Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
French food. Best for breakfast and lunch. Has outdoor seating. Also the walk-in cafe has the best croissants (banana, chocolate, almond, and coconut!)
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Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery
380 Lafayette StFrench food. Best for breakfast and lunch. Has outdoor seating. Also the walk-in cafe has the best croissants (banana, chocolate, almond, and coconut!)
Great drip coffee! Also an upscale convenience store.
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Nolita Mart & Espresso Bar
156 Mott StGreat drip coffee! Also an upscale convenience store.
Happy Bones
394 Broome StGreat coffee!
The taco stand is great for a quick bite late-night. But the real gem is hidden through a back door... a chic restaurant and lounge. Dress to impress!
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La Esquina - SoHo
114 Kenmare StThe taco stand is great for a quick bite late-night. But the real gem is hidden through a back door... a chic restaurant and lounge. Dress to impress!
Eat like a New Yorker with some of the best bagels in town! Try the Baz Sandwich which is big enough for two.
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Baz Bagel
181 Grand StEat like a New Yorker with some of the best bagels in town! Try the Baz Sandwich which is big enough for two.
Part grocery store, part restaurant... enjoy the unique store and grab a bite to eat!
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Eataly NYC Flatiron
200 5th AvePart grocery store, part restaurant... enjoy the unique store and grab a bite to eat!
Arguably the best burger in town in the middle of one of the best parks!
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Shake Shack
Madison AvenueArguably the best burger in town in the middle of one of the best parks!
Jing Fong Restaurant
380 Amsterdam AvenueDim Sum in Chinatown!
456 New Shanghai
69 Mott StSoup dumplings and pork buns
RubiRosa Restaurant & Bar
235 Mulberry StGreat pizza
Lombardi's
32 Spring StFamous pizza
Jack's Wife Freda
226 Lafayette StBreakfast and Brunch
Freemans
Freeman AlleyHidden brunch spot
Balthazar
80 Spring StBrunch
Mother's Ruin
18 Spring StBrunch
Cocoron
16 Delancey StJapanese restaurant specializing in soba (noodles)
Peasant
194 Elizabeth StGreat rustic Italian food
PUBLIC
210 Elizabeth StreetGreat Michelin starred restaurant.
My go-to restaurant for steak. Get a bone-in NY strip or the porterhouse for two with black truffle creamed spinach on the side
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Strip House
13 E 12th StMy go-to restaurant for steak. Get a bone-in NY strip or the porterhouse for two with black truffle creamed spinach on the side
The place to go for ramen! Also get the pork buns and samurai ribs.
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Ippudo NY
65 4th AveThe place to go for ramen! Also get the pork buns and samurai ribs.
ABC Kitchen
35 E 18th StTrendy farm-to-table restaurant.
The black label burger is arguably the best in town. French/American.
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Minetta Tavern
113 MacDougal StThe black label burger is arguably the best in town. French/American.
Momofuku Ssäm Bar
89 South StreetGreat Korean/Asian restaurant.
Gemma
335 BoweryItalian restaurant with outdoor seating.
La Colombe Torrefaction
319 Church StGreat coffee!
Parm
248 Mulberry StGreat sandwiches!
Blue Ribbon Brasserie
97 Sullivan StGreat food open late.
Piacere NYC
351 Broome StreetGreat pizza open late.
Great NY Noodletown
28 BoweryChinese food open late.
La Colombe Coffee Roasters
270 Lafayette StMy favorite coffee café!
Isola
9 Crosby StFancy Italian restaurant.
Bánh Mì Saigon
198 Grand StCheap Vietnamese sandwiches. Cash only
Landmark Coffee Shop
158 Grand StCheap breakfast or lunch.
Casual Cuban restaurant. Love their Cuban sandwich and grilled corn!
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Café Habana
17 Prince StCasual Cuban restaurant. Love their Cuban sandwich and grilled corn!
Despaña
408 Broome StCasual Spanish tapas restaurant and grocery store.
Drinks & Nightlife
Mulberry Project
149 Mulberry StreetCool hidden bar
The Standard Biergarten
848 Washington StBeer and pretzels outdoors
Le Bain
848 Washington StTrendy rooftop bar with stunning views.
The Top of the Standard
848 Washington StClassy rooftop bar with stunning views.
Marquee New York
289 10th AveDance club
Southside
Dance club. Mostly younger crowd.
Brinkley's Broome Street
Broome StreetGreat neighborhood bar
The Ship
158 Lafayette StCool hidden cocktail bar.
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161 Lafayette StKaraoke bar
La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels
249 Centre StGreat wine bar!
Shopping
Flight Club
812 BroadwayCool unique sneaker store.
The Strand Bookstore
828 BroadwayCool unique independent book store.
Probably the most famous (and unique) camera and electronic store in the world! They are closed Friday afternoon to Saturday evening for Sabbath.
