Guidebook for New York

Kirsten
Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

The best bagels in the East Village
202 locals recommend
Tompkins Square Bagels
165 Avenue A
202 locals recommend
The best bagels in the East Village
Good italian food, nice ambiance.
11 locals recommend
Three of Cups
83 1st Avenue
11 locals recommend
Good italian food, nice ambiance.
Tapas. Amazing food.
82 locals recommend
Yuca Bar
111 Avenue A
82 locals recommend
Tapas. Amazing food.
Good cuban
218 locals recommend
Café Habana
17 Prince St
218 locals recommend
Good cuban
Right below the apartment, great Italian food!
78 locals recommend
Frank
88 2nd Ave
78 locals recommend
Right below the apartment, great Italian food!
Good seafood right below the apt!
175 locals recommend
The Mermaid Inn
570 Amsterdam Ave
175 locals recommend
Good seafood right below the apt!
Great breakfast, long wait but totally worth it.
365 locals recommend
Clinton St. Baking Company
4 Clinton St
365 locals recommend
Great breakfast, long wait but totally worth it.
Great coffee.
127 locals recommend
Abraço
81 E 7th St
127 locals recommend
Great coffee.
Healthy Thai food, often have drink or appetizer deals if you check in on yelp.
29 locals recommend
Thaimee Table
99 3rd Ave
29 locals recommend
Healthy Thai food, often have drink or appetizer deals if you check in on yelp.
Tourist spot for sure but you can't not check it out! Known for the corned beef sandwich, but vegetarians like me can enjoy a delicious grilled cheese :)
690 locals recommend
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston St
690 locals recommend
Tourist spot for sure but you can't not check it out! Known for the corned beef sandwich, but vegetarians like me can enjoy a delicious grilled cheese :)
Another tourist bucket list spot, been around for over 100 years. They've also opened up a cafe if you're not looking to buy straight from the counter and take it home.
251 locals recommend
Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston St
251 locals recommend
Another tourist bucket list spot, been around for over 100 years. They've also opened up a cafe if you're not looking to buy straight from the counter and take it home.
Sit-down version of Russ & Daughters.
181 locals recommend
Russ & Daughters Cafe
127 Orchard St
181 locals recommend
Sit-down version of Russ & Daughters.
Ukranian, 24 hr, pierogies.
235 locals recommend
Veselka
144 2nd Ave
235 locals recommend
Ukranian, 24 hr, pierogies.
Amazing dumplings.
288 locals recommend
Vanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge St
288 locals recommend
Amazing dumplings.
Asian soba noodles.
35 locals recommend
Sobaya
229 E 9th St
35 locals recommend
Asian soba noodles.
Indian BYOB. Go for the experience-- the entire inside is covered with fairy lights, fun and very instagrammable.
26 locals recommend
MILON
93 1st Ave.
26 locals recommend
Indian BYOB. Go for the experience-- the entire inside is covered with fairy lights, fun and very instagrammable.
Vegan!
48 locals recommend
Angelica Kitchen
48 locals recommend
Vegan!
Good burgers nearby
35 locals recommend
Bareburger
35 locals recommend
