Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Tal Bagels
977 1st Ave.Local hotspot for good, honest bagels.
An amazing selection of freshly made eclairs of all kinds awaits you here.
8 locals recommend
Eclair Bakery
305 E 53rd StAn amazing selection of freshly made eclairs of all kinds awaits you here.
Selected as one of the best places for ramen in the city.
Try the miso-based broth!
23 locals recommend
Totto Ramen Midtown East
248 E 52nd StSelected as one of the best places for ramen in the city.
Try the miso-based broth!
Popular Chinese restaurant and take-out place. Not bad for the money.
24 locals recommend
Sammy's Noodle Shop & Grill
West 4th StreetPopular Chinese restaurant and take-out place. Not bad for the money.
Decent tasting coffee from a decent looking coffee shop.
22 locals recommend
Ground Central Coffee Company
3rd AvenueDecent tasting coffee from a decent looking coffee shop.
Deux Amis
356 E 51st StSmall but cosy French restaurant.
Buttercup Bake Shop
41-21 28th StIf you like American cupcakes, this is a place for you!
Local Italian restaurant with live piano music and a mostly older clientele.
8 locals recommend
Mimi's
984 2nd AveLocal Italian restaurant with live piano music and a mostly older clientele.
OBAO
647 9th AveAsian fusion restaurant with noodle and BBQ specials.
La Villetta
398 E 52nd StIntimate Italian restaurant with a good blend of a crowd.
A notable atmosphere with a notable crowd can be found in this new Italian restaurant.
7 locals recommend
La Pecora Bianca Midtown
950 2nd AveA notable atmosphere with a notable crowd can be found in this new Italian restaurant.
Madison
965 1st Ave.The closest diner around.
Phơ Saigon
987 1st Ave.Solid Vietnamese cuisine in no-thrill ambience.
Copinette
891 1st Ave.Newly opened French influenced restaurant.
Essentials
Vanderbilt YMCA
224 E 47th StYour YMCA gym in this neighborhood; featuring a 25 yard pool.
Cheese store with wide selection of different kinds of cheese and other (mostly European) specialty foods and condiments.
Ideal Cheese Shop
942 1st Ave.Cheese store with wide selection of different kinds of cheese and other (mostly European) specialty foods and condiments.
Katagiri Japanese Grocery 59th Street Store
224 E 59th StAuthentic Japanese grocery store.
Vintage Barbers NYC
1012 2nd AveNeighborhood barber with clean cuts and clean prices.
Hazuki Hair Salon
420 E 53rd StHaruki Hair Salon: great for people with more hair then me!
Bed Bath & Beyond
1932 BroadwayChain providing anything thinkable for the household.
Morton Williams Supermarkets
130 Bleecker StUpscale supermarket chain.
Duane Reade
2864 BroadwayLocal branch of a Duane Reade, New York's drugstore and pharmacy.
Drinks & Nightlife
Nice atmosphere for the occasional (or everyday) late-night cocktail; also a full-fledged restaurant.
103 locals recommend
The Smith
956 2nd AveNice atmosphere for the occasional (or everyday) late-night cocktail; also a full-fledged restaurant.
Somm Time Wine Bar
Intimate bar for a quick glass of wine.
Sightseeing
Feel like in a Harry Potter movie walking through this architectural residential ensemble from the 1920s: it was the first residential skyscraper complex in the world.
Tudor City Place
Tudor City PlaceFeel like in a Harry Potter movie walking through this architectural residential ensemble from the 1920s: it was the first residential skyscraper complex in the world.
Take a tram (!) from here over the East River to Roosevelt Island (using your MTA metrocard).
121 locals recommend
The Roosevelt Island Tramway
254 E 60th StTake a tram (!) from here over the East River to Roosevelt Island (using your MTA metrocard).
The world famous UN headquarters can be visited on a tour. Experience first-hand where decisions are made with worldwide impact.
130 locals recommend
United Nations Headquarters
405 East 45th StreetThe world famous UN headquarters can be visited on a tour. Experience first-hand where decisions are made with worldwide impact.
This park at the southern tip of Roosevelt Island is worth visiting if you have seen the major tourist attractions of New York.
50 locals recommend
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
1 FDR Four Freedoms ParkThis park at the southern tip of Roosevelt Island is worth visiting if you have seen the major tourist attractions of New York.
Parks & Nature
Not exactly a park, but Roosevelt Island provides a quick-to-get-to and sometimes needed exit from the city. The island is very walkable and bikeable.
87 locals recommend
Roosevelt Island
Not exactly a park, but Roosevelt Island provides a quick-to-get-to and sometimes needed exit from the city. The island is very walkable and bikeable.
Shopping
Bloomingdale's
Lexington AvenueBranch of New York's iconic department store