Some History and Information: The East Village is considered to be the area east of 3rd Avenue and the Bowery and to the East River along with being in between 14th Street and Houston Street. The area was once considered to be part of the Lower East Side but later developed its own identity and culture near the end of the 1960s. Traditionally the area has been seen as the center of the countercultural movements in NYC. It is the birthplace of many artistic movements within music, art, and writing.
FOOD LOCATIONS
Place: Veselka
Address: 144 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003 Closest Subway Stop: 6 at Astor Pl. Hours: 24 hours Website: http://veselka.com An Ukrainian/Russian restaurant open 24 hours daily and has been opened since 1954. It is perfectly located to watch all of the happenings of the East Village while enjoying some amazing food. It not only serves traditional Russian food but also American food as well. |
Place: DBGB Kitchen & Bar
Address: 299 Bowery, New York, NY 10003 Closest Subway Stop: 6 at Bleecker St.; F at Second Avenue Hours: Mon, noon-3pm and 5pm-11pm; Tue-The, noon-3pm and 5:30pm-midnight; Fri, noon-3pm and 5:30pm-1am; Sat, 11am-3pm and 5pm-1am; Sun, 11am-3pm and 5pm-11pm Known as one of the news business to join the East Village, this restaurant is becoming one of the best in this neighborhood. It is located on the old skid road and it is make it's own make with its cuisine and drink selection. Also it is named in inspiration of the old BDGB club. |
Place: Desnuda
Address: 122 E. 7th St, New York, NY 10009 Closest Subway Stop: L at First Ave. Hours: Mon-Thu, 6pm-midnight; Fri-Sat, 6pm-2am; Sun, 2pm-2am Website: http://desnudany.com Desnuda is a tiny wine and ceviche bar in the East Village, is one of those rare places.It has just a handful of seats at its narrow, dark wood and marble-topped bar, and it’s decorated by little more than one opulent chandelier and several motor-powered silk fans. |
Place: Ippudo NY
Address: 65 Fourth Ave., New York, NY 10003 Closest Subway Stop: 6 at Astor Pl.; N, R at 8th St.-NYU Hours: Mon-Thu, 11am-3:30pm and 5pm-11:30pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-3:30pm and 5pm-12:30am; Sun, 11am-10:30pm Website: http://ippudo.com This Japanese restaurant is returning the glory to the outdated and overused dish of RAMEN! It is returns to the traditional roots of Japanese cuisine and make sure to do it right. It make sure to stay truthful to the food and make sure to improve your views on a dish that has lost its way. |
Place: Mercadito
Address: 179 Ave B, New York, NY 10003 Closest Subway Stop: L to First Ave Hours: Sun - Thu 12pm - 11pm; Fri, Sat 12pm - 1am Website: http://www.mercaditohospitality.com/ At Mercadito, whose name means “little market,” the portions are made to be small and instead of huge platters filled out with rice and beans, you’ll find miniature tacos and tostados bursting with original flavors. Similar to the restaurant from above, it also returns to the roots of the Mexican cuisine and attempts to change the minds of their customers into positive thoughts about the food they are eating. |
DRINK LOCATIONS
Place: Momofuku Milk Bar
Address: 251 E. 13th street, New York, NY 10003 Closest Subway Stop: 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R at 14th St.-Union Sq.; L at Third Ave. Hours: Daily, 9am-midnight Website: http://milkbarstore.com The East village hipsters, foodies and knowledgable tourists line up for the cultish goodies, including crack pie (toasted oat crust with a gooey butter filling), cereal-milk soft serve and compost cookies made with pretzels, potato chips, coffee, oats, butterscotch and chocolate chips. It provides the drinking establishment environment without the requirement of having to be 21 years of age. |
Place: Elsa
Address: 217 E 3rd St, New York , NY 10003 Closest Subway Stop: F to Lower East Side–Second Ave Hours: Mon–Thu, Sun 7pm–3am; Fri, Sat 7pm–4am This fashionable saloon hosts a tailor in its anteroom two days a week which is not surprising since the bar is named after 20th-century fashion priestess Elsa Schiaparelli. The clean space is host a minimalist drinks list: ten international wines by the glass and a worthy selection of beers, where all drafts are funneled through an ancient sewing machine, and lastly a selection of ten affordable cocktails. |
Place: McSorley’s Old Ale House
Address: 15 E 7th St, New York , NY 10003 Closest Subway Stop: F to Lower East Side–Second Ave Hours: Mon–Sat 11am–1am, Sun 1pm–1am Website: http://mcsorleysnewyork.com/ This traditional Irish pub has been thorough many messes that often involve large quantities of cheap beer. Since its establishment in 1854, McSorley’s has been an institution that remains steadfastly authentic and provides only two choices to its customers: McSorley’s Dark Ale and McSorley’s Light Ale. Both beverages are said to be better than any PBR and it doesn't hurt that all of the prices are $2! |
Place: Blue & Gold Tavern
