Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Unlimited coffee for $4 to stay and the most delightful pastries. Try the pumpkin spice cheesecake or the chocolate mousse with raspberries!
143 locals recommend
The Hungarian Pastry Shop
1030 Amsterdam AveUnlimited coffee for $4 to stay and the most delightful pastries. Try the pumpkin spice cheesecake or the chocolate mousse with raspberries!
No-frills burger pub with a boisterous and friendly vibe. The signature bacon burger is to die for!
150 locals recommend
Corner Bistro
331 West 4th StreetNo-frills burger pub with a boisterous and friendly vibe. The signature bacon burger is to die for!
The bagel is a NYC classic food staple. Highly recommend this spot for breakfast to go. Huge selection of fresh bagels, but the "everything bagel with plain cream cheese" is killer!
145 locals recommend
Absolute Bagels
2788 BroadwayThe bagel is a NYC classic food staple. Highly recommend this spot for breakfast to go. Huge selection of fresh bagels, but the "everything bagel with plain cream cheese" is killer!
The best soup dumplings (xiao long bao) in NYC. Get them with a side of garlic snow peas and you're set!
196 locals recommend
Joe's Shanghai
46 BoweryThe best soup dumplings (xiao long bao) in NYC. Get them with a side of garlic snow peas and you're set!
Pastrami sandwich and mazo ball soup! Also, that famous scene from "When Harry Met Sally" when Meg Ryan fakes an orgasm (I'll have what she's having) was shot in Katz's.
690 locals recommend
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston StPastrami sandwich and mazo ball soup! Also, that famous scene from "When Harry Met Sally" when Meg Ryan fakes an orgasm (I'll have what she's having) was shot in Katz's.
Hands down the best pizza in Manhattan and possibly in all of NYC. Joe's beats Grimaldi's and Artichoke!!
337 locals recommend
Joe's Pizza
7 Carmine StHands down the best pizza in Manhattan and possibly in all of NYC. Joe's beats Grimaldi's and Artichoke!!
All the cool kids in Harlem hang out at Shrine. Excellent live music, always.
227 locals recommend
Shrine
2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdAll the cool kids in Harlem hang out at Shrine. Excellent live music, always.
German drafts plus sausages and bar bites in a beer hall-style space with communal and outdoor tables. Try the truffle oil fries and manchego cheese as an option for burger. The beer selection is awesome! Schneider's Aventinus!!
182 locals recommend
Bier International
2099 Frederick Douglass BoulevardGerman drafts plus sausages and bar bites in a beer hall-style space with communal and outdoor tables. Try the truffle oil fries and manchego cheese as an option for burger. The beer selection is awesome! Schneider's Aventinus!!
Delicious soul food and an awesome vibe! Try the Ludacris with mashed potatoes and the fried okra.
241 locals recommend
Amy Ruth's
113 W 116th StDelicious soul food and an awesome vibe! Try the Ludacris with mashed potatoes and the fried okra.
Lovers of fried chicken and smooth jazz 'n blues can't do much better than this Upper West Side club.
143 locals recommend
Smoke Jazz & Supper Club
2751 BroadwayLovers of fried chicken and smooth jazz 'n blues can't do much better than this Upper West Side club.
Rusty-chic New American place serving excellent steak and craft beers, and pretty diverse brunch choices.
34 locals recommend
Maxwell's Bar & Restaurant
59 Reade StRusty-chic New American place serving excellent steak and craft beers, and pretty diverse brunch choices.
Sushi and bento box lunches alongside Japanese sweets like red-bean buns and a chocolate cake to die for.
9 locals recommend
Cafe Zaiya
18 E 41st StSushi and bento box lunches alongside Japanese sweets like red-bean buns and a chocolate cake to die for.
Levain Bakery - Harlem
2167 Frederick Douglass BlvdThe world's greatest chocolate chip cookies. Period.
Ippudo NY
65 4th AveRamen soups and pork buns. Mmmmmmm...
