1. Sakamai
157 Ludlow St (at Stanton St), New York, NY
Sake Bar · Lower East Side · 73 tips and reviews
7th.List: Quench your thirst with various sakes & Japanese brews. And, do not forget the "Egg on Egg on Egg", which fills a prickly sea urchin with white sturgeon caviar, Maine uni, and "classic scrambled egg" Read more.
blukid: Nice lounge atmosphere with a good selection of Sake along with well crafted cocktails.
debz: You MUST order the eggs on eggs on eggs - uni and white sturgeon caviar on a bed of scrambled eggs. One of the best things I've ever eaten. The steak for 2 is also delicious.
2. New York Sushi Ko
91 Clinton St (btwn Rivington & Delancey St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Lower East Side · 22 tips and reviews
Miguel de Leon: Trust in the skillful omakase. Let your inhibitions go. Make friends with your neighbors. In a place this intimate and comfortable you shouldn't let your ego through the door.
Omar Qari: 100% omakase, with fresh fish flown in daily from Japan's Tsukiji market
Time Out New York: Try New York Sushi Ko for the toro tartare and tuna chicharrón. Tuna fat is blowtorched and drizzled over minced toro, rice and tuna chicharrónes. One of our 100 best dishes and drinks of 2013! Read more.
3. Zest
7.7
249 Broome St, New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Lower East Side · 96 tips and reviews
Myriam D.: Love this place! Great sushi, fresh salmon, good service and very affordable. If they have sea urchin on the menu, have it, You won't regret it!
Polina Christopoulou: Don't forget to try LES. Everything we orderedwas amazing. And the crab salad on top!!
Samantha Quick: $3/roll happy hour may be the tastiest bargain in which I've ever partaken. Don't be fooled by the rock bottom prices, the fish is top notch.
4. Louie & Chan
303 Broome St (at Forsyth St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 56 tips and reviews
Mallory: Great, fresh Italian food. Try the octopus, kale salad, and any of the pizzas. Get there before 7 for apertivo at the bar.
Gothamist: This drink ($13) packs in its punches several ways, starting with healthy glugs of Piere Ferrand Cognac and Amaretto, which are seasoned with lemon juice and warming winter spices like cinnamon. Read more.
Jeanette Liang: Food, good. Music and vibe, great. Brunch, amazing.
5. Yopparai
151 Rivington St Apt 1 (btwn Suffolk & Clinton), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 54 tips and reviews
Jeffrey Wooten: Try salted salmon, tuna tartare, shabu shabu salad & meatballs. Wash everything with Dewazakura Dewasansan. Get dessert.
Irene M: The blue fin tuna sashimi tastes like the blood of a thousand virgins. Mmmmm.
Shikhiu Ing: The Sapporo is always so cold, so amazing
6. Nagasaki Sushi
109 Eldridge St (btwn Grand & Broome St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Lower East Side · 16 tips and reviews
brad lande: Dragon roll, seaweed salad and a beer. Delish!
Mauricio G: "Go to" spot for sushi in LES. Never fails great place warm greeting every time, reasonably priced.
Liz Y: They have deals on certain days (Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday, if I can remember). But if you come in a large group, expect the owner/chef to join your group and drink with you.
7. Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya
8.0
187 Orchard St (btwn E Houston & Stanton St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Lower East Side · 133 tips and reviews
Honghui Yu: Love the second floor bar - spacious seating and a long list of delicious drinks. Great place to wind down the night
Michael Karnjanaprakorn: Fried Chicken Wings + Oxtail & Bone Marrow Fried Rice
Noah Weiss: 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.
9. Mission Cantina
172 Orchard St (at Stanton St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Lower East Side · 198 tips and reviews
Eater: A unique take on Mexican cuisine here, with a menu that includes ceviches, tacos, and large plates to share. Diners have praised the eggs with urchin, the wings, the scallop and beef heart ceviche.
Giovanni D'Palma: Try the wings and the pork jowls. The pork jowls are a decadent mix of spicy, smoky creamy flavor. It was delicious!
Leigh Gerson: Do yourself a favor and eat one of each taco. You'll be fat, but you'll be very, very happy. Shrimp and bee tripe is one of the eat thugs now ever put in my mouth. I'm in love
11. Rebelle
218 Bowery, New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lower East Side · 45 tips and reviews
Marc Jacobs: Brick, hardwood, and marble interiors make it a little hard to hear and the service can be comically over-attentive at times, but the food with wine pairings were stellar (esp. the duck). Recommended.
The New Yorker: "Rebelle is one of those places that regard the wine with as much seriousness as the food." Read more.
Brian Chevy: Very solid French with some great updates on classic dishes. The duck was amazing and can't go wrong with chicken or pork either. Start with the fluke or leeks.