Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Terrific, strong coffee!
68 locals recommend
Roasting Plant
81 Orchard St
68 locals recommend
Terrific, strong coffee!
Delicious food and drink in an attractive space.
193 locals recommend
The Fat Radish
17 Orchard St
193 locals recommend
Delicious food and drink in an attractive space.
Terrific espresso drinks, on-site roasting. The smell of Caffe Vita is intoxicating.
45 locals recommend
Caffè Vita
124 Ludlow St
45 locals recommend
Terrific espresso drinks, on-site roasting. The smell of Caffe Vita is intoxicating.
If you can brave the 2+hr wait most weekend mornings, the brunch is great! Or, get it to-go and bring it home!
365 locals recommend
Clinton St. Baking Company
4 Clinton St
365 locals recommend
If you can brave the 2+hr wait most weekend mornings, the brunch is great! Or, get it to-go and bring it home!
One of my favorite Indian restaurants in the East Village.
6 locals recommend
Banjara
97 1st Ave.
6 locals recommend
One of my favorite Indian restaurants in the East Village.
Great noodle spot without the crazy wait of an Ippudo.
104 locals recommend
Cocoron
16 Delancey St
104 locals recommend
Great noodle spot without the crazy wait of an Ippudo.
Funky, popular, LES spot for delicious margaritas and "Mexican" food.
222 locals recommend
Barrio Chino
253 Broome St
222 locals recommend
Funky, popular, LES spot for delicious margaritas and "Mexican" food.
Tucked away at the end of Freeman Alley, a popular spot for dinner and brunch.
60 locals recommend
Freeman Alley
Freeman Alley
60 locals recommend
Tucked away at the end of Freeman Alley, a popular spot for dinner and brunch.
If you have a hankering for good fried chicken, or other country-style comforts, this tiny little spot is worth a visit for lunch.
86 locals recommend
Bobwhite Lunch and Supper Counter
94 Loisaida Ave
86 locals recommend
If you have a hankering for good fried chicken, or other country-style comforts, this tiny little spot is worth a visit for lunch.
A great little east village spot for good food and drink.
15 locals recommend
GG's
511 East 5th Street
15 locals recommend
A great little east village spot for good food and drink.
One of David Chang's many spots where flavor addictions are created! Delicious buns, pork, and other Asian inspired food. Noodle Bar, Ko, and Ma Peche are all great as well. All popular and crowded.
112 locals recommend
Momofuku Ssäm Bar
89 South Street
112 locals recommend
One of David Chang's many spots where flavor addictions are created! Delicious buns, pork, and other Asian inspired food. Noodle Bar, Ko, and Ma Peche are all great as well. All popular and crowded.
If organic, healthy, vegetarian is your thing, this farm-chic restaurant/cafe is your spot. Terrific juices, smoothies and tasty healthy, fresh food.
198 locals recommend
The Butcher's Daughter
19 Kenmare St
198 locals recommend
If organic, healthy, vegetarian is your thing, this farm-chic restaurant/cafe is your spot. Terrific juices, smoothies and tasty healthy, fresh food.
Some of the best falafel in town. Three different falafel flavors, great toppings, and meze platters. Usually crowded, but worth trying to squeeze in or take it to go.
116 locals recommend
Taïm
45 Spring St
116 locals recommend
Some of the best falafel in town. Three different falafel flavors, great toppings, and meze platters. Usually crowded, but worth trying to squeeze in or take it to go.
Modern Jewish delicatessen making tasty comfort-food sandwiches in a hip NoHo cafe.
25 locals recommend
Mile End Deli
97a Bond St
25 locals recommend
Modern Jewish delicatessen making tasty comfort-food sandwiches in a hip NoHo cafe.
Delicious pizza!
45 locals recommend
Kesté Pizza & Vino
77 Fulton Street
45 locals recommend
Delicious pizza!
An amazing Brooklyn pizza and tiki bar experience!
1621 locals recommend
Roberta's
261 Moore St
1621 locals recommend
An amazing Brooklyn pizza and tiki bar experience!
Classic. A must while in DUMBO.
180 locals recommend
Grimaldi's Pizzeria
1 Front St
180 locals recommend
Classic. A must while in DUMBO.
While people wait forever to eat at Lombardi's right up the street, you can get your fix at L'asso! Delicious square pizzas. They make a potato chip pizza, which sounds crazy but is amazing!
26 locals recommend
L'asso
192 Mott Street
26 locals recommend
While people wait forever to eat at Lombardi's right up the street, you can get your fix at L'asso! Delicious square pizzas. They make a potato chip pizza, which sounds crazy but is amazing!