Chill second-floor eatery serving homestyle Japanese fare in an evocative space.
11 locals recommend
Village Yokocho
8 Stuyvesant StChill second-floor eatery serving homestyle Japanese fare in an evocative space.
Hip Southern comfort-food joint offering fired chicken and waffles with a delicious side of cocktails.
268 locals recommend
Sweet Chick
178 Ludlow StHip Southern comfort-food joint offering fired chicken and waffles with a delicious side of cocktails.
THE largest weekly open-air food market in America, attracting 20,000-30,000 people to Brooklyn each weekend to eat from 100 local vendors. Must go if you're a foodie!
777 locals recommend
Smorgasburg
90 Kent AveTHE largest weekly open-air food market in America, attracting 20,000-30,000 people to Brooklyn each weekend to eat from 100 local vendors. Must go if you're a foodie!
Greatest vegan / gluten-free restaurant in the whole city serving innovative dishes made with organic produce. Elegant place, awesome food, beautiful presentation. Try the grilled tempeh or the wild mushrooms ravioli!
40 locals recommend
Candle 79
154 E 79th StGreatest vegan / gluten-free restaurant in the whole city serving innovative dishes made with organic produce. Elegant place, awesome food, beautiful presentation. Try the grilled tempeh or the wild mushrooms ravioli!
Cute little neighborhood coffee shop with great coffee and some gluten-free options. Try the cheddar and chive biscuits!
7 locals recommend
Little Bean Coffee
111 Central Park NCute little neighborhood coffee shop with great coffee and some gluten-free options. Try the cheddar and chive biscuits!
The dumplings are great and the pickle-flavored soft-serve ice cream is DELICIOUS!
Lucky Pickle Dumpling Co.
513 Amsterdam AveThe dumplings are great and the pickle-flavored soft-serve ice cream is DELICIOUS!
Delicious vegetarian adventure! Favorite dishes: brussel sprout tacos, long bean salad, mushroom pate and crispy Korean cauliflower.
63 locals recommend
Dirt Candy
86 Allen StDelicious vegetarian adventure! Favorite dishes: brussel sprout tacos, long bean salad, mushroom pate and crispy Korean cauliflower.
Modest joint serving hearty Senegalese fare. Try the delicious lamb dishes dibi or mechoui with brown rice!!
10 locals recommend
Keur Sokhna
2249 Adam Clayton Powell Junior BoulevardModest joint serving hearty Senegalese fare. Try the delicious lamb dishes dibi or mechoui with brown rice!!
Cash-only steak house where old-school waiters serve aged beef in a German beer hall setting. Hands down the best steak in town!
503 locals recommend
Peter Luger Steak House
178 BroadwayCash-only steak house where old-school waiters serve aged beef in a German beer hall setting. Hands down the best steak in town!
Seafood counter serving Maine-style lobster rolls with toasted buns, plus clam chowder, right under the Brooklyn Bridge
20 locals recommend
Luke's Lobster Brooklyn Bridge Park
11 Water StSeafood counter serving Maine-style lobster rolls with toasted buns, plus clam chowder, right under the Brooklyn Bridge
Huge outdoor bar on Gowanus Canal best for day-drinking with a group, serving most delicious pit-smoked BBQ and draft beers.
51 locals recommend
Pig Beach
480 Union StHuge outdoor bar on Gowanus Canal best for day-drinking with a group, serving most delicious pit-smoked BBQ and draft beers.
Parks & Nature
One of the most beautiful public spaces in NYC—rare blend of urban and nature, interesting food vendors along the path, whimsical sitting on train tracks, superb garden...and a fantastic view of the Hudson River!
2323 locals recommend
The High Line Park
One of the most beautiful public spaces in NYC—rare blend of urban and nature, interesting food vendors along the path, whimsical sitting on train tracks, superb garden...and a fantastic view of the Hudson River!
