Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Delicious brunch and excellent sweet and savory crepes suitable for a meal anytime of day! Quaint and local with a real cozy feel.
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Le Grainne Cafe
183 9th AveDelicious brunch and excellent sweet and savory crepes suitable for a meal anytime of day! Quaint and local with a real cozy feel.
Best cupcakes in Chelsea and rivals some of the other more famous NYC cupcake shops.
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Billy's Bakery
184 9th AveBest cupcakes in Chelsea and rivals some of the other more famous NYC cupcake shops.
Delicious, inexpensive Italian food. Charming atmosphere and simple, but attentive service. This place cannot be beat!
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Pepe Giallo
195 10th AveDelicious, inexpensive Italian food. Charming atmosphere and simple, but attentive service. This place cannot be beat!
If you're interested in local and healthy elevated meals, this is the place! Not cheap, but so beautiful, delicious and great service. A pure treat!
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ABC Kitchen
35 E 18th StIf you're interested in local and healthy elevated meals, this is the place! Not cheap, but so beautiful, delicious and great service. A pure treat!
Amazing vegan/raw restaurant. Great for health conscious people who don't want to sacrifice taste for really good for you food.
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Pure Food & Wine
54 Irving PlAmazing vegan/raw restaurant. Great for health conscious people who don't want to sacrifice taste for really good for you food.
Funky diner feel and excellent moderately priced food. The salads are amazing and so is the avocado toast!
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Cafe Gitane
113 Jane StreetFunky diner feel and excellent moderately priced food. The salads are amazing and so is the avocado toast!
Get the corn app. This Cuban greasy spoon is inexpensive and totally satisfying. Service is mixed and tables are tight but it's worth it. Expect to wait for a table at prime times.
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Café Habana
17 Prince StGet the corn app. This Cuban greasy spoon is inexpensive and totally satisfying. Service is mixed and tables are tight but it's worth it. Expect to wait for a table at prime times.
My favorite old New York coffee shop. A real institution. If you're in the area, pop in and get a latte and their cookie plate. All art on the walls is original from the Renaissance!
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Caffe Reggio
119 MacDougal StMy favorite old New York coffee shop. A real institution. If you're in the area, pop in and get a latte and their cookie plate. All art on the walls is original from the Renaissance!
Best $3.00 you'll ever spend on a meal. Get the falafel and lots of napkins. Go sit in Washington Square Park with it and savor every last bite. So so so good. My mouth is watering thinking about it.
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Mamoun's Falafel
119 MacDougal StBest $3.00 you'll ever spend on a meal. Get the falafel and lots of napkins. Go sit in Washington Square Park with it and savor every last bite. So so so good. My mouth is watering thinking about it.
Zero decor but moderately priced Ethiopian food cannot be beat. The veggie combo meal is one of my favorite things to eat in NYC.
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Meskerem
124 MacDougal StZero decor but moderately priced Ethiopian food cannot be beat. The veggie combo meal is one of my favorite things to eat in NYC.
Thin crust pizza in a sleek trendy, but not overly so, space. Moderately priced, good for groups.
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Co.
230 9th AveThin crust pizza in a sleek trendy, but not overly so, space. Moderately priced, good for groups.
Great to pop in and grab a pretzel croissant or their famous hot chocolate. Have baked goods that fit some dietary restrictions and also have a savory food bar too. A little pricey but worth it.
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The City Bakery
3 W 18th StGreat to pop in and grab a pretzel croissant or their famous hot chocolate. Have baked goods that fit some dietary restrictions and also have a savory food bar too. A little pricey but worth it.
Home of the Cronut, but skip that long line and try some of their other unique specialties. Great all around coffee shop for when you find yourself in Soho.
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Dominique Ansel Bakery
189 Spring StHome of the Cronut, but skip that long line and try some of their other unique specialties. Great all around coffee shop for when you find yourself in Soho.
Five doors down, super high-end coffee shop with really top notch coffee. One point of note, no laptops allowed, so can't go there to work, but they do have a back patio if you want to read the Times!
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I-City Hall yase-New York
Five doors down, super high-end coffee shop with really top notch coffee. One point of note, no laptops allowed, so can't go there to work, but they do have a back patio if you want to read the Times!
One of the best bagel shops in NYC! Warning, they do not toast, so do not ask! Also if you want eggs on your bagel, prepare to wait an hour or so! Stick with one of their many creative cream cheeses.
