Late-weeknight faves on LES or lower EV?
Hey all,
I work nights on the LES (Ludlow/Stanton). My after-shift regulars are Li'l Frankies, Meatball Shop, Bereket, and the taco cart at Ave. B & 2nd. When I'm a bit flush, Schiller's or 'ino teca. Every once in a while I'll venture up to Veselka, but my apt. is on 5th St & 1st Ave, so I consider that to be ever-so-slightly out of the way.
What are some of your late-night go-tos in this area? I'm impatiently waiting for Blue Ribbon to open in the former Shang space in March...
Thanks!
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Well, I'm sure you know this place already - but Yaffa Cafe is still our go-to after a late-night concert or a night out in EV. It's open 24 hours. I usually order their spinach salad with bacon and carrot dressing. It's one of the only salads I ever order - I hate most vegetables, but for some reason I love that salad and that dressing. I'm sure the "bacon" part doesn't hurt. Lots of vegan and vegetarian stuff if you're into that kind of stuff. It's not super chow-ish, but it works for me at four o'clock in the morning. Plus they've got good music and quirky decor.
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re: uwsister
They used to be quite acceptable and a remarkably good value, but I gave up on them years ago when they changed from grating real parmigiano to using stuff out of a jar labeled "Craft" or something similar. At that point, I determined that the sucked and were not worth it at any price, and subsequent visits further confirmed that, whereupon I stopped going. I'd be pleasantly surprised to hear that they've improved somewhat.
Edited to add that it wasn't just the change in the quality of the "cheese" that was at issue. Their stuff just no longer tasted good and was kind of an oily mess, from what I remember (it's been several years at least).
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re: Pan
Like I said, I almost always order the spinach salad, sometimes followed by the crepe with Nutella and banana (practically impossible to mess up) or maybe the mud pie with lots of whipped cream, so I couldn't vouch for much else. I'm sure I would totally sympathize with you if I ever go there in daytime, sober, and strayed from my ridiculously narrow choices. Fortunately (or unfortunately?) that hasn't happened in - I can't remember the last time. I think I'd still like the carrot dressing though.
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re: uwsister
Except for the mud pie, these are things I'd never order. No raw spinach if I can help it, because it binds to B vitamins, and bananas that aren't tree-ripened upset my stomach. I used to get things like pasta with shrimps there, hummus, and other kinds of salad, and they used to be good. And I was sober.
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IIRC South Brooklyn Pizza is usually open late most nights.
I've heard good things about Sunny and Annie's Deli, which is 24/7 I think.
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South Brooklyn Pizza
122 1st Ave, New York, NY 10009›5 Replies-
re: kathryn
Sunny & Annie deserves the accolades. A passel of us cruised by en route to the Lakeside Lounge's last Saturday night (sniff), and I ordered the Mr. Bloomburger, sans chicken - it still had about 87 other ingredients - which was huge and excellent and made with much care. Raves all around for the P.H.O. Real and the 10,000 and the pizza bagel (I can't remember what everyone else had). To make matters better, the counter folk are incredibly sweet. They pressed business cards into our hands, thanked us for coming, told us they delivered 24/7 and to spread the word. Losing the Lakeside is very sad - am I gonna have to go to Brooklyn to see Simon and the Bar Sinisters now? - but that sandwich definitely helped cheer me up.
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re: small h
The Lakeside's passing is one of the saddest NYC events I've experienced. There's nothing like it, and nothing can take its place. My friend Gina (from Lunachicks) used to bartend there; when I'd hang out, she'd give me $5 or $10 bucks from the register to go crazy with the jukebox. Awesome. I hung out with a very drunk, barely coherent Nick Tosches one night, shortly before he wrote the liner notes to an album I mastered (T. Valentine's "Hello Lucille, Are You A Lesbian?"). I never played there myself, but many, many of my friends have.
And yeah: Sunny & Annie's is fantastic in every way!
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sgordon
Jan 19, 2012 08:51 AM
Tacos Morelos cart (Ave. -A- and 2nd, but maybe that's the one you meant...)
Pok Pok Wing (open 'til midnight Sun - Thurs, 2AM Fri & Sat) - the wings are solid, if you like sticky-sweet, and VERY meaty, but the winner for me was the shredded pork over rice with spicy papaya salad. Nice blend of sweet, spicy, umami - damn fine meal for around $10.
Stanton Social (if you're feeling flush)
Cibao - for my money, the best of the cubanos & mofungo in the neighborhood, open 'til 2AM. Order one of each and for $10 you won't need to eat for another 24 hours.
El Maguey y La Tuna - open 'til 1AM, one of the better cheap Mexican options if you're not just looking for tacos.
Zabb Elee - open 'til 1AM, if you need a little spice to wake you up.
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Stanton Social
99 Stanton Street, New York, NY 10002Cibao
72 Clinton St, New York, NY 10002El Maguey y La Tuna
321 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002Tacos Morelos
2nd Street and Avenue A, New York, NY 10009Zabb Elee
75 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003Pok Pok Wing
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re: sgordon
Yes, it was Morelos I was referring to.
Zabb is open til 1am on weeknights? It's really a weeknight late-night I'm asking about here; If Cibao is open that late, it definitely goes on the list.
I usually love Maguey's chile rellenos, but lately they've been really hit-or-miss.
Stanton Social is right next door, but I don't really like the clientele, and the portions are on the small side for my late-night hunger.
Been meaning to try Pok Pok...
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re: howdini
sgordon
Jan 19, 2012 10:01 AM
I'm not the biggest fan of SS's clientele, either - but it seems most of the douchey bridge & tunnel types have moved on to Beauty & Essex. I'm kind of in a split mind about it - I like Chris Santos' food quite a bit, and I'm happy for his success. I just wish it didn't involve being stuck next to groups of overgrown frat-boys playing one-ups-manship games to impress the girls in the bachelorette party at the next table in order to eat it. He should have a special lounge attached to both restaurants just for locals - only people who can prove their zip code is 10002 are allowed in.
But that aside, those crowds aren't really there in full force on weeknights. I find the lounge upstairs at SS pretty pleasant at 1AM on a Wednesday, actually. Yeah, it's only small plates, but they're all appropriately appetizer-priced, and sometimes all you want are a few appetizers and a drink.
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Stanton Social
99 Stanton Street, New York, NY 10002Beauty & Essex
146 Essex St, New York, NY 10002
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Taqueria is open 'til midnight, if that's late enough for you. Here's a thread about it:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/785006
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Taqueria Lower East Side
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Pedr0
Jan 19, 2012 04:13 AM
Blackmarket, 110 Avenue A at 7th street. There aren't any specials and the menu never changes but the hamburgers and atmosphere are both great. Think the kitchen is open until 2am.
I'd also second Village Yokocho.
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Village Yokocho
8 Stuyvesant St, New York, NY 10003Black Market
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If you're willing to go to Chinatown (but it sounds like you're not), New York Noodletown is open till 3.
Lately, Katz's has been open 24 hours on weekends.
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Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002Great New York Noodletown
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You mentioned all the places I go to. I'd throw in Spitzers. I've been going further up to Maharlika (Filipino) on 1st and 7th. Or Yokocho on Stuyvesant St (9th and 3rd) upstairs for yakitori is open late.
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Spitzer's Corner
101 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002Village Yokocho
8 Stuyvesant St, New York, NY 10003Maharlika
111 First Ave, New York, NY 10003›3 Replies