A stunning four-acre secret garden that's been closed to the public since the 1930s, left to migrating birds, invasive plants and many different animal species including raccoons, rabbits, and woodchucks.
6 locals recommend
Hallett Nature Sanctuary
Central Park SouthA stunning four-acre secret garden that's been closed to the public since the 1930s, left to migrating birds, invasive plants and many different animal species including raccoons, rabbits, and woodchucks.
Sightseeing
The "Real World" park (and "Life Underground" subway station at 14th Street and 8th Avenue!) provides a sense of joy while playfully commenting on capitalism, money, and class struggle. Must see both!
Tom Otterness Real World Sculptures
Chambers StreetThe "Real World" park (and "Life Underground" subway station at 14th Street and 8th Avenue!) provides a sense of joy while playfully commenting on capitalism, money, and class struggle. Must see both!
Really peaceful garden with a gorgeous wrought-iron wisteria pergola overlooking a beautiful geyser fountain. This place is stunning in mid April!!
159 locals recommend
Conservatory Garden
1233 5th AveReally peaceful garden with a gorgeous wrought-iron wisteria pergola overlooking a beautiful geyser fountain. This place is stunning in mid April!!
An intergovernmental organization established 24 October 1945 to promote international co-operation - 24 multilingual tour guides from 15 countries, speaking 12 languages.
130 locals recommend
United Nations Headquarters
405 East 45th StreetAn intergovernmental organization established 24 October 1945 to promote international co-operation - 24 multilingual tour guides from 15 countries, speaking 12 languages.
Stunning public art in the Law School campus: Jacques Lipchitz' Bellerophon Taming Pegasus, Henry Moore's Three-Way Piece, Kees Verkade's Tightrope Walker, and David Bakalar's Life Force.
539 locals recommend
Columbia University
116th and BroadwayStunning public art in the Law School campus: Jacques Lipchitz' Bellerophon Taming Pegasus, Henry Moore's Three-Way Piece, Kees Verkade's Tightrope Walker, and David Bakalar's Life Force.
Everything Else
A legit, no-frills, no nonsense, no hanky panky massage place in the heart of Chinatown. Try the reflexology foot massage after a day of sightseeing!!
Foot Heaven
16 Pell StA legit, no-frills, no nonsense, no hanky panky massage place in the heart of Chinatown. Try the reflexology foot massage after a day of sightseeing!!
110 Street Station - Central Park North
Nearest subway station.
Arts & Culture
Extraordinary exhibitions and collection of modern and contemporary art dedicated to helping you understand and enjoy the art of our time. Free or pay what you wish every Friday from 4 to 8 pm.
2114 locals recommend
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd StreetExtraordinary exhibitions and collection of modern and contemporary art dedicated to helping you understand and enjoy the art of our time. Free or pay what you wish every Friday from 4 to 8 pm.
Children's Museum of Manhattan
212 W 83rd StFree first Friday of every month from 5 to 8 pm.
Dinosaur fossils and casts! Always free or pay what you wish...yes, even just 1 dollar.
1623 locals recommend
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park WestDinosaur fossils and casts! Always free or pay what you wish...yes, even just 1 dollar.
Frick Collection
1 E 70th StAdmission fee: Pay What You Wish every Sunday 11am-1pm.
Landmark work designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the cylindrical building, wider at the top than the bottom, was conceived as a "temple of the spirit". Pay what you wish every Saturday from 5:45 to 7:45 pm.
1126 locals recommend
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th AveLandmark work designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the cylindrical building, wider at the top than the bottom, was conceived as a "temple of the spirit". Pay what you wish every Saturday from 5:45 to 7:45 pm.
Situated between the High Line and the Hudson River, the Whitney's offers an expansive display of modern and contemporary American art. Pay what you wish every Friday between 7 and 10pm.
