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Life in the Lower East Side has had a history rich with the immigrant experience. View restored apartments from different time periods, take  or visit a costumed interpreter showing what life was like as a past resident of 97 Orchard Street.

A hookah lounge/restaurant/bar/dance club that is also a reproduction of a Roman cave.

Kenny Shopsin first set up shop in the Village, operating an eclectic neighborhood deli and grocery on Bedford & Morton Streets. Nowadays, Shopsin’s is a tiny diner counter / restaurant in the corner of the Essex Street Market. His family helps run it and everyone in the place swears like a sailor. And they have some firm rules. No parties larger than four. No additions, no substitutions, and no special requests. But you shouldn’t need any, since the menu is over 900 items long.

120 Essex St, Stall No. 16, New York, NY 10002

If you sit down, order food. Don’t expect to be mollycoddled.

A secretive Prohibition style bar with a hidden room. Cocktails out of teacups and all.

Somewhat hidden behind a rather unimpressive doorway, this place has top tier Filipino food.  This is neither a fancy or assuming place, but what it lacks in aesthetics it makes up for in food.