Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Great place for Korean fried chicken. You won't be able to stop eating it.
8 locals recommend
MONOMONO
116 E 4th StGreat place for Korean fried chicken. You won't be able to stop eating it.
Luke's Lobster East Village
Best lobster rolls in Manhattan.
Great place for a late-night snack. There's usually a line after 11pm.
41 locals recommend
Pommes Frites
128 MacDougal StGreat place for a late-night snack. There's usually a line after 11pm.
Good place to grab a cup of coffee and catch up on your emails (i.e., has internet access).
102 locals recommend
The Bean
31 3rd AveGood place to grab a cup of coffee and catch up on your emails (i.e., has internet access).
Bluebird Coffee Shop
Best coffee in the area. Also has wi-fi.
Puebla
88 Essex StSuper cheap, super delicious Mexican food. Recommend: $5 breakfast burrito.
Good German/Austrian food and beer. Go with a group and get the pretzel tree.
128 locals recommend
Zum Schneider NYC
107 Loisaida AveGood German/Austrian food and beer. Go with a group and get the pretzel tree.
Veselka
144 2nd AveUkrainian diner. Great late night food.
Northern Spy Food Co.
511 East 12th StreetGood local, organic meals. "New American"
Prune
54 E 1st StGreat (small) restaurant. Make reservations well in advance.
Good and popular ramen restaurant. A little pricier than some but definitely delicious.
30 locals recommend
Momofuku Ko
8 Extra PlGood and popular ramen restaurant. A little pricier than some but definitely delicious.
Everything Else
Amazing California-style tacos. Looks like a hole-in-the-wall, but the food is great AND inexpensive. Open late too.
11 locals recommend
Snack Dragon
199 East 3rd StreetAmazing California-style tacos. Looks like a hole-in-the-wall, but the food is great AND inexpensive. Open late too.
If you like smoked fish, it doesn't get better than this.
Grab a number ticket on your way in and then hunt for a sandwich menu. Get there before 10:00am on the weekends.
251 locals recommend
Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston StIf you like smoked fish, it doesn't get better than this.
Grab a number ticket on your way in and then hunt for a sandwich menu. Get there before 10:00am on the weekends.
Super market. Will be very busy on Sunday and Monday nights. Skip the "express line" as the standard checkout is always faster.
1895 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston StSuper market. Will be very busy on Sunday and Monday nights. Skip the "express line" as the standard checkout is always faster.
Cozy cupcake shop. Better cupcakes than Magnolia's without the line.
64 locals recommend
Sugar Sweet Sunshine
126 Rivington StCozy cupcake shop. Better cupcakes than Magnolia's without the line.
Great place to grab a bottle of wine. Staff is super friendly and helpful and the selection is good.
22 locals recommend
Discovery Wines
16 Avenue BGreat place to grab a bottle of wine. Staff is super friendly and helpful and the selection is good.
Sunshine Cinema
Great theater for less mainstream movies.
Don't let the entrance intimidate you: Go up the stairs and around to the right to the outdoor lounge area. Grab a seat and flag down a server to bring you a refreshing drink.
50 locals recommend
The Standard Hotel
25 Cooper SqDon't let the entrance intimidate you: Go up the stairs and around to the right to the outdoor lounge area. Grab a seat and flag down a server to bring you a refreshing drink.
Great place to pick up some local produce or just to people watch. Find the tents that sell apple-cider donuts or taste-test the locally produced jams and spreads.
Grownyc
Great place to pick up some local produce or just to people watch. Find the tents that sell apple-cider donuts or taste-test the locally produced jams and spreads.
Interactive art. Make sure no one is in the way and then spin the Cube!
83 locals recommend
Astor Place
Astor PlaceInteractive art. Make sure no one is in the way and then spin the Cube!
Shopping
Solid, family-run grocery store. Nice neighborhood-y alternative to Whole Foods.
19 locals recommend
Gracefully
Solid, family-run grocery store. Nice neighborhood-y alternative to Whole Foods.
Drinks & Nightlife
Come earlier in the week and order one of their signature and delicious (albeit odd) cocktails: your choice of liquor with a spoonful of their homemade jam. (Crowded on Thursday and Friday evenings)
14 locals recommend
Madam Geneva
4 Bleecker StCome earlier in the week and order one of their signature and delicious (albeit odd) cocktails: your choice of liquor with a spoonful of their homemade jam. (Crowded on Thursday and Friday evenings)
Packed on the weekends but a perfect place for brunch during the week. Get a build-your-own fried chicken sandwich with their homemade biscuits.
38 locals recommend
Peels
325 BoweryPacked on the weekends but a perfect place for brunch during the week. Get a build-your-own fried chicken sandwich with their homemade biscuits.