1. Fuku
163 1st Ave (btwn E 10th & E 11th St), New York, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · East Village · 180 tips and reviews
Ryan Yun: Perfect chicken sandwich - don't forget the ssäm!
Anoop Ranganath: Order the off menu slaw sandwich to get a heaping pile of shredded pickled daikon on top for an extra dollar.
Cassidy: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Good deal for the $, but if the line is over 30 min, just get a sandwich at Schnitz.
2. Ray's Candy Store
8.7
113 Avenue A (btwn E 7th St. & St. Mark's Pl.), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Alphabet City · 81 tips and reviews
Afi Yellow-Duke: The French fries with honey mustard sauce are all you need. Ever.
Justin Breton: An East Village institution! Great for a late night snack. I personally love the fries! 🍟 Plus, tons of sauces to choose from! #nyceats
andres barreto: Try the beignets at your own risk, they are so good you'll be hopelessly hooked
Washington Fajardo: Try the cheese plate! Amazing mustard sauce! It's a plate with cheddar cheese, onion, cracks and mustard! Cheap, traditional and works fine with regular beer.
Missie De Leeuw-Bono: Beer, crackers and cheese is all you need. Feel the sawdust under your feet. Ask the bartenders about the bones on the lights over the bar. McSorley's is the best in historic bars.
The New Yorker: "The wooden bar, the icebox, and, one suspects, the mood of near-conspiratorial intimacy have changed little since it opened, in 1854." Read more.
7. Shabu-Tatsu
8.3
216 E 10th St (btw 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Shabu-Shabu Restaurant · East Village · 92 tips and reviews
Jess Leung: The shabu-shabu is terrific, but the real star here is the bibimbap. I'm Korean, and they have one of THE BEST bibimbaps around. Intensely flavorful, it's hard to share.
jake furst: Shabu A is the way to go. Also, best late night drunken-eats deal around ($14 full meal of prime rib-eye goodness from mid -1:30am on Fri and Sat)
naveen: do you like to do it yourself?
8. Takahachi
8.5
85 Avenue A (btwn E 5th & E 6th St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · East Village · 146 tips and reviews
Thomas Pajor: Excellent Sushi. I had the Sushi Dinner and added a Tiger Roll (which was a special); perfect for a good appetite.
Nikki Bogopolskaya: My go-to sushi spot in the East Village. Sit at the sushi bar and chat with Jack, the chef. He's hilarious and the high quality + unique sushi here is an amazing bang for your buck.
East Village Eats: Jack is the MAN!