884 locals recommend
Salmagundi Museum of American Art
Situated between the High Line and the Hudson River, the Whitney's offers an expansive display of modern and contemporary American art. Pay what you wish every Friday between 7 and 10pm.
History and art museum celebrating the awesomeness of New York City and its heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation.
271 locals recommend
Museum of the City of New York
1220 5th AveHistory and art museum celebrating the awesomeness of New York City and its heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation.
Great art AND great view: Temple of Dendur in the Egyptian section overlooking Central Park. Make sure you walk inside the temple! If you buy tickets at a museum ticket counter, the amount you pay is up to you...even just 1 dollar!
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveGreat art AND great view: Temple of Dendur in the Egyptian section overlooking Central Park. Make sure you walk inside the temple! If you buy tickets at a museum ticket counter, the amount you pay is up to you...even just 1 dollar!
Fantastic music and the gorgeous Allen Room; definitely worth a visit. The circular space, modeled after a Greek amphitheater, has a wall-to-ceiling glass window of a stellar view of Columbus Circle.
53 locals recommend
Jazz at Lincoln Center
10 Columbus CirFantastic music and the gorgeous Allen Room; definitely worth a visit. The circular space, modeled after a Greek amphitheater, has a wall-to-ceiling glass window of a stellar view of Columbus Circle.
Tom Otterness Frog Sculpture
31 W 54th StRibbet! Ribbet! A 6 foot frog to play with... :)
Shopping
Our favorite NYC grocery store carrying a large variety of foods. The cold room alone makes Fairway worth checking out.
217 locals recommend
Fairway Market 125th Street
2328 12th AveOur favorite NYC grocery store carrying a large variety of foods. The cold room alone makes Fairway worth checking out.
Rite Aid
2833 BroadwayOpen 24 hours!
If you like smoked fish and baked goods smothered in cream cheese, then this is your spot. Try a flagel with your lox!
251 locals recommend
Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston StIf you like smoked fish and baked goods smothered in cream cheese, then this is your spot. Try a flagel with your lox!
Shopping mall home to stores such as Marshalls, Costco, Target, Aldi, Old Navy, Pet Smart, and Bob's Furniture.
41 locals recommend
East River Plaza
517 E 117th StShopping mall home to stores such as Marshalls, Costco, Target, Aldi, Old Navy, Pet Smart, and Bob's Furniture.
Huge department store with an abundance of bargains for high end fashion.
260 locals recommend
Century21 Stores
32 Church StHuge department store with an abundance of bargains for high end fashion.
Buy same-day discount tickets to Broadway and Off Broadway productions. TKTS South Street Seaport booth is located near the rear of the Resnick/Prudential Building at 199 Water Street.
37 locals recommend
TKTS South Street Seaport
190 Front StBuy same-day discount tickets to Broadway and Off Broadway productions. TKTS South Street Seaport booth is located near the rear of the Resnick/Prudential Building at 199 Water Street.
Buy same-day discount tickets to Broadway and Off Broadway productions. TKTS Times Square is located "under the red steps" in Father Duffy Square at Broadway and 47th Street.
149 locals recommend
TKTS Times Square
West 47th StreetBuy same-day discount tickets to Broadway and Off Broadway productions. TKTS Times Square is located "under the red steps" in Father Duffy Square at Broadway and 47th Street.
Retail chain offering brand-name clothing, accessories and shoes for bargain prices.
143 locals recommend
Marshalls
125 W 125th StRetail chain offering brand-name clothing, accessories and shoes for bargain prices.
Retail chain known for its sizable selection of discounted brand-name designer shoes and handbags.
59 locals recommend
DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse
301 W 125th StRetail chain known for its sizable selection of discounted brand-name designer shoes and handbags.
Essentials
Terrific food selection, reasonable prices, great craft beers (not cheap!) and extremely polite staff.
62 locals recommend
NYC Fresh Market
1660 Madison AveTerrific food selection, reasonable prices, great craft beers (not cheap!) and extremely polite staff.