The Block List · New York
Best-rated cafés in Lower East Side, New York
How it's ranked: the 14 places a Google Maps search for this category shows within 1 km, ordered by star rating weighted by review volume. Listings under 30 reviews aren't ranked. Not Google Maps' own ranking.
Lower East Side, New York
Cafés · Top 13 by Google rating, weighted by review volume.
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Cafés in Lower East Side, in short
The best-rated cafés in Lower East Side, New York, are Isla & Co - Lower East Side, Cafe Skye LES and Rex. Isla & Co - Lower East Side leads the list with 4.9 stars across 748 Google reviews. We looked at 14 places within 1 km of the neighborhood's center. The 13 on this list add up to 6,940 reviews, with an average rating of 4.5.
Lower East Side is number 5 of 5 neighborhoods in New York for cafés, with a score of 4.67. The best neighborhood in New York for cafés is East Village (4.88).
Questions
What is the best café in Lower East Side?
By this list, Isla & Co - Lower East Side: number 1 with 4.9 stars and 748 Google reviews. Next come Cafe Skye LES and Rex.
How is this ranking built?
How it's ranked: the 14 places a Google Maps search for this category shows within 1 km, ordered by star rating weighted by review volume. Listings under 30 reviews aren't ranked. Not Google Maps' own ranking.
Which other neighborhoods in New York are good for cafés?
- East Village · 4.88 · #1 787 Coffee
- Williamsburg · 4.84 · #1 11:11 Cafe
- SoHo · 4.82 · #1 Noise NYC
- West Village · 4.78 · #1 787 Coffee
Updated September 24, 2026 · Ratings and review counts from Google.
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