower East Side is a great place to eat or shop. This is just a partial list of some of area's restaurants, cafes and food stores. For more ideas, visit the Lower East Side Business Improvement District's Visitors Center at 261 Broome or simply take a stroll: you are bound to find some gems.
Brown
61 Hester Street | 212-254-9825
Price: $5.50 - $9.50 for lunch items A cozy cafe located a few blocks from The Tenement. Brown's menu features a variety of fresh, organic sandwiches, as well as salads and soups. Brown is also a nice spot to stop and sip coffee drinks, tea, beer or wine.
88 Orchard
88 Orchard Street | 212-228-8880
Price: $4.50 - $9.50 for lunch items Located directly across the street from the Museum's Visitor Center, 88 Orchard brews good, strong coffee and serves an array of breakfast and lunch items like pastries and homemade sandwiches and salads. 88 Orchard offers a 10% discount for groups. Please call them directly for more information.
 Learn more about this Merchant of the MonthEl Castillo De Jagua
113 Rivington St. | 212-982-6412
Price: $3 - $10 If you're looking for a crunchy on the outside chuleta (garlicky fried pork chop), melt in your mouth cubano (cuban sandwich), succulent chicken, or maybe just a plate of rice and beans, Castillo de Jagua will transport you to a more tropical place. A perennial staff favorite and a great place to experience the Latino Loisada.
Learn more about this Merchant of the MonthCongee Village
100 Allen St. | 212-941-1818
Price: $6 - $12 Decked out in bamboo and twinkling lights, Congee Village offers a truly fun dining experience. It also has a menu full of tasty Cantonese dishes, including a number of variations on the eponymous rice porridge. Congee Village offers a 10% discount for groups--please call them directly for more information.
Learn more about this Merchant of the MonthDa Nico's
164 Mulberry St | 212-343-1212
Price: $6 - $16 (for large pizzas) Using the bricks from his mother's seventy year old wood burning oven to build his own oven, Nicholas "Nico" Luizza serves up pizza and other Italian dishes in this charming restaurant with a back yard. Located in the heart of Little Italy, the restaurant welcomes lunch time guests with an array of specials.
Dumpling House
118A Eldridge St | 212-625-8008
Price: $1 - $5 While it's short on atmosphere and seating, the Dumpling House is one of the undisputed gems of the neighborhood. The $1 plate of fried pork dumplings is a delicious deal, as is the sesame pancake with beef. The Dumpling House also steams up a fine plate of vegetable dumplings.
Learn more about this Merchant of the MonthKatz's Deli
205 East Houston Street | 212-254-2246
Price: $3 - $12. Sandwiches are $8 - $11 Bring your appetite for pastrami and a sense of history to Katz's because you will be served a helping of both. This huge eatery boast some of the best pastrami sandwiches in the city as well as a dining room that will evoke memories of the good old Lower East Side (when egg creams were a nickel). Katz's can accommodate large groups--please call them directly for more information and reservations.
Noah's Ark (Kosher deli)
399 Grand Street | 212-674-2200
Price: $4.95 - $8.95. A kosher deli located approximately four blocks from The Tenement's Visitor Center & Museum Shop. Noah's Ark serves classic deli sandwiches, including spicy and fatty pastrami, hot meals and vegetable platters. Noah's Ark can accommodate large groups--please call them directly for more information and reservations.
Learn more about this Merchant of the MonthPho Grand
277 Grand St. | 212-965-5366
Price: $3 - $8.50 Located three blocks from The Tenement, Pho Grand features beef noodle soups as well as grilled meats and other Vietnamese specialties. Vietnamese ice coffee, made with condensed milk, is a particularly refreshing caffeine boost on a hot day.
Rosario's Pizza
173 Orchard Street | 212-777-9813
Price: $2 - $10.00 Enjoy delicious pizza, pasta, calzones, and other Italian specialties at this neighborhood pizzeria. Owner Sal Bartolomeo has been with Rosario's since he immigrated to America at the age of 16, in 1965. And since he tends to work 14 to 16 hour days, you'll probably see him when you go in.
