Food MarketLower East Side

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Coffee ShopLower East Side
Max out on joy by the stem, vegan pastries, and beautifully made coffee in a light-filled café that’s equal parts florist, neighborhood hangout, and reset button.

RestaurantLower East Side
Our tip? Visit on Saturday night at 2am, after you’ve caught some live music nearby. Soak it up with a pastrami sandwich, just like Like Keith Haring and Basquiat used to.

RestaurantEast Village
A longtime French friend of the neighborhood. Lucien is the place to come for Parisian bistro specialities like Escargots de Bourgogne and Moules Marinière.

Coffee ShopLower East Side
One of the rare New York rooms that lets you actually linger — stripped-back, cozy, a book in one hand and perfect coffee going cold in the other.