Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Best fresh beans in the city with incredible deals on brewed coffees in the back of the store.
68 locals recommend
Porto Rico Importing
201 Bleecker St
68 locals recommend
Best fresh beans in the city with incredible deals on brewed coffees in the back of the store.
Great happy hour specials on lovely tacos, empanadas, and drinks from 5-7PM.
13 locals recommend
El Toro Blanco
13 locals recommend
Great happy hour specials on lovely tacos, empanadas, and drinks from 5-7PM.
Lovely place to stay for a coffee or drink in a design store and community.
10 locals recommend
Fair Folks & a Goat
96 W Houston St
10 locals recommend
Lovely place to stay for a coffee or drink in a design store and community.
Grab a quiche, croissant, or french pastries for afternoon indulgence.
16 locals recommend
François Payard Bakery
116 West Houston Street
16 locals recommend
Grab a quiche, croissant, or french pastries for afternoon indulgence.
Among the better bagels in downtown Manhattan.
70 locals recommend
Murray's Bagels
500 6th Ave
70 locals recommend
Among the better bagels in downtown Manhattan.
Closest Michelin Star. Make a reservation.
135 locals recommend
Minetta Tavern
113 MacDougal St
135 locals recommend
Closest Michelin Star. Make a reservation.
Closest good bagels for to-go.
44 locals recommend
Back Forty West
70 Prince St
44 locals recommend
Closest good bagels for to-go.
Closest 'scene' coffee. Great cold-brew and fun for 'pour over' tastings.
123 locals recommend
Stumptown Coffee Roasters
30 W 8th St
123 locals recommend
Closest 'scene' coffee. Great cold-brew and fun for 'pour over' tastings.
For an 'of-the-moment' Michelin star experience. It's disastrously expensive, but worth every penny for Torrisi and Co's take on red-sauce Italian.
71 locals recommend
Carbone
181 Thompson St
71 locals recommend
For an 'of-the-moment' Michelin star experience. It's disastrously expensive, but worth every penny for Torrisi and Co's take on red-sauce Italian.
Less disastrously expensive than Carbone, equally as fitting as a destination for modern Roman cuisine. Great lunch specials.
45 locals recommend
Lupa
170 Thompson St
45 locals recommend
Less disastrously expensive than Carbone, equally as fitting as a destination for modern Roman cuisine. Great lunch specials.
Storied white-tablecloth Italian. It's an arm and a leg, but you never know which celebrity you'll sit next to (Bill Clinton is a fan).
22 locals recommend
Il Mulino New York - Downtown
86 W 3rd St
22 locals recommend
Storied white-tablecloth Italian. It's an arm and a leg, but you never know which celebrity you'll sit next to (Bill Clinton is a fan).
It's a greek-yogurt-and-toppings store unlike anything else I've ever experienced. Worth 1 trip.
22 locals recommend
Chobani SoHo
152 Prince St
22 locals recommend
It's a greek-yogurt-and-toppings store unlike anything else I've ever experienced. Worth 1 trip.
There's a cafe, a restaurant, a secret garden, and often live music. Great hidden gem.
22 locals recommend
La Lanterna di Vittorio
129 MacDougal St
22 locals recommend
There's a cafe, a restaurant, a secret garden, and often live music. Great hidden gem.
Hard to happen upon but fantastic cocktails and beautiful food.
26 locals recommend
Perla Cafe
26 locals recommend
Hard to happen upon but fantastic cocktails and beautiful food.
This is hands down the best quality fish you'll get for the money.
59 locals recommend
TOTO Sushi
216 Thompson St
59 locals recommend
This is hands down the best quality fish you'll get for the money.
For very fancy sushi
7 locals recommend
Ushiwakamaru
136 W Houston St
7 locals recommend
For very fancy sushi
For quality Italian food with a more down to earth atmosphere.
Da Marcella
142 W Houston St
For quality Italian food with a more down to earth atmosphere.
Carribbean jerk, NY style patty, and awesome juices. Anna Wintour owns the townhouse next door and complains about the smell (but I've never noticed it).
81 locals recommend
Miss Lily's
132 W Houston St
81 locals recommend
Carribbean jerk, NY style patty, and awesome juices. Anna Wintour owns the townhouse next door and complains about the smell (but I've never noticed it).
Espresso
45 locals recommend
Third Rail Coffee
240 Sullivan St
45 locals recommend
Espresso
This seems to have gained popularity, but a peanut-butter themed restaurant is a bit beyond me.
8 locals recommend
Peanut Butter & Co.
8 locals recommend
This seems to have gained popularity, but a peanut-butter themed restaurant is a bit beyond me.
For a slice. It's Staten Island style and a bit expensive at $2.50 for plain, but I like this best for munching.
Fiore's Pizza
165 Bleecker St
For a slice. It's Staten Island style and a bit expensive at $2.50 for plain, but I like this best for munching.
For pizza by the slice this is famous, but honestly, I prefer Fiore's.
337 locals recommend
Joe's Pizza
7 Carmine St
337 locals recommend
For pizza by the slice this is famous, but honestly, I prefer Fiore's.
Better of the coffee choices in Rockefeller center.
467 locals recommend
Blue Bottle Coffee
76 N 4th St
467 locals recommend
Better of the coffee choices in Rockefeller center.
Quintessential. A New York take on what a highly fantasized Parisian bistro should be. Open all day (8AM-2AM).
188 locals recommend
Buvette
42 Grove St
188 locals recommend
Quintessential. A New York take on what a highly fantasized Parisian bistro should be. Open all day (8AM-2AM).
My secret go-to for brunch. Food is OK, but you can get in without a wait, and $20 for coffee, drink, entree, and a sweetbread is isane!
43 locals recommend
The Cornelia Street Cafe
Cornelia Street
43 locals recommend
My secret go-to for brunch. Food is OK, but you can get in without a wait, and $20 for coffee, drink, entree, and a sweetbread is isane!
Brunch. Make a reservation unless you want to wait 90 minutes.
35 locals recommend
Jane
100 W Houston St
35 locals recommend
Brunch. Make a reservation unless you want to wait 90 minutes.

