47 East 1st Street

"If you’re looking for a place to pick up Dominican food in the East Village, try KM1. This Caribbean restaurant on East 1st Street opened in August, and in addition to things like chicharron and honey-glazed jerk wings, the menu has a chimi burger, some extremely crispy mofongo with skirt steak and a light tomato broth. They also have non-meat Dominican options like a vegan pastelón layered with mushrooms and coconut sauce, and shrimp mofongo. KM1 also serves tiki mocktails and cocktails like a pina colada in a pineapple, for takeout and delivery." - nikko duren

"More great, new Caribbean food - this time with a focus on Dominican dishes. Before you send us a pedantic email: yes - we know that Km1 is located on the northside of Houston Street, which technically disqualifies it from Lower East Side-dom. But when you try this restaurant’s skirt steak mofongo and honey-glazed jerk wings, you’ll be glad you saw it mentioned here. Stop by KM1 for their covered outdoor dining, call 646-669-7547 for pick-up, or place your delivery order online." - hannah albertine

"Neither Rossy’s nor El Riconcito are offering outdoor dining at the moment, so if you’re looking for a place to sit down for a chimi burger and some extremely crispy mofongo with skirt steak and a light tomato broth, try KM1. This Caribbean restaurant on East 1st Street opened in August 2020, and in addition to things like chicharron and honey-glazed jerk wings, the menu has a bunch of meatless Dominican options like a vegan pastelon layered with mushrooms and coconut sauce, a shrimp mofongo, and a vegetarian chimi burger. They’re still waiting for their liquor license but, in the meantime, try one of their shaved ice frio frios (we like the tamarind one). Stop by KM1 for their covered outdoor dining, call 646-669-7547 for pick-up, or place your delivery order online." - hannah albertine