Guidebook for New York

Umar
Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Super fresh, always. Great trendy spot that won't disappoint.
193 locals recommend
The Fat Radish
17 Orchard St
193 locals recommend
Super fresh, always. Great trendy spot that won't disappoint.
Really cool spot with great drinks and food.. especially if you like meat.
98 locals recommend
Pig and Khao
68 Clinton St
98 locals recommend
Really cool spot with great drinks and food.. especially if you like meat.
The quintessential NYC spot for Brunch. You won't be disappointed.
274 locals recommend
Balthazar
80 Spring St
274 locals recommend
The quintessential NYC spot for Brunch. You won't be disappointed.
Super cool, hip, fresh, and delicious. Always a wait.
131 locals recommend
Jack's Wife Freda
226 Lafayette St
131 locals recommend
Super cool, hip, fresh, and delicious. Always a wait.
The only cat cafe in NYC! A concept bought from Japan. Definitely an interesting and de-stressing experience.
10 locals recommend
Meow Parlour
46 Hester St
10 locals recommend
The only cat cafe in NYC! A concept bought from Japan. Definitely an interesting and de-stressing experience.
The cutest, old fashioned candy store.
11 locals recommend
The Sweet Life
63 Hester Street
11 locals recommend
The cutest, old fashioned candy store.
Feeling hungover? Low immunity? In need of a boost? Stop by Stanley's.. and get an amazing tonic.
24 locals recommend
Stanley's Pharmacy
31 Ludlow St
24 locals recommend
Feeling hungover? Low immunity? In need of a boost? Stop by Stanley's.. and get an amazing tonic.
Great little tapas place with oysters, cocktails, and great wines.
26 locals recommend
Cervo's
43 Canal St
26 locals recommend
Great little tapas place with oysters, cocktails, and great wines.
Great spot for dinner and drinks. Open till 2am.
BRIGITTE
37 Canal St
Great spot for dinner and drinks. Open till 2am.
My favorite coffee shop in the neighborhood. Great coffee. Nice little bites.
39 locals recommend
Little Canal
26 Canal St
39 locals recommend
My favorite coffee shop in the neighborhood. Great coffee. Nice little bites.
The best pickles in the world!
30 locals recommend
The Pickle Guys
357 Grand St
30 locals recommend
The best pickles in the world!
One of the most fun things you can do on a rainy or cold day. Learn to make amazing pizza. Perfect for couple's, families, and friends. Great wine's as well.
Pizza School NYC
371 Grand St
One of the most fun things you can do on a rainy or cold day. Learn to make amazing pizza. Perfect for couple's, families, and friends. Great wine's as well.
One of the best, most interesting vegan restaurants in the city.
63 locals recommend
Dirt Candy
86 Allen St
63 locals recommend
One of the best, most interesting vegan restaurants in the city.
This is an experience! One of the most famous, authentic Chinese restaurants in NYC. Come adventurous, come hungry.
62 locals recommend
Congee Village
100 Allen St
62 locals recommend
This is an experience! One of the most famous, authentic Chinese restaurants in NYC. Come adventurous, come hungry.
This little restaurant amazing dumplings and soups, superbly cheap and fast. A neighborhood staple. Cash only.
288 locals recommend
Vanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge St
288 locals recommend
This little restaurant amazing dumplings and soups, superbly cheap and fast. A neighborhood staple. Cash only.
Best soft serve in NYC
14 locals recommend
Soft Swerve Ice Cream
85B Allen St
14 locals recommend
Best soft serve in NYC
Love this beautiful, hip vegetarian spot. Outdoor seating too. Great breakfast and brunch.
198 locals recommend
The Butcher's Daughter
19 Kenmare St
198 locals recommend
Love this beautiful, hip vegetarian spot. Outdoor seating too. Great breakfast and brunch.
Great bar and restaurant, they brunch is awesome as well. Healthy, yet interesting dishes.
210 locals recommend
Dudley's
85 Orchard St
210 locals recommend
Great bar and restaurant, they brunch is awesome as well. Healthy, yet interesting dishes.
Very simple.. Amazing dumplings, for very cheap. Great noodles as well. Hidden gem!
14 locals recommend
Shu Jiao Fu Zhou
295 Grand St
14 locals recommend
Very simple.. Amazing dumplings, for very cheap. Great noodles as well. Hidden gem!
Really fantastic taco's!
16 locals recommend
goa taco
79 Delancey Street
16 locals recommend
Really fantastic taco's!
Have you ever had Sri Lankan Street food? Well, in NYC you can find just about everything.. and this place is delicious and authentic.
11 locals recommend
Kottu House
250 Broome St
11 locals recommend
Have you ever had Sri Lankan Street food? Well, in NYC you can find just about everything.. and this place is delicious and authentic.
Awesome Mexican restaurant and bar with beautiful ambiance. Great cocktails.
41 locals recommend
Casa Mezcal
86 Orchard St
41 locals recommend
Awesome Mexican restaurant and bar with beautiful ambiance. Great cocktails.
If you haven't tried Vegan Sushi.. you have to. This place is incredible. Run by a dynamic husband & wife duo, Beyond reinvents traditional sushi using fresh, local, all-vegan ingredients to create colorful, beautifully crafted rolls.
26 locals recommend
Beyond Sushi
229 E 14th St
26 locals recommend
If you haven't tried Vegan Sushi.. you have to. This place is incredible. Run by a dynamic husband & wife duo, Beyond reinvents traditional sushi using fresh, local, all-vegan ingredients to create colorful, beautifully crafted rolls.
Great place to explore, shop, and try some amazing foods.
1123 locals recommend
Chelsea Market
75 9th Ave
1123 locals recommend
Great place to explore, shop, and try some amazing foods.
Fantastic restaurant for brunch, lunch, or dinner. Don't forget to make a reservation.
199 locals recommend
Freemans
Freeman Alley
199 locals recommend
Fantastic restaurant for brunch, lunch, or dinner. Don't forget to make a reservation.
This is a NYC institution. Fantastic cheap breakfast, great lunch, and a scene at night.
218 locals recommend
Café Habana
17 Prince St
218 locals recommend
This is a NYC institution. Fantastic cheap breakfast, great lunch, and a scene at night.
Some of the best Vietnamese food in the city!
19 locals recommend
Nam Son
245 Grand St
19 locals recommend
Some of the best Vietnamese food in the city!
One of the best Chinese restaurant in NYC!
179 locals recommend
Mission
171 E Broadway
179 locals recommend
One of the best Chinese restaurant in NYC!

