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Grimaldi's
East 7th Street New York NY 10003Best pizza in NYC! And you don't have to wait in the cold in BK. Go into Limelight Marketplace and through all of the clothing shops to get to Grimaldi's. Special -- mushroom, pepperoni, basil.
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Van Leeuwen Ice Cream & Coffee - 48 E 7th St
E 7th St New York NY 10003Good place to camp out with cofee & ice cream. Awesome wallpaper!
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Porto Rico Importing Co - 40 1/2 St. Marks Place
1/2 Saint Marks Pl # 1 New York NY 10003-8114Best whole bean coffee - French Colombian!
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SPICE Thai Restaurant
2nd Ave New York NY 10003-8640Good, cheap thai. Haven't gone for the early bird special but for $6, it's definitely worth it.
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Cafe Orlin
Saint Marks Place New York NY 10003Best brunch and breakfast! $7 during the week for eggs any style. Eggs blackstone on the weekend.
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Jack's Luxury Oyster Bar
2nd Avenue New York NY 10003-8334My favorite restaurant in the city. $55 for a 6 course meal. Chefs are amazing. If you want a more romantic dinner place that is more crowded (read:trendy), check out sister resto Degustation.
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Abraco - 86 E 7th St
E 7th St New York NY 10003Coffee from a tiny tiny shack and nice people.
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The Mermaid Inn
2nd Ave # 1 New York NY 10003-8317Delicious!
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Lan Cafe - 342 E 6th St
E 6th St New York NY 10003Great vegetarian noodles.
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La Palapa
Saint Marks Pl # 1 New York NY 10003-7945Good for brunch & margaritas (although I do not drink). Not sure about dinner though. :)
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Veselka - 144 2nd Ave
2nd Ave New York NY 10003Delicious chicken noodle soup and meat platter!
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Mud spot - 307 E 9th St
E 9th St New York NY 10003Best chai (delicious from a powder) and coffee that will give you a kick in the butt to go in the morning.
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Degustation
East 5th Street New York NY 10003-8507Sister resto to Jack's Luxury Oyster Bar, my favorite restaurant. Tapas & romantic setting.
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Luke's Lobster
East 7th Street New York NY 10009-5730If you love Lobster rolls, come here.
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Caracas Arepa Bar - 93 E 7th St
E 7th St New York NY 10009Long wait but delish Arepas.
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Otafuku - 236 E 9th St
E 9th St New York NY 10003Okonomiyaki - Japanese street food.
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Dumpling Man - 100 St Marks Pl
St Marks Pl New York NY 10003Cheap eats - delish dumplings!
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Menkui Tei Ramen 63 Cooper Square
Cooper Square New York NY 10003Ramen and you don't have to wait like at Ippudo!
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The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Cooper Square New York New YorkOld Cooper Union building -- look across the street for the new very green building. Cooper Union was founded by a steel tycoon who decided to mandate free tuition for all its students! Free!
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Stuyvesant St
Stuyvesant St New York NY 10003Historically landmarked street. Once upon a time, the church owned the whole block but now you can see beautiful townhomes that seem more greenwich/west village than east village.
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Pylos
E 7th St # A New York NY 10009-6100Better greek food than I had in Greece (the islands).
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Banh Mi Zon - 443 E 6th St
E 6th St New York NY 10009Vietnamese sub sandwiches - "banh mi"! Best ever.
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Kanoyama
2nd Avenue New York NY 10003Best value for real sushi in the city. Come here if you like sushi - not rolls. $15 sushi or sashimi bento box Monday through Thursday before 7 pm. They also have great oysters at the bar.
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Gyu-Kaku
Cooper Sq New York NY 10003-7110I'm originally from Los Angeles and this is big there but I haven't had time to check out the happy hour discounts for meat skewers here.
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Kanoyama - Sushi 175 2nd Ave
2nd Ave New York NY 10003Great sushi - Michelin recommended!
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Hecho En Dumbo
Bowery New York NY 10012Awesome mexican food. Friend from mexico city says authentic as well.
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Bowery Hotel - 335 Bowery
Bowery New York NY 10003Trendy restaurant & hotel. There's an old movie (1930's?) titled "On the Bowery" about the inhabitants of the flophouses (drunk railroad workers). Hotel is good place to see young Hollywood stars.
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City of New York: Tompkins Square Park
E 9th Street New York NY 10009Great playground. The homeless side of the park is an interesting sight. Read up on NYC/East Village in the 80's. I think this was called needles park in those days.
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Sunny's Florist - 102 E 2nd St
E 2nd St New York NY 10003Cute corner korean florist shop!
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AMC Loews Movie Theatre - 66 3rd Ave
3rd Ave New York NY 10003If you catch a movie at any AMC or Loews in the city before noon, it is only $6!
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Prune
East 1st St # 1 New York NY 10003-9313I "hear" it's delicious and if you can manage to snag a table and foot the hefty price tag, I think it would enjoyable. Brunch is not too much though.
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Ippudo - 65 4th Ave
4th Ave New York NY 10003Delicious Kakuni (stewed pork belly). Recommend that you walk over before 6:00 pm to put in your name and then take a stroll around the neighborhood. Kmart right around the corner!
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NYC ICY - 171 Avenue A
Avenue A New York NY 10009BEST ice cream, but not ice cream. They have thai iced tea, lemon basil, peanut butter blueberry cream and other awesome and unique flavors.
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Everyman Espresso
East 13th Street New York NY 10003-5306There's also a theatre in the back that puts on amazing plays. You have to be lucky to get tickets though. Across the street used to be my favorite plant store. The owner past away in 2011.
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Trader Joe's - 142 E 14th St
E 14th St New York NY 10003Best priced specialty foods store. I love the orchids here too!
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Strand Books
Broadway New York New York 10003Miles and miles of books for $1! Fun to check out.
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Washington Square Park
5 Avenue New York NY 10003Great park for people watching. The pigeon man is weird though. In the 60's, the city was trying to bulldoze it to build a highway, but the locals, led by Jane Jacobs stopped it in its tracks.
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The Bowery Ballroom
Delancey Street New York NY 10002-2804Great venue for live music. (website hidden)
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Spoon
West 20th Street New York NY 10011-3702Good brunch. Locally sourced food. Also, NEVER crowded.
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Madison Square Park
Great park. If you want to eat close by, check out Grimaldi's on 20th, Spoon on 20th or Greenhouse Tavern on 21st.
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Water Taxi to Ikea
Fulton St New York NY 10038-2196Best free activity! You can see the statue of liberty and get a slice of Ikea pizza.
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Cafe Zaiya
East 41st Street New York New York 10017Bakery - Great little place to pick up snacks for a long walk adventure. I used to come here and get curry buns before taking the Ikea ferry.
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Shake Shack
8th Ave New York New York 10036Love the burgers! The Madison Park location is a little nuts to wait at. This line is much shorter and they have a real kitchen so I think it tastes better.
Unable to find street view of this location.
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