Good burgers nearby
Amazing mac and cheese. Quality food and drinks.
42 locals recommend
Delicatessen
54 Prince St
42 locals recommend
Amazing mac and cheese. Quality food and drinks.
Good modern American food, cool atmosphere.
68 locals recommend
The Smith
55 3rd Ave
68 locals recommend
Good modern American food, cool atmosphere.
The best $1 pizza around. Not sit down, as you might guess.
27 locals recommend
2 Bros Pizza
32 St Marks Pl
27 locals recommend
The best $1 pizza around. Not sit down, as you might guess.
Small quick mexican takeout -- burritos nachos, etc. Very good.
24 locals recommend
Taqueria Diana
129 2nd Ave
24 locals recommend
Small quick mexican takeout -- burritos nachos, etc. Very good.
Falafel!!
72 locals recommend
Mamoun's Falafel
30 St Marks Pl
72 locals recommend
Falafel!!
Need I say more?
85 locals recommend
Luke's Lobster East Village
85 locals recommend
Need I say more?
Dessert, ice cream.
102 locals recommend
Milk Bar East Village
251 E 13th St
102 locals recommend
Dessert, ice cream.
Desserts and coffee, yum.
93 locals recommend
Veniero's
342 E 11th St
93 locals recommend
Desserts and coffee, yum.
More dessert.
44 locals recommend
ChikaLicious Dessert Bar
203 E 10th St
44 locals recommend
More dessert.
An experience.
148 locals recommend
Big Gay Ice Cream Shop
125 E 7th St
148 locals recommend
An experience.
More famed Momofuku, noodles this time.
271 locals recommend
Momofuku Noodle Bar
171 1st Ave.
271 locals recommend
More famed Momofuku, noodles this time.
Burgers and Beer in the West Village. Good happy hour spot.
150 locals recommend
Corner Bistro
331 West 4th Street
150 locals recommend
Burgers and Beer in the West Village. Good happy hour spot.
Brunch or dinner.
28 locals recommend
Spring Natural
98 Kenmare St
28 locals recommend
Brunch or dinner.
French, famed.
274 locals recommend
Balthazar
80 Spring St
274 locals recommend
French, famed.
Great spot for beers outside, huge selection. Food is decently priced.
Wall 88
104 2nd Avenue
Great spot for beers outside, huge selection. Food is decently priced.
Cute mexican spot, the margs are strong but delicious!
50 locals recommend
Rosie's
29 E 2nd St
50 locals recommend
Cute mexican spot, the margs are strong but delicious!
Pick up your keys here! Love the iced coffee.
102 locals recommend
The Bean
31 3rd Ave
102 locals recommend
Pick up your keys here! Love the iced coffee.
Absolute favorite brunch place, israeli food.
12 locals recommend
Spiegel
26 1st Ave.
12 locals recommend
Absolute favorite brunch place, israeli food.
Popular brunch spot, good food.
89 locals recommend
Cafe Orlin
89 locals recommend
Popular brunch spot, good food.
Good affordable mexican food. Very reliable for delivery as well (use Seamless!)
9 locals recommend
El Diablito Taqueria
60 E 3rd St
9 locals recommend
Good affordable mexican food. Very reliable for delivery as well (use Seamless!)
Best quesadillas in nyc. Also good for delivery (seamless) but has a cute location for couples.
9 locals recommend
Hotel Tortuga
9 locals recommend
Best quesadillas in nyc. Also good for delivery (seamless) but has a cute location for couples.

