Like A Local Guide: This is a sit-down location of NYC's favorite Belgian waffle truck. Their menu includes both savory and decadently sweet dinges (toppings) to satisfy any craving, such as bacon and eggs or Nutella. Read more.
Serious Eats: New York's favorite Belgian waffle food truck opened its first brick and mortar location, adding sundaes, ice cream shakes, and savory waffles to the menu.
Quincy Koster: I don't think there's a bad option on the entire dinges-y menu, although I'm partial to the liege wafel with maple syrup, walnuts, and bananas. Textures and flavors are all top notch.
4. Crooked Tree
110 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Café · East Village · 62 tips and reviews
Elle: This place is excellent! Try the belgium chocolate crepe and add strawberries! It's not overwhelming, it's light and delicious, jussssssst right! ;)
Brittany Heath: Chicken goat cheese and pesto is to die for. Try the white sangria its not too sweet. For desert nutela and bananas. Yummm!
William Kim: Wifi code is the phone number
5. Ten Degrees
8.0
121 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Wine Bar · East Village · 155 tips and reviews
Tris Prior: Belgium Chocolate. If you carry a charger with you because you are one of those people, the back table is for you. Plug in and stay for a while. Very friendly staff.
Brode: Maybe the most epic happy hour ever: half price everything every day from 12-8 with a solid wine selection. Come early to score the super-comfy couches in the front.
Josh Smith: 2-4-1 everything until 8pm everyday. That's top shelf, folks. Get get get.
6. Little Poland Restaurant
8.0
200 2nd Ave (btwn E 12th & E13th St), New York, NY
Eastern European Restaurant · East Village · 54 tips and reviews
Serious Eats: Old Polish restaurant with some great bigos (sauerkraut and pork stew) and cheese pierogi.
Tim Melideo: Breakfast specials include potatoes, coffee, toast, and juice until 11:59am.
Lauren Sperber: The Very Special Pierogi are very, very special.
7. Ten Degrees Bistro
131 Avenue A (btwn St. Mark's Pl & E 9th St), New York, NY
Bistro · East Village · 87 tips and reviews
Linda Appelqvist: I love the food here it's delicious, my favorite is the steak salad. Great Happy hour from 4-8pm and it's a 2-4-1 deal. AWESOME PLACE!
Anna Frenkel: super cute and inviting during the day. i recommend eggs florentine with crispy bacon on the side for brunch.
Dens: One of my top 2 go-to spots for dinner in the East Village (the other being Casmir). I always go for: strip steak medium rare, béarnaise sauce, fries, escargot, cabernet. (ps: decent brunch too)
8. La Palapa
7.1
77 Saint Marks Pl (at 1st Ave.), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · East Village · 136 tips and reviews
Amber Van Drie: Really great brunch special. Huevos Rancheros are delicious and the blood orange frozen margarita is out if this world.
Jorge Ortiz: A "palapa" is an open-air, thatched-roof structure; they're useful common spaces on hot, sunny days. Get the jicama with lime and chile, a popular and refreshing treat for just such days.
Shyla D.: Best frozen margaritas! Food comes out quick & hot. Great Mexican food and great service. Guacamole isn't special but the 2 green sauces are amaze!
9. Prune
54 E 1st St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · East Village · 292 tips and reviews
naveen: So many things but it's the dessert that got me: French toast with Belgian chocolates. Ice cream on brioche. Walnuts and clementines.
Holger Lüdorf: Had the Branzino, sweetbreads, and Gazpacho, which were all great. Reasonable for the quality. Really nice staff, too!
jake furst: ZOMG the Dutch Pancake with pear. Get it to share with the table..and pair it with one of their awesome Bloody's.