Drinks & Nightlife

Super cool, local spot.
44 locals recommend
Beverly's
297 Eldridge St
44 locals recommend
Super cool, local spot.
Authentic, fun dive bar. Not fancy at all, but well priced and unique. Spot for locals.
183 locals recommend
169 Bar
169 E Broadway
183 locals recommend
Authentic, fun dive bar. Not fancy at all, but well priced and unique. Spot for locals.
A beautiful, authentic cocktail bar on a little street in Chinatown. Love this place.
212 locals recommend
Apotheke
9 Doyers St
212 locals recommend
A beautiful, authentic cocktail bar on a little street in Chinatown. Love this place.
Truly unique Burlesque venue. Not for the faint of heart
47 locals recommend
The Slipper Room
167 Orchard St
47 locals recommend
Truly unique Burlesque venue. Not for the faint of heart
Happening restaurant/lounge hidden behind a pawn shop, with American food & upscale cocktails.
235 locals recommend
Beauty & Essex
146 Essex St
235 locals recommend
Happening restaurant/lounge hidden behind a pawn shop, with American food & upscale cocktails.
Unique & exclusive club features nightly shows that combine music, theater, burlesque & erotica. For a really fun night out, reserve a table in advance.
70 locals recommend
The Box
189 Chrystie St
70 locals recommend
Unique & exclusive club features nightly shows that combine music, theater, burlesque & erotica. For a really fun night out, reserve a table in advance.
Bartenders in bow ties & suspenders recall the speakeasy era at this dark, moody cocktail lounge. The drinks are delicious! Reservations recommended.
203 locals recommend
Death & Company
433 E 6th St
203 locals recommend
Bartenders in bow ties & suspenders recall the speakeasy era at this dark, moody cocktail lounge. The drinks are delicious! Reservations recommended.
NYC institution with great cocktails.
256 locals recommend
Employees Only
510 Hudson St
256 locals recommend
NYC institution with great cocktails.
Best sound system in NYC. Specializing in house music. Mostly international crowd.
43 locals recommend
Cielo Club
18 Little W 12th St
43 locals recommend
Best sound system in NYC. Specializing in house music. Mostly international crowd.
A great cocktail bar you enter through a phone booth.
134 locals recommend
Crif Dogs
113 St Marks Pl
134 locals recommend
A great cocktail bar you enter through a phone booth.

