Beauty & Essex is one of The 15 Best Places for Ricotta Cheese in Lower East Side, New York.

1. Beauty & Essex

8.8
146 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 579 tips and reviews

Dmitriy S.Dmitriy S: Great place with an awesome crowd. Must get the lobster tacos, chicken meatballs, and the ricotta with appricots.

Sonal U.Sonal U: Don't get the frittata. The hominy, lemon ricotta pancakes, whipped ricotta and pear appetizer and the short rib huevos rancheros are delicious. Drink the Bright Boy Coolet and Earl the Pearl.

Tommy D.Tommy Dodge: Tuna poke tacos & whipped ricotta, amazing! Watermelon salad tastes like shit

Bruschetteria is one of The 15 Best Places for Ricotta Cheese in Lower East Side, New York.

2. Bruschetteria

7.3
92 Rivington St (Ludlow and Orchard), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 25 tips and reviews

Christina S.Christina Strauss: Yummm olive and ricotta bruschette on one piece of bread = heaven :) great $6 Pinot Noir glass. Overall cute casual appetizer place.

Stephanie H.Stephanie Harrison: Go for happy hour and get a carafe of wine and a bruschetta. Try the artichoke or ricotta

Joel B.Joel Barron: Ricotta with truffle oil always sounds good...it's really not. Everything else is great though!

Dudley's is one of The 15 Best Places for Ricotta Cheese in Lower East Side, New York.

3. Dudley's

8.7
85 Orchard St (at Broome St), New York, NY
Australian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 183 tips and reviews

Chelsea P.Chelsea Parks: Get the grilled mushrooms with ricotta if you have any respect for your taste buds

Angela C.Angela Chung: One of my top fave places for ricotta pancakes! It comes with honeycomb butter OMG.

Georgios A.Georgios Athanassiadis: The burger with with truffle fries is the best thing I've had in years

Sauce Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Ricotta Cheese in Lower East Side, New York.

4. Sauce Restaurant

7.9
78 Rivington St (at Allen St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 187 tips and reviews

Rich Wolf R.Rich Wolf Rubel: Great salad with apples, mint, olives, ricotta salatta, pine nuts and lemon dressing, and great cheap pasta, too!

Sureyya W.Sureyya Wille: The kale ricotta ravioli special is delicious!

Mari A.Mari Abe: Best seats at Sauce are at the bar where you can see the kitchen. So grab a stool and order the filetto di pomodoro with fresh ricotta. To DIE for. Steak was basically my side dish.

Wildair is one of The 15 Best Places for Ricotta Cheese in Lower East Side, New York.

5. Wildair

8.5
142 Orchard St (at Rivington St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lower East Side · 74 tips and reviews

MartinMartin: Sweet potato w/ Ricotta, Tahini, Fresh Herbs

Caroline C.Caroline Chung: Everything was great! Contra's sister restaurant delivers on quality and fresh dishes with seasonal ingredients

Martha V.Martha Valtierra: Everything on the menu is amazing. The wine selection is great!

Il Laboratorio del Gelato is one of The 15 Best Places for Ricotta Cheese in Lower East Side, New York.

6. Il Laboratorio del Gelato

8.9
188 Ludlow St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower East Side · 343 tips and reviews

Sara S.Sara States: Ginger, honey lavender, and ricotta. Absolutely amazing!

Kathy L.Kathy Liu: I had the ricotta and black sesame gelato and it was divine 😍

Elevine B.Elevine Berge: Best seasonal flavour so far; apple sorbetto 🍏 Pumpkin was also ok

Pig and Khao is one of The 15 Best Places for Ricotta Cheese in Lower East Side, New York.

7. Pig and Khao

9.1
68 Clinton St (btwn Rivington & Stanton St), New York, NY
Filipino Restaurant · Lower East Side · 307 tips and reviews

AditiAditi: Khao soi & ricotta donuts. Not mind blown by anything else 😓

Kartik S.Kartik Sathappan: Great small plates. Make sure you have the ricotta doughnuts before you leave - they're perfect.

Adam S.Adam Sirois: Khao soi might be the best curry dish I've ever had. Pork jowl appetizer also banging, and unique.

Balvanera is one of The 15 Best Places for Ricotta Cheese in Lower East Side, New York.

8. Balvanera

8.9
152 Stanton St (Suffolk St.), New York, NY
Argentinian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 47 tips and reviews

Adam S.Adam S.: Great service. Corn empanadas and carrots delicious.