Address: 79 E. 7th St., New York, NY 10003 Closest Subway Stop: F at Second Ave.; 6 at Astor Pl. Hours: Daily, 4pm-3am A favorite bar of the East Village that pulls in a regular crowd of college kids, bikers, local senior citizens and random eccentrics. Its mixed drinks run for as little as four dollars, but that means the pretty Ukrainian owner will have to head to the fridge in the back room for juice, and you might be out of luck with ice. |
Entertainment and Other Locations
Place: Obscura Anitques &Oddities
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Place: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art
Address: 7 E. 7th St. , New York, NY 10003 Closest Subway Stop: 6 at Astor Pl.; N, R at 8th St.-NYU Hours: Monday - Thursday 7:30am - 2am, Friday and Saturday 7:30am - 12am, Sunday 12pm - 2am Website: http://cooper.edu One of the most selective schools in the country is also among the most egalitarian. From its opening in 1859, this unique institution has offered a free education to anyone who could meet its entrance requirements—regardless of race, sex, or social station. Founder Peter Cooper, a successful industrialist, intended it that way; he was determined to offer the many New Yorkers who couldn't afford an education a shot at social and economic advancement. |
Place: St. Marks Place
Address: St. Marks Pl., New York, NY 10009 Closest Subway Stop: N, R at 8th St.-NYU; 6 at Astor Pl. Hours: 24 hours, Daily Website: http://cooper.edu In just three blocks that stretch from Third Avenue to Tompkins Square Park, St. Marks Place is an extension of 8th Street named for historic, progressive St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery two blocks north. It morphs from a touristy destination toward its western terminus to a living reminder of the East Village's punk-rock past. Significant moments in counterculture history happened all along the street. |
Place: Grace Church
Address: 802 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 Closest Subway Stop: 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R at 14th St.-Union Sq.; N, R at 8th St.-NYU; 6 at Astor Pl. Hours: Tue-Thu, noon-5pm; Fri, noon-3pm; Sat, noon-5pm, Sun, 11am-8pm; Mon, closedWebsite: http://gracechurchnyc.org Grace Church is a historic parish church in Manhattan, New York City which is part of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Grace Church was initially organized in 1808 at Broadway and Rector Street. Under Thomas House Taylor, the decision was made to move the church uptown with the city's expanding population. In 1843, the land on which the church was built was purchased and 23-year-old architect James Renwick, Jr. was commissioned as the architect. It was a revelation due to its gothic style. |
Place: The Bowery Poetry Club
Address: 308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012 Closest Subway Stop: 6 at Bleecker St.; F at Second Ave. Hours: Mon-Fri, 5pm-4am; Sat-Sun, noon-4am Website: http://bowery poetry.com The Bowery Poetry Club was a New York City poetry performance space founded by Bob Holman in 2002. It serves as a haven for verse in all its forms. Not just the traditional nursery rhymes and political rants associated with its noisier, smokier forebears. It is home to entertainment that can rance from improv-Dada-cabaret group the Typing Explosion to Bowery flophouse poet Bingo Gazing. Additional Big shows and regular gigs draw the steadiest audiences, |
Place: Taschen
Address: 107 Greene St., New York, NY 10012 Closest Subway Stop: N, R at Prince St.; 6 at Spring St. Hours: Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm; Sun, noon-7pm Website: http://taschen.com When you turn a comic-book business into a publishing empire, you are almost destined to become the darling of an industry. It’s no surprise that Benedikt Taschen’s dream for untapped markets, with no limit on how taboo or tacky, have allowed him to extend his dreams and love from Cologne and Paris to a high-ceilinged, polished-concrete boutique in the heart of NYC. |
Place: Mercury Lounge
Address: 217 E. Houston St., New York, NY 10002 Closest Subway Stop: F, J, M, Z at Delancey St.-Essex St. Hours: Varies, dependent on shows. Website: http://mercuryloungenyc.com The Mercury Lounge is a club and music venue in the East Village section of New York City. The structure has housed the servants to the Astor mansion, connected to it by an underground labyrinth of tunnels. Garfein's Restaurant occupied the space in the early part of the 20th century, and from 1933 to 1993 the storefront housed a seller of tombstones. |
Place: Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Address: 236 E. 3rd St., New York, NY 10009 Closest Subway Stop: F at Second Ave. Hours: Daily, 7pm-2am Website: http://nuyorican.org The Nuyorican Poets Café is a non-profit organization in Alphabet City, Manhattan. It is a bastion of the Nuyorican art movement in New York City, United States, and has become a forum for poetry, music, hip hop, video, visual arts, comedy and theatre. |