Guidebook for New York

Natasha
Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Wine Bar across the street from apartment. Cozy and low-key. Food is presented in small plates.
7 locals recommend
BIN no. 220
220 Front St
7 locals recommend
Wine Bar across the street from apartment. Cozy and low-key. Food is presented in small plates.
American tapas restaurant in LES with bar upstairs. Don't be surprised to walk through a pawn shop to get to the restaurant or see champagne served in the restroom. More expensive but fun to try.
235 locals recommend
Beauty & Essex
146 Essex St
235 locals recommend
American tapas restaurant in LES with bar upstairs. Don't be surprised to walk through a pawn shop to get to the restaurant or see champagne served in the restroom. More expensive but fun to try.
Small, busy spot in LES popular for thier meatballs. During dining hours, there is usually a wait so grab a drink at a nearby bar. Open late (2am on Weekdays and 4am on Weekends).
580 locals recommend
The Meatball Shop
64 Greenwich Ave
580 locals recommend
Small, busy spot in LES popular for thier meatballs. During dining hours, there is usually a wait so grab a drink at a nearby bar. Open late (2am on Weekdays and 4am on Weekends).
The best ramen in NYC, but wait is crazy during dining hrs. So go late or put your name down and grab a drink & pork buns at the bar or go around St. Marks and check out the shops and tattoo parlors.
226 locals recommend
Ippudo NY
65 4th Ave
226 locals recommend
The best ramen in NYC, but wait is crazy during dining hrs. So go late or put your name down and grab a drink & pork buns at the bar or go around St. Marks and check out the shops and tattoo parlors.
Small, but yummy Filipino restaurant in the city. If you're not familiar with Filipino cuisine I can give you many recommendations.
Grill 21
346 E 21st St
Small, but yummy Filipino restaurant in the city. If you're not familiar with Filipino cuisine I can give you many recommendations.
Great happy hours specials. $20 2 for 1 mussels and fries at the bar and counter only. Choice of Fra Diavolo, Dijon or Classic. Mon - Sat 5:30 - 7:30pm and Sunday 5:00 - 7:30pm. Good oysters too.
72 locals recommend
Flex Mussels
1431 E 82nd St
72 locals recommend
Great happy hours specials. $20 2 for 1 mussels and fries at the bar and counter only. Choice of Fra Diavolo, Dijon or Classic. Mon - Sat 5:30 - 7:30pm and Sunday 5:00 - 7:30pm. Good oysters too.
Chinatown restaurant with great soup dumplings.
196 locals recommend
Joe's Shanghai
46 Bowery
196 locals recommend
Chinatown restaurant with great soup dumplings.
Filipino fushion restuarant, try the sisig and whole fish!
98 locals recommend
Pig and Khao
68 Clinton St
98 locals recommend
Filipino fushion restuarant, try the sisig and whole fish!
Korean restaurant in midtown. Basil bimbimbap is our favorite on the menu, also nice for korean BBQ.
20 locals recommend
Dons Bogam & Wine Bar (Original)
17 E 32nd St
20 locals recommend
Korean restaurant in midtown. Basil bimbimbap is our favorite on the menu, also nice for korean BBQ.
Good spot for spicy korean wings
11 locals recommend
Kyochon Manhattan
325 5th Ave
11 locals recommend
Good spot for spicy korean wings
This korean fried chicken spot is a go to around our apt
8 locals recommend
Bonchon Chicken
104 John Street
8 locals recommend
This korean fried chicken spot is a go to around our apt
Nice weekend brunch spot for filipino food, try their ube waffles & fried chicken!
12 locals recommend
Maharlika
111 1st Ave.
12 locals recommend
Nice weekend brunch spot for filipino food, try their ube waffles & fried chicken!
Expensive, but great sushi
33 locals recommend
BONDST
6 Bond St
33 locals recommend
Expensive, but great sushi
Italian food, japanese style. Try their uni (sea urchin) pasta!
27 locals recommend
Basta Pasta
37 W 17th St
27 locals recommend
Italian food, japanese style. Try their uni (sea urchin) pasta!

Drinks & Nightlife

Small bar that gets filled on Fridays and Saturdays, where you can dance to current hip hop music with a mix of songs from 90's.
14 locals recommend
Lobby Bar
247 Eldridge St
14 locals recommend
Small bar that gets filled on Fridays and Saturdays, where you can dance to current hip hop music with a mix of songs from 90's.
Rooftop beer garden in Flat Iron. Very nice place to grab a drink in the spring/summer months.
32 locals recommend
SERRA by Birreria
200 5th Ave
32 locals recommend
Rooftop beer garden in Flat Iron. Very nice place to grab a drink in the spring/summer months.
Happy hour at the bar is all day Monday, 5:30 - 7:00 Tuesday through Thursday, 5:00 - 7:00 Friday through Sunday. $1 oysters, $5 beer, $6 wine, $3-$7 pupus.
74 locals recommend
Mermaid Oyster Bar
89 MacDougal St
74 locals recommend
Happy hour at the bar is all day Monday, 5:30 - 7:00 Tuesday through Thursday, 5:00 - 7:00 Friday through Sunday. $1 oysters, $5 beer, $6 wine, $3-$7 pupus.
Small, casual underground sake bar
88 locals recommend
Sake Bar Decibel
240 E 9th St
88 locals recommend
Small, casual underground sake bar

Arts & Culture

TKTS booth sells last minute Broadway and Off Broadway tkts 30-50%. Same as famous TKTS booth in Times Square, but this location opens earlier and line is substantially shorter. www.tdf.org/tkts
277 locals recommend
South Street Seaport Museum
12 Fulton St
277 locals recommend
TKTS booth sells last minute Broadway and Off Broadway tkts 30-50%. Same as famous TKTS booth in Times Square, but this location opens earlier and line is substantially shorter. www.tdf.org/tkts

Sightseeing

9/11 National Memorial
48 locals recommend
Ground Zero
Church Street
48 locals recommend
9/11 National Memorial
Along the waterfront, ferries depart for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Able to see Statue of Liberty from the park. The park is also the site of the WWII East Coast Memorial.
353 locals recommend
Battery Park
353 locals recommend
Along the waterfront, ferries depart for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Able to see Statue of Liberty from the park. The park is also the site of the WWII East Coast Memorial.
Public park built on a freight rail line elevated above the streets on the west side
2323 locals recommend
The High Line Park
2323 locals recommend
Public park built on a freight rail line elevated above the streets on the west side

Everything Else

Food trucks are a must try in NYC. Find their daily locations on twitter https://twitter.com/waffletruck and try their pulled pork waffle!
42 locals recommend
Wafels & Dinges
15 Avenue B
42 locals recommend
Food trucks are a must try in NYC. Find their daily locations on twitter https://twitter.com/waffletruck and try their pulled pork waffle!
Our favorite hot vinyasa yoga studio in the city, we love taking Britton and Guilliame's classes
46 locals recommend
Modo Yoga NYC
109 Metropolitan Ave
46 locals recommend
Our favorite hot vinyasa yoga studio in the city, we love taking Britton and Guilliame's classes
Hilaria (Alec Baldwin's wife) and Dominic's vinyasa classes are fast and challenging. $12 for drop ins, $6 with student ID.
16 locals recommend
Yoga Vida
Pearl Street
16 locals recommend
Hilaria (Alec Baldwin's wife) and Dominic's vinyasa classes are fast and challenging. $12 for drop ins, $6 with student ID.