2. Mezetto
161 E Houston St (Allen St), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · East Village · 65 tips and reviews
Wendy Qiu: Steak skillet for brunch was mostly potatoes .. comes with a harissa aoili.. steak was nicely cooked, but poor cut of meat
Drew Sickler: Awesome spot to have a bottomless brunch. Plates were delicious; try the duck confit skillet. You're welcome.
laura temel: Gnocchi was excellent, a must. The grilled avocado salad and Mezetto trio both stood out as well. Great service! Highly recommend.
3. Balvanera
8.8
152 Stanton St (Suffolk St.), New York, NY
Argentinian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 47 tips and reviews
Honghui Yu: The bone-in ribeye is incredibly tender and flavorful, especially when paired with the house chimmi. A great selection of malbecs too
The 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 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!
4. Sel Rrose
8.1
1 Delancey St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 123 tips and reviews
Nick: This is an oyster place first and foremost - the best I've had since moving from Boston to NYC. Avoid entrees if youre hungry, you can make the shrimp and chorizo skillet at home.
Una Stade: Even though I am not a cocktail person,every single one ( out of 5 cocktails I tried ) was great! :) oyster happy hour was very enjoyable. Oysters,lobster,truffle fries was all very fresh and tasty!
Billy Thomsen: Kiefer, a bartender here, is the best in all the land. If you have the pleasure of ordering a drink from him, tell him what you like, and he will execute to the Nth degree. He has a mustache.
5. Dudley's
8.7
85 Orchard St (at Broome St), New York, NY
Australian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 183 tips and reviews
Honghui Yu: Nice cozy brunch spot. The brunch skillet was good but not spectacular.
Kelsey Smart: This is my go-to spot for post-work drinks, food, and a cozy hangout spot. The mussels are amazing. You'll want extra bread to soak up the yummy buttery juice. The Orchard Ocean is a great cocktail.
AJ: Buttered avocado with egg and truffled fries. ALL YOU NEED.
6. Spicy Village
8.6
68 Forsyth St Frnt B (btwn Grand & Hester St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 184 tips and reviews
Jeffrey: Why you go: the da pan ji, or “spicy big tray chicken,” a manhole-size skillet loaded with chunks of bone-on bird in a sea of oily red sauce spiked with chiles, star anise, and Sichuan peppercorns.
Jenn Wong: Pork pancake is so good! Perfect amount of savory spice and a few fresh pieces of cilantro! :)
Jeremy Fisher: Big tray chicken. Make sure you ask them to add hand-pulled noodles to it.
7. Birds & Bubbles
100B Forsyth St (btwn Broome & Grand St), New York, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Lower East Side · 89 tips and reviews
Cole Kennedy: The fried chicken is super fresh; they pull it through batter and it goes straight in a cast iron skillet full of canola oil. Delicious.
Jorge Urrutia: Deviled eggs, shrimp and grits, jalapeño cornbread and of course, fried chicken and a bottle of Raventos Cava!
Dens: Chef Sarah is a fried chicken visionary. The Winner Winner Chicken Dinner, Shrimp & Grits, and the Crunchy Potato Salad are the must haves IMHO. ps. I want to eat here again like right now.
PureWow: We’ll have some Hatch green chile egg sliders, fried hash browns, fried plantains and oh, let’s throw some doughnuts on there for good measure. Get the Mexican breakfast skillet combo. Read more.
Jeremy Jacobowitz: One of the craziest brunches over experienced!! Mac n cheese pancakes, doughnut cheeseburger sliders, bread pudding French toast! Go on a weekday and avoid the lines. Don't piss off the waiter!
Kathryn Yu: Don't offer anybody a bite of your sliders, because they probably won't give it back.
9. Georgia's Eastside BBQ
192 Orchard St (btwn Houston & Stanton St.), New York, NY
BBQ Joint · Lower East Side · 113 tips and reviews
CITY GRIT: Ribs! Ribs! Ribs! Also get the BBQ sampler...and maybe a side of ribs!
Zak Schwarzman: I would male big fat southern babies with this place. Honestly, get whatever you can, ribs, fried chicken, sweet potato mash and leave room for Abita and Colt 45
Allan Beaufour: amazing bbq with super friendly staff
12. La Flaca NYC
384 Grand St (btwn Suffolk & Norfolk St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Lower East Side · 68 tips and reviews
Valerie S: Fun vibe, tasty Mexican food, and bottomless brunch is a great value. Warning: only ONE bathroom in entire restaurant!
daniel Hernandez: Late happy hour, midnight to 1:30....
BaxterTheBoss: Haley is the best! Ask her about her special taco.
13. Beauty & Essex
8.8
146 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 579 tips and reviews
Emily L: they have a tapas style for brunch which means you get to try all sorts of deliciousnesses! red velvet waffles, chicken biscuits, choc croissants, and eggs benedict were very good
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.