Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
This renowned East Village location was the first Momofuku restaurant. It serves ramen and a roster of dishes that changes with the season.
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Momofuku Noodle Bar
171 1st Ave.This renowned East Village location was the first Momofuku restaurant. It serves ramen and a roster of dishes that changes with the season.
This place has been in the East Village forever because they consistently have great sushi and friendly staff.
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Takahachi
85 Avenue AThis place has been in the East Village forever because they consistently have great sushi and friendly staff.
NOT really a restaurant, but one of the best burritos you can get in the East Village if not all of NYC. There are only 4 tables in this tiny Mexican Bodega turned restaurant. Daily choices of meat are made by the owners each day. Home cooked, great prices, a real gem.
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Zaragoza
215 Avenue ANOT really a restaurant, but one of the best burritos you can get in the East Village if not all of NYC. There are only 4 tables in this tiny Mexican Bodega turned restaurant. Daily choices of meat are made by the owners each day. Home cooked, great prices, a real gem.
Drinks & Nightlife
No Alcohol, only KAVA served here. The sacred drink is served in a chill urban vibe that sometimes pours out onto the street but always involves mingling with locals and Kava enthusiasts.
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Kavasutra
261 E 10th StNo Alcohol, only KAVA served here. The sacred drink is served in a chill urban vibe that sometimes pours out onto the street but always involves mingling with locals and Kava enthusiasts.
This quiet empty storefront on Avenue C has been the long time home of eclectic music lovers. The low key venue has folded chair seating and a tiny bathroom behind the stage, no theatrical lights and no drinks, JUST MUSIC. Check the website to find something special you will never forget. http://thestonenyc.com/
The Stone
55 West 13th StreetThis quiet empty storefront on Avenue C has been the long time home of eclectic music lovers. The low key venue has folded chair seating and a tiny bathroom behind the stage, no theatrical lights and no drinks, JUST MUSIC. Check the website to find something special you will never forget. http://thestonenyc.com/
Entertainment & Activities
This Lower East Side establishment has been a classic visit for it's low key atmosphere but high temperature saunas. Pick your flavor of medicinal steam rooms or the main room which is a sauna that boasts of 250 Fahrenheit (121 C) temperatures
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Russian & Turkish Baths
268 E 10th StThis Lower East Side establishment has been a classic visit for it's low key atmosphere but high temperature saunas. Pick your flavor of medicinal steam rooms or the main room which is a sauna that boasts of 250 Fahrenheit (121 C) temperatures
Getting Around
My best transport recommendation is to grab the M14A at 11th street between Avenue A & Avenue B.
If you take it north and across 14th street to any cross town subway for the (4,5,6,N,R Union Square Stop) (L train to Brooklyn at 1st Avenue Stop) and to (A,C,E at 9th Avenue Stop).
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Union Square
My best transport recommendation is to grab the M14A at 11th street between Avenue A & Avenue B.
If you take it north and across 14th street to any cross town subway for the (4,5,6,N,R Union Square Stop) (L train to Brooklyn at 1st Avenue Stop) and to (A,C,E at 9th Avenue Stop).
A 10 min walk will get you to the 6 train to go uptown or downtown to any location you need.
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Astor Place
Astor PlaceA 10 min walk will get you to the 6 train to go uptown or downtown to any location you need.
12 min walk to this subway stop has the F train to uptown and downtown to Brooklyn along with the J,M,Z trains as well.
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Essex St station
12 min walk to this subway stop has the F train to uptown and downtown to Brooklyn along with the J,M,Z trains as well.
Parks & Nature
Enjoy a scenic walk along the river or a great place to have a morning run! Use the pedestrian foot bridge at 10th street or 6th Street to access this little riverside oasis.
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East River Promenade
East River PromenadeEnjoy a scenic walk along the river or a great place to have a morning run! Use the pedestrian foot bridge at 10th street or 6th Street to access this little riverside oasis.
Sightseeing
Go back in time to when the Lower East Side was tenement housing and immigration was the creating the base for the melting pot of ethnic, religious and cultural diversity that is NYC today.
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Lower East Side Tenement Museum Bookshop
103 Orchard StGo back in time to when the Lower East Side was tenement housing and immigration was the creating the base for the melting pot of ethnic, religious and cultural diversity that is NYC today.