Essentials

Wonderful prepared foods and surprisingly inexpensive fresh produce.
79 locals recommend
Agata & Valentina
64 University Pl
79 locals recommend
Wonderful prepared foods and surprisingly inexpensive fresh produce.
24/7 traditional supermarket. A bit pricy, but it's 24/7.
142 locals recommend
Morton Williams Supermarkets
130 Bleecker St
142 locals recommend
24/7 traditional supermarket. A bit pricy, but it's 24/7.
Prepared Italian foods, fresh pasta, etc. for eating in. They are closed on Sundays and Mondays.
18 locals recommend
Raffetto's
144 W Houston St
18 locals recommend
Prepared Italian foods, fresh pasta, etc. for eating in. They are closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Italian Market. You will not regret eating a piece of lard bread (rippled with Prosciutto and cheese) or taking away prepared italian dishes or meats.
23 locals recommend
Faicco’s Italian Specialties
260 Bleecker St
23 locals recommend
Italian Market. You will not regret eating a piece of lard bread (rippled with Prosciutto and cheese) or taking away prepared italian dishes or meats.
Fancy juice and organic foods.
30 locals recommend
organic avenue
116 Suffolk St
30 locals recommend
Fancy juice and organic foods.

Everything Else

For a run or to lay out in the sun -- the riverfront trail heads north all the way up Manhattan. Great place to grab a citi-bike and head up to Central Park on a nice day.
155 locals recommend
Hudson River Park
155 locals recommend
For a run or to lay out in the sun -- the riverfront trail heads north all the way up Manhattan. Great place to grab a citi-bike and head up to Central Park on a nice day.
Quintessential NY deli/bodega -- the best on the block for a sandwich, salad, snacks.
177 Bleecker St
177 Bleecker Street
Quintessential NY deli/bodega -- the best on the block for a sandwich, salad, snacks.
Closest wash and fold if you need laundry same day.
114 MacDougal St
114 MacDougal Street
Closest wash and fold if you need laundry same day.
24 Hr pharmacy. There's a Duane Reade pharmacy three steps further but the lighting there is a bit more unsettling.
329 locals recommend
CVS
156 Henry St
329 locals recommend
24 Hr pharmacy. There's a Duane Reade pharmacy three steps further but the lighting there is a bit more unsettling.
Bakery treats. Beautiful breads. Nice light lunch.
191 locals recommend
Amy's Bread
672 9th Ave
191 locals recommend
Bakery treats. Beautiful breads. Nice light lunch.

Sightseeing

Come on a Saturday or Sunday to see downtown at it's finest -- views through the arch up Fifth Avenue, and if you're lucky, either the Dosa cart (SW corner) or grand piano player.
946 locals recommend
Washington Square Park
Washington Square
946 locals recommend
Come on a Saturday or Sunday to see downtown at it's finest -- views through the arch up Fifth Avenue, and if you're lucky, either the Dosa cart (SW corner) or grand piano player.
Top of the Rock is honestly better than going to the top of Empire State Building, less stressful, and there's more exciting things inside the concourse below.
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Top of the Rock is honestly better than going to the top of Empire State Building, less stressful, and there's more exciting things inside the concourse below.
Don't let them hassle you into paying $25 per entry -- it's pay what you wish.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 locals recommend
Don't let them hassle you into paying $25 per entry -- it's pay what you wish.

Arts & Culture

Legendary NYC comedy club. Stop by one evening for a showing.
323 locals recommend
Comedy Cellar
117 MacDougal St
323 locals recommend
Legendary NYC comedy club. Stop by one evening for a showing.
Historic Jazz Club. Don't go for the food, go for the music.
168 locals recommend
Blue Note
131 West 3rd Street
168 locals recommend
Historic Jazz Club. Don't go for the food, go for the music.

Drinks & Nightlife

Beautiful speak-easy with fantastic cocktails and live music.
168 locals recommend
Little Branch
20 7th Avenue South
168 locals recommend
Beautiful speak-easy with fantastic cocktails and live music.
Tequila-themed speak-easy. Easy to miss it -- walk down the stairs you're a world away from MacDougal St.
118 Macdougal St
118 MacDougal Street
Tequila-themed speak-easy. Easy to miss it -- walk down the stairs you're a world away from MacDougal St.

Shopping

Cheese-monger. Great grilled-cheese and fried egg sandwiches.
179 locals recommend
Murray's Cheese Bar
28-30 Jackson Avenue
179 locals recommend
Cheese-monger. Great grilled-cheese and fried egg sandwiches.
You have never in your life seen this many spices. It's exciting for out-of-towners.
21 locals recommend
Kalustyan's
123 Lexington Ave
21 locals recommend
You have never in your life seen this many spices. It's exciting for out-of-towners.
Head into the underpassage to get a 'wicked hot chocolate' from this hidden gem. Lifechanging, and you don't need more than 6oz.
12 locals recommend
Jacques Torres
30 Rockefeller Plaza
12 locals recommend
Head into the underpassage to get a 'wicked hot chocolate' from this hidden gem. Lifechanging, and you don't need more than 6oz.