Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Arts & Culture

You are so close so why not stop in for a short visit. Remember, admissions is pay as you wish so $1-2 is fine.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 locals recommend
You are so close so why not stop in for a short visit. Remember, admissions is pay as you wish so $1-2 is fine.
One of the more famous art museums in town
2114 locals recommend
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
2114 locals recommend
One of the more famous art museums in town
Old World War II aircraft carrier turned aviation/naval war museum.
379 locals recommend
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
West 46th Street
379 locals recommend
Old World War II aircraft carrier turned aviation/naval war museum.
Extension of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that is less frequented but equally impressive
707 locals recommend
The Met Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin Dr
707 locals recommend
Extension of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that is less frequented but equally impressive
Dinosaurs!
1623 locals recommend
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
1623 locals recommend
Dinosaurs!

Parks & Nature

If Central Park is too crowded, why not walk over to Carl Schurz Park which is right by the east river and offers a nice view of Queens.
221 locals recommend
Carl Schurz Park
East End Avenue
221 locals recommend
If Central Park is too crowded, why not walk over to Carl Schurz Park which is right by the east river and offers a nice view of Queens.
Popular green space in the middle of the city
688 locals recommend
Bryant Park
688 locals recommend
Popular green space in the middle of the city

Food Scene

Cool cafe that my wife and I often visit. Be sure to check out the lower level!
22 locals recommend
CJ
318 East 84th Street
22 locals recommend
Cool cafe that my wife and I often visit. Be sure to check out the lower level!
Another coffee shop that we frequently visit
11 locals recommend
Orens Coffee - 81st and 1st
1574 1st Ave.
11 locals recommend
Another coffee shop that we frequently visit
The best sandwich shop in the city ... and not just because we're close friends with the owner
Untamed Sandwiches
643 Lexington Avenue
The best sandwich shop in the city ... and not just because we're close friends with the owner
Cuban Asian fusion. If you have the time, definitely try the Chef's tasting menu.
Calle Dao
38 West 39th Street
Cuban Asian fusion. If you have the time, definitely try the Chef's tasting menu.
Nice upscale restaurant that is somewhat hidden so it's easy to drop in without a reservation. It has a classy ambiance and serves great food.
65 locals recommend
Hillstone
378 Park Ave S
65 locals recommend
Nice upscale restaurant that is somewhat hidden so it's easy to drop in without a reservation. It has a classy ambiance and serves great food.
Solid Latin American menu that won't disappoint. Open for brunch, lunch and dinner
25 locals recommend
La Pulperia
1626 2nd Ave
25 locals recommend
Solid Latin American menu that won't disappoint. Open for brunch, lunch and dinner
Got an itch for a true Maine style lobster rolls, this is your stop.
53 locals recommend
Luke's Lobster Upper East Side
242 E 81st St
53 locals recommend
Got an itch for a true Maine style lobster rolls, this is your stop.
Cheap and Chinese food. Buyers beware- this is NOT the place for crab rangoon or Kung Pao chicken. This is adventurous and authentic northern Chinese cuisine that combines Chinese and Middle Eastern flavors. Known for spicy cumin lamb noodles (noodles are hand pulled) and "burger".
22 locals recommend
西安名吃 Xi'an Famous Foods
328 E 78th St
22 locals recommend
Cheap and Chinese food. Buyers beware- this is NOT the place for crab rangoon or Kung Pao chicken. This is adventurous and authentic northern Chinese cuisine that combines Chinese and Middle Eastern flavors. Known for spicy cumin lamb noodles (noodles are hand pulled) and "burger".
French food as only the Parisians would want it. Open for brunch, lunch and dinner.
74 locals recommend
Café D'Alsace
1703 2nd Ave
74 locals recommend
French food as only the Parisians would want it. Open for brunch, lunch and dinner.
Because a juicy rotisserie chicken that's lightly marinated can really hit the spot.
48 locals recommend
Pio Pio 3
1746 1st Ave.
48 locals recommend
Because a juicy rotisserie chicken that's lightly marinated can really hit the spot.
New Yorkers schlepp from all corners of the island for a cupcake or cheesecake. It's at our doorstep.
89 locals recommend
Two Little Red Hens
1652 2nd Ave
89 locals recommend
New Yorkers schlepp from all corners of the island for a cupcake or cheesecake. It's at our doorstep.
Brunch by day and local watering hole by night.
36 locals recommend
The Supply House
1647 2nd Avenue
36 locals recommend
Brunch by day and local watering hole by night.
Mmm gastropub.
59 locals recommend
Earl's Beer and Cheese
1259 Park Ave
59 locals recommend
Mmm gastropub.
Good coffee and quintessentially New York with a shared space. This is a stunning coffee shop tucked away on museum mile inside a church... Okay tucked away but not hidden from the public. Avoid the rush.
27 locals recommend
Bluestone Lane
1085 5th Ave
27 locals recommend
Good coffee and quintessentially New York with a shared space. This is a stunning coffee shop tucked away on museum mile inside a church... Okay tucked away but not hidden from the public. Avoid the rush.
Hole in the wall quality grab and go.
237 locals recommend
Oslo Coffee Roasters
328 Bedford Ave
237 locals recommend
Hole in the wall quality grab and go.
Go for an outrageous and over-the-top brunch displayed in the Parker Meridien. Reservations required during brunch prime time
18 locals recommend
NORMA’S
119 W 56th St
18 locals recommend
Go for an outrageous and over-the-top brunch displayed in the Parker Meridien. Reservations required during brunch prime time
Hidden behind the concierge behind heavy black drapes is an unassuming burger joint. Only one obscure fluorescent burger sign indicates its whereabouts.
69 locals recommend
burger joint
119 W 56th St
69 locals recommend
Hidden behind the concierge behind heavy black drapes is an unassuming burger joint. Only one obscure fluorescent burger sign indicates its whereabouts.
Italian-Japanese fusion made for the refined palate.
27 locals recommend
Basta Pasta
37 W 17th St
27 locals recommend
Italian-Japanese fusion made for the refined palate.
Ramen was exported to NYC in the 2000s and it took the city by storm. (Expect 1 hour wait)
116 locals recommend
Ippudo Westside
321 W 51st St
116 locals recommend
Ramen was exported to NYC in the 2000s and it took the city by storm. (Expect 1 hour wait)
No-frills, cash-only deli with theatrically cranky service serving stacked sandwiches since 1888.
690 locals recommend
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston St
690 locals recommend
No-frills, cash-only deli with theatrically cranky service serving stacked sandwiches since 1888.
Be transported back in time to a restaurant where you think the Godfather will walk in any minute. Reservations recommended.
503 locals recommend
Peter Luger Steak House
178 Broadway
503 locals recommend
Be transported back in time to a restaurant where you think the Godfather will walk in any minute. Reservations recommended.
Neapolitan made by the top dog pizzaioli.
45 locals recommend
Kesté Pizza & Vino
77 Fulton Street
45 locals recommend
Neapolitan made by the top dog pizzaioli.
Brick oven pizza.
26 locals recommend
Grimaldi's
656 6th Avenue
26 locals recommend
Brick oven pizza.

