Sweet Chick is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Lower East Side, New York.

1. Sweet Chick

8.6
178 Ludlow St (btwn E Houston & Stanton St), New York, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Lower East Side · 206 tips and reviews

Kate F.Kate Furman: Get the chicken and waffles regardless of time of day and smother them in honey and hot sauce. Don't miss the maple cured bacon either.

Rebecca M.Rebecca Mazza: The best fried chicken I have ever had and the same goes for the waffles - the sweet waffles are great too!

Tim D.Tim Deng: Compound butters were crazy good. Brussel sprouts, shrimp and grits were my favorite sides and the fried chicken is just so crispy.

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

2. 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

Indulgent EatsIndulgent Eats: Cash only! Get here early on the weekends or expect up to a 2 hour wait. Blueberry pancakes & sugar-cured bacon a must. Eggs benedict is on BISCUITS aka amazing.

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

Christiana M.Christiana Makariou: Huge portions! Definitely try the fried chicken with waffle and the pancakes! Also the french toast is amazing!

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

3. Freemans

8.8
1 Freeman Aly (at Rivington St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 570 tips and reviews

RazorfishRazorfish: Great brunch with good cocktails! The mac and cheese is superb and you must try the artichoke dip.

Megan W.Megan Williams: Coke in glass bottles, great grits and really friendly staff. Fair prices for brunch and the poached eggs and grits were very good. I'd go again without hesitating !

Katie S.Katie Schloss: At this tucked away, gem of a restaurant, you must order the artichoke dip, deviled eggs on horseback, and the mac & cheese! #YouAreWelcome

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

4. Beauty & Essex

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

Elizabeth P.Elizabeth Pace: For brunch, get lobster tacos and fried chicken biscuits! Delish and so filling!

Scherjang S.Scherjang Singh: Lobster tacos, soup dumplings, new york pretzels, Mac n cheese ... List goes on .. Orange jalapeño margarita ...

Hendy O.Hendy Ongkodjojo: Hidden behind the rustic pawn shop!! Can't go wrong with Chicken Fried Oysters, Lobster 'Mac & Cheese' and Roasted Bone Marrow!! Balance with some Kale & Apple Salad!!! Excellent service and food!!

Sons of Essex is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Lower East Side, New York.

5. Sons of Essex

7.7
133 Essex St (btwn Rivington & Stanton St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 169 tips and reviews

Josephine S.Josephine Son: Get the truffle mac n cheese, sinfully good! Chocolate bacon bark is awesome! Great music and totally fun vibe!

Whitney G.Whitney Garlick: The hungarian mac n cheese was amazing!! And the tea drinks are awesome!

Josephine S.Josephine Son: Love love love this place! Food is always great and staff so nice, my favs are truffle mac n cheese & burger. Tried brunch recently, breakfast pizza & truffle tater tots, whoa!

169 Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Lower East Side, New York.

6. 169 Bar

8.4
169 E Broadway (btwn Rutgers & Jefferson St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Lower East Side · 241 tips and reviews

Christina W.Christina Weniger: Bacon Mac and cheese was delicious

Dallas S.Dallas Short: $3 for a beer and shot during happy hour. Make sure you try the mac & cheese too. Great staff, fun crowd, always like coming here.

Lenny N.Lenny Neslin: The bacon mac & cheese is a great value. Love how you can text your order. Totally random but good music on the jukebox.

Ludlow House is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Lower East Side, New York.

7. Ludlow House

9.2
139 Ludlow St, New York, NY
Club House · Lower East Side · 17 tips and reviews

Chris M.Chris Maliwat: Go for the brunch on Sundays. In particular, ask for a special waffle like this chicken and waffle instant classic with chicken, scallions, cheese and srirachi INSIDE THE WAFFLE.

Chris M.Chris M: Macaroni and cheese

Peter B.Peter Boyce: Best vibes. Stylish crowd, amazing food, beautiful interior design.

Wayla is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Lower East Side, New York.

