Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

French food. Best for breakfast and lunch. Has outdoor seating. Also the walk-in cafe has the best croissants (banana, chocolate, almond, and coconut!)
48 locals recommend
Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery
380 Lafayette St
48 locals recommend
French food. Best for breakfast and lunch. Has outdoor seating. Also the walk-in cafe has the best croissants (banana, chocolate, almond, and coconut!)
Great drip coffee! Also an upscale convenience store.
26 locals recommend
Nolita Mart & Espresso Bar
156 Mott St
26 locals recommend
Great drip coffee! Also an upscale convenience store.
Great coffee!
43 locals recommend
Happy Bones
394 Broome St
43 locals recommend
Great coffee!
The taco stand is great for a quick bite late-night. But the real gem is hidden through a back door... a chic restaurant and lounge. Dress to impress!
263 locals recommend
La Esquina - SoHo
114 Kenmare St
263 locals recommend
The taco stand is great for a quick bite late-night. But the real gem is hidden through a back door... a chic restaurant and lounge. Dress to impress!
Eat like a New Yorker with some of the best bagels in town! Try the Baz Sandwich which is big enough for two.
15 locals recommend
Baz Bagel
181 Grand St
15 locals recommend
Eat like a New Yorker with some of the best bagels in town! Try the Baz Sandwich which is big enough for two.
Part grocery store, part restaurant... enjoy the unique store and grab a bite to eat!
592 locals recommend
Eataly NYC Flatiron
200 5th Ave
592 locals recommend
Part grocery store, part restaurant... enjoy the unique store and grab a bite to eat!
Arguably the best burger in town in the middle of one of the best parks!
993 locals recommend
Shake Shack
Madison Avenue
993 locals recommend
Arguably the best burger in town in the middle of one of the best parks!
Dim Sum in Chinatown!
70 locals recommend
Jing Fong Restaurant
380 Amsterdam Avenue
70 locals recommend
Dim Sum in Chinatown!
Soup dumplings and pork buns
13 locals recommend
456 New Shanghai
69 Mott St
13 locals recommend
Soup dumplings and pork buns
Great pizza
133 locals recommend
RubiRosa Restaurant & Bar
235 Mulberry St
133 locals recommend
Great pizza
Famous pizza
149 locals recommend
Lombardi's
32 Spring St
149 locals recommend
Famous pizza
Breakfast and Brunch
131 locals recommend
Jack's Wife Freda
226 Lafayette St
131 locals recommend
Breakfast and Brunch
Hidden brunch spot
199 locals recommend
Freemans
Freeman Alley
199 locals recommend
Hidden brunch spot
Brunch
274 locals recommend
Balthazar
80 Spring St
274 locals recommend
Brunch
Brunch
113 locals recommend
Mother's Ruin
18 Spring St
113 locals recommend
Brunch
Japanese restaurant specializing in soba (noodles)
104 locals recommend
Cocoron
16 Delancey St
104 locals recommend
Japanese restaurant specializing in soba (noodles)
Great rustic Italian food
50 locals recommend
Peasant
194 Elizabeth St
50 locals recommend
Great rustic Italian food
Great Michelin starred restaurant.
64 locals recommend
PUBLIC
210 Elizabeth Street
64 locals recommend
Great Michelin starred restaurant.
My go-to restaurant for steak. Get a bone-in NY strip or the porterhouse for two with black truffle creamed spinach on the side
29 locals recommend
Strip House
13 E 12th St
29 locals recommend
My go-to restaurant for steak. Get a bone-in NY strip or the porterhouse for two with black truffle creamed spinach on the side
The place to go for ramen! Also get the pork buns and samurai ribs.
226 locals recommend
Ippudo NY
65 4th Ave
226 locals recommend
The place to go for ramen! Also get the pork buns and samurai ribs.
Trendy farm-to-table restaurant.
130 locals recommend
ABC Kitchen
35 E 18th St
130 locals recommend
Trendy farm-to-table restaurant.
The black label burger is arguably the best in town. French/American.
135 locals recommend
Minetta Tavern
113 MacDougal St
135 locals recommend
The black label burger is arguably the best in town. French/American.
Great Korean/Asian restaurant.
112 locals recommend
Momofuku Ssäm Bar
89 South Street
112 locals recommend
Great Korean/Asian restaurant.
Italian restaurant with outdoor seating.
67 locals recommend
Gemma
335 Bowery
67 locals recommend
Italian restaurant with outdoor seating.
Great coffee!
22 locals recommend
La Colombe Torrefaction
319 Church St
22 locals recommend
Great coffee!
Great sandwiches!
74 locals recommend
Parm
248 Mulberry St
74 locals recommend
Great sandwiches!
Great food open late.
118 locals recommend
Blue Ribbon Brasserie
97 Sullivan St
118 locals recommend
Great food open late.
Great pizza open late.
Piacere NYC
351 Broome Street
Great pizza open late.
Chinese food open late.
38 locals recommend
Great NY Noodletown
28 Bowery
38 locals recommend
Chinese food open late.
My favorite coffee café!
121 locals recommend
La Colombe Coffee Roasters
270 Lafayette St
121 locals recommend
My favorite coffee café!
Fancy Italian restaurant.
Isola
9 Crosby St
Fancy Italian restaurant.
Cheap Vietnamese sandwiches. Cash only
22 locals recommend
Bánh Mì Saigon
198 Grand St
22 locals recommend
Cheap Vietnamese sandwiches. Cash only
Cheap breakfast or lunch.
Landmark Coffee Shop
158 Grand St
Cheap breakfast or lunch.
Casual Cuban restaurant. Love their Cuban sandwich and grilled corn!
218 locals recommend
Café Habana
17 Prince St
218 locals recommend
Casual Cuban restaurant. Love their Cuban sandwich and grilled corn!
Casual Spanish tapas restaurant and grocery store.
22 locals recommend
Despaña
408 Broome St
22 locals recommend
Casual Spanish tapas restaurant and grocery store.

