Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
The Meatball Shop
64 Greenwich Ave well priced, filling and fun
Pio Pio 3
1746 1st Ave.great chicken and homemade chicken soup.
Alice's Tea Cup, Chapter 3
220 E 81st Sta bit pricey and crowded but scones are very good
Shake Shack
Madison Avenuecheap and convenient. next to subway
Maison Kayser
1294 3rd Avegreat pastries, good for lunch. next door to whole foods
Ladurée
864 Madison Avemacarons!
Candle Cafe
1307 3rd Avevegan restaurant. very good
La Maison Du Chocolat
1018 Madison Aveyummy chocolate!!
Serendipity 3
225 E 60th Stmust go
ABC Kitchen
35 E 18th Stexpensive but well known for goodness
For three decades Keith McNally’s New York restaurants have defined effortless cool, generating the sort of overnight buzz
135 locals recommend
Minetta Tavern
113 MacDougal StFor three decades Keith McNally’s New York restaurants have defined effortless cool, generating the sort of overnight buzz
Rye
247 South 1st Streetyummy food
best for lunch and pastries and gelato. imported products and ingredients from italy.
31 locals recommend
L'Albero Dei Gelati
341 5th Avebest for lunch and pastries and gelato. imported products and ingredients from italy.
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston Stsupermarket. has everything you need.
Fairway Market 86th Street
240 East 86th Stsupermarket
Drinks & Nightlife
Uva
1486 2nd AveCute, small Italian restaurant and bar. good for dinners
The Penrose
1590 2nd Avethis is an uptown bar with a downtown vibe
L'Absinthe
227 E 67th StDubbed as “the best French restaurant in Manhattan,
Bar Pleiades
20 E 76th StA luxe setting for a drink or two
Raines Law Room Chelsea
48 W 17th Stbest drinks- call before.
Vin Sur Vingt Wine Bar
192 7th Ave Swine and french lovers
Opened in 1907 as the American Seaman’s Friend Society Sailors Home, the 14-story landmark was a residential hotel
90 locals recommend
The Jane Hotel
113 Jane StOpened in 1907 as the American Seaman’s Friend Society Sailors Home, the 14-story landmark was a residential hotel
Wythe Hotel
80 Wythe Aveboutique hotel great rooftop
The Commodore
366 Metropolitan Avegastropub great cheap eats. laid back and cool.
Arts & Culture
Showcasing over 750,000 items, ranging from prints and photographs to paintings and costumes, this museum has a little bit of everything
271 locals recommend
Museum of the City of New York
1220 5th AveShowcasing over 750,000 items, ranging from prints and photographs to paintings and costumes, this museum has a little bit of everything
Salmagundi Museum of American Art
beautiful!
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Avemuseum
Sleep No More
530 W 27th Stlive theater. must read about it.
The Stand
116 E 16th Stnever been seems popular for comedy club
This extraordinary trove of vintage literature and memorabilia—all relating to black culture and the African diaspora
186 locals recommend
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X BlvdThis extraordinary trove of vintage literature and memorabilia—all relating to black culture and the African diaspora
Sightseeing
Also consider strolling the adjacent grounds of Carl Schurz Park, which features a rolling, multitier landscape that overlooks tumultuous Hell Gate—the intersection of the East River, Harlem River etc
40 locals recommend
Gracie Mansion Conservancy
East End AvenueAlso consider strolling the adjacent grounds of Carl Schurz Park, which features a rolling, multitier landscape that overlooks tumultuous Hell Gate—the intersection of the East River, Harlem River etc
Carl Schurz Park
East End Avenuebeautiful walk next to river
The High Line Park
MUST GO
It has one of the only permanent indoor labyrinths in the city, used for self-reflection and meditation; the design is based on a 13th-century maze at Chartres Cathedral in France.
Marble Collegiate Church
1 W 29th StIt has one of the only permanent indoor labyrinths in the city, used for self-reflection and meditation; the design is based on a 13th-century maze at Chartres Cathedral in France.
summer- great free events like movies outside. winter look for skating rink and pop up shows for holiday
688 locals recommend
Bryant Park
summer- great free events like movies outside. winter look for skating rink and pop up shows for holiday
Shopping
New York designer Yumi Kim, a leader in creating colorful, flirty threads, brings another one her eponymous women’s clothing boutiques on the Upper East Side
11 locals recommend
Yumi Kim
611 BroadwayNew York designer Yumi Kim, a leader in creating colorful, flirty threads, brings another one her eponymous women’s clothing boutiques on the Upper East Side
Everything Else
incredible views from bridge. neighborhood full of brownstones. sports available.
74 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5
334 Furman Stincredible views from bridge. neighborhood full of brownstones. sports available.