Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Nearest cafe to sit and grab a coffee, eat, etc. Nicest in summer when you can sit outside.
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Cafe Amrita
301 W 110th StNearest cafe to sit and grab a coffee, eat, etc. Nicest in summer when you can sit outside.
Nice French-style restaurant just around the corner from the apartment. Causal but slightly spendy (mid-range in price).
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RDV-Rendezvous Harlem
2072 Frederick Douglass BlvdNice French-style restaurant just around the corner from the apartment. Causal but slightly spendy (mid-range in price).
Starbucks
301 W 145th StClosest Starbucks fix. There are cooler coffee shops nearby.
Nearest hip coffee shop. Same owners as RDV restaurant. Nice soups, sandwiches, and pastries too.
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Caféine
2124 Frederick Douglass BlvdNearest hip coffee shop. Same owners as RDV restaurant. Nice soups, sandwiches, and pastries too.
This is a casual restaurant by Marcus Samuelsson, the chef responsible for Red Rooster, a fancier restaurant near 125 st. Streebird serves more street-oriented food, like Waffled and Chicken, often with a little bit of an African twist. It has a great energy. The food itself can be hit or miss.
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Streetbird Rotisserie
2149 Frederick Douglass BoulevardThis is a casual restaurant by Marcus Samuelsson, the chef responsible for Red Rooster, a fancier restaurant near 125 st. Streebird serves more street-oriented food, like Waffled and Chicken, often with a little bit of an African twist. It has a great energy. The food itself can be hit or miss.
This is my favorite high-end restaurant in the neighborhood. Serves great cocktails, and an Italian-Spanish influenced menu. Nice decor as well.
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VINATERÍA
2211 Frederick Douglass BlvdThis is my favorite high-end restaurant in the neighborhood. Serves great cocktails, and an Italian-Spanish influenced menu. Nice decor as well.
A cool Brooklyn-feeling coffee shop with a nice backyard in summer. It's connected to the bar next door, Mess Hall. They have a delicious tuna sandwich, believe it or not.
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Double Dutch Espresso
2194 Frederick Douglass BlvdA cool Brooklyn-feeling coffee shop with a nice backyard in summer. It's connected to the bar next door, Mess Hall. They have a delicious tuna sandwich, believe it or not.
Basic Mexican taco joint around the corner. I've never gotten take-out but it would be good for that: +1 212-634-7665
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Cantina Taqueria & Tequila Bar
2099 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdBasic Mexican taco joint around the corner. I've never gotten take-out but it would be good for that: +1 212-634-7665
Essentials
Central Markets
300 W 110th StNearest grocery store.
Drinks & Nightlife
Mess Hall
2194 Frederick Douglass BlvdLocal bar with a young vibe.
Great cocktail bar -- has a speakeasy vibe. Also, the brussel sprouts dish here is good.
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67 Orange Street
2082 Frederick Douglass BlvdGreat cocktail bar -- has a speakeasy vibe. Also, the brussel sprouts dish here is good.
A beer hall, with any kind of beer you could want. Good sausages. Has a festive vibe.
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Bier International
2099 Frederick Douglass BoulevardA beer hall, with any kind of beer you could want. Good sausages. Has a festive vibe.
Sightseeing
It's fun to walk over the Brooklyn Bridge and might even be better to do in winter because it's less crowded. Grimaldi's is a classic pizza restaurant on the Brooklyn side (in DUMBO). (There are lots of other restaurants there if you can't get it.) On the Manhattan side, I would head north into Chinatown, where you can eat Chinese, or have Ice Cream at the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, or for something lighter, try Vietnamese food at Na Trang.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge PromenadeIt's fun to walk over the Brooklyn Bridge and might even be better to do in winter because it's less crowded. Grimaldi's is a classic pizza restaurant on the Brooklyn side (in DUMBO). (There are lots of other restaurants there if you can't get it.) On the Manhattan side, I would head north into Chinatown, where you can eat Chinese, or have Ice Cream at the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, or for something lighter, try Vietnamese food at Na Trang.
This is the cathedral you see when leaving the apartment. It's not a must-see but a cool place to check out. Walk through Morningside Park and approach it from behind, walking along 113th St.
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1047 Amsterdam AveThis is the cathedral you see when leaving the apartment. It's not a must-see but a cool place to check out. Walk through Morningside Park and approach it from behind, walking along 113th St.
