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Clinton Street, on Manhattan's Lower East Side, at night.

71 Clinton Fresh Food, the street's top dining spot.

Clinton Street's aKa Cafe at lunchtime.

Alias restaurant, at 76 Clinton Street.

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Wylie Dufresne, formerly the chef at 71 Clinton, stands in front of 50 Clinton Street. What once was a bodega will soon be his new restaurant, WD50.
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Marybeth, Janet and Susan Nelson, sisters and the restaurateurs behind Alias.
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Clinton Street near the restaurants Alias, aKa Cafe and 71 Clinton Fresh Food.
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Punch and Judy, a wine bar on Clinton Street, attracts mostly a neighborhood crowd.
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Clinton Street Bakery Company, at 4 Clinton Street.
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