Guidebook for New York

Tim
Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Best burger in the city! Sometimes it's not on the menu, but ask for it, and get it the way the chef recommends-- medium rare.
36 locals recommend
Brindle Room
647 E 10th St
36 locals recommend
Best burger in the city! Sometimes it's not on the menu, but ask for it, and get it the way the chef recommends-- medium rare.
Aw baby I like it raw! Raw vegan food!
17 locals recommend
Quintessence
17 locals recommend
Aw baby I like it raw! Raw vegan food!
Awesome handmade ramen.
103 locals recommend
Minca
536 E 5th St
103 locals recommend
Awesome handmade ramen.
Macrobiotic power food. Super healthy, simple, delicious, reasonably priced. Pretty little dining room. I eat here often.
27 locals recommend
Souen at East Village
326 East 6th Street
27 locals recommend
Macrobiotic power food. Super healthy, simple, delicious, reasonably priced. Pretty little dining room. I eat here often.
Plantian arepas, coconut milkshakes, and the rudest waiter in NYC. :)
355 locals recommend
Caracas Arepa Bar
291 Grand St
355 locals recommend
Plantian arepas, coconut milkshakes, and the rudest waiter in NYC. :)
Nuanced, spicy, unusual, delicious regional Chinese food. Handmade noodles. Beloved by foodies (Bourdain, etc.). Eat in the small seating area or bring food to the park. Ridiculously cheap.
107 locals recommend
Xi'an Famous Foods
88 E Broadway
107 locals recommend
Nuanced, spicy, unusual, delicious regional Chinese food. Handmade noodles. Beloved by foodies (Bourdain, etc.). Eat in the small seating area or bring food to the park. Ridiculously cheap.
Italian suckling pig stuffed with herbs, sausage, etc. Scrumptious and not PC. Great side dishes. Very small seating area, but you can eat in Tomkins Sq. Park.
32 locals recommend
Porchetta
32 locals recommend
Italian suckling pig stuffed with herbs, sausage, etc. Scrumptious and not PC. Great side dishes. Very small seating area, but you can eat in Tomkins Sq. Park.
Legendary NYC deli; it's actually good, and locals still use it.
690 locals recommend
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston St
690 locals recommend
Legendary NYC deli; it's actually good, and locals still use it.
It's the closest restaurant to my apartment and it has excellent soul food at a reasonable price. Very "American"-- and the fried chicken is even organic.
86 locals recommend
Bobwhite Lunch and Supper Counter
94 Loisaida Ave
86 locals recommend
It's the closest restaurant to my apartment and it has excellent soul food at a reasonable price. Very "American"-- and the fried chicken is even organic.
My favorite restaurant in NYC. Raw, vegan, organic, delicious and filling. It´s not for everyone, but if you´re in NYC to try something new, this might be it.
35 locals recommend
Pure Food & Wine
54 Irving Pl
35 locals recommend
My favorite restaurant in NYC. Raw, vegan, organic, delicious and filling. It´s not for everyone, but if you´re in NYC to try something new, this might be it.
The cheapest good falafel in the city. Whole wheat pita option. Perfect location in Williamsburg, right outside the subway stop, one stop east of my place on the L train. Great people watching.
75 locals recommend
Oasis
168 Bedford Ave
75 locals recommend
The cheapest good falafel in the city. Whole wheat pita option. Perfect location in Williamsburg, right outside the subway stop, one stop east of my place on the L train. Great people watching.
Great coffee and a great place to hang.
236 locals recommend
Ninth Street Espresso
700 E 9th St
236 locals recommend
Great coffee and a great place to hang.
Great coffee and a great place to hang, or step to the park from.
236 locals recommend
Ninth Street Espresso
700 E 9th St
236 locals recommend
Great coffee and a great place to hang, or step to the park from.
Strange, creative (or interestingly derivative) desserts. No seating.
102 locals recommend
Milk Bar East Village
251 E 13th St
102 locals recommend
Strange, creative (or interestingly derivative) desserts. No seating.
Awesome vegan ice cream that non-vegans love. Try the Orange Blossom if they have it. Small seating area.
26 locals recommend
Lula's Sweet Apothecary
516 E 6th St
26 locals recommend
Awesome vegan ice cream that non-vegans love. Try the Orange Blossom if they have it. Small seating area.
Old-school NY Italian desserts.
93 locals recommend
Veniero's
342 E 11th St
93 locals recommend
Old-school NY Italian desserts.
A real East Village local spot. Dirt cheap and kinda dirty. Try the pistachio soft serve, stand on the sidewalk and watch the world go by. Open really late.
19 locals recommend
Ray's Candy Store
113 Avenue A
19 locals recommend
A real East Village local spot. Dirt cheap and kinda dirty. Try the pistachio soft serve, stand on the sidewalk and watch the world go by. Open really late.
Straightforward, hearty, powerful, unpretentious, filling Italian food with great outdoor seating in the summer. Even has a legit vegan option with the great fava bean soup.
78 locals recommend
Frank
88 2nd Ave
78 locals recommend
Straightforward, hearty, powerful, unpretentious, filling Italian food with great outdoor seating in the summer. Even has a legit vegan option with the great fava bean soup.
I put it on the list because it's open 24 hours. Decent Russian food.
235 locals recommend
Veselka
144 2nd Ave
235 locals recommend
I put it on the list because it's open 24 hours. Decent Russian food.
A weird, old-school-NY-diner take on vegetarian food. Cheap, decent, neighborhood place. Tiny seating area.
24 locals recommend
B&H Dairy
127 2nd Ave
24 locals recommend
A weird, old-school-NY-diner take on vegetarian food. Cheap, decent, neighborhood place. Tiny seating area.
Great foodie take on Thai food.
16 locals recommend
Pok Pok Phat Thai
137 Rivington St
16 locals recommend
Great foodie take on Thai food.
Highbrow foodie vegetarian comfort/junk food.
63 locals recommend
Dirt Candy
86 Allen St
63 locals recommend
Highbrow foodie vegetarian comfort/junk food.
Filmmaker Wes Anderson's favorite restaurant. $$
45 locals recommend
Hearth
403 E 12th St
45 locals recommend
Filmmaker Wes Anderson's favorite restaurant. $$
Truly delicious Austrian food close to my place, served in a pretty, rustic dining room. $$
90 locals recommend
Edi & The Wolf
90 locals recommend
Truly delicious Austrian food close to my place, served in a pretty, rustic dining room. $$
Awesome gelato.
74 locals recommend
il laboratorio del gelato
188 Ludlow St
74 locals recommend
Awesome gelato.
Hipster Chinese food that tastes good.
179 locals recommend
Mission
171 E Broadway
179 locals recommend
Hipster Chinese food that tastes good.
The best falafel in the world. $
116 locals recommend
Taïm
45 Spring St
116 locals recommend
The best falafel in the world. $

