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Downtown going down

Downtown going down

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Created by Ivy Tang • Updated On: January 31, 2013
Essex Restaurant is one of Downtown going down.

1. Essex Restaurant

119 Rivington Street (Corner of Essex Street), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 217 tips and reviews
Sweet and Vicious is one of Downtown going down.

2. Sweet and Vicious

7.4
5 Spring St (btwn Bowery & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Lounge · NoLita · 303 tips and reviews
Mehanata Bulgarian Bar is one of Downtown going down.

3. Mehanata Bulgarian Bar

7.0
113 Ludlow St (btwn Rivington & Delancey St.), New York, NY
Night Club · Lower East Side · 85 tips and reviews
Mother's Ruin is one of Downtown going down.

4. Mother's Ruin

8.8
18 Spring St (btwn Mott & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoLita · 328 tips and reviews
Los Feliz is one of Downtown going down.

5. Los Feliz

6.9
109 Ludlow St (btwn Rivington & Delancey), New York, NY
Lounge · Lower East Side · 122 tips and reviews
Barmarché is one of Downtown going down.

6. Barmarché

14 Spring St (at Elizabeth St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · NoLita · 49 tips and reviews
One Mile House is one of Downtown going down.

7. One Mile House

10 Delancey St (btwn Bowery & Chrystie St.), New York, NY
Beer Bar · Lower East Side · 108 tips and reviews
Osteria Morini is one of Downtown going down.

8. Osteria Morini

218 Lafayette St (btwn Kenmare & Spring St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · SoHo · 301 tips and reviews
The DL is one of Downtown going down.

9. The DL

7.2
95 Delancey St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Lounge · Lower East Side · 108 tips and reviews
La Esquina is one of Downtown going down.

10. La Esquina

8.6
114 Kenmare St (at Lafayette St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · SoHo · 723 tips and reviews
Fig. 19 is one of Downtown going down.

11. Fig. 19

8.8
131 Chrystie St (btwn Broome & Delancey St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 122 tips and reviews
Oro Bakery and Bar is one of Downtown going down.

12. Oro Bakery and Bar

375 Broome St (btwn Mott & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Café · NoLita · 107 tips and reviews
Lafayette Espresso Bar + Marketplace is one of Downtown going down.

13. Lafayette Espresso Bar + Marketplace

189 Lafayette St (at Broome), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · SoHo · 25 tips and reviews
Soaked @ Mondrian Soho is one of Downtown going down.

14. Soaked @ Mondrian Soho

9 Crosby St, New York, NY
Hotel Bar · SoHo · 11 tips and reviews
Apothèke is one of Downtown going down.

15. Apothèke

8.8
9 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 434 tips and reviews
Isola Trattoria & Crudo Bar is one of Downtown going down.

16. Isola Trattoria & Crudo Bar

9 Crosby St (btwn Grand & Howard St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · SoHo · 42 tips and reviews
Schiller's Liquor Bar is one of Downtown going down.

17. Schiller's Liquor Bar

131 Rivington St (at Norfolk St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 317 tips and reviews
Cocoron is one of Downtown going down.

18. Cocoron

9.1
16 Delancey St (at Chrystie St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 214 tips and reviews
Cafe Katja is one of Downtown going down.

19. Cafe Katja

8.7
79 Orchard St (btwn Broome St & Grand St), New York, NY
Austrian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 135 tips and reviews
PKNY (Painkiller) is one of Downtown going down.

20. PKNY (Painkiller)

49 Essex St (at Grand St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 84 tips and reviews
Angel’s Share is one of Downtown going down.

21. Angel’s Share

8 Stuyvesant St (at E 9th St & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 491 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Go through the Japanese restaurant and to the unmarked door that faces you as you get to the hostess stand. No parties more than 4. The specialty cocktails are impressive here.

BambooTori is one of Downtown going down.

22. BambooTori

106 University Pl (12th Street), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 28 tips and reviews
Grey Lady is one of Downtown going down.

23. Grey Lady

6.9
77 Delancey St (at Allen St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Lower East Side · 64 tips and reviews
Otafuku x Medetai is one of Downtown going down.

24. Otafuku x Medetai

220 E 9th St (btwn Stuyvesant St & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · East Village · 142 tips and reviews
Pommes Frites is one of Downtown going down.

25. Pommes Frites

123 2nd Ave (btwn E 7th St & St. Mark's Pl), New York, NY
Belgian Restaurant · East Village · 340 tips and reviews