Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Great live music downstairs and sometimes upstairs. A really nice atmosphere and delicious food and drinks. A classy joint.
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Red Rooster
310 Lenox AveGreat live music downstairs and sometimes upstairs. A really nice atmosphere and delicious food and drinks. A classy joint.
Uptown Veg
52 E 125th StJamaican veggie food and juice bar that is good for your soul.
Lido Harlem Restaurant
2168 Frederick Douglass BlvdA good restaurant in NYC.
Yatenga
2269 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdNeighborhood restaurant
The Edge Harlem
101 Edgecombe AveYummy Jamaican/British/American restaurant.
Lenox Saphire Harlem
341 Lenox AveAmazing croissants in the morning and senegalese food
Good coffee, food and wi-fi place. Get their Astor Row omelette. Opens early.
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Astor Row Cafe
404 Malcolm X BoulevardGood coffee, food and wi-fi place. Get their Astor Row omelette. Opens early.
Great coffee. A lot of people come here to work. It's a small place and gets packed quickly.
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Lenox Coffee Roaster
60 W 129th StGreat coffee. A lot of people come here to work. It's a small place and gets packed quickly.
Arts & Culture
All kinds of amazing live music. Special emphasis on African music. Great vibes.
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Ishrayini
2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdAll kinds of amazing live music. Special emphasis on African music. Great vibes.
The legendary Apollo Theater. They have amateur night and sometimes famous musicians play here.
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I-Apollo Theater
253 W 125th StThe legendary Apollo Theater. They have amateur night and sometimes famous musicians play here.
Awesome film school and cinema. They show different and interesting movies.
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Maysles Documentary Center
343 Malcolm X BlvdAwesome film school and cinema. They show different and interesting movies.
Silvana
300 W 116th StLive music!
There are always good exhibits in the Studio Museum
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The Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125th StreetThere are always good exhibits in the Studio Museum
Sightseeing
St. Nicholas Park
Saint Nicholas TerraceI love walking in this park.
This park is beautiful, with a pond, rocks, and ballfields.
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Friends of Morningside Park
14 Morningside AveThis park is beautiful, with a pond, rocks, and ballfields.
Marcus Garvey Park
6316 Mt Morris Park WThey have a free outdoor pool!
Everything Else
Do you want to hit the gym, pool and/or sauna? I have a pass for you and they have great daily rates.
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Harlem YMCA Health Club
180 W 135th StDo you want to hit the gym, pool and/or sauna? I have a pass for you and they have great daily rates.
Essentials
380 Malcolm X Blvd
380 Malcolm X BoulevardWell stocked supermarket two blocks from our apartment.
Shopping
Duane Reade
2864 BroadwayPharmacy
Marshalls
125 W 125th StBest deals for clothes, household needs, and gifts
Gap Factory
264 W 125th StNice, simple clothes
As Louis CK said in his last show in MSG, "Nobody likes CVS, but sometimes you just have to go in there"
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CVS
115 W 125th StAs Louis CK said in his last show in MSG, "Nobody likes CVS, but sometimes you just have to go in there"