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B&H Photo Video - Electronics and Camera Store
420 9th AveProbably the most famous (and unique) camera and electronic store in the world! They are closed Friday afternoon to Saturday evening for Sabbath.
The largest department store in the world! Get 10% off savings pass at their visitor center.
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Macy's
151 W 34th StThe largest department store in the world! Get 10% off savings pass at their visitor center.
For the serious bargain shopper! This day trip to Woodbury Common Premium Outlets has all the designer labels at discount prices!
Leaves at 8:45 and returns at 17:30.
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Wyndham Garden Chinatown
93 BoweryFor the serious bargain shopper! This day trip to Woodbury Common Premium Outlets has all the designer labels at discount prices!
Leaves at 8:45 and returns at 17:30.
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Otherwise known as Munchies Paradise... this store has all the best Asian candies and snacks.
Aji Ichiban
37 Mott StOtherwise known as Munchies Paradise... this store has all the best Asian candies and snacks.
This super cool men's store is an homage to the previous tenant... famous rock venue CBGB
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John Varvatos
315 BoweryThis super cool men's store is an homage to the previous tenant... famous rock venue CBGB
TKTS Times Square
West 47th StreetCheap Broadway show tickets.
TKTS South Street Seaport
190 Front StCheap Broadway show tickets.
Goods for the Study Mulberry
234 Mulberry StIndependent bookstore
Housing Works Used Book Cafe
126 Crosby StUnique nonprofit bookstore.
Taasha Deli
400 Broome StConvenience store for anything you need... toiletries, groceries, etc
Duane Reade
110 Newark AveConvenience store and pharmacy downstairs.
Everything Else
Washington Square Park
Washington SquareNice park surrounded by New York University.
Union Square
Park surrounded by many stores and restaurants.
Bryant Park
Outdoor skating rink in the winter.
I-Ghostbusters Headquarters
14 N Moore St"Who ya gonna call?"
Sightseeing
Forget the Empire State Building! Top of the Rock is much better... especially at night.
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Ukubamba kwesibhakabhaka
30 Rockefeller PlazaForget the Empire State Building! Top of the Rock is much better... especially at night.
Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd StWorld famous transportation hub
This brand new $1.4 Billion transportation hub is an architectural marvel.
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Fulton Street
Fulton StreetThis brand new $1.4 Billion transportation hub is an architectural marvel.
The new WTC is finally finished. Check out the memorial and museum.
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4 World Trade Center
150 Greenwich StThe new WTC is finally finished. Check out the memorial and museum.
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
Brooklyn Bridge PromenadeWalk across the famous bridge!
Home of the New York Stock Exchange and major financial institutions.
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I-Stock Exchange ye-New York
11 Wall StHome of the New York Stock Exchange and major financial institutions.
I-Charging Bull
Bowling GreenTake a picture with the mascot of Wall Street.
Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush Avenuecentralpark.com/maps/group/maps
A military museum on an aircraft carrier. The newest addition to the collection... the space shuttle Enterprise.
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Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
West 46th StreetA military museum on an aircraft carrier. The newest addition to the collection... the space shuttle Enterprise.
High Line Park
Old elevated train tracks converted into a cool park.
Perfect views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Lower Manhattan. And best of all... It's free!
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Whitehall Terminal station
4 Whitehall StPerfect views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Lower Manhattan. And best of all... It's free!
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Marvel of gothic revival architecture.
New Yorkers dread it... but Times Square is a must see spectacle.
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Times Square
New Yorkers dread it... but Times Square is a must see spectacle.
Millions of books and special collections housed in an architectural masterpiece.
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New York Public Library - Bloomingdale Library
476 5th AveMillions of books and special collections housed in an architectural masterpiece.
Arts & Culture
The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey StGreat intimate music venue to see live bands.
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston StGreat intimate music venue to see live bands.
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd StreetThe MoMA
Taxidermy, dinosaurs, minerals and a planetarium.
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Iziko Lomuzi wezolimo laseMarekhiya
200 Central Park WestTaxidermy, dinosaurs, minerals and a planetarium.
The Met is the museum to see if you can only see one.
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IMusem we-Art we-Metropolitan
1000 5th AveThe Met is the museum to see if you can only see one.
20th and 21st century art from around the world.
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I-Guggenheim Museum kaSolomon R.
1071 5th Ave20th and 21st century art from around the world.
Salmagundi Museum of American Art
20th and 21st century American art.
I-Apollo Theater
253 W 125th StShowtime at the Apollo!
Opera, Ballet, Jazz and even the Circus... you can find all kinds of performing arts here.
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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center PlazaOpera, Ballet, Jazz and even the Circus... you can find all kinds of performing arts here.
The Village Vanguard
178 7th Ave SHosting Jazz legends for the last 75 years.
Comedy Club that has hosted some of the biggest names in comedy.
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Comedy Cellar
117 MacDougal StComedy Club that has hosted some of the biggest names in comedy.
The McKittrick Hotel
530 W 27th StAn interactive play based on Macbeth