Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Best coffee, amazing home-made pastries, and really loyal following. Also, very kid-friendly.
127 locals recommend
Abraço
81 E 7th StBest coffee, amazing home-made pastries, and really loyal following. Also, very kid-friendly.
Rose & Basil
104 E 7th StRay's Candy Store
113 Avenue AThe Crooked Tree
110 St Marks Pl
MáLà Project
122 1st Ave.Highly rated hot-pot Chinese restaurant, in the traditional style.
Edi & The Wolf
Excellent cocktails and German food
Drinks & Nightlife
Lovers of Today
132 1/2 E 7th StAmazing cocktails in a hidden-away gem.
Amor y Amargo
95 E 6th StTiny place that makes the best cocktails -- high-end, strong stuff.
This is a classic dive bar -- not fancy, but beers are a few bucks. Plus, it's one of the last place in the neighborhood that's connected to the area's punk rock past.
17 locals recommend
Lucy's
135 Avenue AThis is a classic dive bar -- not fancy, but beers are a few bucks. Plus, it's one of the last place in the neighborhood that's connected to the area's punk rock past.
Essentials
High-end grocery store great for fresh vegetables, fruit, fish, and meat
522 locals recommend
Union Market
240 E Houston StHigh-end grocery store great for fresh vegetables, fruit, fish, and meat
This is a quality, middle-market grocery store. Good for everything and convenient on the walk back from the subway.
12 locals recommend
New Yorkers Foodmarket
107 2nd AveThis is a quality, middle-market grocery store. Good for everything and convenient on the walk back from the subway.
Budget grocery store that's excellent for dry goods and other non-perishable food. Free delivery on orders over $100.
509 locals recommend
Key Food Supermarkets
492 Myrtle AveBudget grocery store that's excellent for dry goods and other non-perishable food. Free delivery on orders over $100.
Excellent dry cleaners. They will do your laundry and fold it ("wash and fold"), as well as traditional dry cleaning.
J & Y NYC Cleaners
97 1/2 E 7th StExcellent dry cleaners. They will do your laundry and fold it ("wash and fold"), as well as traditional dry cleaning.
Parks & Nature
Leafy, big park around the corner. Great for strolling through.
538 locals recommend
Tompkins Square Park
East 10th StreetLeafy, big park around the corner. Great for strolling through.
This is a real secret gem. It's a community run garden that is amazingly well done. Wonderful plantings. You can sit or walk the paths.
39 locals recommend
6BC Botanical Garden
630 E 6th StThis is a real secret gem. It's a community run garden that is amazingly well done. Wonderful plantings. You can sit or walk the paths.
Spend an hour or two strolling down the East River, overlooking the Brooklyn waterfront. If you stroll far south enough, you can catch a NYC Ferry to Brooklyn.
64 locals recommend
John V. Lindsay East River Park
1234 East 6th StreetSpend an hour or two strolling down the East River, overlooking the Brooklyn waterfront. If you stroll far south enough, you can catch a NYC Ferry to Brooklyn.
Arts & Culture
If you want to understand the history of our apartment, then you must go to this museum. It tells the history of the tenements of the Lower East Side and East Village and the immigrants who lived in them.
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard StIf you want to understand the history of our apartment, then you must go to this museum. It tells the history of the tenements of the Lower East Side and East Village and the immigrants who lived in them.
New Museum of Contemporary Art
235 BoweryModern art museum
Getting Around
CitiBike is a great way to get around lower Manhattan -- some say the best! You can get a monthly pass and use the bikes as much as you want. There is a location right on our block, so it is very convenient.
277 locals recommend
Citi Bike
CitiBike is a great way to get around lower Manhattan -- some say the best! You can get a monthly pass and use the bikes as much as you want. There is a location right on our block, so it is very convenient.