Lexington Avenue is East Harlem's New Restaurant Row
October 13, 2011 6:57am | By Jeff Mays, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
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Joy Burger Bar on East 100th Street is part of a stretch of restaurants on Lexington Avenue in East Harlem. (DNAinfo/Jeff Mays)
HARLEM—Betty Campbell-Adams opened an outpost of Lloyd's Carrot Cake, the business she owned with her late husband, on Second Avenue and 105th Street three years ago because she thought the area would provide a lot of foot traffic.
"It turned out to be a trying location," she said.
After the lease expired recently, Campbell-Adams moved the business to Lexington Avenue, between East 99th and East 100th streets, where business has improved dramatically.
"Lexington Avenue is a much better location because of the subway line and the bus line. The neighborhood is changing so rapidly. We are so optimistic about this location" said Campbell-Adams.
In fact, with restaurants serving everything from French and Mexican cuisine to burgers and "pitza," hip coffee cafes and a wine bar, a stretch of Lexington Avenue from East 99th to East 104th streets is quickly turning into one of El Barrio's most promising areas.
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