Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Siberian food around the corner. We like the owner, the staff, and the robust food.
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Kafana
116 Loisaida AveSiberian food around the corner. We like the owner, the staff, and the robust food.
Cheap and usually delicious. Favorite appetizer, Curry Puffs, never disappoint. Friendly staff.
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Hub Thai
50 Avenue ACheap and usually delicious. Favorite appetizer, Curry Puffs, never disappoint. Friendly staff.
Cool, open-air (summer) cafe serving great Brazilian food in a relaxed atmoshpere. Great Alphabet City location.
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Esperanto
145 Loisaida AveCool, open-air (summer) cafe serving great Brazilian food in a relaxed atmoshpere. Great Alphabet City location.
Great little coffee shop for inexpensive lunch or dinner, especially the Southern Fried Chicken.
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Bobwhite Lunch and Supper Counter
94 Loisaida AveGreat little coffee shop for inexpensive lunch or dinner, especially the Southern Fried Chicken.
Real homestyle Puerto-Rican cafe. My go-to for hearty chicken soup.
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Casa Adela
66 Loisaida AveReal homestyle Puerto-Rican cafe. My go-to for hearty chicken soup.
We're not big on German food, but this place is always packed so it must have something going for it. It does look like people have fun there. Good selection of beer.
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Zum Schneider NYC
107 Loisaida AveWe're not big on German food, but this place is always packed so it must have something going for it. It does look like people have fun there. Good selection of beer.
Excellent burgers! Mostly a bar, with multiple TVs with sports. Garden.
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Royale
157 Loisaida AveExcellent burgers! Mostly a bar, with multiple TVs with sports. Garden.
Black Iron Burger
540 E 5th StCraft beer and REALLY excellent burgers!
Best Coffee in the neighborhood. Nice view. WiFi (weekdays only)
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Ninth Street Espresso
700 E 9th StBest Coffee in the neighborhood. Nice view. WiFi (weekdays only)
GQ magazine rated this vegetarian burger "number 1". It is pretty good, and there's a vegan option if you're so inclined. Just a hole-in-the-wall, but worth trying if you're in the neighborhood
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Superiority Burger
119 Avenue AGQ magazine rated this vegetarian burger "number 1". It is pretty good, and there's a vegan option if you're so inclined. Just a hole-in-the-wall, but worth trying if you're in the neighborhood
Hip, crowded, and fabulous. Best French food in the neighborhood. We go here to celebrate special occasions.
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Lucien
14 1st Ave.Hip, crowded, and fabulous. Best French food in the neighborhood. We go here to celebrate special occasions.
Drinks & Nightlife
Quiet, romantic place to enjoy good wine with a small meal or cheese plate. Against the Grain (next door) is their beer-based version. Both are intimate, rustic & relaxing.
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Grape and Grain
620 E 6th StQuiet, romantic place to enjoy good wine with a small meal or cheese plate. Against the Grain (next door) is their beer-based version. Both are intimate, rustic & relaxing.
Nice vibe. Walls covered with great photos of musicians (including the best I've ever seen of Charlie Parker) and other celebrities. Live jazz.
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Rue B
188 Avenue BNice vibe. Walls covered with great photos of musicians (including the best I've ever seen of Charlie Parker) and other celebrities. Live jazz.
Very cool, relaxed speakeasy with good Asian-influenced drinks. Intimate...no groups larger than 4.
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Angel's Share
45 Stuyvesant StVery cool, relaxed speakeasy with good Asian-influenced drinks. Intimate...no groups larger than 4.
Classic East Village dive with iconic horseshoe-shaped bar, loud music and cheap beer. It may look familiar: Hollywood has filmed many, many bar scenes here.
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7B Horseshoe Bar aka Vazacs
108 Avenue BClassic East Village dive with iconic horseshoe-shaped bar, loud music and cheap beer. It may look familiar: Hollywood has filmed many, many bar scenes here.
It's actually a French Restaurant, but they have live jazz every night!
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Jules Bistro
65 St Marks PlIt's actually a French Restaurant, but they have live jazz every night!
The Wayland
700 E 9th StLive jazz Sun-Wed at 10:00.
Shopping
Great sandwiches for any meal including breakfast. Small but exquisite selection of cheese.
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Barnyard Cheese Shop
168 Avenue BGreat sandwiches for any meal including breakfast. Small but exquisite selection of cheese.
Essentials
Our go-to grocery. Decent selection of produce, including organics.
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Associated Supermarkets
216 5th AveOur go-to grocery. Decent selection of produce, including organics.
