Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

**29 Cornelia Street, New York, New York NO WIF late hours - cafe near Bleecker Street & W 4th Street - This is a bkfst,lunch, dinner place happy hour - at the bar. jazz /other music eves cover chg.
43 locals recommend
The Cornelia Street Cafe
Cornelia Street
43 locals recommend
**29 Cornelia Street, New York, New York NO WIF late hours - cafe near Bleecker Street & W 4th Street - This is a bkfst,lunch, dinner place happy hour - at the bar. jazz /other music eves cover chg.
Fresh filled cannoli's, true lemon Italian ice in the summer
27 locals recommend
Pasticceria Rocco
243 Bleecker St
27 locals recommend
Fresh filled cannoli's, true lemon Italian ice in the summer
dumplings - long wait - best to go uptown W 56th
196 locals recommend
Joe's Shanghai
46 Bowery
196 locals recommend
dumplings - long wait - best to go uptown W 56th
creamy pizza - there is also by the slice if you go to the side or to MacDougal Street it is not NY Style pizza - for that you go to Joe's Pizzeria on Bleecker
426 locals recommend
Artichoke Basille's Pizza
321 E 14th St
426 locals recommend
creamy pizza - there is also by the slice if you go to the side or to MacDougal Street it is not NY Style pizza - for that you go to Joe's Pizzeria on Bleecker
one of the top pizza's in NYC
337 locals recommend
Joe's Pizza
7 Carmine St
337 locals recommend
one of the top pizza's in NYC
one of the long standing top cheap easts Falafel
100 locals recommend
Mamoun's Falafel
119 MacDougal St
100 locals recommend
one of the long standing top cheap easts Falafel
try the Mushroom burger with deep fried cheese pocket -and of course one of their concrete shakes and NY draft beers (part of the Danny Meyer's Group)
993 locals recommend
Shake Shack
Madison Avenue
993 locals recommend
try the Mushroom burger with deep fried cheese pocket -and of course one of their concrete shakes and NY draft beers (part of the Danny Meyer's Group)
Tom Colicchio's - great choice of draft beers, great prixe fixe M-F lunch
8 locals recommend
Colicchio & Sons
85 10th Ave
8 locals recommend
Tom Colicchio's - great choice of draft beers, great prixe fixe M-F lunch
best Ramen in Japan and US - there is a wait in the Village near 9th St. They text you when your table is ready. Open late and still a wait in the freezing cold. Fresh made noodles, extra noodles $4
226 locals recommend
Ippudo NY
65 4th Ave
226 locals recommend
best Ramen in Japan and US - there is a wait in the Village near 9th St. They text you when your table is ready. Open late and still a wait in the freezing cold. Fresh made noodles, extra noodles $4
great assortment of authentic and reasonably priced Chinese dim sum - 9a-1p fabulous honey noodle dessert square - limited availabilty - Pell between Mott and Bowery, same street as Joe's Shanghai
Delight 28
28 Pell St
great assortment of authentic and reasonably priced Chinese dim sum - 9a-1p fabulous honey noodle dessert square - limited availabilty - Pell between Mott and Bowery, same street as Joe's Shanghai
one of NY's top pizzeria restaurants by the whole pie only. This one is in a quaint old church building
26 locals recommend
Grimaldi's
656 6th Avenue
26 locals recommend
one of NY's top pizzeria restaurants by the whole pie only. This one is in a quaint old church building
for the sit down experience of Russ & Daughter's bagels, lox, etc. as Martha Stewart loves
181 locals recommend
Russ & Daughters Cafe
127 Orchard St
181 locals recommend
for the sit down experience of Russ & Daughter's bagels, lox, etc. as Martha Stewart loves
Lobster roll
85 locals recommend
Luke's Lobster East Village
85 locals recommend
Lobster roll
also one at Second Ave and 7th Street which is slightly better. Pulled Pork and burnt ends - almost as good as Texas
139 locals recommend
Mighty Quinn's Barbeque
75 2nd Ave
139 locals recommend
also one at Second Ave and 7th Street which is slightly better. Pulled Pork and burnt ends - almost as good as Texas
Polish diner in the East Village, open very late - variety includes blintzes
235 locals recommend
Veselka
144 2nd Ave
235 locals recommend
Polish diner in the East Village, open very late - variety includes blintzes
** cafe near the Highline close to 10th Ave and W 20th Street near Cookshop WIFI but no restrooms Brioche and Cinnamon Toaste variety of Coffees - open 7-6pm most days, later to 7pm Thurs-Fri-Sat
6 locals recommend
Underline Coffee
511 W 20th St
6 locals recommend
** cafe near the Highline close to 10th Ave and W 20th Street near Cookshop WIFI but no restrooms Brioche and Cinnamon Toaste variety of Coffees - open 7-6pm most days, later to 7pm Thurs-Fri-Sat
nicer atmosphere here closer to 10th Ave., long wait but real tables
68 locals recommend
Totto Ramen Hell's Kitchen
68 locals recommend
nicer atmosphere here closer to 10th Ave., long wait but real tables
more expensive but best falafel
116 locals recommend
Taïm
45 Spring St
116 locals recommend
more expensive but best falafel
Falafel where you can fill the pocket with lots of vegetables
10 locals recommend
Maoz Vegetarian
38 Union Square E
10 locals recommend
Falafel where you can fill the pocket with lots of vegetables
** wifi - 24 hour cafe bet 5th and 6th Ave. close to Penn Station and the buses
Cafe R
116 W 32nd St
** wifi - 24 hour cafe bet 5th and 6th Ave. close to Penn Station and the buses

