Our tip? Visit on Saturday night at 2am, after you’ve caught some live music nearby. Soak it up with a pastrami sandwich, just like Like Keith Haring and Basquiat used to.
Photography: Photo by Greg Navarro
A longtime French friend of the neighborhood. Lucien is the place to come for Parisian bistro specialities like Escargots de Bourgogne and Moules Marinière.
Artists of color break things open in a curved, cream-walled gallery on Orchard Street.
Locals flock to the sky-blue doors of this Venezuelan street food spot. Join them for Patacón sandwiches and arepas washed down with cold passion fruit juice.
Grab a sunny spot under the awning for Argentinian steaks and family-style dishes. A crowd pleaser, where you can actually hear your dining buddy speak.