Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
This place sells great coffee and snacks. It hits your "New York Cool Coffeehouse Vibe" craving.
145 locals recommend
Lenox Coffee Roaster
60 W 129th StThis place sells great coffee and snacks. It hits your "New York Cool Coffeehouse Vibe" craving.
Pretty solid Mexican food - not super authentic but still tasty. Reliable spot.
90 locals recommend
Cantina Taqueria & Tequila Bar
2099 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdPretty solid Mexican food - not super authentic but still tasty. Reliable spot.
This ice cream shop is family owned, new (just opened in Summer 2017), and has the most amazing flavors - blueberry cheesecake, lemon sorrel, honey lavender, and habichuelas con dulce ( based on a Dominican dessert!)
40 locals recommend
Sugar Hill Creamery
184 Malcolm X BlvdThis ice cream shop is family owned, new (just opened in Summer 2017), and has the most amazing flavors - blueberry cheesecake, lemon sorrel, honey lavender, and habichuelas con dulce ( based on a Dominican dessert!)
Cute italian place that has a nice array of foods for a cozy lunch or dinner. The pizzas are pretty good.
105 locals recommend
Babbalucci
331 Malcolm X BlvdCute italian place that has a nice array of foods for a cozy lunch or dinner. The pizzas are pretty good.
This is a very popular spot, known for its owner, renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson. It's a very lively place, with a solid menu and a good bar for hanging out or happy hour.
1044 locals recommend
Red Rooster
310 Lenox AveThis is a very popular spot, known for its owner, renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson. It's a very lively place, with a solid menu and a good bar for hanging out or happy hour.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Corner Social
321 Malcolm X BlvdIt's a favorite amongst locals. It gets lively at night!
Parks & Nature
If there was a category for "tiny park," I would pick that. It's really a little memorial to a building that once housed the Collyer Brothers, a bizarrely fascinating duo whose claim to fame was absolute seclusion for decades of their lives. You can google them to find out more - it's a pretty interesting story. A good place to visit on a day you are wanting to relax around the neighborhood.
Collyer Brothers Park
West 128th StreetIf there was a category for "tiny park," I would pick that. It's really a little memorial to a building that once housed the Collyer Brothers, a bizarrely fascinating duo whose claim to fame was absolute seclusion for decades of their lives. You can google them to find out more - it's a pretty interesting story. A good place to visit on a day you are wanting to relax around the neighborhood.
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
100 W 125th StNo explanation needed, it's Whole Foods.
CVS
115 W 125th StIt's a local chain - a reliable place to find the big name brand food items.
95 locals recommend
Pioneer Supermarkets
380 Malcolm X BlvdIt's a local chain - a reliable place to find the big name brand food items.
If you are traveling for work, you can come here to get your office supplies.
44 locals recommend
Staples
105 W 125th StIf you are traveling for work, you can come here to get your office supplies.
Arts & Culture
This place looks amazing, and has a rich history in Harlem. From their website, www.nationalblacktheatre.org: "National Black Theatre [NBT] was founded in 1968 in the heart of Harlem by the late Dr. Barbara Ann Teer, an award winning, visionary artist and entrepreneur. With a distinguished history of innovative work in its community, NBT is among the oldest Black Theaters in the country, and amongst the longest owned and operated by a woman of color...NBT's core mission remains the same today as it was at the time of its founding, to produce transformational theatrical experiences that enhance African American cultural identity by telling authentic stories of the Black experience."
14 locals recommend
National Black Theatre Inc
2031 5th AveThis place looks amazing, and has a rich history in Harlem. From their website, www.nationalblacktheatre.org: "National Black Theatre [NBT] was founded in 1968 in the heart of Harlem by the late Dr. Barbara Ann Teer, an award winning, visionary artist and entrepreneur. With a distinguished history of innovative work in its community, NBT is among the oldest Black Theaters in the country, and amongst the longest owned and operated by a woman of color...NBT's core mission remains the same today as it was at the time of its founding, to produce transformational theatrical experiences that enhance African American cultural identity by telling authentic stories of the Black experience."
Need I say anything? This is THE Apollo Theatre, where you can find up and coming talent, as well as the legends. Check it out!
893 locals recommend
Apollo Theater
253 W 125th StNeed I say anything? This is THE Apollo Theatre, where you can find up and coming talent, as well as the legends. Check it out!