East Village Eats

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

Food News

Vegetable-forward menu at newcomer Villanelle. NY Times Chou Chou bringing Moroccan fare to the former In Vino space. EV Grieve Rent increases force OST Cafe out of East Village. DNA Info dinnertable opens in the back of The Garret East. Bedford + Bowery Express Thali set to open on 2nd Avenue. EV Grieve Cholo Noir continue […]

Drink & Draw at OST Cafe

Ost Cafe will be hosting a Drink & Draw event this Thursday from 7:30-10pm at their East Village location.  Per the sign there will be a model present and beer & wine specials. Ost Cafe 441 E 12th St on Avenue A

ANTI-Valentine’s Day At Caio For Now

Sick of seeing happy couples on Valentine’s Day?  Well so are the folks at Caio For Now.  The East Village bakery & cafe will be hosting an ANTI-Valentine’s Day celebration on Friday. $41 per “poor-single-bastard” will get you a 3-course meal. Give that special someone in your life a box of freshly baked Sweethearts® cakes […]

“Dinner in a Bakery” at Zucker Bakery

Zucker Bakery will be offering 3 course meals every Friday night (6:30-11pm).  The bakery has teamed up with the guys at Professor Radish and will offer 3 courses for $45.  Popular dishes include the Roasted Radish Salad and the “Spaghetti & Meatballs”; the meatballs are made with walnuts (even carnivores are fooled) and the spaghetti is […]

Food News

Pig & Khao set to open on Clinton St. (Grub Street) Union Market gets signage & an Oct 22nd opening date (EVGrieve) Bar On A to become yet another 7-Eleven? (NY Times Local) Pouring Ribbons opens, complete with ‘Drink Matrix’. God help us all (Zagat) Kim’s Video to open an interactive pizzeria on Avenue D […]

Mõtek (CLOSED)

I really don’t spend much time on Saint Marks Place, so I was really surprised to stumble on Mõtek (125 Saint Marks Place at Avenue A).  Mõtek serves coffee & sandwiches, but the real draw are the crepes; available in both sweet & savory variations. The place looks brand spanking new, but the guy behind […]

Farmers Market Coming to Ave. D

Construction of the new home for the Lower Eastside Girls Club on Avenue D begins next week & it seems like we’ll be getting a Farmers Market, Café & more; We are expanding our successful entrepreneurial social venture businesses, The Sweet Things Baking Company and Community Café, with the construction of a Culinary Education Center […]

Paradiso

After spending a lot of time going to 9th Street Espresso for my daily coffee, I’ve decided that Paradiso (105 Avenue B at 7th Street) is a much better option.  Open since Feb. 2009 it’s a small space (formerly Bang-On) with a few seats & tables, but it is generally never crowded & offers free […]

De Robertis Pasticceria

I had a chance to stop by De Robertis Pasticceria (176 1st Avenue @ 11th Street), a neighborhood staple since 1904, to pick up some dessert for a family dinner.  I’ve passed by this place, with it’s bright signage, hundreds of times but never gone in. The place has an old school feel & is […]

Doma Cafe & Gallery (Closed)

This is way out of my normal stomping grounds, but I stopped by Doma (17 Perry St @7th Avenue) to meet up with some friends.  It bills itself as a ‘Cafe & Gallery’ & although there was art on the walls, I really couldn’t have cared less.  The place was pretty packed for a Monday […]

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