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Cheaper Southern Italian spinoff of Peasant, pronounced ah-BEETS, as in pizza.

The panini kings at 'ino have brought Italian-style small plates dining to the Lower East Side. 

The tapas and main dishes at this hip, earthy Spanish joint may be lackluster, but 1492 does have its strengths.

The coffee beans are from Irving Farm and the pastries from Sage American.

A dim sum brunch, where the food can be awe-inspiring, the prices comically modest, and no party is too large or too loud.

Melissa Fox is a master of the empanada art, and plies her trade at her hacienda-away-from-home A Casa Fox.

An offshoot of 71 Clinton Fresh Food.

You need no more incentive than the stop-you-in-your-tracks aroma emanating from the mini-cake cart of Chinatown, where the going rate for twenty sweet puffy confections is one smackeroo.

Ryan Skeen is the latest chef cooking in this space designed as a layered homage to the neighborhood’s storied immigrant past.

A Vietnamese street-eats spot.

This stylishly conceived place relies on a minimalist décor, a straightforward menu and a commendable wine list.

Falafel and Belgian fries please eastside bar hoppers well into the wee hours at this kosher grill.

Happening Downtown bistro serving Argentine standards, slanted heavily toward meats.

Peasant chef-owner Frank DeCarlo and his wife Dulcinea Benson have opened their version of a Venetian "bacaro," where snacks called cichetti are served in small plates, and wine is served in a commensurately small glass.

Thanks to this 24/7 kebab joint, when it’s last call in the East Village , no one complains.

Michael “Bao” Huynh opens what might be New York’s first Vietnamese beer garden.

Former China Grill, Boucarou, and Asia de Cuba chef Malik Fall, is blending his Senegalese background with his French and Asian training.

Natasha Navidad, a former manager/barkeep from Bull's Head Tavern brings 57 high-definition TVs (and food that's a step up from concession stand grub) to the space that was formerly Tenement.

Another laid-back, seafood-centric hangout with a surfer theme from Aussie Heathe St. Clair.

Local/seasonal cuisine comes to the edge of Chinatown.

At first glance, this hangout for organic food and wine looks like a hidden gem. On second glance, less so.

Bruschetta and Italian café meals at a petite Lower East Side spot.

Filling, upscale Austrian bar food with rare imported beers.

A bright haven housing a global menu blending nearly half a dozen cuisines.

The extra room that was appended to Frankies 17 in recent months (referred to as “the north side” by owners Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli) will serve an even greater purpose during daytime hours, as the Manhattan counterpart to Cobble Hill’s Cafe Pedlar.