Named after the Lower East Side intersection where it’s located, this restaurant brings a little more boho chic to the Lower East Side. Thick red-velvet drapes and candles dripping with wax on bookshelves make this seductive gastropub feel like a brothel-like foodie haven. Forget bangers and mash—the kitchen makes normally cringe-worthy animal parts (is that a lamb’s neck on my plate?) something to crave. The dining room is so dark you might need a pocket flashlight just to read the menu, so memorize a few signature items just in case: We swoon over the crispy sweetbreads, poached caramelized bone marrow adorned with caviar, and raw hamachi with “pink grapefruit beads” and slivers of fennel. Be careful not to gorge yourself on the addictive bacon and sage rolls to start.

Allen & Delancey Information:

• Contemporary American menu. Dinner.