Drinks & Nightlife

top Michelin ranked Seafood - French restaurant - go for the market lunch no reservations M-Fri 12-2:30pm lunch in the lounge for $45 prixe fixe
33 locals recommend
Le Bernardin
155 W 51st St
33 locals recommend
top Michelin ranked Seafood - French restaurant - go for the market lunch no reservations M-Fri 12-2:30pm lunch in the lounge for $45 prixe fixe
top Michelin ranked - Chef Michael White try the brunch Sat/Sun for $49
39 locals recommend
Marea
240 Central Park S
39 locals recommend
top Michelin ranked - Chef Michael White try the brunch Sat/Sun for $49
Michelin ranked - Chef Jean George prixe fixe late or early bird dinners and lunches -
42 locals recommend
Jean-Georges
1 Central Park West
42 locals recommend
Michelin ranked - Chef Jean George prixe fixe late or early bird dinners and lunches -
prixe fixe lunch
57 locals recommend
Spice Market
57 locals recommend
prixe fixe lunch
more expensive than 9 Pell Street, but a shorter wait
196 locals recommend
Joe's Shanghai
46 Bowery
196 locals recommend
more expensive than 9 Pell Street, but a shorter wait
New York's top Michelin Restaurant - Danny Meyer's Group
55 locals recommend
Eleven Madison Park
11 Madison Ave
55 locals recommend
New York's top Michelin Restaurant - Danny Meyer's Group
close to NYU - Washington Square Park, walk/train one stop downtown E W. 4 Mario Batali's - lunch possible but dinner reservations are difficult to come by -and the pixe fixe at dinner starts at $75
67 locals recommend
Babbo
110 Waverly Pl
67 locals recommend
close to NYU - Washington Square Park, walk/train one stop downtown E W. 4 Mario Batali's - lunch possible but dinner reservations are difficult to come by -and the pixe fixe at dinner starts at $75
Colicchio's small plates Gramercy Park Restaurant
10 locals recommend
Craft
43 E 19th St
10 locals recommend
Colicchio's small plates Gramercy Park Restaurant
Bastinanich and Batali collaboration. Great prixe fixe M-F lunch only $45
36 locals recommend
Del Posto
85 10th Ave
36 locals recommend
Bastinanich and Batali collaboration. Great prixe fixe M-F lunch only $45
fabulous Sun buffet lunch for $25 or great early bird before 6pm M-F dinner prixe fixe dinner.
14 locals recommend
Turkish Kitchen
386 3rd Ave
14 locals recommend
fabulous Sun buffet lunch for $25 or great early bird before 6pm M-F dinner prixe fixe dinner.
Thai restaurant with reasonable prixe fixe - this one is in the theatre district
101 locals recommend
Room Service
690 9th Ave
101 locals recommend
Thai restaurant with reasonable prixe fixe - this one is in the theatre district
Bastianich, Batali, Pasternack collaboration - top fresh whole fish Italian restaurant in the theatre district
27 locals recommend
Esca
402 W 43rd St
27 locals recommend
Bastianich, Batali, Pasternack collaboration - top fresh whole fish Italian restaurant in the theatre district
the best of the BBQ restaurants in the New York area -this one is closer to Columbia Univ.. The original is Syracuse NYHells Angels favorite location - also branch in Brooklyn - try the lamb ribs day
409 locals recommend
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
700 W 125th St
409 locals recommend
the best of the BBQ restaurants in the New York area -this one is closer to Columbia Univ.. The original is Syracuse NYHells Angels favorite location - also branch in Brooklyn - try the lamb ribs day
24 hour Cuban
41 locals recommend
Coppelia
207 W 14th St
41 locals recommend
24 hour Cuban

