Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

LOVE this place...it's not only close and inviting but it feels like discovering a hot spot in Paris. Enjoy the incredible wine list and chat with the guys that work there in French or Spanish!
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Amelie Wine Bar
22 W 8th St
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LOVE this place...it's not only close and inviting but it feels like discovering a hot spot in Paris. Enjoy the incredible wine list and chat with the guys that work there in French or Spanish!
Looking for a special place to celebrate while you're in town? Lion is fantastic and feels like dining in an art gallery. Reservations for brunch and Friday/Saturday nights are recommended.
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The Red Lion
151 Bleecker St
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Looking for a special place to celebrate while you're in town? Lion is fantastic and feels like dining in an art gallery. Reservations for brunch and Friday/Saturday nights are recommended.
NY has a LOT of good brunch spots but this is one of our favorites. Caribbean brunch= coconut pancakes and pork belly hash with sweet potatoes! In the evening it's more like dining in a nightclub.
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Miss Lily's
132 W Houston St
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NY has a LOT of good brunch spots but this is one of our favorites. Caribbean brunch= coconut pancakes and pork belly hash with sweet potatoes! In the evening it's more like dining in a nightclub.
Tea & Sympathy is as close to England in New York as you’re going to get. If you miss home or want to have your first taste of British afternoon tea, this is the spot!
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Tea & Sympathy
108 Greenwich Ave
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Tea & Sympathy is as close to England in New York as you’re going to get. If you miss home or want to have your first taste of British afternoon tea, this is the spot!
Late Night Grub! Open 24 hours with everything made onsite (from biscuits to bacon!). Incredible late night dinner, midday lunch, and weekend brunch.
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Bubby's
120 Hudson St
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Late Night Grub! Open 24 hours with everything made onsite (from biscuits to bacon!). Incredible late night dinner, midday lunch, and weekend brunch.
A must see for coffee lovers. Opened in 1927, Caffe Reggio was the first caffe in the US to serve Cappuccino; not to mention GREAT people watching!
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Caffe Reggio
119 MacDougal St
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A must see for coffee lovers. Opened in 1927, Caffe Reggio was the first caffe in the US to serve Cappuccino; not to mention GREAT people watching!
Mario Batali's restaurant is a favorite! OTTO combines the elegance of an Italian enoteca with the fun bustle of a crowded Italian train station. Great for big groups and meeting up with friends.
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OTTO Enoteca e Pizzeria
One 5th Ave
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Mario Batali's restaurant is a favorite! OTTO combines the elegance of an Italian enoteca with the fun bustle of a crowded Italian train station. Great for big groups and meeting up with friends.
Classic NY style pizza...opened by Pino "Joe" Pozzuoli who immigrated to the U.S. from Naples, Italy in the mid 1950's. Yum!
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Joe's Pizza
7 Carmine St
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Classic NY style pizza...opened by Pino "Joe" Pozzuoli who immigrated to the U.S. from Naples, Italy in the mid 1950's. Yum!
Amazing seafood, fresh raw oysters, and excellent happy hour deals!
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Mermaid Oyster Bar
89 MacDougal St
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Amazing seafood, fresh raw oysters, and excellent happy hour deals!
This is our go to Thai in the neighborhood. They have a great early bird special from 4-7 pm. You can also order in with the menu on the fridge!
Cafetasia
38 East 8th Street
This is our go to Thai in the neighborhood. They have a great early bird special from 4-7 pm. You can also order in with the menu on the fridge!

Everything Else

Late night hot cookies and milk...really need we say more?!
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Insomnia Cookies
1579 2nd Ave
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Late night hot cookies and milk...really need we say more?!

Arts & Culture

If you like independent films, you're in the right place! You can also catch a special showing or conversation with a film director here too. Be sure to check out what's playing while you're in town.
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IFC Center
323 6th Ave
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If you like independent films, you're in the right place! You can also catch a special showing or conversation with a film director here too. Be sure to check out what's playing while you're in town.
Italian dinner with performance space and classic NY history! On any given night, you might hear writers, poets, or musicians, spilling their musings to a standing-room-only crowd in the cafe.
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The Cornelia Street Cafe
Cornelia Street
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Italian dinner with performance space and classic NY history! On any given night, you might hear writers, poets, or musicians, spilling their musings to a standing-room-only crowd in the cafe.
A legendary stomping ground, since the 1950's, for performers such as Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix. Bruce Springsteen, The Velvet Underground, Kool and the Gang and Richard Pryor, to name a few.
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Cafe Wha?
115 MacDougal St
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A legendary stomping ground, since the 1950's, for performers such as Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix. Bruce Springsteen, The Velvet Underground, Kool and the Gang and Richard Pryor, to name a few.
It first opened in 1935 and has been called the Carnegie Hall of jazz because of its acoustics. Famous for performers like Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, if you can get tickets, go!
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The Village Vanguard
178 7th Ave S
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It first opened in 1935 and has been called the Carnegie Hall of jazz because of its acoustics. Famous for performers like Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, if you can get tickets, go!
Not only is it a hotspot for locals who love to laugh, it's also drawn to an impressive array of celebrity comics over the years like Robin Williams, Dave Chapelle, William Shatner and Colin Quinn.
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Comedy Cellar
117 MacDougal St
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Not only is it a hotspot for locals who love to laugh, it's also drawn to an impressive array of celebrity comics over the years like Robin Williams, Dave Chapelle, William Shatner and Colin Quinn.

Drinks & Nightlife

Umm...secret NYC Bar, Awesomeness! This long, skinny, dark underground bar only serves beer (it’s accessed via a “speakeasy-type” buzzer). http://www.yelp.com/biz/124-old-rabbit-club-new-york
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124 Rabbit Club
124 MacDougal St
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Umm...secret NYC Bar, Awesomeness! This long, skinny, dark underground bar only serves beer (it’s accessed via a “speakeasy-type” buzzer). http://www.yelp.com/biz/124-old-rabbit-club-new-york
Queer history at its best. This is the site of the Stonewall riots of 1969, which are considered to be the single most important event leading to the LGBT rights movement. Sip a bit of history!
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The Stonewall Inn
53 Christopher St
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Queer history at its best. This is the site of the Stonewall riots of 1969, which are considered to be the single most important event leading to the LGBT rights movement. Sip a bit of history!
You can find it all here...classical, hip hop, dance, indie rock, and jazz, but also poetry readings, comedy, film, DJs, NYC's only dance club for babies and their parents, theater, and burlesque.
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(Le) Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker St
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You can find it all here...classical, hip hop, dance, indie rock, and jazz, but also poetry readings, comedy, film, DJs, NYC's only dance club for babies and their parents, theater, and burlesque.
The happy hour is excellent. Their signature cocktails (French Lavender!) are half-off and the vibe is calm and intimate.
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The Dove Parlor
228 Thompson St
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The happy hour is excellent. Their signature cocktails (French Lavender!) are half-off and the vibe is calm and intimate.

Sightseeing

If you love Hendrix we're on the same block as the studio made specifically for him (with round windows and ambient lighting!) and it was the last place he recorded music before passing.
Electric Lady Studios
52 W 8th St
If you love Hendrix we're on the same block as the studio made specifically for him (with round windows and ambient lighting!) and it was the last place he recorded music before passing.
No stay at our place would be complete without a stroll through the park. Whether it's snowing or a hot summer day, you can't pass on the people watching galore, street performers, and chess games.
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Washington Square Arch
Washington Square North
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No stay at our place would be complete without a stroll through the park. Whether it's snowing or a hot summer day, you can't pass on the people watching galore, street performers, and chess games.