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Murray's Bagels Chelsea
242 8th AveOne of the best bagel shops in NYC! Warning, they do not toast, so do not ask! Also if you want eggs on your bagel, prepare to wait an hour or so! Stick with one of their many creative cream cheeses.
If you like weird donuts, this is the place. Super wacky flavors, combos and colors adorn these infamous square donuts.
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Doughnut Plant
379 Grand StIf you like weird donuts, this is the place. Super wacky flavors, combos and colors adorn these infamous square donuts.
An old NY institution. If you like classic donuts this is the place.
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The Donut Pub
203 W 14th StAn old NY institution. If you like classic donuts this is the place.
Really thick and hearty pizza which you can get to go. Perfect late night snack after a night in the Meatpacking District.
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Artichoke Basille's Pizza
321 E 14th StReally thick and hearty pizza which you can get to go. Perfect late night snack after a night in the Meatpacking District.
One of my favorite restaurants when you need to have a nice meal but not break the bank. Creative Italian/Japanese fusion makes for really good pasta!
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Basta Pasta
37 W 17th StOne of my favorite restaurants when you need to have a nice meal but not break the bank. Creative Italian/Japanese fusion makes for really good pasta!
If you want a novel NYC experience, venture west to the only diner in NYC with parking! Chrome accented and truly retro, this is a gem in the—west side—rough!
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Market Diner
572 11th AvenueIf you want a novel NYC experience, venture west to the only diner in NYC with parking! Chrome accented and truly retro, this is a gem in the—west side—rough!
Great block long collection of restaurants complete with a specialty grocery store. Everyone can choose a different cuisine and still dine together at the communal tables. Really fun, new place.
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Gotham West Market
600 11th AveGreat block long collection of restaurants complete with a specialty grocery store. Everyone can choose a different cuisine and still dine together at the communal tables. Really fun, new place.
This NYC chain has a few locations all of which are great. If you like burgers (or veggie burgers) this is a must taste. Fun atmosphere and great service. Skip Shake Shack and go here!
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5 Napkin Burger
630 9th AveThis NYC chain has a few locations all of which are great. If you like burgers (or veggie burgers) this is a must taste. Fun atmosphere and great service. Skip Shake Shack and go here!
Hidden in the Whole Foods below the Time Warner Center visit On Tap. It's the perfect respite after walking Central Park. The service is the pits, but balanced by the food & plethora of beers/wine.
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Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston StHidden in the Whole Foods below the Time Warner Center visit On Tap. It's the perfect respite after walking Central Park. The service is the pits, but balanced by the food & plethora of beers/wine.
Everything Else
A must see while staying in Chelsea. Go early or late to avoid the hordes of slow-moving tourists.
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High Line Park
A must see while staying in Chelsea. Go early or late to avoid the hordes of slow-moving tourists.
Drinks & Nightlife
A local speakeasy hidden behind Stone St Coffee. Go late and act like you know what you're doing. A bouncer will open the "wall" and let you in the bar/restaurant behind the working coffee shop.
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Bathtub Gin
132 9th AveA local speakeasy hidden behind Stone St Coffee. Go late and act like you know what you're doing. A bouncer will open the "wall" and let you in the bar/restaurant behind the working coffee shop.
Lots of restaurants and bars on this cobblestone, car-free street. Full of Wall St guys (and girls) after work which if that is your thing, go! On the weekends it's super quiet. Perfect for brunch.
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Stone Street
Stone StreetLots of restaurants and bars on this cobblestone, car-free street. Full of Wall St guys (and girls) after work which if that is your thing, go! On the weekends it's super quiet. Perfect for brunch.
Beautiful rooftop restaurant/bar full of plants. Make a reservation for dinner or pop up for drinks. It's above Sleep No More which is also very much worth checking out.
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Gallow Green
542 W 27th StBeautiful rooftop restaurant/bar full of plants. Make a reservation for dinner or pop up for drinks. It's above Sleep No More which is also very much worth checking out.
Walk through an unmarked side door at the front of the second floor Japanese restaurant Village Yokocho, and you’ll find yourself in perhaps the classiest joint in the East Village.
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Angel's Share
45 Stuyvesant StWalk through an unmarked side door at the front of the second floor Japanese restaurant Village Yokocho, and you’ll find yourself in perhaps the classiest joint in the East Village.
