Creative Mexican fare with Eastern flavors in hip surrounds with a retro vibe, booths & funky lamps.
151 Essex Street
Lower East Side
Classy Club Social Late Night Lively Pickup
Bar Restaurant
A “neat find” down a “dark alley”, this atmospheric LES lounge “feels like a real speakeasy” with cocktails served in teacups and “beers covered in paper bags” -- “in case the Prohibition agents bust through the door”; though hardly hush-hush at this point, it maintains its “underground vibe” if you're “willing to play the game.” --Zagat
102 Norfolk St
Lower East Side
Chill Classy Late Night Romantic Speakeasy
Bar
“Go with a group” and “order everything” say fans at this LES New American that puts a “creative spin on classic dishes” via “delicious” share plates; the sleek duplex space may “no longer be a place to be seen”, but it remains “lively”, with an “especially good brunch” and many who “still love the vibe.” --Zagat
99 Stanton Street
Lower East Side
Chill Classy Fancy Late Night Lively Speakeasy
Bar Restaurant
Earning an “A+ for creativity”, this “so cool” Lower Eastsider from the Tao Group and chef Chris Santos (Stanton Social) dispenses “elevated” global street fare offered tapas-style amid “stunning” murals (including one by Shepard Fairey); with a “secret entrance” and a downstairs DJ lounge, it’s got “hip” types “obsessed.” --Zagat
199 Bowery
Lower East Side
Club Fancy Lively Speakeasy
Bar Restaurant
Behind an “extra-cool” hidden entrance in a pawn shop, this “vibrant” LES resto-lounge draws a “glam crowd” to “splurge” on “imaginative” New American bites in a bi-level space that “truly is a beauty”; if you “don’t mind a bit of shameless trendiness” (free champagne in the ladies’ room is a “nice touch”), it “does impress.” --Zagat
146 Essex Street
Lower East Side
Classy Club Fancy Late Night Lively Pickup Social Speakeasy
Bar Restaurant