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Fave East Village Lunch Spots
The Smile is one of Fave East Village Lunch Spots.

1. The Smile

26 Bond St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Café · NoHo · 396 tips and reviews

Erin L.Erin Lane: Roast beef is delicious BUT you need to try the roasted chicken & manchego, too. Seriously.

The Meatball Shop is one of Fave East Village Lunch Spots.

2. The Meatball Shop

84 Stanton St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 621 tips and reviews

Erin L.Erin Lane: Spicy pork + classic tomato sauce over polenta. Oh. My. Lord.

'wichcraft is one of Fave East Village Lunch Spots.

3. 'wichcraft

60 E 8th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Greenwich Village · 77 tips and reviews

Erin L.Erin Lane: The pole-caught tuna is one of my favorite sandwiches in the city -- also delicious over greens.

Peels is one of Fave East Village Lunch Spots.

4. Peels

325 Bowery (at E 2nd St), New York, NY
Breakfast Spot · East Village · 381 tips and reviews

Erin L.Erin Lane: Amazing spot for a weekday lunch after a rough night. If you're into that sort of thing. Get the burger and a bloody maria, thank me later.

B Bar & Grill is one of Fave East Village Lunch Spots.

5. B Bar & Grill

40 E 4th St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Lounge · NoHo · 238 tips and reviews
Ramen Setagaya is one of Fave East Village Lunch Spots.

6. Ramen Setagaya

34 1/2 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · East Village · 141 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: Always get the extra pork — and no matter what you get, don't drink up the extra broth by itself (get extra noodles if you have to)

Gemma is one of Fave East Village Lunch Spots.

7. Gemma

8.3
335 Bowery (btwn E 2nd & E 3rd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 191 tips and reviews

Evan C.Evan Cohen: Steak panini, all the way

Boka is one of Fave East Village Lunch Spots.

8. Boka

7.9
9 Saint Marks Pl (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · East Village · 208 tips and reviews

Nicole M.Nicole Muniz: Korean Fried Chicken!!! Order a Combo of half and half (spicy and garlic) and a stone pot of BimBimBap. (If you are really hungry, get the Ocean Pancake).

Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ is one of Fave East Village Lunch Spots.

9. Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ

34 Cooper Sq (btwn E 5th & E 6th St.), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · NoHo · 231 tips and reviews

Erin L.Erin Lane: Meat lover's set ftw.

Luke's Lobster is one of Fave East Village Lunch Spots.

10. Luke's Lobster

93 E 7th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · East Village · 304 tips and reviews

Erin L.Erin Lane: Best lobster roll ever, hands down. Get the Schooner, or go w/ the Taste of Maine if you're feeling really hungry.

Porchetta is one of Fave East Village Lunch Spots.

11. Porchetta

110 E 7th St (btwn Ave A & 1st Ave), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · East Village · 124 tips and reviews

Erin L.Erin Lane: Classic porchetta sandwich & chicory salad (dressing = super garlicky) to go.

Cafetasia is one of Fave East Village Lunch Spots.

12. Cafetasia

38 E 8th St (btwn University Pl & Greene St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 175 tips and reviews

13. Klong

7.3
7 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 2nd and 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · East Village · 141 tips and reviews

Jon h.Jon hoffman: lunch special is a great deal and comes with ice cream!!