Incredibly detailed, this basement bar drips of old New York class and glamour. With a classic décor of red brick archways, and reclaimed NYC relics. Creative drinks, decent prices.
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The Tippler
425 W 15th StIncredibly detailed, this basement bar drips of old New York class and glamour. With a classic décor of red brick archways, and reclaimed NYC relics. Creative drinks, decent prices.
Totally crazy kitschy Americana restaurant/bar. Strong margaritas, indulgent bar food and easy prices. Fun decor and a nice escape from the hectic NYC-streets.
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Trailer Park Lounge
271 W 23rd StTotally crazy kitschy Americana restaurant/bar. Strong margaritas, indulgent bar food and easy prices. Fun decor and a nice escape from the hectic NYC-streets.
Lovely wine and tapas bar. Intimate, dark and romantic. Close to the High Line and Pepe Giallo (one of my favorite restaurants!)
The Drunken Horse
225 10th AveLovely wine and tapas bar. Intimate, dark and romantic. Close to the High Line and Pepe Giallo (one of my favorite restaurants!)
Go straight to the back room. There are couches and funky chairs in a salon-like room. Really special space and totally the opposite of the front of the bar!
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Art Bar
52 8th AveGo straight to the back room. There are couches and funky chairs in a salon-like room. Really special space and totally the opposite of the front of the bar!
Walk across the Westside Highway at W 26th St and 12th Ave/WSH to the boat/bar in the water. Great bar food, buckets of beer and lots of room to roam and explore. Can get busy after work. Really fun!
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Frying Pan
207 12th AveWalk across the Westside Highway at W 26th St and 12th Ave/WSH to the boat/bar in the water. Great bar food, buckets of beer and lots of room to roam and explore. Can get busy after work. Really fun!
Manhattan's Oldest Bar! The dining room at The Ear is filled with nautical knickknacks and memorabilia from its 150 years of business. They serve a perfect pint of Guinness and yummy food.
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Ear Inn
326 Spring StManhattan's Oldest Bar! The dining room at The Ear is filled with nautical knickknacks and memorabilia from its 150 years of business. They serve a perfect pint of Guinness and yummy food.
Arts & Culture
Go for the immersive Sleep No More "show" or get a bite/drinks at the beautiful Gallow Green on the roof!
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The McKittrick Hotel
530 W 27th StGo for the immersive Sleep No More "show" or get a bite/drinks at the beautiful Gallow Green on the roof!
Shopping
Super fun 6-floor furniture store with an all-natural beauty apothecary, as well as speciality food and gifts. I could spend a whole day here even though I am not buying their $300 pillows.
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ABC Carpet & Home
888 BroadwaySuper fun 6-floor furniture store with an all-natural beauty apothecary, as well as speciality food and gifts. I could spend a whole day here even though I am not buying their $300 pillows.
Independent sporting goods store with three floors of everything located just off of Union Square.
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Paragon Sports
867 BroadwayIndependent sporting goods store with three floors of everything located just off of Union Square.
Largest used bookstore in NYC, this place has a reputation that precedes it. Excellent place to wander throughout the stacks or to pick up an authentic New York souvenir.
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The Strand Bookstore
828 BroadwayLargest used bookstore in NYC, this place has a reputation that precedes it. Excellent place to wander throughout the stacks or to pick up an authentic New York souvenir.
Lots of great stores and restaurants in this block-long interior "mall". You've got Anthropologie (one of my personal favorites), healthy and indulgent snacking options, and so much more!
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Imakethe ye-Chelsea
75 9th AveLots of great stores and restaurants in this block-long interior "mall". You've got Anthropologie (one of my personal favorites), healthy and indulgent snacking options, and so much more!
You can order their stylish inexpensive glasses online, OR you can go to this Meatpacking District store and try them on in person!
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Warby Parker
819 Washington StYou can order their stylish inexpensive glasses online, OR you can go to this Meatpacking District store and try them on in person!
Sightseeing
Great lively park. Lots of restaurants and shops around. Perfect for sitting and people watching with a cup of coffee. Or go on Saturdays for the bustling Greenmarket!
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Union Square
Great lively park. Lots of restaurants and shops around. Perfect for sitting and people watching with a cup of coffee. Or go on Saturdays for the bustling Greenmarket!