Travel Reference
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IL POSTO ACCANTO
190 E 2nd Street between aves A and B. Subway F to Lower East
Side-Second Ave. 212 228 3562. Mon 5.30pm-3am, Tues-Fri
noon-3am, Sat & Sun noon-3.30pm & 5.30pm-3am.
MAP
Nab a spot at a high wooden table at this small, intimate
wine bar and restaurant serving a vast array of Italian
reds by the glass. You can easily make a meal from the
excellent small plates of pasta ($12-15), panini ($8) and
the like. Can get crowded, like its popular parent restaurant next door (
Il Bagatto
).
IPPUDO
65 Fourth Ave, between E 9th and E 10th sts. Subway #6 to Astor Place. 212 388 0088. Mon-Fri
11am-3.30pm & 5-11.30pm, Sat 11am-3.30pm & 5pm-12.30am, Sun 11am-10.30pm.
MAP
The first overseas outpost of Fukuoka-based “ramen king” Shigemi Kawahara, this pop-
ular Japanese ramen shop offers steaming bowls of classic
tonkotsu
-style noodles for
$15, as well as tasty pork buns.
MERMAID INN
96 Second Ave between E 5th and 6th sts. Subway #6 to Astor
Place. 212 674 5870. Mon 5.30-10pm, Tues-Thurs 5.30-11pm,
Fri & Sat 5-11.30pm, Sun 5-10pm.
MAP
Serious seafood restaurant serving simple and fresh
dishes in a Maine boathouse atmosphere. There's an ex-
cellent raw bar, and specials change daily depending on
the catch; highlights include the littleneck clams ($10)
and lobster sandwich ($28).
MIGHTY QUINN'S BARBEQUE
103 Second Ave, at E 6th St. Subway L to Third Ave.
212 677 3733. Sun-Thurs 11.30am-11pm, Fri &
Sat 11.30am-midnight.
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Texas and Carolinas-inspired slow-smoked barbecue, with a no-nonsense menu of lip-
smacking brisket ($8.85), pulled pork ($7.75) and ribs ($8.95), accompanied by burnt-
end baked beans (from $3.25).
