Guidebook for New York
Essentials
Whole Foods specializes in natural and organic foods and has all kinds of great natural cruelty-free products.
1895 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston StWhole Foods specializes in natural and organic foods and has all kinds of great natural cruelty-free products.
Starbucks
154 N 7th StOnly recommend if you need some WiFi!
My local bodega! Very small selection selling a variety of items including packaged food, beverages, cigarettes, prepared foods, and some ethnic foods.
9 locals recommend
Don Juan Grocery & Deli
110 Forsyth StMy local bodega! Very small selection selling a variety of items including packaged food, beverages, cigarettes, prepared foods, and some ethnic foods.
Everything Else
This is the car service I use for to/from the airport. Cash only and very inexpensive!
8 locals recommend
Good Luck Car Services
47 Ludlow StThis is the car service I use for to/from the airport. Cash only and very inexpensive!
Nolita
Great sightseeing neighborhood! One of my favorites!
Tompkins Square Park
East 10th StreetWhere local New Yorkers come for a break.
Beautiful park! Lots of great people watching and usually some great music. Look out for the guy with the cat on his head and also for the guy who rolls his piano out in good weather.
946 locals recommend
Washington Square Park
Washington SquareBeautiful park! Lots of great people watching and usually some great music. Look out for the guy with the cat on his head and also for the guy who rolls his piano out in good weather.
A great place to get an understanding of how NYC came to be. About 7,000 people (mostly immigrants) lived in this five-story building from 1863 - 1935.
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard StA great place to get an understanding of how NYC came to be. About 7,000 people (mostly immigrants) lived in this five-story building from 1863 - 1935.
The New Museum celebrates art rather than just presenting it. Check out this place for new artists and inspiration, then go to the roof to take in the awesome views!
629 locals recommend
New Museum of Contemporary Art
235 BoweryThe New Museum celebrates art rather than just presenting it. Check out this place for new artists and inspiration, then go to the roof to take in the awesome views!
Sweet and Vicious
5 Spring StGreat for flirting and meeting people.
The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey StFantastic music comes through here!
American Apparel
Clothing store
Bowery Mural
76 E Houston StGreat ever-changing public art.
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston StAnother great music spot.
Food Scene
World Famous! Since opening in 1888, Katz’s Deli has maintained the tradition of quality that made us a beloved deli among the immigrants who crowded into the Lower East Side one hundred years ago.
690 locals recommend
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston StWorld Famous! Since opening in 1888, Katz’s Deli has maintained the tradition of quality that made us a beloved deli among the immigrants who crowded into the Lower East Side one hundred years ago.
Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya
187 Orchard StDelicious sushi.
Lost Weekend NYC
Coffee shop.
Saturdays NYC Crosby St
31 Crosby StVery local coffee shop. Cutest outdoor back patio.
Irving Farm Coffee Roasters
71 Irving PlCoffee fix.
Sightseeing
Chinatown
Great sightseeing neighborhood!
Soho is only about a 5 minute walk from my place. You're already there once you find the this park.
9 locals recommend
Soho Park
62 Prince StSoho is only about a 5 minute walk from my place. You're already there once you find the this park.
Amazing views from underneath and in between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges!
I come running here all the time.
18 locals recommend
East River Greenway
East River GreenwayAmazing views from underneath and in between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges!
I come running here all the time.
My neighborhood! Go up and down Allen and Orchard for lots of great spots.
It's closer than what this flag indicates.
214 locals recommend
Lower East Side
175 Eldridge StMy neighborhood! Go up and down Allen and Orchard for lots of great spots.
It's closer than what this flag indicates.
Drinks & Nightlife
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre East Village
45 Bleecker StGreat comedy spot!
Delicious hand-crafted cocktails...hard to find makes it a favorite of New Yorkers.
212 locals recommend
Apotheke
9 Doyers StDelicious hand-crafted cocktails...hard to find makes it a favorite of New Yorkers.
Attaboy
134 Eldridge StDelicious hand-crafted cocktails.
The Back Room
102 Norfolk StMy favorite speakeasy in the city! Extremely hard to find.
Spitzer's Corner
Great gastropub!
Arts & Culture
Lots of up-and-coming musicians come through here...three different stages and always free!
226 locals recommend
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen StLots of up-and-coming musicians come through here...three different stages and always free!
Sunshine Cinema
A local movie theater.