This might be the best neighborhood for going out in all of Manhattan. Excellent, casual dining options abound here, including Superiority Burger, Xi’an’s Famous, Empellón Al Pastor, and Little Tong Noodle Shop. There's a bar for every taste too. Want cocktails? PDT or Death & Co. Beer? Blue & Gold and St. Dymphna’s. There’s still a feeling of an older, artsier New York here: the jazz at Jules, cinema at the Angelika, and shows at Public Theater. With modern developments on Cooper Square, you'll see a juxtaposition of new and old, of progress and tradition, of history of the past and excitement of the future: it's as NYC as it gets.