RestaurantLower East Side
Factory Tamal
Small shop, big soul. Great tamales served from a super local hole in the wall on Ludlow. Barely any seats, so take them for a stroll.
Photo by Greg Navarro for Beholdr
In The Area
GalleryLower East Side
Entrance
The spirit of the zine and maker culture collide in this DIY gallery on Ludlow Street.
Coffee ShopLower East Side
Café Grumpy
One of New York’s original specialty coffee pioneers, still serving excellent house-roasted coffee without the fuss.
GalleryLower East Side
Below Grand
Artist-curators stretch the rules in this LES storefront gallery.
RestaurantLower East Side
Dimes
Bright, sunny, and vegetable-forward downtown cafe that accidentally gave the micro-neighborhood its name.