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Best-rated restaurants 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, restaurants
Top 14 on GoogleTo get in: #14 has ★ 4.4 with 2,408 reviews.
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Google data as of September 25, 2026. Not Google Maps' own ranking.
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Restaurants in Lower East Side, in short
The best-rated restaurants in Lower East Side, New York, are LECIEL, DOLCE MOMENTO- Asian/Mediterranean Fusion and Essex. LECIEL leads the list with 4.9 stars across 336 Google reviews. We looked at 14 places within 1 km of the neighborhood's center. The 14 on this list add up to 74,310 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6.
Lower East Side is number 2 of 5 neighborhoods in New York for restaurants, with a score of 4.75. The best neighborhood in New York for restaurants is Williamsburg (4.82).
Questions
What is the best restaurant in Lower East Side?
By this list, LECIEL: number 1 with 4.9 stars and 336 Google reviews. Next come DOLCE MOMENTO- Asian/Mediterranean Fusion and Essex.
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 restaurants?
- Williamsburg · 4.82 · #1 Isla & Co - Williamsburg
- West Village · 4.74 · #1 Boucherie West Village
- SoHo · 4.73 · #1 La Pecora Bianca SoHo
- East Village · 4.71 · #1 Soothr
Updated September 24, 2026 · Ratings and review counts from Google.
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