Sightseeing
Nice views, uninterrupted bike rides or walks along the water for miles. Especially recommended for biking, this is by far the best way to see a lot of Manhattan without riding in traffic. And with just a few blocks on city streets, you can cross the Williamsburg, Manhattan, and Brooklyn Bridges for astonishing cityscapes and to visit Brooklyn.
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East River Promenade
East River PromenadeNice views, uninterrupted bike rides or walks along the water for miles. Especially recommended for biking, this is by far the best way to see a lot of Manhattan without riding in traffic. And with just a few blocks on city streets, you can cross the Williamsburg, Manhattan, and Brooklyn Bridges for astonishing cityscapes and to visit Brooklyn.
Along with the museum, this amazing memorial is a bone-chilling reminder of the diabolical terror visited on lower Manhattan in 2001. Please visit with appropriate respect for those lost on 9/11.
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180 Greenwich StAlong with the museum, this amazing memorial is a bone-chilling reminder of the diabolical terror visited on lower Manhattan in 2001. Please visit with appropriate respect for those lost on 9/11.
While this 3-block stretch of 8th Street is constantly changing (and currently has lots of Asian restaurants & shops), it's still a bit of a mecca for visitors looking for the essence of the East Village.
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Saint Marks Place
Saint Marks PlaceWhile this 3-block stretch of 8th Street is constantly changing (and currently has lots of Asian restaurants & shops), it's still a bit of a mecca for visitors looking for the essence of the East Village.
Crowded and noisy, the narrow streets of Chinatown still fascinate me. Side-by-side with shops catering only to tourists, you'll still find very foreign scenes, with live seafood crawling out of ice-filled displays, mysterious produce, and—deeper inside the neighborhood—shops, parks and restaurants where you'd swear you were in Beijing. Stop at almost any restaurant for a break and mid-afternoon Dim Sum. Yum.
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Chinatown
Crowded and noisy, the narrow streets of Chinatown still fascinate me. Side-by-side with shops catering only to tourists, you'll still find very foreign scenes, with live seafood crawling out of ice-filled displays, mysterious produce, and—deeper inside the neighborhood—shops, parks and restaurants where you'd swear you were in Beijing. Stop at almost any restaurant for a break and mid-afternoon Dim Sum. Yum.
In a few hours you'll get a sweeping view of Manhattan with a lot of information about its most famous buildings.
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Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises
12th AvenueIn a few hours you'll get a sweeping view of Manhattan with a lot of information about its most famous buildings.
This iconic bridge is worth walking over for the fantastic views of both Manhattan and Brooklyn. Most crowded on weekends, we recommend the stroll during off-peak weekday hours. Whether walking or biking, this is as good as it gets for sight-seeing.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge PromenadeThis iconic bridge is worth walking over for the fantastic views of both Manhattan and Brooklyn. Most crowded on weekends, we recommend the stroll during off-peak weekday hours. Whether walking or biking, this is as good as it gets for sight-seeing.
Parks & Nature
2 Blocks away, a great way to escape traffic, get some exercise, and see some iconic bridges, neighborhoods, and unusual sites. If you're up for a long or short bike ride, you can start here and keep going around the tip of Manhattan, past the iconic Wall Street and World Trade Center areas, and continue up the West side of Manhattan with beautiful views all the way to the George Washington Bridge and beyond, all without riding in traffic.
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East River State Park
90 Kent Ave2 Blocks away, a great way to escape traffic, get some exercise, and see some iconic bridges, neighborhoods, and unusual sites. If you're up for a long or short bike ride, you can start here and keep going around the tip of Manhattan, past the iconic Wall Street and World Trade Center areas, and continue up the West side of Manhattan with beautiful views all the way to the George Washington Bridge and beyond, all without riding in traffic.
For many years this park was the epicenter of the protest movements and counterculture activities. Now peaceful and beautiful, there's even a family of hawks that share a nest on the east side of the park, near 8th St.
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Tompkins Square Park
East 10th StreetFor many years this park was the epicenter of the protest movements and counterculture activities. Now peaceful and beautiful, there's even a family of hawks that share a nest on the east side of the park, near 8th St.
Entertainment & Activities
If you're here on a Wednesday when Amateur Night happens, you gotta go!! It's still one of our favorite things to do (after 30+ years in NYC)
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I-Apollo Theater
253 W 125th StIf you're here on a Wednesday when Amateur Night happens, you gotta go!! It's still one of our favorite things to do (after 30+ years in NYC)