Essentials

Best bodega around!
15 locals recommend
East Village Farm & Grocery
69 2nd Ave
15 locals recommend
Best bodega around!
Small grocery store with the essentials
12 locals recommend
New Yorkers Foodmarket
107 2nd Ave
12 locals recommend
Small grocery store with the essentials
Budget-friend Supermarket
509 locals recommend
Key Food Supermarkets
492 Myrtle Ave
509 locals recommend
Budget-friend Supermarket
It's Trader Joe's. And they have Trader Joe's wine right next door.
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
130 Court St
1296 locals recommend
It's Trader Joe's. And they have Trader Joe's wine right next door.
J & Y Cleaners -- my laundry and dry cleaning place.
97 1/2 E 7th St
97 1/2 East 7th Street
J & Y Cleaners -- my laundry and dry cleaning place.
Best nail salon in the east village. Credit card minimum and cash tip.
Breeze Nail & Spa
62 2nd Ave
Best nail salon in the east village. Credit card minimum and cash tip.
Barre studio!
Physique 57 - Spring Street Studio
550 6th Ave
Barre studio!

Drinks & Nightlife

If you're in the mood for a boozy brunch
39 locals recommend
Poco
33 Avenue B
39 locals recommend
If you're in the mood for a boozy brunch
Pretty young crowd, good food and cocktails as well.
15 locals recommend
Phebe's
361 Bowery
15 locals recommend
Pretty young crowd, good food and cocktails as well.
Good for a date night, cocktails and wine.
49 locals recommend
Ten Degrees Bar
121 St Marks Pl
49 locals recommend
Good for a date night, cocktails and wine.
Go for the rum punch bowls and the thrown back in time cuban atmosphere.
45 locals recommend
Cienfuegos
95 Avenue A
45 locals recommend
Go for the rum punch bowls and the thrown back in time cuban atmosphere.
Secret speakeasy. Enter from Crif Dogs phone booth next door. Book ahead or stop by early in the night to get a spot in a few hours.
287 locals recommend
Please Don't Tell
113 St Marks Pl
287 locals recommend
Secret speakeasy. Enter from Crif Dogs phone booth next door. Book ahead or stop by early in the night to get a spot in a few hours.
Absinthe bar, was a mobster speakeasy back in the 20s. Not crowded, a good spot.
William Barnacle Tavern
80 St Marks Pl
Absinthe bar, was a mobster speakeasy back in the 20s. Not crowded, a good spot.
Beer.
26 locals recommend
Proletariat
21 St Marks Pl
26 locals recommend
Beer.
Lots of beer.
14 locals recommend
Jimmy's No. 43
14 locals recommend
Lots of beer.
Tourist spot, oldest Irish Tavern in NYC.
142 locals recommend
McSorley's Old Ale House
15 E 7th St
142 locals recommend
Tourist spot, oldest Irish Tavern in NYC.
Late night, $5 pickleback shots. Nice bartenders and typically good music make for a cool atmosphere.
20 locals recommend
The Belfry
222 E 14th St
20 locals recommend
Late night, $5 pickleback shots. Nice bartenders and typically good music make for a cool atmosphere.
Music Venue/club space.
107 locals recommend
Webster Hall
125 E 11th St
107 locals recommend
Music Venue/club space.
Slam poetry.
83 locals recommend
Nuyorican Poet's Cafe
236 E 3rd St
83 locals recommend
Slam poetry.
Cute bar with some outdoor seating.
41 locals recommend
Bua
122 St Marks Pl
41 locals recommend
Cute bar with some outdoor seating.

Arts & Culture

Very cheap comedy shows, not a '2 drink minimum' place, though they do have a bar with beer in the back. Check out shows and buy tickets in advance online, or go earlier in the night to buy for later
124 locals recommend
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre East Village
45 Bleecker St
124 locals recommend
Very cheap comedy shows, not a '2 drink minimum' place, though they do have a bar with beer in the back. Check out shows and buy tickets in advance online, or go earlier in the night to buy for later
Low-key music venue.
226 locals recommend
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen St
226 locals recommend
Low-key music venue.
Restaurant and bar with open mics, music and poetry events most nights. The home of anti-folk.
22 locals recommend
Sidewalk
22 locals recommend
Restaurant and bar with open mics, music and poetry events most nights. The home of anti-folk.

Parks & Nature

Enjoy the weather. Lots of work has gone into beautifying this park in the recent years!
538 locals recommend
Tompkins Square Park
East 10th Street
538 locals recommend
Enjoy the weather. Lots of work has gone into beautifying this park in the recent years!
Small outdoor seating spot with benches at Cooper Square, good for people watching.
11 locals recommend
Cooper Square
Cooper Square
11 locals recommend
Small outdoor seating spot with benches at Cooper Square, good for people watching.

Everything Else

Enjoy the park.
987 locals recommend
Union Square
987 locals recommend
Enjoy the park.

Sightseeing

LES grassroots activism museum.
13 locals recommend
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS)
155 Loisaida Ave
13 locals recommend
LES grassroots activism museum.
Allen Ginsberg's old apartments.
206 E 7th St
206 East 7th Street
Allen Ginsberg's old apartments.
Enjoy!
2114 locals recommend
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
2114 locals recommend
Enjoy!