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Bowery, New York City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
The Bowery is a street and neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, running through the old heart of New York City.
About Bowery
Where to stay in Bowery
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
The Bowery threads through a dense corner of Lower Manhattan, hemmed by neighborhoods that each carry their own flavor of lodging. Pick your side of the street. Beds toward Canal Street sit within a short walk of Chinatown and Little Italy, while the northern stretch near Cooper Square opens onto the quieter blocks of NoHo and the East Village to the east.
Rooms fill fast on weekends.
About Bowery
What are the main landmarks in Bowery?
Here the street itself is the landmark. The Bowery runs from Chatham Square in the south, past Worth Street and Mott Street, up to Cooper Square at 4th Street, tracing one of the oldest thoroughfares on the island of Manhattan. A newer arrival stands along its western edge.
The New Museum, a stack of off-kilter boxes, marks the block for anyone walking up from Chinatown toward NoHo.
What is the history of Bowery?
The Bowery has long been counted as part of the Lower East Side. The street took shape as a road running north out of the colonial town at the foot of Manhattan, and the neighborhood that grew along it kept that hard, working edge well into the modern city. Little Australia now overlaps its blocks.
Immigrant streets pressed in from every side, with Chinatown to the south and Little Italy to the west.
Where is Bowery?
The Bowery neighborhood runs from Canal Street north to Cooper Square and East Fourth Street, reaching east from the street toward Allen Street and First Avenue in Lower Manhattan.
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Updated July 2026