Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Open late - good for the money. Go late or early - otherwise a zoo.
580 locals recommend
The Meatball Shop
64 Greenwich Ave
580 locals recommend
Open late - good for the money. Go late or early - otherwise a zoo.
Awesome. Great place to sit at the bar alone. Great oyster happy hour.
57 locals recommend
Upstate
95 1st Ave.
57 locals recommend
Awesome. Great place to sit at the bar alone. Great oyster happy hour.
Arguably the best pastrami. TIP: If you stand in a sandwich line - tip generously before they start.
690 locals recommend
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston St
690 locals recommend
Arguably the best pastrami. TIP: If you stand in a sandwich line - tip generously before they start.
great dumplings - cheap
288 locals recommend
Vanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge St
288 locals recommend
great dumplings - cheap
good. Our go to group non-spicy Chinese place. I love to sit in the upper level with a weird nautical theme.
62 locals recommend
Congee Village
100 Allen St
62 locals recommend
good. Our go to group non-spicy Chinese place. I love to sit in the upper level with a weird nautical theme.
good
44 locals recommend
Grand Sichuan
342 Grove St
44 locals recommend
good
Vegetarian friends with money love it.
63 locals recommend
Dirt Candy
86 Allen St
63 locals recommend
Vegetarian friends with money love it.
Great spendy restaurant. Pretty awesome cocktails too.
99 locals recommend
Prune
54 E 1st St
99 locals recommend
Great spendy restaurant. Pretty awesome cocktails too.
Our favorite local Indian restaurant. A bit more expensive but not too bad. Beer on tap and you can always get in.
13 locals recommend
Malai Marke
318 E 6th St
13 locals recommend
Our favorite local Indian restaurant. A bit more expensive but not too bad. Beer on tap and you can always get in.
Great spicy western Chinese food. We've been fans since they opened their original Manhattan location.
35 locals recommend
Xi’an Famous Foods
35 locals recommend
Great spicy western Chinese food. We've been fans since they opened their original Manhattan location.
Great spicy western Chinese food. We've been fans since they opened their original Manhattan location.
107 locals recommend
Xi'an Famous Foods
88 E Broadway
107 locals recommend
Great spicy western Chinese food. We've been fans since they opened their original Manhattan location.
Best italian style pizza.
114 locals recommend
Motorino
510 Columbus Ave
114 locals recommend
Best italian style pizza.
One of the best NYC coal oven style pizza places. Check out the oven.
149 locals recommend
Lombardi's
32 Spring St
149 locals recommend
One of the best NYC coal oven style pizza places. Check out the oven.
One of the best.
9 locals recommend
Szechuan Gourmet
21 W 39th St
9 locals recommend
One of the best.
My favorite Chinese dim sum in Manhattan.
61 locals recommend
Golden Unicorn
18 E Broadway
61 locals recommend
My favorite Chinese dim sum in Manhattan.
The best New York style pizza. Period. Worth the trip and the wait.
27 locals recommend
Totonno's Pizzeria Napolitana
1524 Neptune Ave
27 locals recommend
The best New York style pizza. Period. Worth the trip and the wait.
Fantastic barbecue. Believe me. Better than it should be.
139 locals recommend
Mighty Quinn's Barbeque
75 2nd Ave
139 locals recommend
Fantastic barbecue. Believe me. Better than it should be.
West Village outpost.
139 locals recommend
Mighty Quinn's Barbeque
75 2nd Ave
139 locals recommend
West Village outpost.
Good lunch deals. Chinese spicy dry pot. Fun for groups at dinner.
25 locals recommend
MáLà Project
122 1st Ave.
25 locals recommend
Good lunch deals. Chinese spicy dry pot. Fun for groups at dinner.
Very very good Queens worthy Thai food. Haven't been in the fancy downstairs but the upstairs lunch place is great.
10 locals recommend
Wayla
100 Forsyth St
10 locals recommend
Very very good Queens worthy Thai food. Haven't been in the fancy downstairs but the upstairs lunch place is great.
Jackson's fave vegetarian Chinese is the one on Mulberry Street. (Didn't see it listed here.)
13 locals recommend
The Original Buddha Bodai Kosher Vegetarian Restaurant 🥬 佛菩提
5 Mott St
13 locals recommend
Jackson's fave vegetarian Chinese is the one on Mulberry Street. (Didn't see it listed here.)

Drinks & Nightlife

New music every hour - 3 stages.
226 locals recommend
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen St
226 locals recommend
New music every hour - 3 stages.
beer & wine and sandwiches
20 locals recommend
Marshall Stack
66 Rivington St
20 locals recommend
beer & wine and sandwiches
sometimes good
26 locals recommend
d.b.a.
41 1st Ave.
26 locals recommend
sometimes good
Good rock bands - cover charge.
95 locals recommend
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston St
95 locals recommend
Good rock bands - cover charge.
Great burgers and huge beer selection.
11 locals recommend
Fools Gold NYC
145 E Houston St
11 locals recommend
Great burgers and huge beer selection.
Best cocktails ever.
102 locals recommend
Attaboy
134 Eldridge St
102 locals recommend
Best cocktails ever.
Great speakeasy craft coktail bar -- enter thru Criff Dogs. Try to sit at the bar. Try to not get too drunk somewhere else waiting to get in.
287 locals recommend
Please Don't Tell
113 St Marks Pl
287 locals recommend
Great speakeasy craft coktail bar -- enter thru Criff Dogs. Try to sit at the bar. Try to not get too drunk somewhere else waiting to get in.
Great jazz during the week at a reasonable price. Great vibe.
22 locals recommend
55 Bar
55 Christopher St
22 locals recommend
Great jazz during the week at a reasonable price. Great vibe.
One of the greats.
183 locals recommend
169 Bar
169 E Broadway
183 locals recommend
One of the greats.
Cool vibe. I think wine and beer only. Scottish and Jewish food.
44 locals recommend
Eastwood
200 Clinton St
44 locals recommend
Cool vibe. I think wine and beer only. Scottish and Jewish food.
Craft cocktails, small bites, cool music sometimes.
189 locals recommend
The Wayland
700 E 9th St
189 locals recommend
Craft cocktails, small bites, cool music sometimes.

Everything Else

Best Jewish Appetizing store in the universe.
251 locals recommend
Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston St
251 locals recommend
Best Jewish Appetizing store in the universe.

Essentials

big
1895 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston St
1895 locals recommend
big

Sightseeing

Great museum of normal people and how they lived. Tours only. Book it. Good gift shop.
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St
603 locals recommend
Great museum of normal people and how they lived. Tours only. Book it. Good gift shop.
Crowded like crazy with tourists but a must see - especially at night. No dogs or bikes.
2323 locals recommend
The High Line Park
2323 locals recommend
Crowded like crazy with tourists but a must see - especially at night. No dogs or bikes.

City advice

Getting around

Use google maps.

Good mass transit options. I use it myself.
Ways to save

TodayTix is a good app for discounted theater tickets

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