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8 Favorite Far Downtown Restaurants
Toloache Taqueria is one of 8 Favorite Far Downtown Restaurants.

1. Toloache Taqueria

83 Maiden Ln (Btwn Gold St & William St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Financial District · 99 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Be wary because at lunchtime, you'll creep through the line, especially on Taco Tuesday. But all the food has strong flavors and is fresh, filling, and delicious.

SUteiShi Japanese Restaurant is one of 8 Favorite Far Downtown Restaurants.

2. SUteiShi Japanese Restaurant

8.2
24 Peck Slip (btwn Front & Water St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Financial District · 57 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: The lack of pretension here is a welcome change from other sushi joints, and the fresh fish, interesting roll combinations, and flavor packed sashimi “tastes” make it worth becoming a regular.

3. Vietspot Noodle and Sandwich

7.1
99-C Nassau St. (at Ann St.), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Financial District · 48 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: This no frills spot serves up warm baguettes stuffed with one of five options (we like classic pork and sardine), plus soul-warming pho soups. Try the Vietnamese coffee for a pick-me-up.

Leo's Bagels is one of 8 Favorite Far Downtown Restaurants.

4. Leo's Bagels

8.2
3 Hanover Sq (at William St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Financial District · 174 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Keep this on the down low, but rumor has it Leo's is serving the same delicious bagels as the ever popular Murray's bagels. They even have the same specials listed. Shh...

Pearl Diner is one of 8 Favorite Far Downtown Restaurants.

5. Pearl Diner

6.1
212 Pearl St (at Fletcher St), New York, NY
Diner · Financial District · 53 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: This diner offers everything from grilled cheese to burgers to Greek specialties. It's also perfect for dropping in with your sunglasses on for copious amounts of coffee and a big hangover breakfast.

Alfanoose is one of 8 Favorite Far Downtown Restaurants.

6. Alfanoose

64 Fulton St (btwn Gold St & Edens Alley), New York, NY
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Financial District · 16 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Most FiDi places have lines out the door at lunch for good reason. The spinach pie gets a twist with mint, swiss chard and pomegranate juice, and the kibbeh are cheap and super fresh.

North End Grill is one of 8 Favorite Far Downtown Restaurants.

7. North End Grill

104 N End Ave (btwn Vesey & Murray St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Battery Park City · 109 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: This restaurant opened to a whole lot of buzz, but has managed to live up to the hype. Sit in the bar area with a good drink while picking over bacon-peanut-butter pizza or grilled mushrooms.

Shake Shack is one of 8 Favorite Far Downtown Restaurants.

8. Shake Shack

8.7
215 Murray St (btwn West St & North End Ave), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Battery Park City · 332 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: This famous shack probably has the best downtown burger, and the Wall-nut Street shake (chocolate truffle cookie dough, walnuts and cherries mixed into vanilla custard) is a force to be reckoned with.