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Lower East Side.

The Lower East Side was one of the first settled neighborhoods in Manhattan, serving as a safe haven for hordes of immigrants arriving to New York City. Teeming with history and culture, the area is ripe for exploration. Over the years, I’ve spent a lot of time searching for the best things to do in the Lower East Side, here’s what I’ve learned so far.

Antonina Pattiz
Antonina PattizFrom my guide, Things To Do in the Lower East Side

The ones I photographed on the Lower East Side

8 places, each on its own page with my verdict

Every place I’d send you on the Lower East Side

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worth it, in my book. The ones on more than one of my lists come first.

Eat 51

41 more on the map

Drink 36

26 more on the map

See and do 17

7 more on the map

Shop 4

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My guides to Lower East Side
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My guides that stop on the Lower East Side

37, the ones about it first