Drinks & Nightlife

Cool hidden bar
59 locals recommend
Mulberry Project
149 Mulberry Street
59 locals recommend
Cool hidden bar
Beer and pretzels outdoors
294 locals recommend
The Standard Biergarten
848 Washington St
294 locals recommend
Beer and pretzels outdoors
Trendy rooftop bar with stunning views.
221 locals recommend
Le Bain
848 Washington St
221 locals recommend
Trendy rooftop bar with stunning views.
Classy rooftop bar with stunning views.
58 locals recommend
The Top of the Standard
848 Washington St
58 locals recommend
Classy rooftop bar with stunning views.
Dance club
73 locals recommend
Marquee New York
289 10th Ave
73 locals recommend
Dance club
Dance club. Mostly younger crowd.
9 locals recommend
Southside
9 locals recommend
Dance club. Mostly younger crowd.
Great neighborhood bar
16 locals recommend
Brinkley's Broome Street
Broome Street
16 locals recommend
Great neighborhood bar
Cool hidden cocktail bar.
27 locals recommend
The Ship
158 Lafayette St
27 locals recommend
Cool hidden cocktail bar.
Karaoke bar
13 locals recommend
baby grand
161 Lafayette St
13 locals recommend
Karaoke bar
Great wine bar!
18 locals recommend
La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels
249 Centre St
18 locals recommend
Great wine bar!

Shopping

Cool unique sneaker store.
6 locals recommend
Flight Club
812 Broadway
6 locals recommend
Cool unique sneaker store.
Cool unique independent book store.
207 locals recommend
The Strand Bookstore
828 Broadway
207 locals recommend
Cool unique independent book store.
Probably the most famous (and unique) camera and electronic store in the world! They are closed Friday afternoon to Saturday evening for Sabbath.
47 locals recommend
B&H Photo Video - Electronics and Camera Store
420 9th Ave
47 locals recommend
Probably the most famous (and unique) camera and electronic store in the world! They are closed Friday afternoon to Saturday evening for Sabbath.
The largest department store in the world! Get 10% off savings pass at their visitor center.
696 locals recommend
Macy's
151 W 34th St
696 locals recommend
The largest department store in the world! Get 10% off savings pass at their visitor center.
For the serious bargain shopper! This day trip to Woodbury Common Premium Outlets has all the designer labels at discount prices! Leaves at 8:45 and returns at 17:30. gotowoodbury.com
Wyndham Garden Chinatown
93 Bowery
For the serious bargain shopper! This day trip to Woodbury Common Premium Outlets has all the designer labels at discount prices! Leaves at 8:45 and returns at 17:30. gotowoodbury.com
Otherwise known as Munchies Paradise... this store has all the best Asian candies and snacks.
Aji Ichiban
37 Mott St
Otherwise known as Munchies Paradise... this store has all the best Asian candies and snacks.
This super cool men's store is an homage to the previous tenant... famous rock venue CBGB
14 locals recommend
John Varvatos
315 Bowery
14 locals recommend
This super cool men's store is an homage to the previous tenant... famous rock venue CBGB
Cheap Broadway show tickets.
149 locals recommend
TKTS Times Square
West 47th Street
149 locals recommend
Cheap Broadway show tickets.
Cheap Broadway show tickets.
37 locals recommend
TKTS South Street Seaport
190 Front St
37 locals recommend
Cheap Broadway show tickets.
Independent bookstore
98 locals recommend
Goods for the Study Mulberry
234 Mulberry St
98 locals recommend
Independent bookstore
Unique nonprofit bookstore.
42 locals recommend
Housing Works Used Book Cafe
126 Crosby St
42 locals recommend
Unique nonprofit bookstore.
Convenience store for anything you need... toiletries, groceries, etc
Taasha Deli
400 Broome St
Convenience store for anything you need... toiletries, groceries, etc
Convenience store and pharmacy downstairs.
455 locals recommend
Duane Reade
110 Newark Ave
455 locals recommend
Convenience store and pharmacy downstairs.

