Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Unlimited coffee and tea and some of the best pastries in Manhattan!
143 locals recommend
The Hungarian Pastry Shop
1030 Amsterdam AveUnlimited coffee and tea and some of the best pastries in Manhattan!
Great coffee shop for working. Excellent espresso, bagels, and assorted pastries.
246 locals recommend
The Chipped Cup
3610 BroadwayGreat coffee shop for working. Excellent espresso, bagels, and assorted pastries.
Great coffee and work space. Stumptown coffee is at the front, and you can take their coffee into the lobby and work (free wifi!), or get excellent coffee from the lobby servers with free refills.
81 locals recommend
Ace Hotel New York
20 W 29th StGreat coffee and work space. Stumptown coffee is at the front, and you can take their coffee into the lobby and work (free wifi!), or get excellent coffee from the lobby servers with free refills.
Amazing raw, vegan food. Even convinced my aunt, who had never had raw or vegan food in her life!
35 locals recommend
Pure Food & Wine
54 Irving PlAmazing raw, vegan food. Even convinced my aunt, who had never had raw or vegan food in her life!
Weekend brunch comes with a muffin/bread basket, and unlimited 20 oz glasses of eight different types of house-made sangria while you eat. Enough said.
42 locals recommend
Calle Ocho
2756 BroadwayWeekend brunch comes with a muffin/bread basket, and unlimited 20 oz glasses of eight different types of house-made sangria while you eat. Enough said.
The best chocolate chip cookies (or chocolate with peanut butter chip) in New York.
197 locals recommend
Levain Bakery - Harlem
2167 Frederick Douglass BlvdThe best chocolate chip cookies (or chocolate with peanut butter chip) in New York.
Drinks & Nightlife
Amazing cocktails and full range of beer and wine. This is a great spot with wonderful atmosphere and good food as well! $2 happy hour 4-7, and free jazz Sunday afternoons.
357 locals recommend
The Grange
1635 Amsterdam AveAmazing cocktails and full range of beer and wine. This is a great spot with wonderful atmosphere and good food as well! $2 happy hour 4-7, and free jazz Sunday afternoons.
Everything Else
If you're a prospective student, or attending a conference, Columbia is a quick walk away!
539 locals recommend
Columbia University
116th and BroadwayIf you're a prospective student, or attending a conference, Columbia is a quick walk away!
Essentials
Very close, great selection! Wine store next door, with weekly sales.
541 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
100 W 125th StVery close, great selection! Wine store next door, with weekly sales.
The best grocery store in the world. Plus, get food and have a picnic on the pier!
217 locals recommend
Fairway Market 125th Street
2328 12th AveThe best grocery store in the world. Plus, get food and have a picnic on the pier!