Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Arts & Culture

Nice Jazz bar with good acts and that does not have a cover, only a two drink minimum
39 locals recommend
Showmans Jazz Club
375 W 125th St
39 locals recommend
Nice Jazz bar with good acts and that does not have a cover, only a two drink minimum

Everything Else

A nice little museum focus on the medieval period; but the real attraction is the neighboring park with beautiful views of the of the Hudson and George Washington Bridge.
707 locals recommend
The Met Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin Dr
707 locals recommend
A nice little museum focus on the medieval period; but the real attraction is the neighboring park with beautiful views of the of the Hudson and George Washington Bridge.
Serves one of the best, if not the best, egg sandwiches in the neighborhood; also good soups and salads. Right next to City College, which is worth a quick visit.
50 locals recommend
Cafe One
1619 Amsterdam Ave
50 locals recommend
Serves one of the best, if not the best, egg sandwiches in the neighborhood; also good soups and salads. Right next to City College, which is worth a quick visit.
Nice campus and interesting architecture; one of the oldest college's in NYC. Stop by Cafe One on your way there or out.
166 locals recommend
The City College of New York
160 Convent Ave
166 locals recommend
Nice campus and interesting architecture; one of the oldest college's in NYC. Stop by Cafe One on your way there or out.
Visit Hamilton's country house.
175 locals recommend
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
414 W 141st St
175 locals recommend
Visit Hamilton's country house.
Stop by this rather large and unusual cathedral for NYC as you explore Morningside Heights (Columbia neighborhood).
378 locals recommend
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Ave
378 locals recommend
Stop by this rather large and unusual cathedral for NYC as you explore Morningside Heights (Columbia neighborhood).
Drugstore- shampoo, soap, pharmacy
93 locals recommend
Duane Reade Pharmacy
176 Main St
93 locals recommend
Drugstore- shampoo, soap, pharmacy
Large grocery store.
64 locals recommend
Pathmark Supermarkets
64 locals recommend
Large grocery store.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good brunch and diner restaurant with nice cocktails.
357 locals recommend
The Grange
1635 Amsterdam Ave
357 locals recommend
Good brunch and diner restaurant with nice cocktails.
What a burger they serve; also a fun bar on weekends, although can get pretty filed up.
526 locals recommend
Harlem Public
3612 Broadway
526 locals recommend
What a burger they serve; also a fun bar on weekends, although can get pretty filed up.

Food Scene

Nice thin crust pizza.
24 locals recommend
Coccola
1600 Amsterdam Avenue
24 locals recommend
Nice thin crust pizza.
Does not look like much on the outside, but restaurant/bodega makes delicious tacos!
Jesus Taco
501 W 145th St
Does not look like much on the outside, but restaurant/bodega makes delicious tacos!
Fun coffee place that is hard to find because it it is slightly below street level; they make a good cup of coffee.
246 locals recommend
The Chipped Cup
3610 Broadway
246 locals recommend
Fun coffee place that is hard to find because it it is slightly below street level; they make a good cup of coffee.
If you like Bar-B-Que, you have to go there at least once; also by a nice boardwalk along the Hudson.
409 locals recommend
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
700 W 125th St
409 locals recommend
If you like Bar-B-Que, you have to go there at least once; also by a nice boardwalk along the Hudson.
Nice Italian restaurant with a pleasant atmosphere, solid food, and very good cocktails.
65 locals recommend
Unione
3628 Broadway
65 locals recommend
Nice Italian restaurant with a pleasant atmosphere, solid food, and very good cocktails.
One of the best soul food restaurants in town; you would never know it from the outside. Better be hungry.
16 locals recommend
Freda's Cuisine
993 Columbus Avenue
16 locals recommend
One of the best soul food restaurants in town; you would never know it from the outside. Better be hungry.
Scrumptious Senegalese food on second floor.
18 locals recommend
Africa Kine
2267 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
18 locals recommend
Scrumptious Senegalese food on second floor.
Nice grocery store by Central Park.
541 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
100 W 125th St
541 locals recommend
Nice grocery store by Central Park.
Good falafel sandwiches.
7 locals recommend
Falafel Tarboosh
1701 Amsterdam Ave
7 locals recommend
Good falafel sandwiches.
Good coffee and savories.
70 locals recommend
Sugar Hill Cafe
410 W 145th St
70 locals recommend
Good coffee and savories.
Good lunch spot.
147 locals recommend
The Edge Harlem
101 Edgecombe Ave
147 locals recommend
Good lunch spot.

Sightseeing

Want to visit Central Park, well it is only a couple of subway stops away; or you can walk to the park (approx. 30 min.), simply head South on St. Nicholas, highly recommend the walk.
178 Central Park West
Want to visit Central Park, well it is only a couple of subway stops away; or you can walk to the park (approx. 30 min.), simply head South on St. Nicholas, highly recommend the walk.

Shopping

Nice place to read and have coffee.
145 locals recommend
Manhattanville Coffee
142 Edgecombe Ave
145 locals recommend
Nice place to read and have coffee.