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RestaurantEast Village

Cafe Mogador

East Village cool kids have come here for decades, and it still delivers — Moroccan eggs at brunch, lamb tagine late at night, all in a room of hot pinks and tall plants.
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St. Mark’s Place to Alphabet City

Art WalkEast Village

St. Mark’s Place to Alphabet City

Against a backdrop of brownstones and five-story walk-ups, old-school artist-run spaces, next-generation galleries and foundations keep the East Village’s unruly spirit alive.

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6 STOPS | 2 HOURS

In The Area

Alternative SpaceEast Village

PS122

The city abandoned this 19th Century elementary school in 1976. Artists moved into the classrooms and it still runs on that make-something-from-nothing energy today.

Coffee ShopEast Village

Square Coffee

This place is tiny, but their commitment to coffee is huge. Take a pause at one of Chinatown’s best little caffeine stops, tucked just off the neighborhood’s busiest streets.

MuseumEast Village

The Brant Foundation

Downtown legends, ambitious shows, and giant industrial architecture combine in one of the East Village's most unexpectedly great art spaces. Warhol, Haring, Basquiat, Kelley — the Brant Foundation feels like walking through the last forty years of contemporary art history.

Coffee ShopEast Village

Abraço

Echoing the old school coffee bars of Spain and Italy, this place has been serving the neighborhood since 2007. Go for the olive oil cake and coffee in classic NYC cups.

Alternative SpaceEast Village

PS122

The city abandoned this 19th Century elementary school in 1976. Artists moved into the classrooms and it still runs on that make-something-from-nothing energy today.

Coffee ShopEast Village

Square Coffee

This place is tiny, but their commitment to coffee is huge. Take a pause at one of Chinatown’s best little caffeine stops, tucked just off the neighborhood’s busiest streets.

MuseumEast Village

The Brant Foundation

Downtown legends, ambitious shows, and giant industrial architecture combine in one of the East Village's most unexpectedly great art spaces. Warhol, Haring, Basquiat, Kelley — the Brant Foundation feels like walking through the last forty years of contemporary art history.

Coffee ShopEast Village

Abraço

Echoing the old school coffee bars of Spain and Italy, this place has been serving the neighborhood since 2007. Go for the olive oil cake and coffee in classic NYC cups.