Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Shopping

Great place to pick up some souvenirs to bring back home. She's got gorgeous plants, terrariums, flowers, etc.
Joy's Flower Pot
40 Hester St
Great place to pick up some souvenirs to bring back home. She's got gorgeous plants, terrariums, flowers, etc.
NY's best donuts
313 locals recommend
Doughnut Plant
379 Grand St
313 locals recommend
NY's best donuts

Food Scene

Huge coffee shop with lots of seating. Great for a date and/or studying.
39 locals recommend
Whynot Coffee
39 locals recommend
Huge coffee shop with lots of seating. Great for a date and/or studying.
The originator of the cronut. Reserve in advance or be prepared for a long line
157 locals recommend
Dominique Ansel Bakery
189 Spring St
157 locals recommend
The originator of the cronut. Reserve in advance or be prepared for a long line
World famous macaroons
68 locals recommend
Ladurée
398 W Broadway
68 locals recommend
World famous macaroons
Japanese curry fast food chain. Good, cheap food. Multiple locations in Manhattan.
Go! Go! Curry!
231 Thompson St
Japanese curry fast food chain. Good, cheap food. Multiple locations in Manhattan.
Lots of cool shops, restaurant stands, coffee, etc. Cool place to walk around.
592 locals recommend
Eataly NYC Flatiron
200 5th Ave
592 locals recommend
Lots of cool shops, restaurant stands, coffee, etc. Cool place to walk around.
Really great udon, super affordable.
Udon Izakaya West 46
150 E 46th St
Really great udon, super affordable.
Get the almond cookie ice cream. Best thing ever.
59 locals recommend
The Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
65 Bayard St
59 locals recommend
Get the almond cookie ice cream. Best thing ever.
Amazing korean fried chicken and cool bar
13 locals recommend
Turntable NYC
20 W 33rd St
13 locals recommend
Amazing korean fried chicken and cool bar
One of my favorites for Korean BBQ
11 locals recommend
Cho Dang Gol
55 W 35th St
11 locals recommend
One of my favorites for Korean BBQ
One of the best spots for Korean BBQ.
26 locals recommend
miss KOREA BBQ
10 W 32nd St
26 locals recommend
One of the best spots for Korean BBQ.
Ippudo's main competition for best ramen in NYC
138 locals recommend
Totto Ramen Midtown West
138 locals recommend
Ippudo's main competition for best ramen in NYC
World famous ramen.
226 locals recommend
Ippudo NY
65 4th Ave
226 locals recommend
World famous ramen.
Favorite sit down pizza restaurant
149 locals recommend
Lombardi's
32 Spring St
149 locals recommend
Favorite sit down pizza restaurant
The best pizza by the slice in Manhattan
33 locals recommend
NY Pizza Suprema
413 8th Ave
33 locals recommend
The best pizza by the slice in Manhattan
They only have 3 types of pizza: cheese, pepperoni, and grandma's. But they're amazing, and open late.
337 locals recommend
Joe's Pizza
7 Carmine St
337 locals recommend
They only have 3 types of pizza: cheese, pepperoni, and grandma's. But they're amazing, and open late.
They really do have the best bagels
13 locals recommend
Best Bagel & Coffee
225 W 35th St
13 locals recommend
They really do have the best bagels
Japanese bbq. They'll serve you ANY part of the cow. Great experience. Go early or else expect to wait a long time.
27 locals recommend
Takashi
27 locals recommend
Japanese bbq. They'll serve you ANY part of the cow. Great experience. Go early or else expect to wait a long time.