Essentials

Pho Real #2 Sandwich with tofu instead of roast beef. Free 24 hour delivery or eat in Tompkins Sq. Park.
63 locals recommend
Sunny & Annie's Deli
94 Avenue B
63 locals recommend
Pho Real #2 Sandwich with tofu instead of roast beef. Free 24 hour delivery or eat in Tompkins Sq. Park.
It's close, cheap (for NYC) and full of Puerto Rican groceries.
135 locals recommend
Fine Fare Supermarkets
175 Clinton St
135 locals recommend
It's close, cheap (for NYC) and full of Puerto Rican groceries.
Um, because it's full of MODELS??? Oh wait, because of the great selection of organic foods, right… and the amazing build-me-a-salad bar upstairs.
1895 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston St
1895 locals recommend
Um, because it's full of MODELS??? Oh wait, because of the great selection of organic foods, right… and the amazing build-me-a-salad bar upstairs.
The best "standard" supermarket in the neighborhood. Reasonable prices for Manhattan. Note: not many organic options.
181 locals recommend
Associated Supermarkets
216 5th Ave
181 locals recommend
The best "standard" supermarket in the neighborhood. Reasonable prices for Manhattan. Note: not many organic options.
A good neighborhood natural/organic foods grocery.
83 locals recommend
Commodities Health Food
165 1st Ave.
83 locals recommend
A good neighborhood natural/organic foods grocery.
Inexpensive staples; organic options.
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
130 Court St
1296 locals recommend
Inexpensive staples; organic options.

Sightseeing

Just unbelievably amazing. Go at night. I like a long walk toward it up Broadway from the south when it's glowing like mad and pulling you in.
2037 locals recommend
Times Square
2037 locals recommend
Just unbelievably amazing. Go at night. I like a long walk toward it up Broadway from the south when it's glowing like mad and pulling you in.
Fun place for a walk/run during the day; bridge and Brooklyn views. Despite where the flag is on the map, it runs along much of the river and the footbridge to it is nearby at the east end of 6th St.
451 locals recommend
East River State Park
90 Kent Ave
451 locals recommend
Fun place for a walk/run during the day; bridge and Brooklyn views. Despite where the flag is on the map, it runs along much of the river and the footbridge to it is nearby at the east end of 6th St.

