The Lower East Side is a neighborhood in Manhattan on the east side, between Bowery and the East River, south of Houston St. and north of Canal St. It has historically been an immigrant, working class neighborhood. It has undergone major changesin the past two decades via gentrification and real estate development. It remains a popular nightlife destination for bars, lounges, restaurants, hotels and live music venues.
The Bars of the Lower East Side
169 Bar: 169 E. Broadway (Rutgers St.) (212) 473-8866 / (212) 641-0357 text only
100 year-old dive bar with live jazz or DJs nightly
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Antler Beer And Wine Dispensary: 123 Allen St. (Between Delancey & Rivington St.) (212) 432-5000
Antler Beer & Wine Dispensary features craft beer, hand selected organic wines and small plates
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Arlene’s Grocery: 95 Stanton St. (between Orchard & Ludlow St.) (212) 358-1633
One of the premier live music venues for up and coming bands
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Attaboy: 134 Eldridge St. (between Broome & Delancy St.)
speakeasy style cocktail bar opened by employees of the former Milk & Honey (at the same location).
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Bacaro: 136 Division St. (between Orchard & Ludlow St.) (212) 941-5060
Rustic, romantic tavern for serving Venetian-style small plates paired with Northern Italian wines.
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Back Room: 102 Norfolk St. (between Delancy & Rivington St.) (212) 228-5098
One of only two speakeasies in New York City that operated during Prohibition and is still in existence today.
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Balvanera: 152 Stanton St. (Suffolk St.) (212) 533-3348
Authentic Argentinian cocina & wine bar representing the cuisine and spirit of Buenos Aires
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Banzarbar: Freeman Alley off Rivington St. (between Bowery & Christie)
private 20 seat cocktail bar upstairs above Freeman’s inspired by early 20th century explorers — specifically, the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) in the 1930s
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Bar Belly: 14 Orchard St. (between Canal & Hester St.) New York, NY. (917) 488-0943
Oyster bar featuring craft cocktails and live music
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Bar Goto: 245 Eldridge St. (between Houston & Stanton St.) (212) 475-4411
Craft cocktail bar specializing in sake and Japanese comfort bar food
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Barrio Chino: 253 Broome St. (between Orchard & Ludlow St.) (212) 228-6710
Chinese and Latino culture mixes with tequilas y antojitos
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Beauty & Essex: 146 Essex St. (between Stanton & Rivington St.) (212) 614-0146
Upscale restaurant, bar & lounge on two floors
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Black Crescent : 76 Clinton St. (Rivington St.) (212) 477-1771
Black Crescent is an oyster & cocktail bar
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Blue Ribbon Kanpai Garden: 190 Allen St. (between Houston & Stanton St.) (212) 466-0404
Blue Ribbon Kanpai Garden is an outdoor rooftop bar on the 2nd floor of 60 LES Hotel, featuring traditional Japanese street food
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bOb: 235 Eldridge St. (between Houston & Stanton St.) (212) 529-1807
Lounge, bar & gallery, showcasing hip hop, reggae, dancehall & R&B
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Bonnie Vee: 17 Stanton St. (between Bowery & Christie) (917) 639-3352
Cocktail bar with an outdoor lounge
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Bowery Ballroom: 6 Delancy St. (between Bowery & Christie St.) (212) 533-2111
The Lower East Side’s premier live music venue, presenting live music from Mercury East Presents.
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The Box: 189 Christie St. (between Stanton & Rivington St.) (212) 982-9301
Nightclub and performance art theater
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Boys Don’t Cry: 22 Orchard St. (between Hester & Canal St.)
casual cocktail bar (“an elevated dive”) that accepts bitcoin
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Café Katja: 79 Orchard St. (between Broome & Grand St.) (212) 219-9545
Neighborhood restaurant & bar serving contemporary Austrian and American food
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Casa Mezcal: 86 Orchard St. (Broome St.) (212) 777-2600
Mexican restaurant specializing in the cuisine and mezcal of Oaxaca
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Caveat: 21A Clinton St. (between Stanton & Houston St.) (212) 228-2100
speakeasy bar and performance space featuring comedy, trivia
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Clancey: 79 Clinton St. (Rivington St.) (917) 388-3575
Restaurant & bar featuring craft beer and specialty cocktails
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Clandestino: 35 Canal St. (between Ludlow & Essex St.) (212) 475-5505
no frills neighborhood bar
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Clockwork Bar: 21 Essex St. (between Hester & Canal St.) (212) 677-4545
Punk rock & roll dive bar
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Cocoa Bar: 21 Clinton St. (between Stanton & Houston St.) (212) 677-7417
Wine, chocolate & coffee bar – café by day. wine bar by night.