Shalom Chai Pizza Restaurant & Ice Cream
357 Grand St (212) | 598-4178
Price:$3 - $6 Serving Glatt Kosher pizza, soups, falafels and other simple sandwiches, this cafeteria style restaurant offers a varied, inexpensive menu for your kosher diners.
Tien Garden
170 Allen Street | 212-388-1364
Price: $4.95 - $10.95 A vegan restaurant that offers reasonable lunch specials in a modest atmosphere.
Tiny's Giant Sandwich Shop
129 Rivington Street | 212-982-1690
Price: $3.95 - $9 Located on the other side of Delancey, but well worth the walk if you want substantial, healthy sandwhiches and salads, including a number of vegetarian items. The whimsical name aside, Tiny's has plenty of seating.
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Babycakes
248 Broome St | 212-677-5047.
A vegan bakery that specializes in treats that are wheat-free, gluten-free and refined sugar-free. Babycakes' daily roster includes cupcakes, muffins, cookies, brownies, cakes and even frosting shots.
DiPalo Dairy
200 Grand Street (at Mott St.) | 212-226-1033
DiPalo has been serving up fantastic cheeses--including homemade mozzarella and ricotta--and fine Italian meats since 1925. DiPalo's also has a wide assortment of imported olive oils, vinegars and coffee beans, all sold at resonable prices. A great stop for any food lover.
Doughnut Plant
379 Grand Street (between Essex & Norfolk Streets) | 212-505-3700
Owner Mark Israel is a doughnut artisan. He has revived and perfected his grandfather's recipe. The result are large, lovingly created doughnuts available in a range of fresh and original flavors--from Valrhona Chocolate to Rosewater. Doughnut Plant also sells coffee and a few other baked goods.
Economy Candy
108 Rivington Street | 1-800-352-4544
Open since 1937, Economy Candy is stuffed with almost every sweet imaginable. Chocolates, bulk candies, nuts, fruits and much more, all sold at very reasonable prices.
Learn more about this Merchant of the MonthEssex Street Market
120 Essex Street | 212-312-3603
A neighborhood mainstay since 1939, the Essex Market is still packed with great shops, including two butchers, a fishmonger, bakeries and well-stocked fruit and vegetable stands.
Learn more about this Merchant of the MonthGuss' Pickles
85-87 Orchard Street
Store Phone: 212-334-3616 Located across the street from The Tenement, Guss' still serves up the greatest pickled products in New York. Stop by and sample a classic taste of the Lower East Side.
Learn more about this Merchant of the MonthIl Laboratorio del Gelato
95 Orchard St. | 212-343-9922
Boasting 75 flavors of ice cream and sorbet, the 'laboratory' cooks up all sorts of delicious creations, including (but not limited to): toasted sesame, chocolate hazelnut, white chocolate, pear william, passion fruit, and lemon. For people who like more classic licks, chocolate, coffee and vanilla are staples of the Laboratorio's roster. The store is right next to the museum and has a cool interior perfect for escaping hot summer days.
Learn more about this Merchant of the MonthKossar's Bialys
367 Grand St | 212-473-4810
The oldest bialy bakery in the United State, Kossar's is also one of the last bastions of homemade, classic New York-style bialys. Kossar's also bakes bagels, sesame sticks, bulkas and pletzels.
Russ & Daughters
179 E. Houston Street | 212-475-4880
Established in 1914, Russ & Daughters is a classic Lower East Side shop, selling bagels and lox, as well as fine selections of caviar, imported cheeses and fine dried goods.
Learn more about this Merchant of the MonthSweet Life
63 Hester Street | 212-598-0092
A haven for candy connoisseurss and chocolate lovers. Sweet Life sells a selection of hand-dipped chocolates, nut mixes, dried fruits, jams, honeys and other fine sweets.
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