Another good alternative to waiting for Ippudo...
103 locals recommend
Minca
536 E 5th St
103 locals recommend
Another good alternative to waiting for Ippudo...
My favorite spot for Greek food--very nice atmosphere, extensive wine list...a good date spot.
93 locals recommend
Pylos
128 E 7th St
93 locals recommend
My favorite spot for Greek food--very nice atmosphere, extensive wine list...a good date spot.
Tasty, fiery, modern Thai.
68 locals recommend
Uncle Boons
186 Mott St
68 locals recommend
Tasty, fiery, modern Thai.
Nolita scenester hang out with good couscous.
219 locals recommend
Cafe Gitane
242 Mott St
219 locals recommend
Nolita scenester hang out with good couscous.
Good Moroccan and Middle Eastern.
856 locals recommend
Cafe Mogador
133 Wythe Ave
856 locals recommend
Good Moroccan and Middle Eastern.
The original Nolita hipster hangout. Get your Mexican corn!
218 locals recommend
Café Habana
17 Prince St
218 locals recommend
The original Nolita hipster hangout. Get your Mexican corn!
Not as hard core as the other true dim sum joints in Chinatown, but this one is still reliably good with a great selection of dumplings, including vegetarian ones. Good for groups.
55 locals recommend
Dim Sum Go Go
5 E Broadway
55 locals recommend
Not as hard core as the other true dim sum joints in Chinatown, but this one is still reliably good with a great selection of dumplings, including vegetarian ones. Good for groups.
The original meatball shop! Meatballs galore.
580 locals recommend
The Meatball Shop
64 Greenwich Ave
580 locals recommend
The original meatball shop! Meatballs galore.
Pretty good Cali/Tex/Mex.
26 locals recommend
Sixty Lower East Side
190 Allen St
26 locals recommend
Pretty good Cali/Tex/Mex.
Get your lobster rolls!
85 locals recommend
Luke's Lobster East Village
85 locals recommend
Get your lobster rolls!
Tacos!
9 locals recommend
El Diablito Taqueria
60 E 3rd St
9 locals recommend
Tacos!
More tacos!
24 locals recommend
Otto's Tacos
141 2nd Ave
24 locals recommend
More tacos!
Asian fusion tapas style.
26 locals recommend
Kuma Inn
113 Ludlow St
26 locals recommend
Asian fusion tapas style.
Great spot for lunch/dinner. Greek-inspired sandwiches, soups and salads, mezes and even a few larger entrees.
46 locals recommend
Snacky
187 Grand St
46 locals recommend
Great spot for lunch/dinner. Greek-inspired sandwiches, soups and salads, mezes and even a few larger entrees.
Great spot for spanish tapas...
11 locals recommend
Tertulia
51 W 16th St
11 locals recommend
Great spot for spanish tapas...
Classic sushi standby. Expect lines most of the time.
59 locals recommend
TOTO Sushi
216 Thompson St
59 locals recommend
Classic sushi standby. Expect lines most of the time.
A classic NYC pizza stop. Expect crowds most of the time as it popular among tourists.
149 locals recommend
Lombardi's
32 Spring St
149 locals recommend
A classic NYC pizza stop. Expect crowds most of the time as it popular among tourists.
Danny Bowien's follow up to Mission Chinese. Not your typical Mexican food! Great fish tacos, creamed corn and chicken wings. Rumored to have tasty burritos on the lunch menu now.
29 locals recommend
Mission Cantina
29 locals recommend
Danny Bowien's follow up to Mission Chinese. Not your typical Mexican food! Great fish tacos, creamed corn and chicken wings. Rumored to have tasty burritos on the lunch menu now.
Spend a sunny weekend afternoon on Brooklyn's waterfront grazing through the Smorgasburg food flea market. You could hop the East River ferry between DUMBO and the Burg and eat all day!
777 locals recommend
Smorgasburg
90 Kent Ave
777 locals recommend
Spend a sunny weekend afternoon on Brooklyn's waterfront grazing through the Smorgasburg food flea market. You could hop the East River ferry between DUMBO and the Burg and eat all day!
Hot new restaurant from the Torrisi team.
74 locals recommend
Dirty French
180 Ludlow St
74 locals recommend
Hot new restaurant from the Torrisi team.
One of my favorite little Italian places!
14 locals recommend
Antonioni's
177 Chrystie St
14 locals recommend
One of my favorite little Italian places!
Great little place to grab a healthy lunch or dinner.
212 locals recommend
Dimes
49 Canal St
212 locals recommend
Great little place to grab a healthy lunch or dinner.
Some of the best fried chicken around!
81 locals recommend
Root & Bone
200 E 3rd St
81 locals recommend
Some of the best fried chicken around!
Chicken and waffles!
268 locals recommend
Sweet Chick
178 Ludlow St
268 locals recommend
Chicken and waffles!

