Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Dollar for dollar, this is the most pleasure you can get from food. Awesome wine and cheese, obviously, but also great main courses.
179 locals recommend
Murray's Cheese Bar
28-30 Jackson AvenueDollar for dollar, this is the most pleasure you can get from food. Awesome wine and cheese, obviously, but also great main courses.
Restaurant, bar and jazz club (downstairs) with a cozy, neighborhoody vibe. Grab a spot outside, weather-permitting: Cornelia is one of Manhattan's quaintest streets.
43 locals recommend
The Cornelia Street Cafe
Cornelia StreetRestaurant, bar and jazz club (downstairs) with a cozy, neighborhoody vibe. Grab a spot outside, weather-permitting: Cornelia is one of Manhattan's quaintest streets.
Skip Little Italy: it's for tourists who don't know that the best Italian food is not there. Here's one of the best places: coal-fired pizza in a vibrant, bustling scene.
43 locals recommend
Arturo's
106 W Houston StSkip Little Italy: it's for tourists who don't know that the best Italian food is not there. Here's one of the best places: coal-fired pizza in a vibrant, bustling scene.
A newbie but a goodie on the NYC pizza scene. Pizza del Re is a personal favorite.
45 locals recommend
Kesté Pizza & Vino
77 Fulton StreetA newbie but a goodie on the NYC pizza scene. Pizza del Re is a personal favorite.
Drinks & Nightlife
My favorite dive bar in the area. The ceiling is caving in, the crowd is mostly NYU and aging hipsters, and the beer selection is great.
Peculier Pub
145 Bleecker StMy favorite dive bar in the area. The ceiling is caving in, the crowd is mostly NYU and aging hipsters, and the beer selection is great.
No, there's no sign outside. It's one of the old West Village speakeasies, when consumption of alcoholic drinks retreated underground. Big claim: Little Branch has the BEST mixologists in town.
168 locals recommend
Little Branch
20 7th Avenue SouthNo, there's no sign outside. It's one of the old West Village speakeasies, when consumption of alcoholic drinks retreated underground. Big claim: Little Branch has the BEST mixologists in town.
Everything Else
So you're ready for your trashy NYC club night? Look no farther than Le Souk.
18 locals recommend
Le Souk
510 LaGuardia PlSo you're ready for your trashy NYC club night? Look no farther than Le Souk.
Pegu Club
Classy place, tasty mixed drinks, upscale vibe.