This little one-block stretch of Orchard is home to seven restaurants, bars, or ice-cream shops Cheeky is the elder statesman of the group. And finish with the traditional Filipino dessert halo-halo. Be sure to order the pork-belly adobo: slices of rich fried pork belly coated in a vinegar-tart but slightly sweet coconut-milk sauce and kicked up with Sichuan peppercorn and crispy garlic. This boisterous (there’s a self-serve bottomless-Narragansett menu option music plays at a Momofuku-like level) Southeast Asian restaurant led by the talented chef Leah Cohen is an excellent pick for a lively meal with friends.
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You don’t need to designate this the best vegetarian restaurant in the Lower East Side it’s the neighborhood’s best place, full stop, to eat a meal right now. If you don’t want to do a set-course meal, go at brunch, when reservations are easier and the à la carte menu includes stunners like jam-filled red-pepper fritters and zucchini pancakes with squash-blossom butter. How refreshing to be in a restaurant where the chef is declining to scream openly at employees where the staff are paid fairly where no meat is served and the vegetable-focused dishes are careful, complex, and delicious, but not overly science-y (e.g., Korean fried broccoli with garlic-sesame sauce) where the service is friendly and practiced where the black-, red-, and white-accented room is bright and airy, with flowers painted on the white brick walls and where the prices are relatively affordable - a dinnertime five-course tasting with wine pairings is $102, inclusive of tip.