Not that you would stalk her or anything.

Mandy Coon’s aesthetic meshes well with her East Village ‘hood. “It still has character. There are still, like, total junkies in the park,” the grit-appreciating designer explains . “There’s such good food—there’s such good everything.”  Here, five of her top hangouts (with an emphasis on the edible).

Prune
“I don’t drink bloody marys. But here? They’re so good. And the bone marrow—I’ve never had it anywhere else, but I’ve heard that sometimes it’s gelatinous. I can’t handle that kind of texture.”
(4 E. 1st St. # 1, between  1st and 2nd Ave.; prunerestaurant.com)

Sunny’s Florist
“It’s a tiny little florist—and she’s only open sometimes—on 2nd Ave. and 6th St. Her flowers last a long time and are really beautiful and special. They always have these almost-black calla lilies that range from purple to dark maroon.”
(102 2nd Ave., 212-473-0185)

Bluebird Coffee Shop
“I usually get an Americano, and they also have a great egg-salad sandwich.’”
(72 E. 1st St., between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.; bluebirdcoffeeshop.com)

Bond Street Chocolate
“I know about it because my friend—who’s an amazing, amazing knit designer—decided that she wanted to learn how to make chocolates, so she was interning there for awhile and then started working there on weekends. It’s really small, but it’s really cute. They even do little chocolate skulls. I’ve been thinking, ‘Hmm…I want to do a collaboration.’”
(63 E. 4th St., between 2nd Ave. and Bowery; bondstchocolate.com)

Cha-An
“It’s an amazing Japanese tea place. I usually have a sencha, and on Saturdays, I get this lunch special thing that I really like.”
(230 E. 9th St., between 2nd and 3rd Ave.; website)

B&H
“I never actually go there—I always order in. They have great hot borscht, and I really like their macaroni and cheese—it’s American cheese, not fancy. In the winter, their stuff is all I want to eat.”
(127 2nd Ave., between 7th St. and St. Marks Pl.; 212-505-8065)

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