Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
$$ Yum! An adorable restaurant with delicious American food. Reservations are a good idea.
186 locals recommend
Westville East
173 Avenue A$$ Yum! An adorable restaurant with delicious American food. Reservations are a good idea.
$$ A crazy-looking 24hr eatery. The food's ok, but it's a real East Village spot. They'll also let you hang out for hours writing, if that's what you're visiting for.
15 locals recommend
Yaffa Cafe
97 St Marks Pl$$ A crazy-looking 24hr eatery. The food's ok, but it's a real East Village spot. They'll also let you hang out for hours writing, if that's what you're visiting for.
Back Forty
190 Avenue B$$ Their brunch on the weekend is a MUST.
$ Another East Village gem. They serve food now, but you really wanna go there for the atmosphere. At night they turn into a bar as well.
40 locals recommend
Cafe Pick Me Up
145 Avenue A$ Another East Village gem. They serve food now, but you really wanna go there for the atmosphere. At night they turn into a bar as well.
$$$ You want Mexican and a beautiful space and delicious drinks for your date night? Mercadito is it. Ask to be seated downstairs. They also have lunch specials.
31 locals recommend
Mercadito
179 Avenue B$$$ You want Mexican and a beautiful space and delicious drinks for your date night? Mercadito is it. Ask to be seated downstairs. They also have lunch specials.
B Cup Cafe New York City
212 Avenue B$ Free wifi, adorable and good food.
$$ CA and NYC styles meet in this restaurant loosely modeled after the inside of an old ship. Really beautiful, really good food and nice waitstaff.
90 locals recommend
Edi & The Wolf
$$ CA and NYC styles meet in this restaurant loosely modeled after the inside of an old ship. Really beautiful, really good food and nice waitstaff.
$$ Charming and delicious. Try the meatballs [they're the owner's mother's recipe], and definitely have a glass of wine.
10 locals recommend
In Vino
215 E 4th St$$ Charming and delicious. Try the meatballs [they're the owner's mother's recipe], and definitely have a glass of wine.
Pommes Frites
128 MacDougal St$ French fries like woah.
Anyway Cafe
1602 E 2nd St$$ A restaurant and bar, very Russian, very yummy.
$$ Good Latin American food if you want more space than Mercadito and larger portions.
123 locals recommend
Esperanto
145 Loisaida Ave$$ Good Latin American food if you want more space than Mercadito and larger portions.
Shopping
Dusty Buttons
324 E 9th St$$$ Vintage clothing amazingness. Not the cheapest, but they always have a gem.
$$ If you're in the mood for a new vintage 40s or 50s dress, this is the place to buy one. They also sell undergarments that are decade appropriate.
Enzs
76 E 7th St$$ If you're in the mood for a new vintage 40s or 50s dress, this is the place to buy one. They also sell undergarments that are decade appropriate.
The Upper Rust
143 7th Ave S$$ A wonderful antique store full of treasures.
A Repeat Performance / Deep End Club
156 1st Ave.$$ Hole-in-the-wall antique store
Perfidia's Salon Venus
302 Bowery$$ Last minute lingerie and sooo much more
Drinks & Nightlife
$$ A handsome pub with fatteningly delicious snacks. If you can name 15 of the writers on the walls you get a free drink.
17 locals recommend
Dorian Gray
$$ A handsome pub with fatteningly delicious snacks. If you can name 15 of the writers on the walls you get a free drink.
$$ Very dark and awesome inside, they serve cheese plates and fondu and make bizarre cocktails you're gonna wanna try.
25 locals recommend
The Bourgeois Pig
111 East 7th Street$$ Very dark and awesome inside, they serve cheese plates and fondu and make bizarre cocktails you're gonna wanna try.
$$ One of the East Village's hidden bars. It looks like a hot dog restaurant, but...
287 locals recommend
Please Don't Tell
113 St Marks Pl$$ One of the East Village's hidden bars. It looks like a hot dog restaurant, but...
Essentials
$-$$$ Best wine store in the area. Great selection of $12-$20 wines as well as the more expensive stuff.
81 locals recommend
Alphabet City Beer Co.
96 Loisaida Ave$-$$$ Best wine store in the area. Great selection of $12-$20 wines as well as the more expensive stuff.
Bee Liquors
225 Avenue B$-$$$ A wide selection of wine and liquor
Sightseeing
A lovely and historic park complete with basketball court, outdoor swimming pool and dog run!
538 locals recommend
Tompkins Square Park
East 10th StreetA lovely and historic park complete with basketball court, outdoor swimming pool and dog run!
Everything Else
$$ In case you're in the mood for a tattoo or piercing, this is the place to go. Clean, beautiful, fabulous jewelry to buy. Saturday walk-ins.
7 locals recommend
New York Adorned
269 Elizabeth St$$ In case you're in the mood for a tattoo or piercing, this is the place to go. Clean, beautiful, fabulous jewelry to buy. Saturday walk-ins.
East Yoga Center
96 Avenue BA one-room yoga studio with friendly teachers. $10 classes for students.
Arts & Culture
Anthology Film Archives
32 2nd Ave$ In the mood for a real film?
IFC Center
323 6th Ave$ Real films, and comfortable seating.
Stuyvesant Oval
Stuyvesant Oval$