Tourists and residents in New York City can find art, green spaces and restaurants between SoHo and Greenwich Village. These neighboring districts feature exhibition spaces like the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. Both neighborhoods house iconic Big Apple destinations, including Washington Square Park and New York University. You can sample the eclectic cuisine of SoHo and Greenwich Village at restaurants within these two neighborhoods.
Baburchi's serves Indian dishes seven days a week from its location between Greenwich Village and SoHo. The dining room includes large windows for natural lighting and plentiful seating. Appetizers include lamb kabobs and tandoori shrimp. Seafood lovers can select from entrees that include salmon curry and shrimp curry. Main courses range from black green lentils to minced chicken. Diners can finish their meals with homemade desserts such as mango ice cream and fried cheese balls with honey. Baburchi's offers free delivery within 10 blocks on orders of at least $15.
Baburchi's
90 W. 3rd St.
New York, NY 10012
212-529-5353
baburchiny.com
Pizza Mercato operates two locations, including a shop in Greenwich Village two blocks east of Washington Square Park. This restaurant offers a small seating area along with a pizza bar where diners can watch their orders being made. Diners can choose from appetizers that include garlic knots and buffalo wings. The kitchen prepares specialty calzones made with meatball parmigiana and ricotta cheese. Pizza Mercato is known for gourmet pies like the spaghetti pizza and the pizza with scampi Provencal. Guests are able to order individual slices of daily specials from the pizza counter.
Pizza Mercato
11 Waverly Place
New York NY 10003
212-420-8432
pizzamercato.com
Le Souk offers Moroccan cuisine just south of New York University between Greenwich Village and SoHo. The lounge within Le Souk offers North African decor, comfortable seating and belly dancing shows on the weekend. Diners can begin by ordering marinated calamari, spiced carrots and other appetizers. The kitchen creates house specialties that include lamb loin and poached beef tongue. The Le Royal special combines a lobster tail, lamb chop and lamb belly on a single plate. The prix fixe menu includes three options; a five-course chef's menu varies from season to season.
Le Souk
510 LaGuardia Place
New York, NY 10012
212-777-5454
lesoukny.com
La Esquina features three dining rooms in the heart of SoHo. The taqueria serves Mexican specialties like pulled chicken tacos and chorizo quesadillas at diner counters. The downstairs brasserie is a more formal dining room, with low lighting and larger tables. This dining room serves entrees such as chile rellenos and crabmeat tostadas. La Esquina maintains an extensive tequila and wine list at the bar within the brasserie. The cafe seats diners among books and paintings for light dishes of pollo asado or homemade sorbets.
La Esquina
114 Kenmare St.
New York, NY 10012
646-613-7100
esquinanyc.com
