Guidebook for New York
Arts & Culture
New Museum is the best museum for contemporary art in the city.
629 locals recommend
New Museum of Contemporary Art
235 BoweryNew Museum is the best museum for contemporary art in the city.
One of the best galleries in the city. Featuring artists like Joe Bradley, Xylor Jane, and so many others.
8 locals recommend
CANADA
60 Lispenard StOne of the best galleries in the city. Featuring artists like Joe Bradley, Xylor Jane, and so many others.
A young vibrant gallery with great artists ranging from Lizzie Bougatsos and Joshua Abelow to Jonas Mekas.
James Fuentes LLC
52 Delancey StA young vibrant gallery with great artists ranging from Lizzie Bougatsos and Joshua Abelow to Jonas Mekas.
This is a legendary concert venue where many of the best bands play.
135 locals recommend
The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey StThis is a legendary concert venue where many of the best bands play.
Cake Shop is a important venue for new bands; it's a great place to hear the best new music by local and touring indie bands.
30 locals recommend
Cake Shop NYC
152 Ludlow StreetCake Shop is a important venue for new bands; it's a great place to hear the best new music by local and touring indie bands.
Food Scene
Delicious with something for everyone. Their burgers and duck fat fries are the stuff dreams are made of.
193 locals recommend
The Fat Radish
17 Orchard StDelicious with something for everyone. Their burgers and duck fat fries are the stuff dreams are made of.
Barrio Chino
253 Broome StThe best mexican food in the city (and the best margaritas).
Pho Grand
277C Grand StDelicious pho and other Vietnamese specialties.
Crepes and coffee galore. Sweet or savory. Perfect for a quick breakfast or light dinner.
Efficient Computer Technology
115 Eldridge StCrepes and coffee galore. Sweet or savory. Perfect for a quick breakfast or light dinner.
The best pizza in the city, seriously.
It's also a super fun place to hang-out--tourists do not come here.
26 locals recommend
L'asso
192 Mott StreetThe best pizza in the city, seriously.
It's also a super fun place to hang-out--tourists do not come here.
88 Orchard is a coffee shop and cafe. This is a great place to sit, relax, and people watch. It's a neighborhood institution.
54 locals recommend
Irving Farm Coffee Roasters
71 Irving Pl88 Orchard is a coffee shop and cafe. This is a great place to sit, relax, and people watch. It's a neighborhood institution.
Oysters, wine, and more. Nice candle lit atmosphere. Great for dinner or a glass of wine.
111 locals recommend
The Ten Bells
247 Broome StOysters, wine, and more. Nice candle lit atmosphere. Great for dinner or a glass of wine.
Henan Flavor
68 Forsyth StFresh hand-pulled noodles and killer soup dumplings.
Shanghai Dumpling
100 Mott StOne of my favorite Chinese restaurants.
Peels
325 BoweryThe best southern comfort food you'll find in NYC.
Cup & Saucer
Old school, greasy-spoon diner.
Cheap, delicious cafe for brunch, lunch, and dinner. A nice place to sit, relax, and have a coffee.
37 locals recommend
Fiat Café
203 Mott StCheap, delicious cafe for brunch, lunch, and dinner. A nice place to sit, relax, and have a coffee.
One of my favorite places. The avocado toast is to die for. Great cafe to see the prettiest people in SoHo.
219 locals recommend
Cafe Gitane
242 Mott StOne of my favorite places. The avocado toast is to die for. Great cafe to see the prettiest people in SoHo.
Get here early on the weekend for brunch, this place is one of the most popular in SoHo. The Cuban food is delicious, like Cafe Gitane, it has a great atmosphere.
218 locals recommend
Café Habana
17 Prince StGet here early on the weekend for brunch, this place is one of the most popular in SoHo. The Cuban food is delicious, like Cafe Gitane, it has a great atmosphere.
Vanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge StThe most popular dumpling spot in the neighborhood.
Tasty sandwiches, salads, coffee, wi-fi, and large windows looking out to Delancey Street.
29 locals recommend
Berkli Parc Cafe
Tasty sandwiches, salads, coffee, wi-fi, and large windows looking out to Delancey Street.
The next best thing to eating in Austria. Cafe Katja has 6 tables, candle light, and delicious food.
89 locals recommend
Cafe Katja
79 Orchard StThe next best thing to eating in Austria. Cafe Katja has 6 tables, candle light, and delicious food.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great rock n roll bar. At night they often have djs and dance parties.
56 locals recommend
Home Sweet Home
131 Chrystie StGreat rock n roll bar. At night they often have djs and dance parties.
The Randolph
349 Broome StCocktail bar with dozens of beers on tap--great food too.
One of the most exclusive (and amazing) cocktail bars in the city. I recommend making a reservation.
26 locals recommend
Milk and Honey
30 E 23rd StOne of the most exclusive (and amazing) cocktail bars in the city. I recommend making a reservation.
Nice quiet atmosphere during the weekdays with a pool table. A good place to have a drink and talk. It becomes aloud and very busy during weekends.
14 locals recommend
Fontana's
105 Eldridge StreetNice quiet atmosphere during the weekdays with a pool table. A good place to have a drink and talk. It becomes aloud and very busy during weekends.
One Mile House NYC
A nice place to have a casual meal and a drink.
Housed in the former headquarters for the communist party, this place features plays, readings, and a great bar that reminds me of Krakow's Kazimierz district.
21 locals recommend
KGB Bar
85 E 4th StHoused in the former headquarters for the communist party, this place features plays, readings, and a great bar that reminds me of Krakow's Kazimierz district.
Lit Lounge
93 2nd AveInfamous bar and club with underground rock shows. Look it up.
One of the coolest, chicest, and delicious cocktail bars in the city. Rivals Milk & Honey.
212 locals recommend
Apotheke
9 Doyers StOne of the coolest, chicest, and delicious cocktail bars in the city. Rivals Milk & Honey.
Everything Else
Duane Reade
110 Newark AveDrug store for all your bathroom and pharmacy needs.
Bowery
BoweryWhole Foods has all your grocery needs.
The Box features live burlesque performances, clowns, and lots of nudity. It's a wild experience. Almost impossible to get into on a weekend, a Monday or Tuesday is your best bet.
10 locals recommend
Office In A Box
195 Chrystie StThe Box features live burlesque performances, clowns, and lots of nudity. It's a wild experience. Almost impossible to get into on a weekend, a Monday or Tuesday is your best bet.
Sightseeing
The Tenement Museum shows you how immigrant families used to live in the Lower East Side. Not to be missed.
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard StThe Tenement Museum shows you how immigrant families used to live in the Lower East Side. Not to be missed.
Shopping
Independent bookstore. Great place to discover new authors or find the title you're looking for. Good selection of magazines too.
98 locals recommend
Goods for the Study Mulberry
234 Mulberry StIndependent bookstore. Great place to discover new authors or find the title you're looking for. Good selection of magazines too.
Top Hops is a beer fanatic's dream with several micro-brews on tap to drink there or take home, and a huge selection of beers from around the world.
45 locals recommend
Top Hops Beer Shop
88 Essex StTop Hops is a beer fanatic's dream with several micro-brews on tap to drink there or take home, and a huge selection of beers from around the world.