Essentials

Your neighborhood grocery store right down the block
85 locals recommend
Morton Williams Supermarkets
278 Park Ave S
85 locals recommend
Your neighborhood grocery store right down the block
Your neighborhood pharmacy right down the block
416 locals recommend
CVS
115 W 125th St
416 locals recommend
Your neighborhood pharmacy right down the block
Need a couple things, this place will have your everything.
215 locals recommend
Fairway Market 86th Street
240 East 86th St
215 locals recommend
Need a couple things, this place will have your everything.

Shopping

For all your electronic needs.
96 locals recommend
Best Buy
1280 Lexington Ave
96 locals recommend
For all your electronic needs.

Sightseeing

See one of the few traffic circles in NY surrounded by shops. There's also a statue of Columbus there.
377 locals recommend
Columbus Circle
Columbus Circle
377 locals recommend
See one of the few traffic circles in NY surrounded by shops. There's also a statue of Columbus there.
Where both Katie and I went to school
539 locals recommend
Columbia University
116th and Broadway
539 locals recommend
Where both Katie and I went to school
Take the free ferry to get nice view of the Manhattan skyline and also the Statue of Liberty (1 hr round trip).
71 locals recommend
Whitehall Terminal station
4 Whitehall St
71 locals recommend
Take the free ferry to get nice view of the Manhattan skyline and also the Statue of Liberty (1 hr round trip).
See a different part of NY
180 locals recommend
Greenwich Village
180 locals recommend
See a different part of NY
Celebrity sighting central
94 locals recommend
TriBeCa
94 locals recommend
Celebrity sighting central
Home to the ice rink and Christmas tree during the winter
759 locals recommend
Rockefeller Center
45 Rockefeller Plaza
759 locals recommend
Home to the ice rink and Christmas tree during the winter
A somber reminder
567 locals recommend
9/11 Memorial South Pool
180 Greenwich St
567 locals recommend
A somber reminder
The iconic building of NY
1787 locals recommend
Empire State Building
20 W 34th St
1787 locals recommend
The iconic building of NY
Iconic cathedral of NY
253 locals recommend
St. Patrick's Cathedral
253 locals recommend
Iconic cathedral of NY