Somtum Der is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit in the East Village, New York.

1. Somtum Der

7.9
85 Avenue A (btwn E 5th & E 6th St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · East Village · 192 tips and reviews

Jessica L.Jessica Le: Great new Thai restaurant in the neighborhood. Try the many varieties of Papaya Salad (Somtum) - the original is my favorite!

Ali K.Ali Kraft: Amazing food from northern Thailand, not your traditional and overdone noodle and curry dishes. Papaya Salad and beef skewers in coconut milk are a must!

Emily W.Emily Wilson: A somtum is a must, and all this stuff is killer, too: grilled coconut milk marinated pork skewers, pork fried rice with Thai basil, deep fried chicken thighs, any larb (but esp. the mushroom).

Butter Lane is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit in the East Village, New York.

2. Butter Lane

8.3
123 E 7th St (btwn 1st & A), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · East Village · 167 tips and reviews

Shawn C.Shawn Chang: French vanilla with banana cup cake, amazing!

Mariela S.Mariela Salas: For a heavenly explosion of buttery goodness in your mouth -- try the banana cake with pistachio frosting. Truly addictive!

Tink W.Tink Wong: one of my favorite places for cupcakes! Can't go wrong with any of the flavors for cake or icing. Banana cake is amazing!

Sundaes and Cones is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit in the East Village, New York.

3. Sundaes and Cones

8.9
95 E 10th St (btwn 3rd & 4th Ave), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · East Village · 293 tips and reviews

Teresa W.Teresa W: generous scoops and interesting favors like pink grapefruit, taro, black sesame, and ginger! taste test before you commit

Connie C.Connie Chiu: Best ice cream! Creamy. Thai tea, lavender, honey dew, taro, and ginger are amazing.

Patrick B.Patrick Baskin: Unique flavors (green tea, banana), delicious scoops, worth a stop in

Spot Dessert Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit in the East Village, New York.

4. Spot Dessert Bar

8.6
13 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · East Village · 353 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: They brought soft cheesecake with blueberry compote, oranges and passionfruit foam, and mini cupcakes (Green Tea, Coffee, Coconut, and Mocha) to Choice Eats- sweet and delicious!

Serious EatsSerious Eats: We love their dark chocolate cake with green tea buttercream, the classic coconut, and the apple crumb cupcakes. And when available, banana walnut cupcakes should be at the top of your list.

Kristina R.Kristina Rodulfo: Love the unconventional dessert flavors here. Green tea lava cake is by far a favorite, but all the tapas are amazing - so get a bunch with your friends and share!

Miss Lily's 7A is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit in the East Village, New York.

5. Miss Lily's 7A

8.9
109 Avenue A (at E 7th St), New York, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · East Village · 170 tips and reviews

Allison N.Allison Niksich: The grilled corn with coconut is a must try....unlike anything I've had - delicious!

Ms H.Ms Helene: Buffet of unusual sides made a great meal: fried plaintains, grilled pineapple coleslaw and fresh vegetable quinoa salad. $5 each.

Nazli O.Nazli Oguz: Great and fast service, unlimited cocktails for brunch and delicious food, jerk chicken rotti and coconut pancake are amazing

Boka is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit in the East Village, New York.

6. Boka

7.7
9 Saint Marks Pl (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · East Village · 208 tips and reviews

Angona T.Angona Tran: Gotta try the fried chicken and the pitcher of watermelon soju served in a real watermelon!

Samantha C.Samantha Cheng: Korean fried chicken and watermelon soju ($26) is a great combo to share among friends. I was here 3 out of the 4 nights that I was in NYC!

Dan K.Dan Kao: My favorite bon chon place in nyc. Get the fried chicken and watermelon soju!

Veselka is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit in the East Village, New York.

7. Veselka

8.8
144 2nd Ave (at E 9th St), New York, NY
Ukrainian Restaurant · East Village · 650 tips and reviews

SierraSierra: The arugula + goat cheese perogies, coupled with a few potato latkes topped with sour cream and applesauce, is THE perfect late night drunk food.

Emma C.Emma Cramer: Get the 7 layer bar (it might not be called that) but it has chocolate and coconut and gooey stuff and is amazing. In the pastry display by the cashier.

Lea C.Lea Ceasrine: My ukranian friend and I each got borsch (beet soup), shared spinach and cheese dumplings + topped it off with potato pancakes w/ cream cheese and apple sauce. As authentic as could be.

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit in the East Village, New York.

8. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream

9.1
48 1/2 E 7th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · East Village · 307 tips and reviews

East Village EatsEast Village Eats: Get the Roasted Banana or Earl Grey scoops.

Sam W.Sam Winnick: The banana split is amazing. The strawberry ice cream is great too.

Hadley H.Hadley Holmes: Don't be afraid to try the vegan flavors--the chocolate has just a hint of coconut and it's perfect.

