Small, yet the booths filled with friendly hosts are enough to pass an afternoon with. Luke's Lobster (Hi Ben!) offers one of the BEST lobster rolls in NYC, and Guerilla Ice Cream (Tomato-Peach sorbet
Welcome to one of the best-curated flea markets in the city. We’ve spent many a Saturday morning perusing the well-stocked booths here.
Amazing, underground cocktail spot. They have a big varied menu and the staff are friendly. Cushy booths and tables make it great for a date, but sitting at the bar is lovely as well. Add to rotation!
The inventive, freewheeling menu runs the gamut from crisp session cocktails to hefty late-night slugs to help you unwind in one of the low-slung oxblood booths inside a sultry, cavernous lair. Read more.
Pot stickers, mushroom pizza, and chicken were delicious. Love the comfy booths. Good for groups.
A 7 anything rating is ridiculous. I get it: it’s sceney and the food won’t knock ur socks off but plenty of crowd pleasing dishes and a fun vibe. Truffle pizza, tomato salad were solid. Cocktails !
Try their Seared Scallops with Roasted Fennel and Glazed Rhubarb. The attendance is good.
Open area by the bar, counters along the wall. Private lounge space in the back and isolated booths near the front. Really enjoyed this set up- cocktails and food are also spot on. Enjoy!
Place is slammed on weekends, so either grab a booth or be prepared to dodge the crowds all evening.
My boyfriend and I bought the gilt city brunch deal. The mimosas were really good and made from real OJ, unlike a lot of other brunch spots. Both of our meals were great.
Get cozy in a velvet booth at this mescal bar adorned with folk art, statuettes, masks and other mementos of the co-owners’ travels. Taste the namesake spirit in a flight of three one-ounce pours. Read more.
This three-floor ode to Oaxacan culture features a top level art gallery, subterranean cinema/music venue, and a street level festive mescaleria. Read more.
They do, in fact, have waiters.
I don't even eat sushi and I'd come here for the ambiance. And the comfy booths.
I could eat a pound of the chicken liver mouse on Challah toast, and I don't even like chicken liver. Bonus: the restaurant is huge, comfortable, and great looking.
Front booths, right near the big windows, are by far the best people watching spots in the LES. (for a backup, hit the mini magic room at Local 138 around the corner on Ludlow)
Check out the rooftop! Amazing view.
This place was ground zero for the blogger/Gawker scene in 2003-2004 and has always been a big hangout for the early dodgeball.com crowd. My brain is hardwired to use "The Magician" as a test search.
A magical place for indecisive drinkers. Low lighting and intimate booths make it an ideal date spot.
Amazing drinks with a great staff. Super low key.
“Attaboy has no menu; you suggest a mood or a flavor and the bartenders improvise, which they do proudly or gruffly.” Read more.
Snag a spot on the benches lining the walls, or bop back by the sound booth. Check in, check your email, and pretend your friend is just a block away.
Great intimate venue. Bands love playing here, you'll love seeing them here. Just grab your drinks on the way in and stake out your place on the floor. It's going to get crowded.
The cozy, corner booth in the main dining room — table No. 49 — which seats up to six people, has a full view of the super-luxe space. Read more.
Delicious brunch! Definitely felt underdressed...brunch is a little bougie.
Free champaign in the bathroom. Okay
The food is great! I loved their take on chicken and waffles
This is the place to come if you want to pay a lot to be treated like shit by assholes who probably are not smart enough to tie their own shoes.
The rudest women in the world await you at the door. They must have not been loved enough as children...
Lovingly made in NYC, CHI, SEA & LA