East Village Eats

Food & Drink recommendations straight from the East Village, New York City

Cowgirl Sea-Horse

If I told you that there was a nautically themed Tex-Mex restaurant located near South Street Seaport hidden under the Brooklyn Bridge, you’d probably call me a liar.  Sister restaurant to Tortilla Flats (review) on the West Side, it has the same decor sensibility & I imagine a similar raucous late-night atmosphere.  We arrived late in the afternoon on […]

Free Iced Drinks Today!

To celebrate the official first day of summer (& temperatures are going to be in the 90’s), S’mac will be offering free iced coffee or tea at it’s First Park location (3 First Avenue at Houston St). Hi everyone! Since Wednesday, June 20th, is the first day of summer, we decided to ring in the […]

Noted…

Were Bath Salts involved?

Post Office

I read about Post Office on Tasting Table & Immaculate Infatuation, but it wasn’t until I realized that a good friend lived around the corner that I decided to take the trip out to BK.  It was surprisingly painless to get there from the East Village (Post Office is by the Marcy Av J, M, […]

Pedro’s

While there are loads of Mexican restaurants in the East Village, none of them quite top the vibe at Pedro’s in Dumbo.  Well worth the subway ride, I can guarantee that you won’t be disappointed with your meal there.  Being a Friday night, it was a bit packed, but we didn’t have to wait that […]

Food News

The East Village gets another porchetta option, via Local East Village. Zaitzeff closes on Avenue B, via EVGrieve. Vandaag calls in quits, via Eater. Full refund available for disgruntled Extra Mooga ticket buyers. Russ & Daughters is hiring. The Meatball Factory re-invents itself. link.

LES Block Party Tomorrow!

Orchard Street between Houston St. & Delancy is converting into a massive block party tomorrow June 3rd from 12-5pm.  Food & goods from local vendors, ping pong & a live DJ.  Should be fun…

The Toucan & The Lion Now Serving Brunch

Pretty self-explanatory. Further Coverage here.

I’m Back!

Things have been a tad quiet lately on the East Village Eats blog lately.  Mainly because I was on my Annual camping trip in Colorado over Memorial Day Weekend.  22 Guys, 3 pop-ups, 3 tents, 1 camper, 4 kegs, a full band, 2 deer, 1 moose, 3 dogs & 130lbs of meat (40 of which […]