Guidebook for New York

R. Gerard
Guidebook for New York

Drinks & Nightlife

Sunita is a terrific owner/bartender. Great drinks and cool vibe.
Sunita Bar
106 Norfolk St
Sunita is a terrific owner/bartender. Great drinks and cool vibe.
Speakeasy with great hidden entrance, wonderfully chill ambience and great cocktails.
19 locals recommend
2nd Floor On Clinton
19 locals recommend
Speakeasy with great hidden entrance, wonderfully chill ambience and great cocktails.
Great selection of craft beers and friendly bartenders.
Culturefix
9 Clinton St
Great selection of craft beers and friendly bartenders.
Great whiskey selection. Low key spot. Ask for Shauna and tell them Gerard referred you.
13 locals recommend
Whiskey Ward
121 Essex St
13 locals recommend
Great whiskey selection. Low key spot. Ask for Shauna and tell them Gerard referred you.
Great low key whiskey spot with unparalleled selection.
16 locals recommend
Copper & Oak
157 Allen St
16 locals recommend
Great low key whiskey spot with unparalleled selection.
Phenomenal craft beer spot. Drink there or take away.
45 locals recommend
Top Hops Beer Shop
88 Essex St
45 locals recommend
Phenomenal craft beer spot. Drink there or take away.
Most famous speakeasy in the neighborhood. Great hidden entrance. Go for the scene but not the drinks.
127 locals recommend
The Back Room
102 Norfolk St
127 locals recommend
Most famous speakeasy in the neighborhood. Great hidden entrance. Go for the scene but not the drinks.
Local karaoke scene with great song selection. Perform on the main floor or get a private room. BYOB if you so choose.
11 locals recommend
Karaoke Boho Orchard_Lower East Side
152 Orchard St
11 locals recommend
Local karaoke scene with great song selection. Perform on the main floor or get a private room. BYOB if you so choose.
Fun local music scene. Check out their lineup online.
226 locals recommend
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen St
226 locals recommend
Fun local music scene. Check out their lineup online.
Great views atop the Indigo hotel. This place is a scene.
136 locals recommend
Mr. Purple
180 Orchard St
136 locals recommend
Great views atop the Indigo hotel. This place is a scene.
Great wine bar!
111 locals recommend
The Ten Bells
247 Broome St
111 locals recommend
Great wine bar!
Cider bar. Food is not too shabby as well!
9 locals recommend
Wassail
162 Orchard St
9 locals recommend
Cider bar. Food is not too shabby as well!
Great happy hour beer and wine specials.
11 locals recommend
Antler
123 Allen St
11 locals recommend
Great happy hour beer and wine specials.
Great bear selection and good food. Good spot to watch games.
11 locals recommend
Fools Gold NYC
145 E Houston St
11 locals recommend
Great bear selection and good food. Good spot to watch games.

Food Scene

Great brunch but get there early as a there will likely be a wait.
365 locals recommend
Clinton St. Baking Company
4 Clinton St
365 locals recommend
Great brunch but get there early as a there will likely be a wait.
Great breakfast spot with acai bowls and eggs sandwiches. Also get a healthy smoothly or coffee from there. The coffee is good too. The wait is typically 5 minutes for food, so a good quick bite option.
65 locals recommend
Pause Cafe
3 Clinton St
65 locals recommend
Great breakfast spot with acai bowls and eggs sandwiches. Also get a healthy smoothly or coffee from there. The coffee is good too. The wait is typically 5 minutes for food, so a good quick bite option.
Great bagels and bialys + smear. Best in the neighborhood.
50 locals recommend
Kossar's Bagels & Bialys
367 Grand St
50 locals recommend
Great bagels and bialys + smear. Best in the neighborhood.
Great Spanish tapas spot. Excellent food and delicious wines. Great cocktail menu featuring numerous takes on the gin and tonic.
13 locals recommend
Cata
13 locals recommend
Great Spanish tapas spot. Excellent food and delicious wines. Great cocktail menu featuring numerous takes on the gin and tonic.
Delicious coffee. Good people watching.
82 locals recommend
El Rey
82 locals recommend
Delicious coffee. Good people watching.
Great coffee. Good place to do plug in and get some work down. Very spacious.
22 locals recommend
Spreadhouse Cafe
116 Suffolk St
22 locals recommend
Great coffee. Good place to do plug in and get some work down. Very spacious.
Great donut selection!
313 locals recommend
Doughnut Plant
379 Grand St
313 locals recommend
Great donut selection!
Favorite coffee in the neighborhood.
104 locals recommend
Café Grumpy - Lower East Side
13 Essex St
104 locals recommend
Favorite coffee in the neighborhood.
Great Mexican food and delicious margaritas.
222 locals recommend
Barrio Chino
253 Broome St
222 locals recommend
Great Mexican food and delicious margaritas.
Excellent down home cuisine. Great fried chicken and pork belly. Good for brunch and dinner.
81 locals recommend
Root & Bone
200 E 3rd St
81 locals recommend
Excellent down home cuisine. Great fried chicken and pork belly. Good for brunch and dinner.
Great spot for breakfast with the most unique menu you are likely to ever come across. Be sure to research the "rules" before you get there.
20 locals recommend
Shopsin's
88 Essex St
20 locals recommend
Great spot for breakfast with the most unique menu you are likely to ever come across. Be sure to research the "rules" before you get there.
Great burgers and beer!
Benson's NYC
181 Essex St
Great burgers and beer!
Delicious food and wine!
30 locals recommend
Wildair
142 Orchard St
30 locals recommend
Delicious food and wine!
Yummy cookies!
85 locals recommend
Insomnia Cookies
1579 2nd Ave
85 locals recommend
Yummy cookies!
Iconic spot in the LES. Get a corned beef sandwich and a sour pickle.
690 locals recommend
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston St
690 locals recommend
Iconic spot in the LES. Get a corned beef sandwich and a sour pickle.
Coffee spot that has some excellent people watching.
13 locals recommend
Ludlow Coffee Supply
176 Ludlow St
13 locals recommend
Coffee spot that has some excellent people watching.

Essentials

For all of your grocery needs.
522 locals recommend
Union Market
240 E Houston St
522 locals recommend
For all of your grocery needs.

Everything Else

Fun museum that gives some good history of the area and how folks used to live here.
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St
603 locals recommend
Fun museum that gives some good history of the area and how folks used to live here.

Shopping

Amazing cheese and cured meats to take back home.
Formaggio Essex
88 Essex St
Amazing cheese and cured meats to take back home.
Great women's boutique. Szeki, owner and designer, is amazing and has amazing style. Grab something you will not find anywhere else and that you'll receive compliments on every time you wear.
7115 by SZEKI
157 Rivington St
Great women's boutique. Szeki, owner and designer, is amazing and has amazing style. Grab something you will not find anywhere else and that you'll receive compliments on every time you wear.
Great wine shop.
22 locals recommend
Discovery Wines
16 Avenue B
22 locals recommend
Great wine shop.