2. Doughnut Plant
9.1
379 Grand St (at Norfolk St), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Lower East Side · 430 tips and reviews
Serious Eats: Pumpkin Doughnuts in both cake and yeast form. A finish of caramelized pumpkin seeds, nutty and crunchy, iced over in a spiced glaze. The cake one has cozy pumpkin flavor with of cloves and cinnamon Read more.
Mike Chau: Try the Apple Cinnamon Yeast Doughnut
Zayed Khan: The red tea latte w/ honey and cinnamon, which they craft with great care, is a wintertime must-have.
3. Melt Bakery
7.8
132 Orchard St (btwn Delancey & Rivington), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower East Side · 61 tips and reviews
Jason Kottke: Get the Cinna-max, snickerdoodles with cinnamon ice cream.
Luna Jay: Tried the Cinna-Max (Snickerdoodle & cinnamon, $4). Huge icecream portion: check. Chewy dough: check. But the frozen-icy scent? Uh-no. If I can, I'd rather go eat Smorgasborg 'Good Bakery' instead :(
Henry Danner: Had the snickerdoodle with cinnamon vanilla ice cream. Pure awesomeness!!
Lynn Mendelsohn: Love their cinnamon buns!
Matt Healy: Vegan cupcakes probably don't sound great to most non-vegans, but these ones are solid. Try the banana cinnamon, it's got big ol' hunks of banana in it.
Shah: Pretty much the best place ever. Donuts? Amazing. Banana bread? Amazing. Cinnamon rolls? Amazing. It's all great AND allergen friendly.
6. Russ & Daughters
9.3
179 E Houston St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · Lower East Side · 423 tips and reviews
Matt Rosenberg: The Gaspe salmon is sublime but don't miss the best Babka anywhere period. Chocolate or cinnamon.
Shuang Liang: First time brought a bagelwich, second time brought cinnamon babka, chocolate babka and a macaron. Love the cinnamon babka better, it had a balance between sweet and salt.
Erik Kriessmann: Classic spot. Nice people. Plain bagel, cream cheese, lox, onion and capers. Can’t go wrong!
10. Bruschetteria
7.3
92 Rivington St (Ludlow and Orchard), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 25 tips and reviews
Janssen T: Must get the bruschetta with either mascarpone and cinnamon sugar or with ricotta and honey. Hmmmmm
Tyann P: Amazing steak panini, best bruschetta I've. ever had. Great, super inexpensive dinner.
Stephanie Harrison: Go for happy hour and get a carafe of wine and a bruschetta. Try the artichoke or ricotta
11. Russ & Daughters Café
9.1
127 Orchard St (btwn Rivington St & Delancey St), New York, NY
Café · Lower East Side · 300 tips and reviews
Jana: This is quite possibly the best brunch spot in NYC! Try the Pastrami Russ or the Cinnamon Babka French Toast.
Lily F: Whitefish salad, latkas with roe, specialty drinks. Can't go wrong here. Also has a beautiful interior!
Jen Snow: After 100 years, it was time for a restaurant.
14. Black Cat Coffee
8.1
172 Rivington St (Attorney and Clinton), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Lower East Side · 61 tips and reviews
Kaitlin Severini: great little spot, perfect for working or studying. and they offer almond milk as a dairy-free and soy-free alternative.
Marivic G: I love the details in here! From the stand-up record players and parking meter lamps to the font waste receptacle and vintage movie theatre seats...I foresee many hours of writing my play here 🔮✒️📓
Zeb Dropkin: Lots of comfy, classy seating and wifi. Great new addition to the neighborhood. Coffee and pastries good. Not as good as the fancy cafés in the hood, but good enough. My new go-to work cafe.
15. Beauty & Essex
8.8
146 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 579 tips and reviews
Alex Synamatix: Crazy restaurant! It's like a speakeasy in a diamond shop. Great food as well. Definitely recommend going.
Teresa Cantwell: Free champaign in the bathroom. Okay
Thrillist: Beauty's got a nightly selection of crostinis (burrata, bone marrow...) called "Jewels on Toast", which unlike family jewels, your date will actually want to polish off. Read more.