The New YorkerThe New Yorker: Amelia Lester on the Argentine steak house: “Go with someone who loves you: the steaks come with a head of roasted garlic on the side, and there’s more in the chorizo.” Read more.

Ranu R.Ranu Rajkarnikar: Friendly service and great food in a beautiful space. Try the empanadas, ribeye steak and salmon crudo. You can get wine in a glass or carafe. Hidden gem!

Williamsburg Pizza is one of The 15 Best Places for Ricotta Cheese in Lower East Side, New York.

9. Williamsburg Pizza

8.2
277 Broome St (at Allen St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Lower East Side · 45 tips and reviews

Sergi A.Sergi Armengol: Small place so you should get the pizza to go. Really fatty and tasty new york pizza. The employees have great vibes!

Akshay P.Akshay Patil: Apparently they make their own "People Hate Us on Yelp" stickers and will eagerly give you a few if you ask

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Some of our favorite slices in the city. Great specialty soda selection, too.

Rouge NYC is one of The 15 Best Places for Ricotta Cheese in Lower East Side, New York.

10. Rouge NYC

7.4
94 Rivington St (Ludlow), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lower East Side · 2 tips and reviews

Angela S.Angela Stevenson: Very cozy place in LES, the service is great :)

Adriana L.Adriana L.: The desserts are amazing!! Get them all, you won't regret it!

Spaghetti Incident is one of The 15 Best Places for Ricotta Cheese in Lower East Side, New York.

11. Spaghetti Incident

7.7
231 Eldridge St (btwn Houston St & Stanton St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 48 tips and reviews

Leon R.Leon Rossi: Great Italian spot in the LES that excels on every dish. Can't beat the quality or the price

LaurenLauren: Rec'd: whole-wheat-spaghetti dressed w/ pistachio pesto and zucchini; bucatini all’ ­amatriciana. via New York Magazine/Grub Street | The 30 Best (New) Cheap Eats in New York [July 12, 2015]

BonBon: Spaghetti Bolognese was there exact meaty red sauce one would want. Kale pesto, don't do it. Kale is not for pesto. Artichoke arancini were great although not too choke-y. Great windowfront table.

Jadis is one of The 15 Best Places for Ricotta Cheese in Lower East Side, New York.

12. Jadis

8.6
42 Rivington St (at Eldridge St.), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Lower East Side · 70 tips and reviews

Tracy O.Tracy Ou: Great wine, small plates, and fantastic low-key atmosphere

New York HabitatNew York Habitat: Need to 'woo' your date? This romantic French spot is perfect and light on the wallet, get $4 glasses of wine from 5-7pm Tuesday - Saturday

Anthony S.Anthony Smith: The mozzarella, sweet basil and, tomato sandwich is fantastic with any of the red wines.

Freemans is one of The 15 Best Places for Ricotta Cheese in Lower East Side, New York.

13. Freemans

8.8
1 Freeman Aly (at Rivington St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 573 tips and reviews

Matt S.Matt Silverman: if you're here for brunch: lemon ricotta pancakes.

Brian M.Brian Masefield: Great cocktails and appetizers (artichoke dip, etc). Love the lodge-like interiors.

How To Make It In AmericaHow To Make It In America: Cinematic location tucked in the back of an alley. Hearty food, grizzly dudes, hot chicks and lots of taxidermy. Check their Sporting Club on the way out for bespoke suits and old-school barberism.

Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Ricotta Cheese in Lower East Side, New York.

14. Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant

8.6
4 Clinton St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Bakery · Lower East Side · 973 tips and reviews

Yetsire I.Yetsire Iglesias: Lemon ricotta pancakes... Oh yeah! I loved them!

HeidiHeidi: After they text you, you have 10 mins to claim your table. We waited an hour for that text (2 ppl). Much better pancakes elsewhere (lemon ricotta at Sarabeth’s). Overhyped for sure. Nice service tho.

Vivienne G.Vivienne Gucwa: Their omelets are really good! Also, their biscuits are amazing.

Tre Restaurant & Wine Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Ricotta Cheese in Lower East Side, New York.

15. Tre Restaurant & Wine Bar

7.2
173 Ludlow St (btw Houston and Stanton), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 94 tips and reviews

FunesFunes: The arancini is amazing. The papardelle was tasty, the wine was flowing and good service.

peter h.peter h: The calamari is like crack. Get it!

kristenkristen: Go to Tre on Monday nights for their $19.99 unlimited Spaghetti & Meatballs and Sangria!