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217 E 3rd St (btwn Aves. B & C), New York, NY

Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 124 tips and reviews

Time Out New York: Order the herbaceous Broken Mirror Skyscraper. A mix of absinthe, lime & muddled mint—w/ dandelion & burdock bitters—is chilled with slow-melting ice. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks of 2011. Read more.

2. 2A

6.5

25 Avenue A (at E 2nd St), New York, NY

Dive Bar · East Village · 56 tips and reviews

3. CPT

New York, NY

Home (private) · East Village · 1 tip

4. Sophie's

7.6

507 E 5th St (at Ave A), New York, NY

Dive Bar · Alphabet City · 37 tips and reviews

5. The Library

7.6

7 Avenue A (btwn E 1st & 2nd St), New York, NY

Dive Bar · East Village · 110 tips and reviews

6. The Sunburnt Cow

137 Avenue C (btwn E 8th & E 9th St), New York, NY

Australian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 95 tips and reviews

7. Poco

4.9

33 Avenue B (at E 3rd St), New York, NY

Tapas Restaurant · Alphabet City · 220 tips and reviews

8. Spitzer's Corner

101 Rivington St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY

Bar · Lower East Side · 301 tips and reviews

9. Cienfuegos

95 Avenue A (E 6th St), New York, NY

Cocktail Bar · East Village · 214 tips and reviews

10. Russ & Daughters

9.3

179 E Houston St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY

Gourmet Store · Lower East Side · 422 tips and reviews

11. The Spotted Pig

314 W 11th St (at Greenwich St), New York, NY

Gastropub · West Village · 838 tips and reviews

Serious Eats: Grilled Cheese: It's made on filone from Sullivan Street Bakery; Fontina, Taleggio, and goat cheese melt into a single fresh, funky core, hot and molten against the crunch of the bread.

12. Mezetto

161 E Houston St (Allen St), New York, NY

Mediterranean Restaurant · East Village · 65 tips and reviews

13. Evelyn Drinkery

171 Avenue C (at E 10th St), New York, NY

Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 75 tips and reviews

14. Esperanto

145 Avenue C (at E 9th St.), New York, NY

Brazilian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 163 tips and reviews

15. Bobwhite Counter

8.8

94 Avenue C (btwn E 6th & E 7th St), New York, NY

Fried Chicken Joint · Alphabet City · 292 tips and reviews

16. Zum Schneider

107 Avenue C (at E 7th St), New York, NY

German Restaurant · Alphabet City · 174 tips and reviews

17. Kuboya

536 E 5th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY

Japanese Restaurant · Alphabet City · 49 tips and reviews

18. The Wayland

9.0

700 E 9th St (at Avenue C), New York, NY

Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 283 tips and reviews

19. Edi & The Wolf

102 Avenue C (btwn 6th & 7th), New York, NY

Austrian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 160 tips and reviews

20. The Brindle Room

277 E 10th St (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY

American Restaurant · East Village · 192 tips and reviews

Alphabet City Beer Co. is one of Near home.

21. Alphabet City Beer Co.

9.2

96 Avenue C (at E 6th St), New York, NY

Beer Bar · Alphabet City · 152 tips and reviews

Time Out New York: Beer store with a bar? Beer bar with a store? Whatever the hell it is, this erudite yet unpretentious ode to all things ale beguiled wide-eyed beer novices and grizzled hops nerds alike. Read more.

Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant is one of Near home.

22. Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant

8.7

4 Clinton St (at E Houston St), New York, NY

Bakery · Lower East Side · 973 tips and reviews

23. Epistrophy

8.0

200 Mott St (btwn Kenmare & Spring St), New York, NY

Café · NoLita · 149 tips and reviews

Quartino Bottega Organica is one of Near home.

24. Quartino Bottega Organica

6.5

11 Bleecker St (at Bowery), New York, NY

American Restaurant · NoHo · 48 tips and reviews