Hearth is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit in the East Village, New York.

9. Hearth

8.6
403 E 12th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 208 tips and reviews

Kelly K.Kelly Kearns: Thank you to those that recommended the gnocchi, veal ricotta meatballs, and apple cider donuts. Tried lots of things but these were the stars of the show!

Corley S.Corley Stone: Ah-may-zing. Everything is good, and their famous cider doughnuts are famous for a reason!

KEKE: The gnocchi is to die for, broth, rigatoni were great. Try the pear salad and the garlic bread apps! Pass on the Japanese sweet potato salad, octopus. If you have room for dessert - chocolate pudding!

Veniero’s Pasticceria & Caffe is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit in the East Village, New York.

10. Veniero’s Pasticceria & Caffe

9.1
342 E 11th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · East Village · 317 tips and reviews

Yesbelt F.Yesbelt Fernandez: The fruit supreme cake is my favorite cake. Its a sponge cake infused with raspberry brandy, filled with bavarian cream and fresh fruits - guaranteed to not let you down.

julio v.julio vasquez: The NY cheesecake with mixed berry is amazing!

Noah X.Noah Xifr: Fruit Supreme (brandy soaked cake w fruit slices top) and cheesecakes are excellent choices. But you MUST try their Black Forest cake :) rich moist cake & subtle cherries chocolate & cream. <3

Milk Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit in the East Village, New York.

11. Milk Bar

7.8
251 E 13th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · East Village · 711 tips and reviews

Tim S.Tim Shey: have the fruity pebble-flavored soft serve ice cream, topped with fruit pebbles, with a corn cookie on the side.

Michelle S.Michelle S: Savory: Skip Volcano, get blue cheese polenta bread slathered in kimchi butter. Sweet: Try everything from passion fruit & choc chip cake to always unique soft serve flavors.

The New York TimesThe New York Times: Recommended: Cereal-milk soft-serve ice cream, chocolate-chocolate cookie, candy-bar pie, chocolate cake with yellow-cake icing, banana cake with hazelnut crunch, Chinese-sausage focaccia. Read more.

ChikaLicious Dessert Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit in the East Village, New York.

12. ChikaLicious Dessert Bar

8.4
203 E 10th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · East Village · 252 tips and reviews

Phoebe E.Phoebe E: They have the best banana cupcakes I've tasted. Their frosting is not cloyingly buttery and slightly tangy. For something lighter, get the green watermelon shaved ice.

Olga L.Olga Lepigina: I'm sure you all know about red velvet Chikalicious cupcakes already, but if you like coconut, the coconut ones are to die for, as well as the triple chocolate ones

Dounia Alexandra N.Dounia Alexandra Nassar: Delicious! Tried the lava cake and the hot apple cinnamon crisp: amazing!

Horus Café on A is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit in the East Village, New York.

13. Horus Café on A

7.7
293 E 10th St (at Avenue A), New York, NY
Hookah Bar · East Village · 86 tips and reviews

Rent the RunwayRent the Runway: Best hookahs we've had- grape and orange in a pineapple and strawberry mint. Make sure you get a Brazilian Brahma with your hookah- they're hard to find!

Jesse E.Jesse Earles: Pineapple smoke is so good! Try it out!

Adam H.Adam Hershkowitz: I've smoked hookahs in cafes across the world and this place is definitely top 5. Try the fresh fruit pineapple hookah with the Egyptian Pharo shisha

Cafe Mogador is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit in the East Village, New York.

14. Cafe Mogador

9.1
101 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Moroccan Restaurant · East Village · 402 tips and reviews

matt s.matt sitelman: Order the Charmoullah Tagines with Lamb and CousCous if spices mean anything to you. To die for. Wash down with the best blueberry mojito I've had north of Ocean Drive, South Beach.

Jessica R.Jessica Ransom: The Lamb Tagine with Fruit and Cous Cous is the best here! Love it!!! And the whole brunch menu is great here too!

Nastoush N.Nastoush Nastya: Try their tajine , it's absolutely amazing ! My favorite - lamb tajine with prunes and apricots NOMnomnommmmmmmmm🍑

El Camion Cantina is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit in the East Village, New York.

15. El Camion Cantina

7.6
194 Avenue A (at E 12th St.), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · East Village · 132 tips and reviews

S SS S: Must try the guava margaritas! Fresh puree is used here!

El Camion CantinaEl Camion Cantina: el camion cantina h-h from 12-7 pm and the best brunch in town, free drink with it and $5 drinks special, monday frozen margaritas are $5 all day...

Tanya B.Tanya Barrios: LEGEN-wait for it-DARY! Brunch deal is the best. Amazing food, frozen margarita and coffee for $10? I make the trek every Sunday since it's the best deal in town!