Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
This is a gem of a spot, with a backyard and very good coffee & tea. The service is awesome and there are always lots of people writing/working or hanging out.
246 locals recommend
The Chipped Cup
3610 BroadwayThis is a gem of a spot, with a backyard and very good coffee & tea. The service is awesome and there are always lots of people writing/working or hanging out.
Great Italian restaurant with vegetarian options, good pasta, and a nice little bar.
65 locals recommend
Unione
3628 BroadwayGreat Italian restaurant with vegetarian options, good pasta, and a nice little bar.
Taqueria San Pedro
3662 BroadwayExcellent tacos and burritos. Free delivery.
Coral Diner
A nice diner with great salads and breakfast-all-day.
A mouth-watering, amazing fendue restaurant that won't break the bank.
47 locals recommend
Kashkaval Garden
852 9th AveA mouth-watering, amazing fendue restaurant that won't break the bank.
Amazing falafel sandwiches for only $2.50! This place generally has a line out the door (but it goes quick!).
100 locals recommend
Mamoun's Falafel
119 MacDougal StAmazing falafel sandwiches for only $2.50! This place generally has a line out the door (but it goes quick!).
Essentials
A beautiful 15 minute walk by the river in Riverside park will get you to this gourmet market (very much like Whole Foods, and often cheaper).
217 locals recommend
Fairway Market 125th Street
2328 12th AveA beautiful 15 minute walk by the river in Riverside park will get you to this gourmet market (very much like Whole Foods, and often cheaper).
Your everyday grocery store, with a few nice surprises. Excellent beer selection, and a few organic choices.
64 locals recommend
Foodtown of St. Nicholas Ave
756 St Nicholas AveYour everyday grocery store, with a few nice surprises. Excellent beer selection, and a few organic choices.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great bar, always bustling, with an amazing craft beer selection and very good food.
526 locals recommend
Harlem Public
3612 BroadwayGreat bar, always bustling, with an amazing craft beer selection and very good food.
This is a great bar with good tavern food and is generally hopping.
428 locals recommend
Harlem Tavern
2153 Frederick Douglass BlvdThis is a great bar with good tavern food and is generally hopping.
Everything Else
New York Sports Clubs
303 W 145th StA good gym.
A nice, clean laundromat with both drop-off and self service, open 24-hours.
9 locals recommend
Green Laundry
824 St Nicholas AveA nice, clean laundromat with both drop-off and self service, open 24-hours.
Here you'll find Whole Foods and a high-end mall, and my favorite entrance to Central Park. It's only two stops away on the A or D express subway trains.
377 locals recommend
Columbus Circle
Columbus CircleHere you'll find Whole Foods and a high-end mall, and my favorite entrance to Central Park. It's only two stops away on the A or D express subway trains.
Sightseeing
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
414 W 141st StA memorial to Alexander Hamilton.
Another great entrance to Central park is at 110th St, only 4 stops away on the C local train.
39 locals recommend
110 Street Station - Central Park North
Another great entrance to Central park is at 110th St, only 4 stops away on the C local train.
Times Square
Only 3 stops away on the A express train. :)
A beautiful walk in the open air three-stories above street level.
2323 locals recommend
The High Line Park
A beautiful walk in the open air three-stories above street level.
This is the heart of Williamsburg, the hippest neighborhood in Brooklyn.
211 locals recommend
Bedford Av station
Bedford AvenueThis is the heart of Williamsburg, the hippest neighborhood in Brooklyn.