The best diner in Lower East Side

Essex currently ranks first with a Sweet Score of 93, built on 9,026 ratings. The list re-sorts itself as ratings move, so first place is not permanent.

We track 16. 10 of them have earned a Sweet Score, which means they rated above the median for their county and category. The rest are listed with their address, hours and what people order — just without a number.

The commonest price band on this list is $$ — $15–30 — covering 60% of the places we track here.

By the Sweet Score, a 4–96 rating built from where a place ranks against others in its own county and its own category. 50 is the median, 78 is the top quarter, 90 is the top 10%. A place below the median is still listed — it just doesn't carry a number, because we only publish a score when it's good news.