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Copper & Oak: 157 Allen St. (between Stanton & Rivington St.) (212) 460-5545
Whiskey room with over 600 bottles, specializing in Japanese whiskey
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The Delancey: 168 Delancey St. (Clinton St.) (212) 254-9920
three level club with a downstairs music venue, main level bar, and an all weather rooftop garden with a view of the Williamsburg Bridge
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Dirt Candy: 86 Allen St. (between Grand & Broome St.) (212) 228-7732
Vegetable-focused restaurant & bar from chef/owner Amanda Cohen
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Donnybrook: 37-39 Clinton St. (Stanton St.) (212) 228-7733
Cocktail bar & Irish pub
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The Down Low (The DL): 95 Delancey St. (Ludlow St.) (212) 228-0909
Restaurant & lounge with tapas menu and a rooftop
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Eastwood: 200 Clinton St. (East Broadway) (212) 233-0124
beer & wine bar with a middle eastern menu, a cross between a Scottish pub and a Tel Aviv café (the heritage of the two owners)
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El Nuevo Amancer: 117 Stanton St. (Essex St.) (212) 387-9115
Mexican & Dominican restaurant specializing in margaritas
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Essex Restaurant: 120 Essex St. (between Rivington & Delancey St.) (212) 533-9616
loft-like restaurant & bar with contemporary cuisine inspired by the flavors of the Lower East Side
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Excuse My French: 96 Orchard St. (between Delancey & Broome St.) (212) 780-9600
Intimate French tapas restaurant & bar
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Fig. 19: 131 1/2 Chrystie St. (between Broome & Grand St.)
members-only speakeasy cocktail club above Home Sweet Home and behind an art gallery
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The Flower Shop: 107 Eldridge St. (between Broome & Grand St.) (212) 257-4072
bi-level restaurant & bar with a rec room aesthetic
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Fool’s Gold: 145 E. Houston St. (Eldridge St.) (646) 481-2874
craft beer and American whiskey bar featuring 30+ local & international craft beers
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Freeman’s: Freeman Alley off Rivington St. (between Bowery & Christie) (212) 420-0012
rugged clandestine colonial American Tavern at the end of an alley off the Bowery.
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Garfunkel’s: 67 Clinton St. (between Stanton & Rivington St.) (212) 529-6999
Speakeasy serving craft cocktails on 2nd floor above The Burgery
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Grey Lady: 77 Delancey St. (between Allen & Orchard St.) (646) 580-5239
Nantucket-style seafood & oyster bar from 3 lifelong Nantucketers
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Hair of the Dog: 168 Orchard St. (Stanton St.) (212) 477-7771
sports bar & grill with 17 HD TVs
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Home Sweet Home: 131 Chrystie St. (between Broome & Delancey St.) (212) 226-5708
subterranean dance party watering hole
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Hotel Chantelle: 92 Ludlow St. (between Delancey & Broome St.) (212) 254-9100
A parisian style cocktail lounge
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Iggy’s Keltic Lounge: 132 Ludlow St. (between Stanton & Rivington St.) (212) 529-2731
Irish pub and rock & roll dive bar
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Karaoke Boho: 152 Orchard St. (between Rivington & Stanton St.) (212) 777-0102
BYOB karaoke lounge
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Kind Regards: 152 Ludlow St. (between Stanton & Rivington St.) (212) 253-0036
Two-story cocktail lounge featuring world class DJs
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La Caverna: 122 Rivington St. (between Essex & Norfolk St.) (212) 475-2126
family style Italian restaurant & bar
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La Contenta: 102 Norfolk St. (between Delancy & Rivington St.) (212) 432-4180
authentic Mexican restaurant & bar with French accents
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La Flaca: 384 Grand St. (between Suffolk & Norfolk St.) (646) 692-9259
authentic New Mexican cuisine with fresh and organic ingredients
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Las’ Lap: 74 Orchard St. (between Broome & Grand St.) (646) 465-2444
rum-centric cocktail lounge serving Caribbean cuisine
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Lena: 137 Eldridge St. (between Broome & Delancey St.) (212) 343-7425
cozy French wine bar
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Lobby Bar at Ludlow Hotel: 180 Ludlow St. (between Houston & Stanton St.) (212) 432-1818
Cocktail lounge with a fireplace in the lobby of Ludlow Hotel
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Local 138: 138 Ludlow St. (between Stanton & Rivington St.) (212) 477-0280
Cozy neighborhood pub
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Loreley: 7 Rivington St. (Between Bowery & Chrystie) (212) 253-7077
German restaurant and bar with an outdoor biergarten
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Los Feliz: 109 Ludlow St. (Delancy St.) (212) 228-8383
taqueria & tequila bar with over 150 tequilas in stock
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Lucky Jack’s: 129 Orchard St. (between Rivington & Delancy St.) (212) 477-6555
Two-level bar & lounge
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The Magician: 118 Rivington St. (Essex St.) (212) 673-7881
casual neighborhood bar
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Marshall Stack: 66 Rivington St. (Allen St.) (212) 228-4667
rock and roll pub
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Max Fish: 120 Orchard St. (between Rivington & Delancy St.) (212) 529-3959
Legendary L.E.S. bar & art gallery
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Mazaar Lounge: 137 Essex St. (between Stanton & Rivington St.) (212) 254-4440
Restaurant & hookah lounge
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Mehanata: 113 Ludlow St. (between Rivington & Delancey St.) (212) 625-0981
Bulgarian party bar featuring the infamous Ice Cage, a freezer-cold room with vodka-lined walls.