Great soup dumplings and sichuan wontons
25 locals recommend
Shanghai 21
21 Mott St
25 locals recommend
Great soup dumplings and sichuan wontons
Best bbq in manhattan. The brisket is out of this world.
139 locals recommend
Mighty Quinn's Barbeque
75 2nd Ave
139 locals recommend
Best bbq in manhattan. The brisket is out of this world.
Cheap Vietnamese sandwiches
22 locals recommend
Bánh Mì Saigon
198 Grand St
22 locals recommend
Cheap Vietnamese sandwiches
Best pho and bun boe hue in Manhattan.
65 locals recommend
Saigon Shack
114 MacDougal St
65 locals recommend
Best pho and bun boe hue in Manhattan.
Malaysian/Singaporean food. One of my favorite restaurants. Great for groups.
36 locals recommend
Nyonya
199 Grand St
36 locals recommend
Malaysian/Singaporean food. One of my favorite restaurants. Great for groups.
$3.75 for what feels like a lb of roast pork over rice.
Wah Feng Fast Food Inc
$3.75 for what feels like a lb of roast pork over rice.
One of the most famous brunch spots. Would recommend coming on a weekday if possible; otherwise, wait will be atrocious.
365 locals recommend
Clinton St. Baking Company
4 Clinton St
365 locals recommend
One of the most famous brunch spots. Would recommend coming on a weekday if possible; otherwise, wait will be atrocious.
One of the more famous Chinese restaurants. Great jook/congee/rice porridge.
62 locals recommend
Congee Village
100 Allen St
62 locals recommend
One of the more famous Chinese restaurants. Great jook/congee/rice porridge.
Open till 4am
38 locals recommend
Great NY Noodletown
28 Bowery
38 locals recommend
Open till 4am
Pho sandwich is a must try
63 locals recommend
Sunny & Annie's Deli
94 Avenue B
63 locals recommend
Pho sandwich is a must try
They're dodgers fans, but they make pretty awesome tacos
49 locals recommend
Taqueria St. Marks Place
79 St Marks Pl
49 locals recommend
They're dodgers fans, but they make pretty awesome tacos
Good coffee shop, not much seating
104 locals recommend
Café Grumpy - Lower East Side
13 Essex St
104 locals recommend
Good coffee shop, not much seating
Absolute FAVORITE coffee shop in the neighborhood
41 locals recommend
12 Corners
121 Mott St
41 locals recommend
Absolute FAVORITE coffee shop in the neighborhood
Greasy spoon!
31 locals recommend
Cup & Saucer
31 locals recommend
Greasy spoon!
Pretty good ramen option in the neighborhood.
124 locals recommend
Ivan Ramen
25 Clinton St
124 locals recommend
Pretty good ramen option in the neighborhood.
Great date spot. Interesting french onion dumplings.
95 locals recommend
Stanton Social
95 locals recommend
Great date spot. Interesting french onion dumplings.
All you can eat hot pot and BBQ
28 locals recommend
99 Favor Taste
285 Grand St
28 locals recommend
All you can eat hot pot and BBQ
Meatball heros
580 locals recommend
The Meatball Shop
64 Greenwich Ave
580 locals recommend
Meatball heros
Noodles
46 locals recommend
Spicy Village
68 Forsyth St
46 locals recommend
Noodles
Shortrib sandwich, chicken biscuit, pork chop sandwich are delicious
97 locals recommend
Cheeky Sandwiches
88 Orchard St
97 locals recommend
Shortrib sandwich, chicken biscuit, pork chop sandwich are delicious
Best dumplings in NYC
50 locals recommend
88 Lan Zhou Handmade Noodles
40 Bowery
50 locals recommend
Best dumplings in NYC

