a 1940s kosher counter keeping a piece of the East Village intact
Must-try: Tuna sandwich on challah, Pierogies, Soup with challah
📍 127 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
The St. Marks Moroccan brunch that the East Village organized its weekends around for forty years
Must-try: Moroccan eggs, Chicken tagine with olives and preserved lemon, Halloumi plate
📍 101 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009
The East Village's Ukrainian coffee shop since 1954 — pierogi at every hour, and open all night on weekends
Must-try: Pierogi, boiled or fried, Borscht, Bigos hunter's stew
📍 144 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003