Everything Else

Nice park surrounded by New York University.
946 locals recommend
Washington Square Park
Washington Square
946 locals recommend
Nice park surrounded by New York University.
Park surrounded by many stores and restaurants.
987 locals recommend
Union Square
987 locals recommend
Park surrounded by many stores and restaurants.
Outdoor skating rink in the winter.
688 locals recommend
Bryant Park
688 locals recommend
Outdoor skating rink in the winter.
"Who ya gonna call?"
Ghostbusters Headquarters
14 N Moore St
"Who ya gonna call?"

Sightseeing

Forget the Empire State Building! Top of the Rock is much better... especially at night.
423 locals recommend
Top of the Rock
30 Rockefeller Plaza
423 locals recommend
Forget the Empire State Building! Top of the Rock is much better... especially at night.
World famous transportation hub
781 locals recommend
Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd St
781 locals recommend
World famous transportation hub
This brand new $1.4 Billion transportation hub is an architectural marvel.
8 locals recommend
Fulton Street
Fulton Street
8 locals recommend
This brand new $1.4 Billion transportation hub is an architectural marvel.
The new WTC is finally finished. Check out the memorial and museum.
616 locals recommend
4 World Trade Center
150 Greenwich St
616 locals recommend
The new WTC is finally finished. Check out the memorial and museum.
Walk across the famous bridge!
18 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
18 locals recommend
Walk across the famous bridge!
Home of the New York Stock Exchange and major financial institutions.
132 locals recommend
New York Stock Exchange
11 Wall St
132 locals recommend
Home of the New York Stock Exchange and major financial institutions.
Take a picture with the mascot of Wall Street.
186 locals recommend
Charging Bull
Bowling Green
186 locals recommend
Take a picture with the mascot of Wall Street.
centralpark.com/maps/group/maps
378 locals recommend
Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush Avenue
378 locals recommend
centralpark.com/maps/group/maps
A military museum on an aircraft carrier. The newest addition to the collection... the space shuttle Enterprise.
379 locals recommend
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
West 46th Street
379 locals recommend
A military museum on an aircraft carrier. The newest addition to the collection... the space shuttle Enterprise.
Old elevated train tracks converted into a cool park.
2323 locals recommend
The High Line Park
2323 locals recommend
Old elevated train tracks converted into a cool park.
Perfect views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Lower Manhattan. And best of all... It's free!
71 locals recommend
Whitehall Terminal station
4 Whitehall St
71 locals recommend
Perfect views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Lower Manhattan. And best of all... It's free!
Marvel of gothic revival architecture.
253 locals recommend
St. Patrick's Cathedral
253 locals recommend
Marvel of gothic revival architecture.
New Yorkers dread it... but Times Square is a must see spectacle.
2037 locals recommend
Times Square
2037 locals recommend
New Yorkers dread it... but Times Square is a must see spectacle.
Millions of books and special collections housed in an architectural masterpiece.
160 locals recommend
New York Public Library - Bloomingdale Library
476 5th Ave
160 locals recommend
Millions of books and special collections housed in an architectural masterpiece.

Arts & Culture

Great intimate music venue to see live bands.
135 locals recommend
The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey St
135 locals recommend
Great intimate music venue to see live bands.
Great intimate music venue to see live bands.
95 locals recommend
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston St
95 locals recommend
Great intimate music venue to see live bands.
The MoMA
2114 locals recommend
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
2114 locals recommend
The MoMA
Taxidermy, dinosaurs, minerals and a planetarium.
1623 locals recommend
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
1623 locals recommend
Taxidermy, dinosaurs, minerals and a planetarium.
The Met is the museum to see if you can only see one.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 locals recommend
The Met is the museum to see if you can only see one.
20th and 21st century art from around the world.
1126 locals recommend
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Ave
1126 locals recommend
20th and 21st century art from around the world.
20th and 21st century American art.
885 locals recommend
Salmagundi Museum of American Art
885 locals recommend
20th and 21st century American art.
Showtime at the Apollo!
893 locals recommend
Apollo Theater
253 W 125th St
893 locals recommend
Showtime at the Apollo!
Opera, Ballet, Jazz and even the Circus... you can find all kinds of performing arts here.
621 locals recommend
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center Plaza
621 locals recommend
Opera, Ballet, Jazz and even the Circus... you can find all kinds of performing arts here.
Hosting Jazz legends for the last 75 years.
95 locals recommend
The Village Vanguard
178 7th Ave S
95 locals recommend
Hosting Jazz legends for the last 75 years.
Comedy Club that has hosted some of the biggest names in comedy.
323 locals recommend
Comedy Cellar
117 MacDougal St
323 locals recommend
Comedy Club that has hosted some of the biggest names in comedy.
An interactive play based on Macbeth
80 locals recommend
The McKittrick Hotel
530 W 27th St
80 locals recommend
An interactive play based on Macbeth