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[Wilfrid1]

This is supposed to be an easy one, in the sense that I don't think there's a lot there. I'll post a juicier one on Friday to keep everyone going over the weekend.

A little messy to demarcate because Tribeca interferes, but let's try:

East of West Broadway it's below Chambers Street, West of West Broadway it's below Vesey (sorry, Tribeca sticks down into it like a big wedge). And all the way to the water.

Now, there's a Daisy May truck down there, right?

Note: Admin please correct typo in title. Ta.

[fantasty]

The burger at Les Halles (John Street) made me very happy the one time I had it, but I haven't had any other burgers in that part of town.

[Abbylovi]

Financier Patisserie -- best soup. I hear they have great coffee too.

Alfanoose -- best chicken schwarma. My favorite in the city, actually.

And yes, there's a Daisy truck down there.

[Wilfrid1]

Now that Harry's has closed, is there anywhere to drink other than Blarney Stone clones? There has to be some kind of food shopping - people live down there. This would include Fulton Street - but I am struggling to think of anywhere around the seaport I would send people to eat.

[Lyle]

Daisy May's chili cart is on Wall St. at Nassau.

[omnivorette]

Now that Harry's has closed, is there anywhere to drink other than Blarney Stone clones? There has to be some kind of food shopping - people live down there. This would include Fulton Street - but I am struggling to think of anywhere around the seaport I would send people to eat.

The bar at Bayard's. It's a separate room, old, great.

[Daisy]

Omni, what do you think of the food at Bayard's?

[omnivorette]

I was only there once, and it was quite a while ago. I was with scamhi and Abby.

I liked it but wasn't wowed, but I think we had the RW prix fixe meal? I love the room, the building, the fireplace.

It's up there on my list to return to. I'd like to go in produce season, since Eberhard Muller uses produce from his own farm.

Oh and I believe Bayard's absorbed the wine cellar from Harry's, which should be large and deep...

[Wilfrid1]

The bar at Bayard's. It's a separate room, old, great.

Good tip. Can you eat in there?

[omnivorette]

Dunno, but I doubt it. But that's just an assumption based on the setup. It's not even adjacent to the dining room.

[Abbylovi]

A lot of the bars are sort of fratty. There are a couple on Stone Street, the names escape me right now.

Jeremy's is good for fried food and cheap beer in enormous containers.

[Wilfrid1]

Oh yes, I've never made it to Jeremy's. Looks huge from the outside. And that really old bar must be down there...hang on...Bridge Cafe. In a 1797 building; from peering through the windows it looks recommendable for a drink, but I think Cabby would prefer me not to assess the cuisine that way.

[Daisy]

I haven't eaten at the Bridge Cafe in some time, but it used to have more than decent food.

[StephY]

Jeremy's moved, by the way. I can't remember where it went, but it's no longer in that shack across from Radio Mexico.

I find the Paris Cafe to be acceptable for a burger & a beer. The mixed drinks are pretty stingy, unless you know the bartender (on certain nights, I do). If you stay late enough, you can watch the fish being unloaded from the trucks from New England.

Don't know if he's still there, but when I worked downtown, a man had a closet-sized storefront off of Pearl St (east of Broadway) and he'd sell fantastic Italian ices in the summer. Two scoops for $1.25. But that's probably just a nostalgic comment, at this point, unless someone else knows that he's still there?

Drinks at Fraunces Tavern can be fun, for a piece of history. Food never impressed me, though.

[Wilfrid1]

Agree on Fraunces Tavern. Not a place to eat.