The Best of the Lower East Side (Food); Here Are the Results in 18 Categories

On the cover: The roast pork sandwich at Black Tree, which was awarded Best New Restaurant by our readers. Photo by Alex M. Smith. …

LES Bites: Award-Winning Wine at Pearl & Ash, Comparing Pastrami, Death & Co. Crew at Schapiro’s

No contest: Katz’s wins. Photo via Katz’s Facebook page.

A round-up of neighborhood food and drink news:

Pearl & Ash sommelier Patrick Cappiello …

San Marzano Closed For Good; Auction This Afternoon

71 Clinton St.

There’s another Clinton Street restaurant casualty to report. San Marzano, the pizza place at 71 Clinton St. (Rivington) has been …

At the corner of Ludlow, Division and Canal streets, a long-vacant building shows signs of new life.

Planned at 1 Ludlow: Cocktails by Angel’s Share Vets and Roman-Style Pizza

Big plans for the small ground-level and subterranean spaces in the triangular building at the intersection of Ludlow, Canal and Division streets are up for …

Top Hops Taps Into NYC’s Love Affair With Craft Beer

A flight at Top Hops. Photos by Alex M. Smith.

One day last winter, a large crowd lined up single-file …

Now Open: 99 Favor Taste at 285 Grand St.

99 Favor Taste has hopped over the river from Sunset Park to 285 Grand St.

Korean-style barbecue has come to Grand Street.

A …

LES Bites: Chez Jef Pop-up, Irving Farm Beer Collab, Family Recipe Oyster Happy Hour

A roundup of Lower East Side food headlines:

Via Eater, have a look at the menus for the pop-up French restaurant, Chez Jef, that will …

CB3 March Liquor License Agenda: Cochinta on Canal, New Concept For El Sombrero Space, Norman Cay’s Sidewalk Cafe

Community Board 3 is out with the agenda for its March liquor license hearing. Items of interest below East Houston Street include: a …

Red Caviar on Buckwheat Blinis at Moscow57.

New Arrivals: Moscow 57, Antonioni’s, Pablo’s Birthday and More

Here’s our monthly roundup of new businesses that have opened on the Lower East Side: …

Team Behind Proposed Kosher Deli Explains Plans For Noah’s Ark Space

399 Grand St.

A big topic of conversation on Grand Street these days is the future of the former Noah’s Ark Deli space. …

Scenes from Last Night’s Essex Street Market Tasting

The Essex Street Market isn’t usually open in the evening hours, but last night nearly 300 people got to experience the wonders of …