Guidebook for New York
Drinks & Nightlife
Red Rooster
310 Lenox Avebest to go 9pm for nightly dancing
this has great pastries/breakfasts (bad coffee) in mornings, but also good jazz on thu-sun evenings.
65 locals recommend
Lenox Saphire Harlem
341 Lenox Avethis has great pastries/breakfasts (bad coffee) in mornings, but also good jazz on thu-sun evenings.
Food Scene
you can stretch out in the spacious dinning room, catch some jazz below.
19 locals recommend
Nabe Harlem
2367 Frederick Douglass Blvdyou can stretch out in the spacious dinning room, catch some jazz below.
Le Baobab Gouygui
120 W 116th Stpretty great Senegalese home cooking.
Cheri
great for brunch, live jazz
Astor Row Cafe
404 Malcolm X Boulevardeasy place for good coffee and breakfast
Lenox Coffee Roaster
60 W 129th Stso close and good!
Arts & Culture
The Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125th Streetcool exhibit on dance once
iconic african american theatre, host to 'amateur night at apollo" Wednesday evenings
893 locals recommend
Apollo Theater
253 W 125th Sticonic african american theatre, host to 'amateur night at apollo" Wednesday evenings
Entertainment & Activities
great director brothers, famous for "grey gardens". cool little cinema playing indie films
25 locals recommend
Maysles Documentary Center
343 Malcolm X Blvdgreat director brothers, famous for "grey gardens". cool little cinema playing indie films
Parks & Nature
The Met Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin Driconic medieval castle in heart of Manhattan!
Shopping
unique african fabrics and jewelry design. pretty neat
38 locals recommend
Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market
52 W 116th Stunique african fabrics and jewelry design. pretty neat
great street stalls on 125th between lenox and st. Nicholas ave.
110 locals recommend
West 125th Street
West 125th Streetgreat street stalls on 125th between lenox and st. Nicholas ave.
Essentials
Pioneer Supermarkets
380 Malcolm X Blvdon corner!