The High Line is an elevated abandoned rail track that has been turned into a stunning and innovative city park -- a must see. It starts around 31st St., just past 10th Ave., and stretches all the way downtown to the Meatpacking district, and ends on Gansevoort St., at the new location of the Whitney Museum. The Whitney Museum recently moved from the Upper East Side to downtown to a spectacular new building designed by Renzo Piano. It's a good entry into the trendy Meatpacking district, the High Line park, and the charming West Village.
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High Line Park
The High Line is an elevated abandoned rail track that has been turned into a stunning and innovative city park -- a must see. It starts around 31st St., just past 10th Ave., and stretches all the way downtown to the Meatpacking district, and ends on Gansevoort St., at the new location of the Whitney Museum. The Whitney Museum recently moved from the Upper East Side to downtown to a spectacular new building designed by Renzo Piano. It's a good entry into the trendy Meatpacking district, the High Line park, and the charming West Village.
Parks & Nature
Even in winter, it's great to walk part of the Jackie Onassis Reservoir. Iconic views of the city and good people watching!
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
Even in winter, it's great to walk part of the Jackie Onassis Reservoir. Iconic views of the city and good people watching!
The often overlooked other park of Frederick Law Olmstead (the famous designer of Central Park), Morningside Park is a long thin park just a block from my house. It has a dramatic rocky cliff you can climb to go to Columbia University and Morningside Heights.
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Morningside Park
Morningside DriveThe often overlooked other park of Frederick Law Olmstead (the famous designer of Central Park), Morningside Park is a long thin park just a block from my house. It has a dramatic rocky cliff you can climb to go to Columbia University and Morningside Heights.
Arts & Culture
Lincoln Center is iconic. If you're not up for seeing a symphony of an opera at the Met, you can catch an independent or foreign film at the Lincoln Center Film society (they have two theaters, the Elinor Bunin and the Walter Reader). There is also an affordable cafe called Indie on 65th St. where you can pick up a sandwich to go or sit and have a nice glass of wine before the show. (Not to be confused with the super-expensive restaurant right above it , Lincoln.) During the summer, it's fun to sit on the roof of the restaurant Lincoln because it's covered with grass!
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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center PlazaLincoln Center is iconic. If you're not up for seeing a symphony of an opera at the Met, you can catch an independent or foreign film at the Lincoln Center Film society (they have two theaters, the Elinor Bunin and the Walter Reader). There is also an affordable cafe called Indie on 65th St. where you can pick up a sandwich to go or sit and have a nice glass of wine before the show. (Not to be confused with the super-expensive restaurant right above it , Lincoln.) During the summer, it's fun to sit on the roof of the restaurant Lincoln because it's covered with grass!
This is my favorite museum in the city. It has every time period of Western and global art, is beautifully located in Central Park, and is just an all-around city treasure. Go to the roof for cocktails in the summer for a great view of the park and city skyline. The Met now has a new contemporary art site, the Met Breuer, on 75th and Madison.
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1000 5th AveThis is my favorite museum in the city. It has every time period of Western and global art, is beautifully located in Central Park, and is just an all-around city treasure. Go to the roof for cocktails in the summer for a great view of the park and city skyline. The Met now has a new contemporary art site, the Met Breuer, on 75th and Madison.
The Whitney Museum has an amazing new building near the base of the High Line, in the old meatpacking district. It was designed by Renzo Piano. Beautiful views of the Hudson river and the city. Exhibitions by contemporary artists, and also interesting dance and performance events. They have late night admissions on Saturday nights.
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Salmagundi Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum has an amazing new building near the base of the High Line, in the old meatpacking district. It was designed by Renzo Piano. Beautiful views of the Hudson river and the city. Exhibitions by contemporary artists, and also interesting dance and performance events. They have late night admissions on Saturday nights.
The American Natural History Museum has a beautiful location on Central Park West. The Planetarium is also attached. It's a good place to walk to through Central Park (a long-ish walk for kids). There are lots of coffee shops, farmers markets, etc. nearby. The park behind the museum is a great place to people watch: it's a snapshot of upscale Upper West Side life.
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200 Central Park WestThe American Natural History Museum has a beautiful location on Central Park West. The Planetarium is also attached. It's a good place to walk to through Central Park (a long-ish walk for kids). There are lots of coffee shops, farmers markets, etc. nearby. The park behind the museum is a great place to people watch: it's a snapshot of upscale Upper West Side life.