Everything Else

A cute market that has everything from food to jewelry to vintage shopping during non-Winter months.
35 locals recommend
Hester Street Fair
26 Essex St
35 locals recommend
A cute market that has everything from food to jewelry to vintage shopping during non-Winter months.
If you need a foreign sim card, this is your spot!
42 locals recommend
T-Mobile
1224 Fulton St
42 locals recommend
If you need a foreign sim card, this is your spot!
No frills massage place with very strong, affordable massages. The best place if you need some real work done! You will feel like a new person.
Wu Lim massage
173 Grand St
No frills massage place with very strong, affordable massages. The best place if you need some real work done! You will feel like a new person.

Getting Around

Parking garage near the apartment.
iPark
59 Allen St
Parking garage near the apartment.

Arts & Culture

A must-do in NYC
2114 locals recommend
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
2114 locals recommend
A must-do in NYC
Fantastic blast to the past. Great for the whole family.
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St
603 locals recommend
Fantastic blast to the past. Great for the whole family.
Gorgeous spot for classical art.
307 locals recommend
Frick Collection
1 E 70th St
307 locals recommend
Gorgeous spot for classical art.
One of the best ways to spend a cold or rainy day (or two). Widely considered to be the best museum in the US.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 locals recommend
One of the best ways to spend a cold or rainy day (or two). Widely considered to be the best museum in the US.

Sightseeing

You just have to. Walk across and have pizza in Dumbo!
1505 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
1505 locals recommend
You just have to. Walk across and have pizza in Dumbo!
Stunning view, great architecture, and a fantastic food scene.
781 locals recommend
Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd St
781 locals recommend
Stunning view, great architecture, and a fantastic food scene.
Ok, everyone visiting must see the lights on Broadway!
829 locals recommend
Theater District
829 locals recommend
Ok, everyone visiting must see the lights on Broadway!
Explore one of the coolest areas in NYC. This place has amazing markets, restaurants, and shopping.. plus sights, sounds, and smells. Grab some interesting fruits and vegetables, eat dim sum, and shop like a local.
497 locals recommend
Chinatown
497 locals recommend
Explore one of the coolest areas in NYC. This place has amazing markets, restaurants, and shopping.. plus sights, sounds, and smells. Grab some interesting fruits and vegetables, eat dim sum, and shop like a local.
Of the lights of Times Square! Check it out, shop for souvenirs, see a Broadway Play, and have drinks/dinner at the Marriott revolving sky terrace.
2037 locals recommend
Times Square
2037 locals recommend
Of the lights of Times Square! Check it out, shop for souvenirs, see a Broadway Play, and have drinks/dinner at the Marriott revolving sky terrace.
Fantastic upscale area filled with shops, restaurants, and cafe's. Great for celebrity spotting.
909 locals recommend
SoHo
909 locals recommend
Fantastic upscale area filled with shops, restaurants, and cafe's. Great for celebrity spotting.

Shopping

This is a must for anyone visiting NYC for shopping! Go early on a weekday to avoid the biggest crowds.
260 locals recommend
Century21 Stores
32 Church St
260 locals recommend
This is a must for anyone visiting NYC for shopping! Go early on a weekday to avoid the biggest crowds.
For the true fashionista! This is where stylists shop.
58 locals recommend
Opening Ceremony
58 locals recommend
For the true fashionista! This is where stylists shop.
Shopping here is like visiting a contemporary gallery.
46 locals recommend
Dover Street Market New York
160 Lexington Ave
46 locals recommend
Shopping here is like visiting a contemporary gallery.