Places in the East Village

ACADEMY RECORDS is the largest used record store in NYC. Located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, we've got over 25,000 Lps on display at any given time. We literally carry all types of music - it's our "thing."

Beard Papa's is an Osaka based chain with locations all around the world, including a handful in New York City.  Their speciality is a cream puff pastry shell filled with whipped cream custard, available in vanilla, chocolate and a wide variety of speciality flavors, that is then lightly dusted with powdered sugar.

The cream puffs have been dubbed "Best Cream Puffs in the World" by a number of newspapers and in 2008 Wired Magazine awarded Beard Papa's the "Wired" rating - the magazines highest possible rating.

Considered a pioneer of Moroccan restaurants in NYC, Café Mogador is a delectable haven at any time of the year. In fact, as the bitter cold sets the tone for a cozy sitting in the restaurant’s warm candlelight atmosphere, the spring allows a refreshing meal on the terrace from which the cosmopolitan East Village scenery can be appreciated.

Open to the public September 20th 2005 Dashwood Books is New York City's only independent bookstore devoted entirely to photography.

Dashwood Books is owned and operated by David Strettell formerly the Cultural Director of Magnum Photos where for the last twelve years he produced numerous books and exhibitions advised on countless photographic projects and developed extensive relationships in publishing and media, as well as with museums, galleries and with photographers all over the world.