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Iara

Number 1 in New York Lower East Side Brazilian Opened October 2026

86.3Up 72
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An open-kitchen Brazilian restaurant on the Lower East Side, drawing on Amazon rainforest flavors. It is a new, 60-seat room and tables are hard to get.

What to order

Get a table

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Tables open 14 days ahead at 12 PM, New York time. blog.resy.com (opens in a new tab)

On Resy, turn on Notify for your date. Canceled tables go to the people on that list first.

Who is naming it

Where the score comes from

Critic lists
78.0
Press buzz
0.0
Newness
11.4
Honors
0.0

Points from the four parts add up, then pass through a curve that tops out at 100. How the score works

The last 30 days

1595Oct 15Nov 13

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Where

205 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002

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