Known best for its rollicking weekend brunch, Essex serves an American menu with Jewish and Latin touches. The restaurant also has weekday happy hour specials.
120 Essex, at Rivington
212-533-9616
Hours Mon-Thu, 6pm-midnight; Fri, 6pm-1am; Sat, 11am-2am; Sun, 11am-11pm
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Cusine: MexicanAddress: 108 Stanton St. (Ludlow)/mapPhone: 212-254-4188 Hours: Sun-Thu, 10am-2am; Fri-Sat, 10am-4amMenu
Reservations: YesDelivery: No El Sombrero, referred to a lot of locals as "The Hat," is one of he last "old school" spots within the Lower East Side's gentrified nightlife...
A friendly family-owned restaurant serving specialties from Puebla, Mexico.
321 Houston, near Attorney
212-473-3919
Open Tue-Sun, 11am-midnight; Mon, closed
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A Dominican diner serving up huge portions at bargain prices. Cubano sandwiches, rice & beans, roast chicken are among the standbys. A good choice for breakfast, too. Two locations:
113 Rivington, near Essex/212-982-6412
521 Grand/212-995-0244
Open daily 8am-midnight
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The sleek Ludlow Street spot offers all of the Thai standards - curries, wok sauteed entrees, spicy chicken wings. Lunch is a bargain.
123 Ludlow, near Rivington
212-677-7624
Hours Mon-Thu, noon-10:30pm; Fri-Sat, noon-11:30pm; Sun, 2pm-10:30pm
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Perhaps the neighborhood's best old school diner. The food is dependable, the service is lightning fast and the chocolate milkshakes will make you want to take a long nap.
89 Canal, at Eldridge
212-925-3298
Open Mon-Fri, 6am-7pm; Sat-Sun, 6am-4pm
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Cusine: MexicanAddress: 253 Broome St. (near Orchard)/mapPhone: 212-228-6710
Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m.; weekends 10 a.m.-1 a.m.Menu/web siteReservations: yesDelivery: noMore than a decade after arriving on the "below Delancey" restaurant scene, Barrio Chino is still one of the most popular...
A rowdy German beer hall, off the Bowery, that usually has pretty good food. Hearty specialties include: chicken paprikasch, spaetzle, bratwurst. There's also a garden in the back. One one recent trip here the burgers came out cold, the...
Dominican take-out place alongside the Williamsburg Bridge, offering some interesting dishes (like codfish and eggs for breakfast). The downside: they close early.
212 Delancey, near Ridge
(212) 598-4752
Hours Monday-Saturday 6am-6pm
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Delivery, Cash only
An Eastern European (Balkan) bistro and bar from Israeli chef Eran Elhalal. Entrees include a slow roasted lamb shoulder, braised short ribs, Yugoslavian kebabs and smoked and roasted guinea hen.
102 Norfolk, near Delancey
212-505-7276
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 6pm-1pm; weekend brunch noon-4pm; delivery...
