Julie's Guidebook
Food scene
BO's Bagels
235 W 116th StIncredible bagels! Get there early on weekends to avoid lines.
BLVD Bistro NY
2149 Frederick Douglass BlvdWhole Foods Market
100 W 125th StWonderful neighborhood butcher. Interesting and delicious selection of meat and other local products.
212 abantu bendawo batusa
Harlem Shake
100 W 124th StWonderful neighborhood butcher. Interesting and delicious selection of meat and other local products.
Amy Ruth's
113 W 116th StIncredible soul food. Go at off times to avoid the lines.
Caféine
2124 Frederick Douglass BlvdCafé Frederick
2104 Frederick Douglass BlvdWonderful crepes. Bring your laptop or NY Times.
Levain Bakery - Harlem
2167 Frederick Douglass BlvdTo die for cookies. Must be shared! Or not. 😃
Shake Shack
Madison AvenueSightseeing
Ukubamba kwesibhakabhaka
30 Rockefeller PlazaDeeply moving. Not easy but important.
567 abantu bendawo batusa
I-Pool yaseNtshonalanga yaseMemorial ye-9/11
180 Greenwich StDeeply moving. Not easy but important.
Spiritual
Lines can be long. See their website for info on the queue.
First Corinthian Baptist Church
1912 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
IKathidrali yaseSt John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam AveLargest gothic cathedral in the US
Izeluleko zedolobha
Ukuzulazula
Many ways to get around
2/3/B/C trains all nearby. Uber, Lyft and Via all offer private or ride share options.