Guidebook for New York
Arts & Culture
The Tenement Museum gives interactive tours about the history of the Lower East Side by recreating apartments and businesses as they were in the days of the immigrant settlers.
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Tenement Museum
103 Orchard StThe Tenement Museum gives interactive tours about the history of the Lower East Side by recreating apartments and businesses as they were in the days of the immigrant settlers.
This is my favorite movie theater in all of NYC, and the only theater where you can have gourmet food and drinks delivered to you while you watch the film! Only three theaters so get there early!
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Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan AveThis is my favorite movie theater in all of NYC, and the only theater where you can have gourmet food and drinks delivered to you while you watch the film! Only three theaters so get there early!
Food Scene
Great mexican food and drinks! Come here for dinner or brunch, and don't forget to ask for the "crack sauce"!
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Sixty Lower East Side
190 Allen StGreat mexican food and drinks! Come here for dinner or brunch, and don't forget to ask for the "crack sauce"!
This is the perfect place to settle in on a rainy day to get some work done or have a nice conversation. Warm, cozy, great coffee and nice staff. Can't beat it!
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Black Cat LES
172 Rivington StThis is the perfect place to settle in on a rainy day to get some work done or have a nice conversation. Warm, cozy, great coffee and nice staff. Can't beat it!
This is more of a takeout coffee place but has in my opinion some of the best coffee in NYC. You'll want to buy a bag to take home with you.
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Café Grumpy - Lower East Side
13 Essex StThis is more of a takeout coffee place but has in my opinion some of the best coffee in NYC. You'll want to buy a bag to take home with you.
Drinks & Nightlife
This low-lit bar/small plates spot has a wide selection of oysters ($1 oyster happy hour from 6pm-8pm and 12am-1am) and other seafood themed small plates to go with their decadent cocktails.
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Black Crescent
76 Clinton StThis low-lit bar/small plates spot has a wide selection of oysters ($1 oyster happy hour from 6pm-8pm and 12am-1am) and other seafood themed small plates to go with their decadent cocktails.
This semi-speakeasy (slightly hard to find, not exclusive) feels like you've stepped into the study of a 20's era old man: globes, a fireplace, a hidden room, drinks in teacups. Come on a weeknight
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The Back Room
102 Norfolk StThis semi-speakeasy (slightly hard to find, not exclusive) feels like you've stepped into the study of a 20's era old man: globes, a fireplace, a hidden room, drinks in teacups. Come on a weeknight
Everything Else
The best cupcakes at reasonable prices, that's for sure, but the hidden gem of this amazing bakery is the puddings. Don't leave NYC without trying both!
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Sugar Sweet Sunshine
126 Rivington StThe best cupcakes at reasonable prices, that's for sure, but the hidden gem of this amazing bakery is the puddings. Don't leave NYC without trying both!
Essentials
Fresh produce, meats, fish, and cheeses, from local merchants make this place bustle on the weekends. Worth walking through!
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Essex Market
88 Essex StFresh produce, meats, fish, and cheeses, from local merchants make this place bustle on the weekends. Worth walking through!