Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Essentials

24 hour grocery store.
Future Village Farm Inc
24 hour grocery store.
Iconic, NYC chain of supermarkets. This one opened up about a couple of years ago and has a mix of conventional and organic items. This is our go-to supermarket in the neighborhood.
116 locals recommend
Fairway Market Kips Bay
550 2nd Ave
116 locals recommend
Iconic, NYC chain of supermarkets. This one opened up about a couple of years ago and has a mix of conventional and organic items. This is our go-to supermarket in the neighborhood.
Good small organic market
26 locals recommend
Natural Frontier Market
325 3rd Ave
26 locals recommend
Good small organic market
Trader Joe's is a fun, big supermarket that has a lot of snacks and frozen foods. They carry a wide selection of food and are very reasonably priced.
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
130 Court St
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's is a fun, big supermarket that has a lot of snacks and frozen foods. They carry a wide selection of food and are very reasonably priced.

Food Scene

Cute, neighborhood spot. Jam-packed for brunches on Sat/Sun but always yummy! Penelope's also delivers.
75 locals recommend
Penelope
159 Lexington Ave
75 locals recommend
Cute, neighborhood spot. Jam-packed for brunches on Sat/Sun but always yummy! Penelope's also delivers.
Not really a restaurant as it's located inside Dover St Market, but they have truly delicious food, pastries and coffee. Try the Assiette de legumes!
Rose Bakery
160 Lexington Ave
Not really a restaurant as it's located inside Dover St Market, but they have truly delicious food, pastries and coffee. Try the Assiette de legumes!
Wonderful lebanese restaurant that also has a kiosk on Mad Sq Park.
52 locals recommend
ILILI
236 5th Ave
52 locals recommend
Wonderful lebanese restaurant that also has a kiosk on Mad Sq Park.
Great farm to table restaurant near union square
130 locals recommend
ABC Kitchen
35 E 18th St
130 locals recommend
Great farm to table restaurant near union square
New Danny Meyer restaurant featuring grilled pizza. Lively atmosphere, yummy food.
29 E 29th St
29 East 29th Street
New Danny Meyer restaurant featuring grilled pizza. Lively atmosphere, yummy food.
This is more of a take-out restaurant with delicious food and raw juices.
Spreads Sandwich Shop
This is more of a take-out restaurant with delicious food and raw juices.
Danny Meyer restaurant next to Gramercy Park. Italian farm to table restaurant with seriously delicious food.
47 locals recommend
Maialino
30 Lexington Ave
47 locals recommend
Danny Meyer restaurant next to Gramercy Park. Italian farm to table restaurant with seriously delicious food.
Really lovely restaurant with yummy food. They are great to visit or to have delivered.
6 locals recommend
Bread & Tulips
365 Park Ave S
6 locals recommend
Really lovely restaurant with yummy food. They are great to visit or to have delivered.
This is a new restaurant that just opened. I haven't tried it yet, but the menu looks yummy and the place looks cute!
333 Park Ave S
333 Park Avenue South
This is a new restaurant that just opened. I haven't tried it yet, but the menu looks yummy and the place looks cute!
This is a DESSERT restaurant where they serve you 3-4 courses of desserts. But the portions are small enough that you don't feel heavy afterwards -- it's small but really delicious and cute!
44 locals recommend
ChikaLicious Dessert Bar
203 E 10th St
44 locals recommend
This is a DESSERT restaurant where they serve you 3-4 courses of desserts. But the portions are small enough that you don't feel heavy afterwards -- it's small but really delicious and cute!
Delicious coffee and pastries with a little seating area and bottled cold-pressed juices.
135 locals recommend
Birch Coffee
134 1/2 E 62nd St
135 locals recommend
Delicious coffee and pastries with a little seating area and bottled cold-pressed juices.
Great kale salad and according to others...great burgers too!
7 locals recommend
Handcraft Kitchen & Cocktails
367 3rd Ave
7 locals recommend
Great kale salad and according to others...great burgers too!
Just opened. They have great Counter Culture coffee and pastries from 7:30am. They also have delicious food for lunch/dinner. Really great atmosphere.
Covina
127 E 27th St
Just opened. They have great Counter Culture coffee and pastries from 7:30am. They also have delicious food for lunch/dinner. Really great atmosphere.
Lots of burgers!
21 locals recommend
Ruby's Cafe
442 3rd Ave
21 locals recommend
Lots of burgers!
Great Italian food!
7 locals recommend
Norma
438 3rd Ave
7 locals recommend
Great Italian food!
Delicious paninis and baked goods plus coffee! It is not a sit-down cafe, but is stand up and stools/counters. You can access it from 29th street if you walk through the Redbury hotel entrance.
Caffe Marchio
30 E 30th St
Delicious paninis and baked goods plus coffee! It is not a sit-down cafe, but is stand up and stools/counters. You can access it from 29th street if you walk through the Redbury hotel entrance.
Bourke Street Bakery
15 E 28th St
Kaylee's Creamery
115 E 27th St
7 locals recommend
Macchina
110 Bedford Avenue
7 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Beautiful new restaurant with locally sourced ingredients...altho a little on the pricier side.
11 locals recommend
Park Avenue Autumn/Winter/Spring/Summer
360 Park Ave S
11 locals recommend
Beautiful new restaurant with locally sourced ingredients...altho a little on the pricier side.
Cool speakeasy-like bar/lounge
37 locals recommend
Middle Branch
154 E 33rd St
37 locals recommend
Cool speakeasy-like bar/lounge
A sit down wine bar with some tasty snacks. Also accessible via the 29th street Redbury Hotel entrance.
Vini e Fritti
30 E 30th St
A sit down wine bar with some tasty snacks. Also accessible via the 29th street Redbury Hotel entrance.

Everything Else

Frozen yogurt!
116 locals recommend
16 Handles
153 2nd Ave
116 locals recommend
Frozen yogurt!
24 hour drug store with health, beauty, medical products. They also have a pharmacy inside which is not 24 hours.
455 locals recommend
Duane Reade
110 Newark Ave
455 locals recommend
24 hour drug store with health, beauty, medical products. They also have a pharmacy inside which is not 24 hours.

Shopping

Bottled and made to order cold-pressed juices
178 locals recommend
Juice Press
70 E 1st St
178 locals recommend
Bottled and made to order cold-pressed juices