Guidebook for New York

Brian
Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Best coffee in the city! Bagels with lox are also a must!
Giacomo Fine Foods
269 W 72nd St
Best coffee in the city! Bagels with lox are also a must!
Diner with best eggs benedict on weekends!
6 locals recommend
Pier 72
270 W 72nd St
6 locals recommend
Diner with best eggs benedict on weekends!
Amazing french soups and baguette sandwiches located in the first floor of the famous Ansonia.
Margot Patisserie
Amazing french soups and baguette sandwiches located in the first floor of the famous Ansonia.
Great outdoor seating for sunsets overlooking the Hudson River.
62 locals recommend
PIER i CAFE
500 West 70th Street
62 locals recommend
Great outdoor seating for sunsets overlooking the Hudson River.
Best Thai on UWS. Get the green papaya salad and massamam curry.
48 locals recommend
Land Thai Kitchen
450 Amsterdam Ave
48 locals recommend
Best Thai on UWS. Get the green papaya salad and massamam curry.
Best seafood on UWS. I've never had a bad meal here.
175 locals recommend
The Mermaid Inn
570 Amsterdam Ave
175 locals recommend
Best seafood on UWS. I've never had a bad meal here.
Must try: Roman-style cauliflower pizza, trust me.
13 locals recommend
Grandaisy Bakery
176 W 72nd St
13 locals recommend
Must try: Roman-style cauliflower pizza, trust me.
Great place before or after a show at Lincoln Center.
78 locals recommend
The Smith
1900 Broadway
78 locals recommend
Great place before or after a show at Lincoln Center.
Shakshuka! Israeli coffee shop/restaurant. Wifi + nice patio on second floor.
17 locals recommend
Aroma
161 West 72nd Street
17 locals recommend
Shakshuka! Israeli coffee shop/restaurant. Wifi + nice patio on second floor.
Best Malaysian on UWS. Gotta get the beef rendang.
Penang
127 W 72nd St
Best Malaysian on UWS. Gotta get the beef rendang.
Famous burgers on UWS!
993 locals recommend
Shake Shack
Madison Avenue
993 locals recommend
Famous burgers on UWS!
Amazing Greek restaurant! Must try the grilled octopus and lamb burger!
44 locals recommend
Kefi
222 W 79th St
44 locals recommend
Amazing Greek restaurant! Must try the grilled octopus and lamb burger!
Good steak frites and featured in the movie, When Harry Met Sally.
47 locals recommend
Cafe Luxembourg
200 W 70th St
47 locals recommend
Good steak frites and featured in the movie, When Harry Met Sally.
Solid cafe for a quick bite and open late. Next to Trader Joe's.
Gigi Cafe 72nd
2067 Broadway
Solid cafe for a quick bite and open late. Next to Trader Joe's.
Good food with nice modern take on southern comfort or soul food. It's owned by Marcus Samuelson. Must try if you visit Harlem.
1044 locals recommend
Red Rooster
310 Lenox Ave
1044 locals recommend
Good food with nice modern take on southern comfort or soul food. It's owned by Marcus Samuelson. Must try if you visit Harlem.
Great chicken place! They have a million delivery men on bikes so if you walk around the UWS in the evening you'll probably see a few zipping by.
21 locals recommend
Chirping Chicken
355 Amsterdam Ave
21 locals recommend
Great chicken place! They have a million delivery men on bikes so if you walk around the UWS in the evening you'll probably see a few zipping by.
Great hummus place. Good place to eat before seeing a movie next door.
8 locals recommend
Nanoosh
2012 Broadway
8 locals recommend
Great hummus place. Good place to eat before seeing a movie next door.

Essentials

Best grocery store on UWS.
185 locals recommend
Fairway Market 74th Street
2131 Broadway
185 locals recommend
Best grocery store on UWS.
More groceries.
420 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
715 River Rd
420 locals recommend
More groceries.

Everything Else

Massive super-rich cookies! Try it at least once. Skip Magnolia.
215 locals recommend
Levain Bakery - 74th Street
167 W 74th St
215 locals recommend
Massive super-rich cookies! Try it at least once. Skip Magnolia.
Rent bikes here to ride around Riverside and Central Park!
6 locals recommend
Master Bike Shop
265 W 72nd St
6 locals recommend
Rent bikes here to ride around Riverside and Central Park!
Dry Cleaner! Say hi to Michelle!
Silver Star Cleaners 72
243 W 72nd St
Dry Cleaner! Say hi to Michelle!
Home of Yoko Ono and Leonard Bernstein. Site of John Lennon's murder.
79 locals recommend
The Dakota
1 W 72nd St
79 locals recommend
Home of Yoko Ono and Leonard Bernstein. Site of John Lennon's murder.
Closest Post Office.
85 locals recommend
United States Postal Service
301 30th St
85 locals recommend
Closest Post Office.
One of the biggest Apple Stores.
61 locals recommend
Apple Upper West Side
1981 Broadway
61 locals recommend
One of the biggest Apple Stores.

Sightseeing

Babe Ruth and Angelina Jolie lived here (at separate times!).
Ansonia Laundromat
Babe Ruth and Angelina Jolie lived here (at separate times!).

Drinks & Nightlife

Romantic underground den. Drinks only! Don't try the food.
28 locals recommend
Shalel Lounge
65 W 70th St
28 locals recommend
Romantic underground den. Drinks only! Don't try the food.
Nice rooftop bar with good views. $15 cocktails.
48 locals recommend
The Empire Hotel
44 W 63rd St.
48 locals recommend
Nice rooftop bar with good views. $15 cocktails.

Arts & Culture

Great shows from operas, ballets, orchestra and even indie films. Great to walk around for the fountain (common meeting spot) and to see the grass roof above the Lincol restaurant.
621 locals recommend
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center Plaza
621 locals recommend
Great shows from operas, ballets, orchestra and even indie films. Great to walk around for the fountain (common meeting spot) and to see the grass roof above the Lincol restaurant.
Great museum!
1623 locals recommend
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
1623 locals recommend
Great museum!
Movie theater with an IMAX screen.
131 locals recommend
AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13
1998 Broadway
131 locals recommend
Movie theater with an IMAX screen.