Everything Else

The heart of the East Village. Super fun on a summer day. A great place to watch people and be a person. The southwest corner sports a year-round farmer's market; open Sundays 9-6.
538 locals recommend
Tompkins Square Park
East 10th Street
538 locals recommend
The heart of the East Village. Super fun on a summer day. A great place to watch people and be a person. The southwest corner sports a year-round farmer's market; open Sundays 9-6.
The real deal. With just enough weird extra stuff to remind you you're still on earth.
Dharma Yoga Center
46 W 24th St
The real deal. With just enough weird extra stuff to remind you you're still on earth.
Donation-based yoga! You can't beat it! Power to the People!
66 locals recommend
Yoga to the People Teacher Training
12 St Marks Pl
66 locals recommend
Donation-based yoga! You can't beat it! Power to the People!
The oldest spa in NYC-- from before spas were cool, or really that clean. A real New York institution. Not fancy but a ton of fun. Mens' day can be kinda gay cruisy-- the rest of the time it's not.
68 locals recommend
Russian & Turkish Baths
268 E 10th St
68 locals recommend
The oldest spa in NYC-- from before spas were cool, or really that clean. A real New York institution. Not fancy but a ton of fun. Mens' day can be kinda gay cruisy-- the rest of the time it's not.
Westsuits, fins, some surf hardware. Cool surf clothes, books and boards-- whether that's good or bad is your call.
38 locals recommend
Pilgrim Surf + Supply
33 N 3rd St
38 locals recommend
Westsuits, fins, some surf hardware. Cool surf clothes, books and boards-- whether that's good or bad is your call.
J & M Subway stop.
39 locals recommend
Essex St station
39 locals recommend
J & M Subway stop.
6 Subway stop.
83 locals recommend
Astor Place
Astor Place
83 locals recommend
6 Subway stop.

Shopping

Cheap secondhand clothing, some designer good designer finds.
146 locals recommend
Buffalo Exchange
504 Driggs Ave
146 locals recommend
Cheap secondhand clothing, some designer good designer finds.
Cool menswear. Great sale stuff in the back.
12 locals recommend
Odin New York
328 E 11th St
12 locals recommend
Cool menswear. Great sale stuff in the back.
Vintage American clothing as only Japanese people can fetishize it.
Ladies & Gentlemen
338 E 11th St
Vintage American clothing as only Japanese people can fetishize it.
Cool, functional men's skate shoes and clothing.
DQM New York
7 E 3rd St
Cool, functional men's skate shoes and clothing.
Cute women's apparel.
Pas De Deux
328 E 11th St
Cute women's apparel.
High-end secondhand designer clothing.
52 locals recommend
Tokio 7
83 E 7th St
52 locals recommend
High-end secondhand designer clothing.
More fashion than surf stuff, but some of the workers actually know what they're taking about. Great coffee with a hidden back patio for spring/summer/fall hangout!
56 locals recommend
Saturdays NYC Crosby St
31 Crosby St
56 locals recommend
More fashion than surf stuff, but some of the workers actually know what they're taking about. Great coffee with a hidden back patio for spring/summer/fall hangout!
In case you need to ship your purchases home, or print something out.
27 locals recommend
FedEx Office Print & Ship Center
250 E Houston St
27 locals recommend
In case you need to ship your purchases home, or print something out.

Arts & Culture

Hilarious.
124 locals recommend
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre East Village
45 Bleecker St
124 locals recommend
Hilarious.
Good bands and dancing, depending on the night.
17 locals recommend
DROM
85 Avenue A
17 locals recommend
Good bands and dancing, depending on the night.
Legendary film screenings.
81 locals recommend
Film Forum
209 W Houston St
81 locals recommend
Legendary film screenings.
Art films.
38 locals recommend
Anthology Film Archives
32 2nd Ave
38 locals recommend
Art films.
This is actually also the location of the New Musuem, but the attached store is pretty cool, too.
629 locals recommend
New Museum of Contemporary Art
235 Bowery
629 locals recommend
This is actually also the location of the New Musuem, but the attached store is pretty cool, too.
Incredible European masterpieces.
307 locals recommend
Frick Collection
1 E 70th St
307 locals recommend
Incredible European masterpieces.
Colossal, overwhelming collection of artworks from around the world.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 locals recommend
Colossal, overwhelming collection of artworks from around the world.
The building; the art.
1126 locals recommend
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Ave
1126 locals recommend
The building; the art.
Amazing.
1623 locals recommend
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
1623 locals recommend
Amazing.
Fascinating window into the history of NYC and America.
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St
603 locals recommend
Fascinating window into the history of NYC and America.

Drinks & Nightlife

Killer live music and dancing (depending on the night).
57 locals recommend
Nublu Classic
62 Loisaida Ave
57 locals recommend
Killer live music and dancing (depending on the night).