Travel & Lodging

For those joining us from out of town, The Flower Shop is in the Lower East Side and accessible from wherever you choose to stay in New York City via public transportation, taxis and Uber/Lyft. If you would like to stay near The Flower Shop, below is a list of recommended hotels:

Where to Stay in the Lower East Side

The Bowery Hotel

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The Bowery Hotel is the standard of service, style, and sophistication in New York City's Lower East Side.

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The Ludlow Hotel

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Located in the Lower East Side, The Ludlow Hotel allows you to experience the city like a true New Yorker.

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Nine Orchard Hotel

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Housed in an iconic Lower East Side landmark, Nine Orchard has meticulously restored and reimagined a century-old building into an elegant hotel.

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Hotel 50 Bowery by Hyatt

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50 Bowery is an upscale boutique hotelwith a rooftop bar at the nexus of Soho, Lower East Side, and Brooklyn - a lively hotel with spacious accommodations, and unbeatable city views.

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The Merchant by Marriott

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Experience the essence of the Lower East Side at The Merchant. Each space features floor-to-ceiling windows and plenty of space to work.

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Nearby Neighborhoods

SoHo
NoHo
Little Italy/NoLita
East Village
Chinatown

"Everybody ought to have a Lower East Side in their life." - Irving Berlin

Some of our favorite things to do near The Flower Shop:

Coffee, Brunch & Quick Bites

Davelle is a kissaten style cafe (Japanese traditional cafe) serving comfort food for breakfast and lunch. Also serves coffee, tea and matcha.
Good Thanks is an easygoing hangout offering brunch staples, sandwiches & açaí bowls, plus coffee, cocktails & wine.
Clinton St. Baking Company - American restaurant known for its weekend brunch and pancakes, with a takeout section.
Win Son Bakery - Laid-back neighborhood spot serving inventive twists on Taiwanese classics for brunch & dinner.
Russ & Daughters
Full-service Jewish comfort food.
“RUSS & DAUGHTERS OCCUPIES THAT RARE AND TINY PLACE ON THE MOUNTAINTOP RESERVED FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT JUST THE OLDEST AND THE LAST — BUT ALSO THE BEST." - Anthony Bourdain
Regina’s Grocery - Brooklyn born Italian Deli and Specialty shop in the lower east side - Dishing out all the classic
Located in the best corner of the Lower East Side, Sunday to Sunday is an all-day restaurant-cafe-bar.
Michaeli Bakery is an Israeli style bakery serving burekas, rugalach, babka, challah and more on the Lower East Side!

Bars & Light Bites

Bar Belly is your local friendly cocktail bar for LES locals and travelers alike.
Bar Oliver - Wine bar inspired by the Basque Country. 40-seat bar with six tables for seated dining
Time Again - Bar cocktails, natural wine, small plates.
Le Dive - French inspired natural Lower East Side wine bar.
Barrio Chino - Cozy Mexican eatery with hip, Asian-accented decor serving rustic fare & a long list of tequilas.
Early Terrible - Food inspired by the Adriatic coast, drinks inspired by travels. Small intimate place.

Restaurants

Ha's Snack Bar is a tiny Vietnamese wine bar on the Lower East Side where the small plates have big flavors.
Il Posto Accanto - Italian wines are paired with small plates at this rustic, brick-walled wine bar.
Supper - Italian comfort food matches the rustic setting at this cash-only trattoria with an open kitchen.
Kiki’s - Straightforward Greek cuisine such as seafood & lamb served in warm digs with exposed-wood beams.
Cervo’s - Coastal Spain & Portugal inspire the cooking at this crisp oyster bar & seafood specialist.
Una Pizza Napoletana - Modern space offering self-taught pizzaiolo Anthony Mangieri's 12-inch, wood-fired Neapolitan pies.
Douska - Snug spot for hand rolls & make-your-own platters plus omakase menus.
Son del North is a Mexican restaurant in the heart of New York City.
Gotham Burger Social Club is the smash burger restaurant in New York City. Built By Nostalgia, Nothing Taste Better Than Memories!

Outdoor Activities

Walk or CitiBike the East River
Thompkins Square Park
Albert's Garden
Washington Square Park

Movie Theatres (Had to!)

Metrograph

Metrograph is the ultimate destination for movie lovers. A special curated world of cinema inspired by the great New York movie theaters of the 1920s and the Commissaries of the Hollywood Studio backlots.
Anthology Film Archives

Anthology Film Archives is an international center for the preservation, study, and exhibition of film and video, with a particular focus on independent, experimental, and avant-garde cinema.
Regal Essex Crossing

Theater complex with multiple screens featuring new release films, plush seating & concession stand.
Roxy Cinema

Roxy Cinema is an intimate movie theater in downtown Manhattan showing first-run indie films & 35mm cult classic movie screenings with gourmet concessions.

Culture

Tenement Museum

The Tenement Museum shares stories of the immigrant and migrant experience through guided tours of two historic tenement buildings in NYC.
Chinatown Soup

Chinatown Soup is a creative community by artists, for the people in downtown New York.
Hashimoto Contemporary

Hashimoto Contemporary -Contemporary art gallery with locations in New York City and San Francisco.
West Broadway Galleries

Explore a wide range of contemporary art galleries in the Lower East Side with this map.