Lower East Side\/Chinatown, Manhattan <\/p>\n
What would immigrant families of the past, crammed into narrow tenements, think of the Lower East Side today? Maybe that things change. It\u2019s party central for young people, though old-school residents hold fast, cultivating community gardens and maintaining mom-and-pop businesses. The Bowery, one of the city\u2019s oldest thoroughfares, and other lively streets bleed into Little Italy and Chinatown, resulting in a fusion of tantalizing foods.<\/p>\n
Best for: nightlife seekers, food lovers, college students
Where to stay: Public<\/a> hotel ($$$), Moxy Lower East Side<\/a> ($$)
Things to do: New Museum<\/a>, Economy Candy<\/a>, Di Palo\u2019s<\/a>, Metrograph<\/a> cinema
Where to eat and drink: Kisa<\/a> ($$), Bar Contra<\/a> ($$), Wu\u2019s Wonton King<\/a> ($), Subject<\/a> ($$), 169 Bar<\/a> ($)<\/p>\n