Everything Else

great eats, wine-tasting Lobster bar Vietnamese sandwiches Amy's bread Italian pasta - Fresh Produce market
1123 locals recommend
Chelsea Market
75 9th Ave
1123 locals recommend
great eats, wine-tasting Lobster bar Vietnamese sandwiches Amy's bread Italian pasta - Fresh Produce market
croissants
18 locals recommend
Patisserie Claude
187 West 4th Street
18 locals recommend
croissants
Martha Stewart's choice for bagels and lox of all types - truly upscale bagel source
251 locals recommend
Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston St
251 locals recommend
Martha Stewart's choice for bagels and lox of all types - truly upscale bagel source
this is the $15 roast pork sandwich including crisp rinds that Mario Batali loves
32 locals recommend
Porchetta
32 locals recommend
this is the $15 roast pork sandwich including crisp rinds that Mario Batali loves
Daniel Boulud's casual cafe - has reasonable prixe fixe, close to the old Whitney, a walk to Met and Guggenheim
9 locals recommend
Café Boulud
100 E 76th St
9 locals recommend
Daniel Boulud's casual cafe - has reasonable prixe fixe, close to the old Whitney, a walk to Met and Guggenheim
free after 4pm Fridays Matisse Cut Outs Exhibit
2114 locals recommend
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
2114 locals recommend
free after 4pm Fridays Matisse Cut Outs Exhibit
free after 6pm Fridays, has great happy hour, events, opens late Fridays nearby at 17th Street and 7th Ave
106 locals recommend
Rubin Museum of Art
150 W 17th St
106 locals recommend
free after 6pm Fridays, has great happy hour, events, opens late Fridays nearby at 17th Street and 7th Ave
pay as you wish Saturdays after 6pm
1126 locals recommend
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Ave
1126 locals recommend
pay as you wish Saturdays after 6pm
pay as you wish all the time - open late on Saturdays and Fridays Cubism exhibit
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 locals recommend
pay as you wish all the time - open late on Saturdays and Fridays Cubism exhibit
fabulous dress design museum - Dance and Fashion exhibit nearby at 27th Street and 7th Ave. - open Tues-Sat until 8pm FREE
24 locals recommend
Fashion Institute of Technology
227 W 27th St
24 locals recommend
fabulous dress design museum - Dance and Fashion exhibit nearby at 27th Street and 7th Ave. - open Tues-Sat until 8pm FREE
this is a fabulous museum out of the way of Noguchi's studio - the pieces are amazing First Friday of month is pay as you wish - Moma has PS 1 nearby but not so nearby
192 locals recommend
Noguchi Museum
9-01 33rd Road
192 locals recommend
this is a fabulous museum out of the way of Noguchi's studio - the pieces are amazing First Friday of month is pay as you wish - Moma has PS 1 nearby but not so nearby
free on Fridays after 6pm - Twombly exhibit
84 locals recommend
The Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison Ave
84 locals recommend
free on Fridays after 6pm - Twombly exhibit
pay as you wish Sundays before 1pm
307 locals recommend
Frick Collection
1 E 70th St
307 locals recommend
pay as you wish Sundays before 1pm
may free events Thursday evening in their Atrium on Broadway. Last minute and nosebleed tickets
621 locals recommend
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center Plaza
621 locals recommend
may free events Thursday evening in their Atrium on Broadway. Last minute and nosebleed tickets
close to First Ave and 11th Street, the best Italian rainbow cake and cheese cake
93 locals recommend
Veniero's
342 E 11th St
93 locals recommend
close to First Ave and 11th Street, the best Italian rainbow cake and cheese cake

Shopping

where Harry met Sally filmed it is old style Jewish deli, busy, plain, chopped liver and Knish and of course Pastrami and Rye, late hours on Houston Street
690 locals recommend
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston St
690 locals recommend
where Harry met Sally filmed it is old style Jewish deli, busy, plain, chopped liver and Knish and of course Pastrami and Rye, late hours on Houston Street
also branch at south street seaport discounts online www.playbill.com or theatremania.com or broadwaybox.com lotteries 2hrs 10 min advance:Bk Morman, Hedwig, Last Ship, If/Then, Mathilda, Wicked
149 locals recommend
TKTS Times Square
West 47th Street
149 locals recommend
also branch at south street seaport discounts online www.playbill.com or theatremania.com or broadwaybox.com lotteries 2hrs 10 min advance:Bk Morman, Hedwig, Last Ship, If/Then, Mathilda, Wicked