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Mercury Lounge: 217 E. Houston St. (between Ludlow & Essex St.) (212) 260-4700
one of the premiere live music venues in NYC
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Metrograph: 7 Ludlow St. (between Canal & Hester St.) (212) 660-0312
American eatery inside the Lower East Side cinema, with two bars (one in the lobby)
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Mr. Purple: 180 Orchard St. (Stanton St.) (212) 237-1790
rooftop bar and restaurant located on the 15th floor of Hotel Indigo Lower East Side
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Ms. Yoo: 163 Allen St. (between Stanton & Rivington St.) (917) 261-2490
Contemporary American Korean gastropub
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No Fun: 161 Ludlow St. (between Houston & Ludlow St.) (212) 473-3535
Bar and lounge inspired by The Stooges song, featuring Mexican food via Dorante’s Cocina
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Nurse Bettie: 106 Norfolk St. (between Delancey & Rivington St.) (917) 434-9072
1950’s pinup bar featuring free burlesque shows on Wednesdays & Thursdays
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Parkside Lounge: 317 E. Houston St. (Attorney St.) (212) 673-6270
Classic NYC dive with a performance space in back showcasing live music and comedy nightly
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Pianos: 158 Ludlow St. (Stanton St.) (212) 505-3733
Premier live music venue
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Rochelle’s: 205 Chrystie St. (19 Stanton St.) (212) 673-2400
Upscale American gastropub (leave Rochelle out of it)
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Rockwood Music Hall: 196 Allen St. (between Stanton & Houston St.) (212) 477-4155
Premier live music venue
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The Roof: 215 Chrystie St. (between Houston & Stanton St.) (212) 735-6000
rooftop bar at the Public Hotel with outdoor terrace outfitted with communal tables
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RPM: 266 Broome St. (Allen St.) (646) 918-6529
local watering hole featuring artisinal beers
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Rumpus Room: 249 Eldridge St. (between Houston & Stanton St.) (212) 777-5153
intimate nightclub housed in one of the longest running dance halls on Manhattan’s Lower East Side
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Saluggi’s East: 399 Grand St. (between Suffolk & Clinton St.) (646) 896-1163
pizza restaurant and sports bar.
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Set L.E.S.: 127 Ludlow St. (between Rivington & Delancy St.) (212) 982-8225
gastropub serving new American, asian fusion and barbeque
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The Skinny: 174 Orchard St. (between Houston & Stanton St.) (212) 228-3668
Bar & lounge
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Slipper Room: 167 Orchard St. (Stanton St.) (212) 253-7246
New York’s premier variety & burlesque venue
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Sons of Essex: 133 Essex St. (between Stanton & Rivington St.) (212) 674-7100
restaurant & bar serving traditional American comfort food
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Subject: 188 Suffolk St. (between Houston & Stanton St.) (646) 422-7898
Cocktail bar & prohibition bakery (NYC’s original alcoholic cupcake shop)
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Sunita Bar: 106 Norfolk St. (between Delancey & Rivington St.) (212) 253-8860
Intimate cocktail bar
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Ten Bells: 247 Broome St. (between Ludlow & Orchard St.) (212) 228-4450
natural wines & tapas bar featuring oyster happy hour every day
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Top Hops: 94 Orchard St. (between Delancey & Broome St.) (212) 254-4677
Craft beer store & pub with 20 draft lines and over 700 bottles and cans from around the world
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Two Bits Retro Arcade: 153 Essex St. (Stanton St.) (212) 477-8161
arcades & bar featuring pinball & video games from the 80s/90s, serving craft beer, wine and specialty cocktails
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Verlaine: 110 Rivington St. (between Essex & Ludlow St.) (212) 614-2494
Bar & lounge named after Paul Verlaine, the 19th century French poet
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The Whiskey Ward: 121 Essex St. (between Rivington & Delancy St.) (212) 477-2998
Lower East Side’s premier whiskey bar with over 250 hand-selected whiskeys
