Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
BLVD Bistro NY
2149 Frederick Douglass BlvdGreat breakfast and brunch spot in the neighborhood
Best coffee shop in the area.
Cool art on the walls and specialty drinks and pastries.
8 abantu bendawo batusa
Harlem Blues Cafe
2144 5th AveBest coffee shop in the area.
Cool art on the walls and specialty drinks and pastries.
Lenox Coffee Roaster
60 W 129th StCoffee shop with sandwiches, etc.
Family-owned.
Belle Harlem
2363 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdHigher-end local restaurant.
Reservations recommended.
Charlies Bar & Kitchen
112 Lincoln AveGreat Southern bar/restaurant across the river
Renaissance Harlem
2245 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdAnother great local Southern restaurant, recommended
Entertainment & Activities
Famous venue for live entertainment.
Worth going for the building and history. Although I no longer recommend amateur night.
893 abantu bendawo batusa
I-Apollo Theater
253 W 125th StFamous venue for live entertainment.
Worth going for the building and history. Although I no longer recommend amateur night.
Arts & Culture
Iconic museum on the Upper East Side featuring great works from all eras
2653 abantu bendawo batusa
IMusem we-Art we-Metropolitan
1000 5th AveIconic museum on the Upper East Side featuring great works from all eras
Top modern art museum in the USA.
A bit pricier than the Met.
2114 abantu bendawo batusa
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd StreetTop modern art museum in the USA.
A bit pricier than the Met.