French-leaning small plates can be cobbled together to compose an excellent & affordable meal here. Try the classic croque madame ($10) or the brandade ($9), a pot of featherlight whipped salt cod. Read more.
Order the five-course ($55) menu at Huertas. It offers Chistorra lamb sausage with seared leg of lamb, pork shoulder, scallops with summer squash, fideos with cockles and chorizo, and much more. Read more.
My go-to sushi spot in the East Village. Sit at the sushi bar and chat with Jack, the chef. He's hilarious and the high quality + unique sushi here is an amazing bang for your buck.
The unofficial official First Restaurant of New York. Though its formal dining room is a bit too too for Eater 38 contention, the front room and its seasonal American menu wins. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
The menu includes things like Dan Dan noodles, beef tendons in chili oil, and dry pepper chicken wings, plus 14 protein-based entrees. The early word is very good.
Best fried chicken in the Alphabet City. I hear the porkchop is off the chain too.
Actual, proper Chicago-style deep dish and a good beer selection (including several Goose Island beers). Definitely recommended.
Try the Earl’s Eggo waffle, drizzled with maple syrup and stacked with aged Cabot cheddar, coffee-cured bacon and rich slabs of grilled foie gras. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
This may be the most spice-intensive Sichuan food the city has. We love the fried potato in hot sauce & the pork meatballs in garlic sauce, but while you're out here, try the chicken in Sichuan sauce.
Excellent Sichuan worth the walk from the 7 train. Crisp cumin lamb and deeply smoky "dry fried" string beans are standout dishes.