Drinks & Nightlife

Love their bone marrow burger.
16 locals recommend
Swine
16 locals recommend
Love their bone marrow burger.
Great hip hop joint. Thursdays-Saturdays. Heavily asian crowd.
20 locals recommend
Fat Buddha
212 Avenue A
20 locals recommend
Great hip hop joint. Thursdays-Saturdays. Heavily asian crowd.
Cool bar, good for a date on an off night. Probably better for groups on a Friday/Saturday.
45 locals recommend
The Tippler
425 W 15th St
45 locals recommend
Cool bar, good for a date on an off night. Probably better for groups on a Friday/Saturday.
Speakeasy. Great for dates.
203 locals recommend
Death & Company
433 E 6th St
203 locals recommend
Speakeasy. Great for dates.
Speakeasy inside a burget joint. A bit noisy so better for groups than dates.
50 locals recommend
The Garret
296 Bleecker St
50 locals recommend
Speakeasy inside a burget joint. A bit noisy so better for groups than dates.
Amazing date spot. Fantastic cocktails.
17 locals recommend
Orient Express Bar
325 W 11th St
17 locals recommend
Amazing date spot. Fantastic cocktails.
Great bar with huge beer selection. Can drink there or purchase to take home.
45 locals recommend
Top Hops Beer Shop
88 Essex St
45 locals recommend
Great bar with huge beer selection. Can drink there or purchase to take home.
Great dollar oyster happy hour until 12a on Thursdays
18 locals recommend
Essex Street
Essex Street
18 locals recommend
Great dollar oyster happy hour until 12a on Thursdays
Speakeasy, good for groups because kind of noisy. Small though.
102 locals recommend
Attaboy
134 Eldridge St
102 locals recommend
Speakeasy, good for groups because kind of noisy. Small though.
Cool speakeasy
172 locals recommend
Angel's Share
45 Stuyvesant St
172 locals recommend
Cool speakeasy
Bar with ping pong, shuffleboard, board games, etc. Great for groups.
184 locals recommend
Fat Cat
75 Christopher St
184 locals recommend
Bar with ping pong, shuffleboard, board games, etc. Great for groups.
Bar with board games
8 locals recommend
Common Ground
206 Avenue A
8 locals recommend
Bar with board games
Speakeasy in a barber shop. It's also one of my favorite dance bars. Great hip hop.
141 locals recommend
Blind Barber
339 E 10th St
141 locals recommend
Speakeasy in a barber shop. It's also one of my favorite dance bars. Great hip hop.
Speakeasy in a pawn shop.
235 locals recommend
Beauty & Essex
146 Essex St
235 locals recommend
Speakeasy in a pawn shop.
Bar with games. Play pretty good music on Friday/Saturday nights.
13 locals recommend
Sweetwater Social
643 Broadway
13 locals recommend
Bar with games. Play pretty good music on Friday/Saturday nights.
Cool divy bar around the corner. Kind of eclectic.
181 locals recommend
Forgtmenot
138 Division St
181 locals recommend
Cool divy bar around the corner. Kind of eclectic.
Speakeasy in what feels like a living room. Great date spot.
19 locals recommend
2nd Floor On Clinton
19 locals recommend
Speakeasy in what feels like a living room. Great date spot.
Speakeasy in a "toy shop"
127 locals recommend
The Back Room
102 Norfolk St
127 locals recommend
Speakeasy in a "toy shop"
Fun place to end a Friday/Saturday night
38 locals recommend
La Caverna
122 Rivington St
38 locals recommend
Fun place to end a Friday/Saturday night
Intimate cocktail bar across the street
71 locals recommend
Clandestino
35 Canal St
71 locals recommend
Intimate cocktail bar across the street
If you enjoy hip hop, this is where you want to spend Friday/Saturday nights
135 locals recommend
Hotel Chantelle
92 Ludlow St
135 locals recommend
If you enjoy hip hop, this is where you want to spend Friday/Saturday nights
Speakeasy. Would recommend as a date spot on Wednesdays for Jazz before 10:30p, and any weekday after 10:30p old school dance music. No hip hop.
212 locals recommend
Apotheke
9 Doyers St
212 locals recommend
Speakeasy. Would recommend as a date spot on Wednesdays for Jazz before 10:30p, and any weekday after 10:30p old school dance music. No hip hop.
California style brunch is a minute away
212 locals recommend
Dimes
49 Canal St
212 locals recommend
California style brunch is a minute away

Essentials

Lots of food stands, high end groceries, etc. Not as big as Chelsea market but still an interesting place to walk around
341 locals recommend
Essex Market
88 Essex St
341 locals recommend
Lots of food stands, high end groceries, etc. Not as big as Chelsea market but still an interesting place to walk around
Lots of grocery shops, food stands, etc. Definitely worth checking out.
1123 locals recommend
Chelsea Market
75 9th Ave
1123 locals recommend
Lots of grocery shops, food stands, etc. Definitely worth checking out.