Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Great chicken wings, burgers, and all types of fries!
11 locals recommend
Riverwalk Bar & Grill
425 East Main Street
11 locals recommend
Great chicken wings, burgers, and all types of fries!
Great restaurant with excellent food and drinks, reasonable prices, and indoor & outdoor seating turns into a busy nightlife spot after 10pm and boasts a polished basement Cigar Lounge.
21 locals recommend
Treadwell Park
510 W 42nd St
21 locals recommend
Great restaurant with excellent food and drinks, reasonable prices, and indoor & outdoor seating turns into a busy nightlife spot after 10pm and boasts a polished basement Cigar Lounge.
Incredible brunch, great cocktails, in a comfortably classy environment.
103 locals recommend
The Smith
956 2nd Ave
103 locals recommend
Incredible brunch, great cocktails, in a comfortably classy environment.
Iconic dessert shop from the movie Serendipity featuring the famous $1,000 Golden Opulence Sundae, or the equally famous yet incomparably more affordable frozen hot chocolate.
123 locals recommend
Serendipity 3
225 E 60th St
123 locals recommend
Iconic dessert shop from the movie Serendipity featuring the famous $1,000 Golden Opulence Sundae, or the equally famous yet incomparably more affordable frozen hot chocolate.
Some of the best coffee in the city + great cocktails
25 locals recommend
Sweetleaf Coffee & Cocktail Bar
4615 Center Blvd
25 locals recommend
Some of the best coffee in the city + great cocktails
On point little coffee shop with great drinks, comfortable seating, and wifi.
22 locals recommend
Ground Central Coffee Company
3rd Avenue
22 locals recommend
On point little coffee shop with great drinks, comfortable seating, and wifi.
Tiny coffee shop with excellent coffee & espresso. Grab a cup to go.
135 locals recommend
Birch Coffee
134 1/2 E 62nd St
135 locals recommend
Tiny coffee shop with excellent coffee & espresso. Grab a cup to go.
Ice Cream + Brooklyn Roasting Coffee. Great staff! Tell them we sent you!
Coach Scot's Main Street Sweets
559 Main St
Ice Cream + Brooklyn Roasting Coffee. Great staff! Tell them we sent you!

Drinks & Nightlife

Craft coffee, beer, and cocktail bar with great food just across the Tram.
37 locals recommend
The Jeffrey Craft Beer & Bites
311 E 60th St
37 locals recommend
Craft coffee, beer, and cocktail bar with great food just across the Tram.
Large bar with great beer selection and really good food. Great for large groups.
11 locals recommend
Draught 55
245 E 55th St
11 locals recommend
Large bar with great beer selection and really good food. Great for large groups.

Sightseeing

Iconic Monument/park on the southern tip of the Island. Panoramic views of Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn.
50 locals recommend
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
1 FDR Four Freedoms Park
50 locals recommend
Iconic Monument/park on the southern tip of the Island. Panoramic views of Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn.
78 locals recommend
United Nations Plaza
United Nations Plaza
78 locals recommend
42 locals recommend
Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant
89 East 42nd Street
42 locals recommend
Gorgeous views of Manhattan, and the iconic Pepsi Cola sign and Long Island docks. Stop by Sweet Leaf for the best coffee around.
256 locals recommend
Gantry Plaza State Park
4-44 47th Rd
256 locals recommend
Gorgeous views of Manhattan, and the iconic Pepsi Cola sign and Long Island docks. Stop by Sweet Leaf for the best coffee around.

Parks & Nature

Gorgeous view of the city north of the Island on either side and the iconic lighthouse.
6 locals recommend
Lighthouse Park
910 Main St
6 locals recommend
Gorgeous view of the city north of the Island on either side and the iconic lighthouse.
Gorgeously landscaped park with rolling hills providing panoramic views, and iconic buildings including a tiny stone power station and the Renwick Ruins.
Southpoint Park
Roosevelt Island
Gorgeously landscaped park with rolling hills providing panoramic views, and iconic buildings including a tiny stone power station and the Renwick Ruins.
One of the best hidden gems. This little park is a serene escape from the city grit and clamor with a gorgeous waterfall and tons of greenery nonchalantly tucked between a couple apartment buildings.
15 locals recommend
Greenacre Pocket Park
217 E 51st St
15 locals recommend
One of the best hidden gems. This little park is a serene escape from the city grit and clamor with a gorgeous waterfall and tons of greenery nonchalantly tucked between a couple apartment buildings.

Shopping

491 locals recommend
Bloomingdale's
Lexington Avenue
491 locals recommend
Small grocer + great salad bar, sandwiches, and pizza.
11 locals recommend
Wholesome Factory Market
530 Main St
11 locals recommend
Small grocer + great salad bar, sandwiches, and pizza.

Getting Around

121 locals recommend
The Roosevelt Island Tramway
254 E 60th St
121 locals recommend

Essentials

131 locals recommend
Gristedes
40 East End Ave
131 locals recommend
230 locals recommend
Duane Reade
2864 Broadway
230 locals recommend