Guidebook for New York
Essentials
Great for groceries: huge selection and pretty decent prices!
215 locals recommend
Fairway Market 86th Street
240 East 86th StGreat for groceries: huge selection and pretty decent prices!
Food Scene
Joe Coffee Company
514 Columbus AveOne of my favorite coffee shops in New York!
Cafe Noi
1465 2nd AveAnother great option for coffee.
The Meatball Shop
64 Greenwich AveDelicious meatballs. Need I say more?
Heidi's House
308 E 78th StSuper cute, quaint and delicious restaurant.
One of the best ramen places in the city: the chicken broth is rich and absolutely to die for!
138 locals recommend
Totto Ramen Midtown West
One of the best ramen places in the city: the chicken broth is rich and absolutely to die for!
Hide-Chan
248 E 52nd StAnother great ramen option on the east side.
This Japanese barbeque place (there are multiple in the city) is absolutely delicious and definitely worth checking out! Their happy hour and lunch time specials are definitely a steal!
63 locals recommend
Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ
321 W 44th StThis Japanese barbeque place (there are multiple in the city) is absolutely delicious and definitely worth checking out! Their happy hour and lunch time specials are definitely a steal!
If you're up near Columbia and are craving some good ramen, this is definitely the place to go!
137 locals recommend
Jin Ramen West Harlem
3183 BroadwayIf you're up near Columbia and are craving some good ramen, this is definitely the place to go!
Drinks & Nightlife
They've got great after happy hour specials from 10pm - 1am Tues-Thurs. If you're looking for a relatively low key night around the UES, this is a great option.
15 locals recommend
Vero
1483 2nd AvenueThey've got great after happy hour specials from 10pm - 1am Tues-Thurs. If you're looking for a relatively low key night around the UES, this is a great option.
If beers are your thing, they've got a great selection of beers to choose from.
39 locals recommend
The Pony Bar
1444 1st AvenueIf beers are your thing, they've got a great selection of beers to choose from.
Arts & Culture
We're only a short walk away from the Guggenheim, so definitely take advantage of this prime location!
1126 locals recommend
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th AveWe're only a short walk away from the Guggenheim, so definitely take advantage of this prime location!
My favorite museum in NYC. Pop in for a quick visit or spend a whole day (or week) here!
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveMy favorite museum in NYC. Pop in for a quick visit or spend a whole day (or week) here!
Don't forget to catch a Broadway show during your visit to New York!
829 locals recommend
Theater District
Don't forget to catch a Broadway show during your visit to New York!
Frick Collection
1 E 70th StSuper cool museum that is definitely worth checking out.
Everything Else
This place has literally THE BEST cookies in all of New York. Definitely a must visit if you have a sweet tooth!
215 locals recommend
Levain Bakery - 74th Street
167 W 74th StThis place has literally THE BEST cookies in all of New York. Definitely a must visit if you have a sweet tooth!
Lauderee is a French macaron shop and a perfect spot to stop by and grab some tasty treats while shopping on Madison Avenue!
47 locals recommend
Ladurée
864 Madison AveLauderee is a French macaron shop and a perfect spot to stop by and grab some tasty treats while shopping on Madison Avenue!
La Maison du Macaron
132 W 23rd StMy personal favorite macaron place in the city!
My favorite cupcake shop in the city. The cupcakes are dense and luxurious and the fruit frosting really does taste like fruit and not artificial flavoring.
42 locals recommend
Butter Lane
123 E 7th StMy favorite cupcake shop in the city. The cupcakes are dense and luxurious and the fruit frosting really does taste like fruit and not artificial flavoring.
If you're a rice pudding fan, put this place on your list of must visits!
62 locals recommend
Rice To Riches
37 Spring StIf you're a rice pudding fan, put this place on your list of must visits!
This is a great Italian bakery and has a massive selection of sweets to choose from! If you're in the neighborhood and have a sweet tooth, it's definitely worth stopping by.
93 locals recommend
Veniero's
342 E 11th StThis is a great Italian bakery and has a massive selection of sweets to choose from! If you're in the neighborhood and have a sweet tooth, it's definitely worth stopping by.
Ferrara Bakery & Cafe
195 Grand StAnother great Italian bakery.
Sugar Sweet Sunshine
126 Rivington StAnother great option for cupcakes in the city.
They've got the cutest, delicious bite-sized cupcakes. Perfect for some guilt-free satisfaction of that sweet tooth you have! They have multiple locations all around Manhattan.
26 locals recommend
Baked by Melissa
784 Lexington AveThey've got the cutest, delicious bite-sized cupcakes. Perfect for some guilt-free satisfaction of that sweet tooth you have! They have multiple locations all around Manhattan.
This is one of my favorite parks in the city. In the spring time, it's absolutely beautiful to in this park along the water.
502 locals recommend
Riverside Park
This is one of my favorite parks in the city. In the spring time, it's absolutely beautiful to in this park along the water.
I am obviously biased in favor of Columbia, because I recently graduated from there, but the campus is is really gorgeous, especially in the spring time and definitely worth taking a walk around.
539 locals recommend
Columbia University
116th and BroadwayI am obviously biased in favor of Columbia, because I recently graduated from there, but the campus is is really gorgeous, especially in the spring time and definitely worth taking a walk around.
Shopping
If you love donuts, definitely check this place out (I believe they also have another location in NYC)
313 locals recommend
Doughnut Plant
379 Grand StIf you love donuts, definitely check this place out (I believe they also have another location in NYC)