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LES Bites: Cider Bar Preview, Farmhouse Restaurant, Uruguayan on Essex Street

Here's a wrap-up of this week's Lower East Side restaurant news: Eater talked with the couple behind Wassail, the new cider bar opening at 162 Orchard St. in about a month. The luxe lounge at the Ludlow Hotel now includes morsels from...

LES Bites: El Rey Dinner, Orchard Street Cider Bar, Meatball Shop Q&A

Here's our mid-week restaurant/food roundup: Grub Street has El Rey's new dinner menu. The vegetable-focused luncheonette at 100 Stanton St. starts serving evening fare at 5:30 p.m. Offerings include: vegan chicharrones, Portuguese sardines, charred radicchios and papas bravas with pickled...

LES Bites: Dirty French Compared to the 6 Train, Moscow 57 Celebrates, Galli Launches Brunch

Today's Lower east Side restaurant roundup: The Daily News calls Dirty French "a club scene not a dining scene," where "thumping music and drunken revelers" overwhelm "solid French fusion." The hot restaurant in the Ludlow Hotel, reviewer Stan Sagner writes,...

LES Bites: Russ & Daughters Music Series, Pig Fried Chicken Feast, Dirty French’s French Dip

Tuesday restaurant notes: The Russ & Daughters Cafe is launching a "semi-regular" music series featuring some of their favorite downtown artists. Up first is the Paul Shapiro Trio with Dave Hofstra and Dave Fields, Thursday night at 8. The performances...

LES Bites: Pies & Thighs Details, DIY Sushi at Azasu, BonBonniere at Hotel Chantelle

Today's Lower East Side food and nightlife notes: Sarah Sanneh and Carolyn Bane of Pies & Thighs sent along some info about their new restaurant at 43 Canal St. The Williamsburg import is expected to open by the middle of...

LES Bites: Lunch at Dirty French, Suffolk Arms Progress, Bialy Basics

Let's get caught up on news from the Lower East Side restaurant scene: Dirty French in the Ludlow Hotel debuted lunch service yesterday (it's offered noon-3 p.m.). Eater posts the menu, which it calls a "pared down version" of the...

LES Bites: Danny Bowien’s Comeback, Back Forty Closes, Pizza “Speakeasy”

Your pre-holiday restaurant notes: In a piece carrying the headline, "A chef regains his focus," the Times looks at Danny Bowien's comeback on the Lower East Side. A second, "grownup" version of his wildly popular restaurant, Mission Chinese, opened at...

LES Bites: Mazeish, Happy Ending, Pies & Thighs

Your Thursday restaurant/food notes: A "Persian-Mediterranean Grill" called Mazeish is now operating from 137 Rivington St., the little spot recently vacated by Pok Pok Phat Thai. They have brown basmati rice bowls with a variety of meat and/or vegetable toppings,...

LES Bites: Dirty French Awarded Two Stars, Tijuana Picnic Opening, Cat Cafe Update

Your mid-week Lower East Side restaurant roundup: Pete Wells awards the restaurant in the Ludlow Hotel two stars, writing, "Dirty French is one cocky restaurant. It can also be an immensely enjoyable one... The same self-confidence that can get on...

LES Bites: wd-50’s Farewell, Gaia Cafe Temporarily Closed, Joselito Delivers

A few Monday afternoon food notes: Eater wraps up the social media hoopla that accompanied the final night at groundbreaking Lower East Side restaurant wd-50. A notice on the website of Gaia, the Italian cafe at 251 East Houston St., says...
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A new exhibition featuring the works of New York architect Herman Jessor, who designed more than 40,000 units of...
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