Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Delicious Asian dishes, hip restaurant, very highly recommended. Best to attend early or late to avoid long lines.
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Momofuku Ko
8 Extra PlDelicious Asian dishes, hip restaurant, very highly recommended. Best to attend early or late to avoid long lines.
Delicious ramen noodle dishes, this is an amazing restaurant close by. Best to attend early or late to avoid long lines.
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Momofuku Noodle Bar
171 1st Ave.Delicious ramen noodle dishes, this is an amazing restaurant close by. Best to attend early or late to avoid long lines.
Really fun bar/restaurant. Great food, reasonably priced, and very good sake. It's small so not for very large groups. Usually quite entertaining.
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Sake Bar Satsko
202 E 7th StReally fun bar/restaurant. Great food, reasonably priced, and very good sake. It's small so not for very large groups. Usually quite entertaining.
Takahachi
85 Avenue AWonderful sushi, good prices.
Great brunch and good food any time. Hip place to hang out for coffee and people watching.
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Cafe Orlin
Great brunch and good food any time. Hip place to hang out for coffee and people watching.
Ost Cafe
Great coffee nearby
MUD SPOT
307 E 9th StMy favorite coffee in the East Village
Delicious, healthy food. A great option for delivery if you don't feel like going out to a restaurant.
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Westville East
173 Avenue ADelicious, healthy food. A great option for delivery if you don't feel like going out to a restaurant.
Brick Lane Curry House
79 2nd AveVery good indian food.
Luke's Lobster East Village
Amazing lobster rolls
Everything Else
St. Marks is full of cheap, good restaurants (Mamoun's falafel, Caracas, Baoguette Cafe are my favorites) and lots of different shops. Tends to be popular with tourists and always busy.
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Saint Marks Place
Saint Marks PlaceSt. Marks is full of cheap, good restaurants (Mamoun's falafel, Caracas, Baoguette Cafe are my favorites) and lots of different shops. Tends to be popular with tourists and always busy.
Union Square has a number of stores, a park (where the Occupy movement typically protests), is a major subway hub, and has a wonderful farmer's market on the weekend.
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Union Square
Union Square has a number of stores, a park (where the Occupy movement typically protests), is a major subway hub, and has a wonderful farmer's market on the weekend.
Drinks & Nightlife
Fun bar, lots of room to sit, great selection, good crowd.
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Swift Hibernian Lounge
34 E 4th StFun bar, lots of room to sit, great selection, good crowd.
Quiet bar, great drinks, reasonably priced. Plus the food (New Orleans theme) is excellent.
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The Redhead
349 East 13th StreetQuiet bar, great drinks, reasonably priced. Plus the food (New Orleans theme) is excellent.
One of the oldest bars in NYC and always packed. It's an experience.
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McSorley's Old Ale House
15 E 7th StOne of the oldest bars in NYC and always packed. It's an experience.
Angel's Share
45 Stuyvesant StHidden bar above a korean restaurant with amazing drinks.
Fifty Paces
413 East 12th StreetGood wine bar
KGB Bar
85 E 4th StFunky, communist themed bar. Lots of vodka.
Hotel Chantelle
92 Ludlow StVery fun club
Essentials
Trader Joe's, good cheap groceries, many organic options. 2.5 blocks from the apartment.
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Trader Joe's
130 Court StTrader Joe's, good cheap groceries, many organic options. 2.5 blocks from the apartment.
Whole Foods is expensive but great food, organic, good selection. 3 blocks away.
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Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston StWhole Foods is expensive but great food, organic, good selection. 3 blocks away.
Wonderful small grocery store. Organic, local foods. Expensive.
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Commodities Health Food
165 1st Ave.Wonderful small grocery store. Organic, local foods. Expensive.
East Village Social
126 St Marks PlAmazing selection of cheep and delicious cheeses.