Everything Else

Great local market for produce, meats, and speciality items, and terrific gourmet food stands and eateries.
341 locals recommend
Essex Market
88 Essex St
341 locals recommend
Great local market for produce, meats, and speciality items, and terrific gourmet food stands and eateries.
Every kind of pickled delight you can imagine.
30 locals recommend
The Pickle Guys
357 Grand St
30 locals recommend
Every kind of pickled delight you can imagine.
An incredible little yoga studio with wonderful teachers.
Yoga High
98 Forsyth St
An incredible little yoga studio with wonderful teachers.
Great little beer store (and bar!) with a very wide selection of beers.
45 locals recommend
Top Hops Beer Shop
88 Essex St
45 locals recommend
Great little beer store (and bar!) with a very wide selection of beers.
A true LES landmark. Purveyors of smoked fish, caviar, herring, nuts/dried fruits and other speciality foods. A must try (though expensive) bagel, lox and cream cheese! Good for gifts too.
251 locals recommend
Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston St
251 locals recommend
A true LES landmark. Purveyors of smoked fish, caviar, herring, nuts/dried fruits and other speciality foods. A must try (though expensive) bagel, lox and cream cheese! Good for gifts too.
When the weather gets warm, head down here to check out the food stands and fresh produce!
6 locals recommend
Fulton Stall Market
91 South St
6 locals recommend
When the weather gets warm, head down here to check out the food stands and fresh produce!
Grab a soup or sandwich on the go in soho...
18 locals recommend
Olive's
191 Prince St
18 locals recommend
Grab a soup or sandwich on the go in soho...
Amazing and delicious selection of local NY cheeses and dairy products!
Saxelby Cheesemongers
120 Essex St
Amazing and delicious selection of local NY cheeses and dairy products!
Get your Porto Rico coffee on! It's a classic.
68 locals recommend
Porto Rico Importing
201 Bleecker St
68 locals recommend
Get your Porto Rico coffee on! It's a classic.
Delicious guacamole and tacos right inside Essex Market!
Brooklyn Taco Co.
120 Essex St
Delicious guacamole and tacos right inside Essex Market!
Terrific bagels and bagel sandwiches!
Davidovich Bakery
88 Essex St
Terrific bagels and bagel sandwiches!
Get up at the crack of dawn (or just stay out) to get your Cronuts here!
157 locals recommend
Dominique Ansel Bakery
189 Spring St
157 locals recommend
Get up at the crack of dawn (or just stay out) to get your Cronuts here!

Shopping

Best doughnuts in town.
313 locals recommend
Doughnut Plant
379 Grand St
313 locals recommend
Best doughnuts in town.
Great little boutique shop for design enthusiasts. Well curated collection of nice looking trinkets, gifts, pens, light fixtures, toys, and other random home goods.
14 locals recommend
Top Hat
245 Broome St
14 locals recommend
Great little boutique shop for design enthusiasts. Well curated collection of nice looking trinkets, gifts, pens, light fixtures, toys, and other random home goods.
Just delicious gelato. Amazing flavors.
74 locals recommend
il laboratorio del gelato
188 Ludlow St
74 locals recommend
Just delicious gelato. Amazing flavors.
Cupcakes, cupcakes, cupcakes!
64 locals recommend
Sugar Sweet Sunshine
126 Rivington St
64 locals recommend
Cupcakes, cupcakes, cupcakes!

Sightseeing

A must-do in the LES. They offer tours of the LES and have a wonderful gift shop for souvenirs.
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St
603 locals recommend
A must-do in the LES. They offer tours of the LES and have a wonderful gift shop for souvenirs.

Drinks & Nightlife

A staple of the LES. Great spot for a cocktail, and people watching.
127 locals recommend
Schiller's Liquor Bar
127 locals recommend
A staple of the LES. Great spot for a cocktail, and people watching.
Good beer selection on tap, and good bar food.
95 locals recommend
Spitzer's Corner
95 locals recommend
Good beer selection on tap, and good bar food.
Classic alphabet city biergarten. Especially fun in warmer months when windows are open and outside seating is available.
128 locals recommend
Zum Schneider NYC
107 Loisaida Ave
128 locals recommend
Classic alphabet city biergarten. Especially fun in warmer months when windows are open and outside seating is available.
Great little watering hole...get the watermelon margeritas.
181 locals recommend
Forgtmenot
138 Division St
181 locals recommend
Great little watering hole...get the watermelon margeritas.
Wonderful cocktails and great "bar" food. Connected to the Public which is also a great restaurant.
16 locals recommend
The Daily
210 Elizabeth Street
16 locals recommend
Wonderful cocktails and great "bar" food. Connected to the Public which is also a great restaurant.
Fun beer garden and bar.
36 locals recommend
Loreley Beer Garden
7 Rivington St
36 locals recommend
Fun beer garden and bar.
Cool downstairs lounge for cocktails
45 locals recommend
Nitecap
151 Rivington St
45 locals recommend
Cool downstairs lounge for cocktails

Arts & Culture

Wonderful movie theatre featuring independent and foreign films.
246 locals recommend
Sunshine Cinema
246 locals recommend
Wonderful movie theatre featuring independent and foreign films.
Great theater for international and indie flicks.
81 locals recommend
Film Forum
209 W Houston St
81 locals recommend
Great theater for international and indie flicks.
Another wonderful theater for independent and international movies...
184 locals recommend
Fulton Street Art Gallery
116 John St
184 locals recommend
Another wonderful theater for independent and international movies...
Explore Long Island City with a visit to PS1 contemporary art center. On Saturdays in the summer, PS1 hosts "Warm Up" with music, performance and art. PS1 is also accessible by the East River ferry.
575 locals recommend
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave
575 locals recommend
Explore Long Island City with a visit to PS1 contemporary art center. On Saturdays in the summer, PS1 hosts "Warm Up" with music, performance and art. PS1 is also accessible by the East River ferry.