Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Lots of new cafes and restaurants have opened recently in the neighborhood. On Amsterdam Avenue you have Fumo (Italian), Oso (Mexican), The Grange, Barepas (South American); on Broadway try Anchor Wine Bar, ROKC (great cocktails, ramen and a raw bar), Bono, Harlem Public, and Union. New cafes include The Chipped Cup (Broadway), Community (Frederick Douglass Blve), Manhattanville, and Lucille.
The Grange
1635 Amsterdam AveGreat food and atmosphere, jazz brunch on Sundays, close by.
Essentials
Large supermarket with everything you need, including fresh fish and meat.
56 locals recommend
Super Foodtown of Bradhurst
300 W 145th StLarge supermarket with everything you need, including fresh fish and meat.
Getting Around
Major transportation hub, located at corner of 145th St. and St. Nicholas Ave. A and D trains are express--10 minutes to 59th St./Columbus Circle.
24 locals recommend
Subway Restaurants
344 West 145th StreetMajor transportation hub, located at corner of 145th St. and St. Nicholas Ave. A and D trains are express--10 minutes to 59th St./Columbus Circle.
Zipcar
1250 BroadwaySightseeing
Alexander Hamilton's original farmhouse, just around the corner. It's a national monument, so admission is free!
175 locals recommend
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
414 W 141st StAlexander Hamilton's original farmhouse, just around the corner. It's a national monument, so admission is free!
18rh century manor house that George Washington used as his headquarters during Revolutionary War. Aaron Burr also lived here for a while. . . Wonderful place to visit, also because of the unforgettable row of 19th-century townhouses right behind it called Sylvan Terrace. Unique in all NY!
107 locals recommend
Morris-Jumel Mansion
65 Jumel Terrace18rh century manor house that George Washington used as his headquarters during Revolutionary War. Aaron Burr also lived here for a while. . . Wonderful place to visit, also because of the unforgettable row of 19th-century townhouses right behind it called Sylvan Terrace. Unique in all NY!
Wes Anderson filmed his movie "The Royal Tenenbaums" here in 2000. It is on Convent Avenue, perhaps the most beautiful brownstone street in all of Manhattan. Just down the street is the neo-Gothic campus of City College of NY.
The Royal Tenenbaum House
Wes Anderson filmed his movie "The Royal Tenenbaums" here in 2000. It is on Convent Avenue, perhaps the most beautiful brownstone street in all of Manhattan. Just down the street is the neo-Gothic campus of City College of NY.
Drinks & Nightlife
Hogshead Tavern
126 Hamilton PlGood craft beer, good food, TV for sports events, nice crowd.
Great beer and burgers, sports TV. It can get a bit loud, esp. on weekends or big game nights.
526 locals recommend
Harlem Public
3612 BroadwayGreat beer and burgers, sports TV. It can get a bit loud, esp. on weekends or big game nights.
Great jazz club that has been doing nightly shows since the 1940s.
39 locals recommend
Showmans Jazz Club
375 W 125th StGreat jazz club that has been doing nightly shows since the 1940s.