Gloria’s guidebook
Local Eats
A very cozy Italian spot with delicious pastas, and a very affordable brunch (best pancakes in town!)
75 abantu bendawo batusa
Saggio
827 W 181st StA very cozy Italian spot with delicious pastas, and a very affordable brunch (best pancakes in town!)
Great coffee shop in the morning, wine bar and wood fired pizzas in the evening.
29 abantu bendawo batusa
The Uptown Garrison
821 W 181st StGreat coffee shop in the morning, wine bar and wood fired pizzas in the evening.
Great Irish pub right in the neighborhood, with live music on certain nights.
95 abantu bendawo batusa
Le Chéile
839 W 181st StGreat Irish pub right in the neighborhood, with live music on certain nights.
Sightseeing
The Cloisters are the pride of the neighborhood, a lovely museum nestled in Fort Tryon park is just a short walk from the apartment.
27 abantu bendawo batusa
I-Cloister Center of Medieval Art
99 Margaret Corbin DrThe Cloisters are the pride of the neighborhood, a lovely museum nestled in Fort Tryon park is just a short walk from the apartment.
Live music every hour from up and coming bands and most don't require a cover. Great spot to stop for a bit and have a drink while listening to new music in the Lower East Side.
226 abantu bendawo batusa
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen StLive music every hour from up and coming bands and most don't require a cover. Great spot to stop for a bit and have a drink while listening to new music in the Lower East Side.
My favorite museum in NYC, it's an immersive dive into what the Lower East Side was like for every different group of immigrants, and it's incredibly detailed.
603 abantu bendawo batusa
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard StMy favorite museum in NYC, it's an immersive dive into what the Lower East Side was like for every different group of immigrants, and it's incredibly detailed.
This is a lovely walk along an old elevated train that they've converted for pedestrians. Along the way there are food vendors and cute carts.
119 abantu bendawo batusa
The High Line
This is a lovely walk along an old elevated train that they've converted for pedestrians. Along the way there are food vendors and cute carts.
A gorgeous building, directly next to Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanical gardens. It's a bit of a trek, but it's off the beaten path for tourists, which is what I think makes it special.
3011 abantu bendawo batusa
I-Museum yaseBrooklyn
200 Eastern PkwyA gorgeous building, directly next to Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanical gardens. It's a bit of a trek, but it's off the beaten path for tourists, which is what I think makes it special.
Food scene
Juliana's
19 Old Fulton StHands down the best pizza in New York City.
Ippudo Westside
321 W 51st StIncredible ramen and pork buns. Favorite ramen in the city.
Great family owned dumpling spot! Every month they have a special dumpling, and it's always sublime.
18 abantu bendawo batusa
Mimi Cheng's Dumplings
179 2nd AveGreat family owned dumpling spot! Every month they have a special dumpling, and it's always sublime.
This is our favorite French Moroccan spot in the middle of Soho. A very cute date spot with delicious food.
219 abantu bendawo batusa
Cafe Gitane
242 Mott StThis is our favorite French Moroccan spot in the middle of Soho. A very cute date spot with delicious food.
Incredible barbecue, and a lovely patio with cornhole, and other games.
51 abantu bendawo batusa
Pig Beach
480 Union StIncredible barbecue, and a lovely patio with cornhole, and other games.