Lower East Side — New York City Restaurant Scores (October 2026)
Oligrail has 29 places in our data for Lower East Side (ZIP 10002): 22 with an Oligrail score and 7 with Limited coverage, updated October 15, 2026. Scores update monthly, on the 1st. Each listing shows a name, an Oligrail score or Limited coverage, the ZIP, one short reason and a score breakdown.
Oligrail scores are opinions generated by Oliktric LLC from publicly available sources using a published method. They are not statements of fact, guarantees, or endorsements. Restaurants do not pay to change scores. Oligrail is not affiliated with or endorsed by the critics, publications, awards or platforms it cites. Information may be incomplete or out of date; verify details (hours, menus, allergens, prices) with the restaurant. Terms: https://oligrail.ai/terms · Method: https://oligrail.ai/methodology · Corrections: https://oligrail.ai/corrections
We score only places with enough independent public coverage that we can match to our data in 46 Atlanta & Greater Atlanta Area ZIPs. "Limited coverage" means we found too few independent public sources to give a score; it is not a judgment of the restaurant, which may be excellent. A place may be missing because we haven't found or matched coverage for it, or because a rule in our method, such as the chain rule, leaves it out.
Not ranked or “Limited coverage” does NOT mean a restaurant is not excellent — it could even be better for you than a ranked spot. Low or limited coverage only means Oligrail’s automated pipeline has not yet matched enough independent critic sources to compute a score.
127 Orchard St, New York NY 10002 · ZIP 10002Breakfast · Brunch
★ Michelin GuideThe New York TimesEater NYThe InfatuationHigh confidence (4 sources)
Score breakdown for Russ & Daughters Cafe
Status
Scored
Critic outlets
Michelin Guide, The New York Times, Eater NY, The Infatuation
Independent sources
4
Public videos
4
Newest source
Aug 2026
Confidence
High
The score is the recency-weighted critic and consensus signal, pulled toward the fixed baseline of 52 more strongly when a place has fewer independent sources. How scores work
43 Canal St, New York NY 10002 · ZIP 10002Seafood · Spanish
The New York TimesEater NYThe InfatuationNew York MagazineHigh confidence (4 sources)
Score breakdown for Cervo's
Status
Scored
Critic outlets
The New York Times, Eater NY, The Infatuation, New York Magazine
Independent sources
4
Public videos
4
Newest source
Aug 2026
Confidence
High
The score is the recency-weighted critic and consensus signal, pulled toward the fixed baseline of 52 more strongly when a place has fewer independent sources. How scores work