Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

They have the best cookies in NYC!
197 locals recommend
Levain Bakery - Harlem
2167 Frederick Douglass Blvd
197 locals recommend
They have the best cookies in NYC!
Quaint coffee shop with outstanding beverages and pastries
12 locals recommend
Caféine
2124 Frederick Douglass Blvd
12 locals recommend
Quaint coffee shop with outstanding beverages and pastries
Excellent food. Make sure to check out the speakeasy-type bar on the lower level, Under Bar.
69 locals recommend
Row House
2128 Frederick Douglass Blvd
69 locals recommend
Excellent food. Make sure to check out the speakeasy-type bar on the lower level, Under Bar.
Unquestionably the BEST bagels on the UWS
145 locals recommend
Absolute Bagels
2788 Broadway
145 locals recommend
Unquestionably the BEST bagels on the UWS
Delicious Ethiopian food
71 locals recommend
Zoma
2084 Frederick Douglass Blvd
71 locals recommend
Delicious Ethiopian food
Go to the deli counter in the back to get the classic NYC breakfast, a bacon egg & cheese on a roll for only $3!
2154 Frederick Douglass Blvd
2150 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
Go to the deli counter in the back to get the classic NYC breakfast, a bacon egg & cheese on a roll for only $3!
HUGE, tasty slices of pizza.
37 locals recommend
Koronet Pizza
4087 Broadway
37 locals recommend
HUGE, tasty slices of pizza.
Great people-watching at their outdoor seating. Make sure to try the fresh-squeezed orange juice.
80 locals recommend
Cafe Amrita
301 W 110th St
80 locals recommend
Great people-watching at their outdoor seating. Make sure to try the fresh-squeezed orange juice.
Italian restaurant with great wine list.
169 locals recommend
VINATERÍA
2211 Frederick Douglass Blvd
169 locals recommend
Italian restaurant with great wine list.
Make sure to try their margaritas and guacamole!
90 locals recommend
Cantina Taqueria & Tequila Bar
2099 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
90 locals recommend
Make sure to try their margaritas and guacamole!
Classic Chinese-American food (for carryout only).
Szechuan Garden Kitchen
2076 Frederick Douglass Blvd
Classic Chinese-American food (for carryout only).
Excellent Jamaican beef patties
Freddy's Soul
1980 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
Excellent Jamaican beef patties
Innovative African/Asian/Southern fusion and outstanding cocktails. Must try!
125 locals recommend
The Cecil Steakhouse
210 West 118th Street
125 locals recommend
Innovative African/Asian/Southern fusion and outstanding cocktails. Must try!
166 locals recommend
Barawine Harlem
200 Malcolm X Blvd
166 locals recommend
163 locals recommend
Il Cafe Latte 1
189 Malcolm X Blvd
163 locals recommend
Authentic Mexican. Live music on Thursdays & Fridays!
23 locals recommend
Lolita's
57 Malcolm X Boulevard
23 locals recommend
Authentic Mexican. Live music on Thursdays & Fridays!
12 locals recommend
Empanada Mama LES
95 Allen Street
12 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Authentic Biergarten with extensive beer list (also serve wine!) and great food.
182 locals recommend
Bier International
2099 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
182 locals recommend
Authentic Biergarten with extensive beer list (also serve wine!) and great food.
Excellent cocktails and food. Great place to grab dinner as well
62 locals recommend
Harlem Food Bar
2100 Frederick Douglass Blvd
62 locals recommend
Excellent cocktails and food. Great place to grab dinner as well
132 locals recommend
67 Orange Street
2082 Frederick Douglass Blvd
132 locals recommend

Essentials

My go-to grocery store in the neighborhood. Open late!
252 locals recommend
Best Market Harlem
2187 Frederick Douglass Blvd
252 locals recommend
My go-to grocery store in the neighborhood. Open late!
Drug store/chemist
81 locals recommend
Rite Aid Pharmacy
2170 Frederick Douglass Blvd
81 locals recommend
Drug store/chemist

Parks & Nature

.9 mile loop around a serene lake. Beautiful views!
86 locals recommend
Harlem Meer
199 Central Park N
86 locals recommend
.9 mile loop around a serene lake. Beautiful views!
Escape the city feel and take a ramble through Central Park's North Woods
19 locals recommend
North Woods
296 Central Park N
19 locals recommend
Escape the city feel and take a ramble through Central Park's North Woods
Great sunsets over the Hudson River
502 locals recommend
Riverside Park
502 locals recommend
Great sunsets over the Hudson River
159 locals recommend
Conservatory Garden
1233 5th Ave
159 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

Ice skating rink in the winter, swimming pool in the summer
32 locals recommend
Lasker Rink
110 Lenox Ave
32 locals recommend
Ice skating rink in the winter, swimming pool in the summer
Public swimming pool
154 locals recommend
Marcus Garvey Park
Mount Morris Park West
154 locals recommend
Public swimming pool

Arts & Culture

New York Public Library branch specializing in the global experience of people of African descent. In addition to research services, the center hosts readings, discussions, art exhibitions, and theatrical events.
186 locals recommend
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Blvd
186 locals recommend
New York Public Library branch specializing in the global experience of people of African descent. In addition to research services, the center hosts readings, discussions, art exhibitions, and theatrical events.
2114 locals recommend
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
2114 locals recommend
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 locals recommend
271 locals recommend
Museum of the City of New York
1220 5th Ave
271 locals recommend
1126 locals recommend
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Ave
1126 locals recommend
Unique museum showcasing historic NYC apartments.
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St
603 locals recommend
Unique museum showcasing historic NYC apartments.
European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts.
707 locals recommend
The Met Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin Dr
707 locals recommend
European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts.
307 locals recommend
Frick Collection
1 E 70th St
307 locals recommend
Museum devoted to Latino culture in the Americas, from the pre-Columbian era to modern times
182 locals recommend
El Museo del Barrio
1230 5th Ave
182 locals recommend
Museum devoted to Latino culture in the Americas, from the pre-Columbian era to modern times
Museum for African Art
1280 5th Ave
85 locals recommend
The Jewish Museum
1109 5th Ave
85 locals recommend
146 locals recommend
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 E 91st St
146 locals recommend
176 locals recommend
Neue Galerie
1048 5th Ave
176 locals recommend
The fourth largest Christian church in the world
378 locals recommend
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Ave
378 locals recommend
The fourth largest Christian church in the world