8. Wayla

9.2
100 Forsyth St (btw Grand & Broome), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Lower East Side · 48 tips and reviews

CarolineCaroline: Bangkok street food. Thai-style fried chicken and a grilled flank steak with basil fried rice. Drinks come from Anthony Bakery, formerly of the Aviary

Aaron E.Aaron Easton: I tried mushroom curry and Thai style fried chicken. I love it.

Ernesto G.Ernesto Gutierrez: Looking for a date spot, this is the place. More ambiance than cuisine, the highlights were the crab fried rice and the fish. The ribs, calamari and fried chicken were fine but not worth the visit.

The Flower Shop is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Lower East Side, New York.

9. The Flower Shop

8.5
107 Eldridge St (btw Grand & Broome), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 32 tips and reviews

Andy F.Andy Fisher: Burger, fried chicken, pool table, fire place, bucket of bottles.

J B.J B: Cute spot with great cocktails selection. The fried chicken is excellent, the burger is v average.

J.R. R.J.R. Reed: Awesome space downstairs - bring friends, they will enjoy. Fried chicken and burger great choices for food.

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

10. Dudley's

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

Adam S.Adam Sirois: one of the best egg sandwiches in the city. grits are also bonkers

Matt F.Matt Friedlander: Best fried chicken sandwich I've ever had.

Elizabeth B.Elizabeth Burstein: Fried chicken sandwich :) lovely on forkable!

Sixty Three Clinton is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Lower East Side, New York.

11. Sixty Three Clinton

9.1
63 Clinton St (btw Rivington & Stanton), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 7 tips and reviews

KateKate: Had a wonderful time - great ambiance, service and food. Loved the scallop, shrimp and grits, and poached pear dishes in particular

Matthew H.Matthew Huie: The murray cod was amazing. Go for the wine pairing experience!

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Incredible tasting menu at a price point NYC needs more of (<$100). Attentive and fun service. Tasty cocktails. Would really recommend.

Dirt Candy is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Lower East Side, New York.

12. Dirt Candy

7.9
86 Allen St (btwn Grand St & Broome St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 152 tips and reviews

Eat to BlogEat to Blog: This may be a vegetarian restaurant, but the food is about as far from a "health food joint" as you can get. Order the grits with a deep-fried poached egg and rejoice.

AmateurConciergeAmateurConcierge: Best vegetarian restaurant I've ever eaten at. Came for brunch and had the zucchini pancakes (pictured), tomato biscuits and green huevos. Recommend all of them!

Sara Y.Sara Y: Squash biscuits at brunch. Amazing.

Sonnyboy is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Lower East Side, New York.

13. Sonnyboy

9.2
65 Rivington St, New York, NY
Australian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 21 tips and reviews

Matthew F.Matthew Ferguson: Outstanding food and excellent service. We had four share plates and all were delicious: meatballs, fried chicken, buratta and fig, and octupus. Great cocktail and wine selection too!

CarolCarol: Def rsvp if you can. We got lucky doing a walk in early in the morning and they let us dine. Get the shakshuka, fig toast, and side of bacon🥓 it’s perfectly thick and crispy

Melissa Y.Melissa Yee: Harissa folded eggs and burrata fig toast were awesome!

Double Chicken Please is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in Lower East Side, New York.

14. Double Chicken Please

9.1
115 Allen St (at Delancey), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 31 tips and reviews

Mikahla V.Mikahla Vicino: This place is stylish as heck. The backroom is cozy and modern, and you get plenty of space to relax. Definitely get the fried chicken sandwich. My favorite drink was the mango sticky rice.

Kirk M.Kirk McMurray: Can’t go wrong with the Hot Honey. Soo good. And craft cocktails too!

Elvis R.Elvis Rodricks: Get the Thai curry and Waldorf salad cocktail and save room for their classic chicken fried sandwich! They make a real effort with the their unique drink varieties.

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

15. Jadis

8.4
42 Rivington St (at Eldridge St.), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Lower East Side · 70 tips and reviews

Adjoa T.Adjoa Tetteh: Mac & cheese bites are delicious.

B Y.B Y: Brie platter is legit. mushroom truffle puffs are a must.

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