Guidebook for New York

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Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Very good local Austrian restaurant.
Grünauer Bistro
1578 1st Ave.
Very good local Austrian restaurant.
Cosy, friendly French wine bar at the end of the block. Happy hour til 7 offers $6 or $7 glasses a selection of nice wines.
6 locals recommend
AOC East
1590 1st Ave.
6 locals recommend
Cosy, friendly French wine bar at the end of the block. Happy hour til 7 offers $6 or $7 glasses a selection of nice wines.
Popular local place with good food and TVs so you can catch the game while you eat. Very good burgers.
Luke's Bar & Grill
1394 3rd Ave
Popular local place with good food and TVs so you can catch the game while you eat. Very good burgers.
Excellent, tiny German sausage window with beer on tap and a few seats inside.
Schaller's Stube Sausage Bar
1652 2nd Ave
Excellent, tiny German sausage window with beer on tap and a few seats inside.
Delicious scones, cupcakes and cakes. Good choice for a local breakfast.
89 locals recommend
Two Little Red Hens
1652 2nd Ave
89 locals recommend
Delicious scones, cupcakes and cakes. Good choice for a local breakfast.
Cosy Italian place with good food.
Italianissimo
307 E 84th St
Cosy Italian place with good food.
Good local French restaurant; eat at the bar or in the main room. Open for brunch as well on weekends.
74 locals recommend
Café D'Alsace
1703 2nd Ave
74 locals recommend
Good local French restaurant; eat at the bar or in the main room. Open for brunch as well on weekends.
Locally-sourced, fresh food.
38 locals recommend
Quality Eats
19 Greenwich Ave
38 locals recommend
Locally-sourced, fresh food.
Great, no-frills taco place.
19 locals recommend
La Esquina - UES
1402 2nd Ave
19 locals recommend
Great, no-frills taco place.
Very good Mexican food.
50 locals recommend
Toloache
166 E 82nd St
50 locals recommend
Very good Mexican food.
The last remaining restaurant from the days when this neighborhood was a “Little Germany”. Solid, authentic German food & atmosphere.
37 locals recommend
Heidelberg Restaurant
1648 2nd Ave
37 locals recommend
The last remaining restaurant from the days when this neighborhood was a “Little Germany”. Solid, authentic German food & atmosphere.

Drinks & Nightlife

Probably the most popular spot in the neighborhood for people in their 20s-30s. Two bars, good food & music, friendly crowd. Almost never empty. No TVs, no wifi - they want people to talk to each other.
200 locals recommend
The Penrose
1590 2nd Ave
200 locals recommend
Probably the most popular spot in the neighborhood for people in their 20s-30s. Two bars, good food & music, friendly crowd. Almost never empty. No TVs, no wifi - they want people to talk to each other.
Retro-themed, highly-curated hipster hangout with dancing girls after 9pm Thursday - Saturday. Good place to dance late-night.
24 locals recommend
Ethyl's Alcohol & Food
1629 2nd Ave
24 locals recommend
Retro-themed, highly-curated hipster hangout with dancing girls after 9pm Thursday - Saturday. Good place to dance late-night.
Nearby bar with good small plates (charcuterie & the like).
Charc
316 East 84th Street
Nearby bar with good small plates (charcuterie & the like).

Arts & Culture

Some of the most famous art in the world (and many wonderful less-know works) is only a 10-minute walk away! Check out the rooftop when the weather is warm for a nice view of Central Park & the skyline.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 locals recommend
Some of the most famous art in the world (and many wonderful less-know works) is only a 10-minute walk away! Check out the rooftop when the weather is warm for a nice view of Central Park & the skyline.
1126 locals recommend
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Ave
1126 locals recommend
176 locals recommend
Neue Galerie
1048 5th Ave
176 locals recommend
146 locals recommend
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 E 91st St
146 locals recommend
Somewhat lesser-known collection housed in the Frick mansion. Wander through the rooms as you gaze at some amazing artworks.
307 locals recommend
Frick Collection
1 E 70th St
307 locals recommend
Somewhat lesser-known collection housed in the Frick mansion. Wander through the rooms as you gaze at some amazing artworks.

Essentials

Nearby, good selection & good value (for Manhattan).
215 locals recommend
Fairway Market 86th Street
240 East 86th St
215 locals recommend
Nearby, good selection & good value (for Manhattan).
A little farther away than Fairway; best option for fresh produce and organic/paleo options.
1895 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston St
1895 locals recommend
A little farther away than Fairway; best option for fresh produce and organic/paleo options.
Very friendly & professional. Laundry dropped off by 9am will be finished same day.
Golden Star Cleaners and Tailor
309 E 83rd St
Very friendly & professional. Laundry dropped off by 9am will be finished same day.