My Maine Man

Luke is my new favourite friend in the neighbourhood, or at least his lobster rolls are. It was the littlest, but tastiest lobster roll I've ever had! Which isn't saying a lot since I'm no lobster roll connoisseur and have certainly never been to Maine. However I did have a friend with me who is from Maine and he confirmed it was very GOOD. This little gem popped up about a month ago at most, right smack in the middle of the two Caracas restos (one of my favourite restaurants in the east village =) This block, which was always amazing has come a long way this year with the addition of Kyo-ya, Porchetta, and now Luke's! I might have to narrow my apartment search to this block! The lobster roll comes in two sizes, regular ($14) and snack size ($8, pictured here). It's not cheap but I guess lobster rolls never are. Although the bread was tiny, they did load on a lot of meat! The meat was fresh and had an awesome citrus taste to it! I was definitely satisfied after one.. it was the perfect snack! And always love me a good ginger beer... spicy and fair trade!

Luke's Lobster
93 E. 7th St
New York, NY
(212) 387-8487
lukeslobster.com